New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 27, 1928, Page 22

I R READ THIS FIRST: | Over the poverty and discontent | in the little yellow house broods a mother's love, which transmutes the dingy home to a palace of love and beauty. Emmy, the only daughter, is disappointed with her surround- ings, envious of her wealthy Grand- mother Pentland and Cousin Mari- anna, eager to try her wings. She goes to work at her first job. And there a new man, Wells Harbison, | enters her life, very different from | quiet, hardworking Robb, who loves her, but who represents to her only | a moneyless, boring future. She de- | cides to get awi | v from dingy Flower | street and live her own life in a lit- tle apartment of her own, Where | she can entertain as she likes. So that Emmy will not leave, the little vellow house is given up, and the family goes to live in Grandmother | Pentland’s blg house, where Mrs. | Milburn is to do the housework, the servants having left. Grandmother has never liked Charlie Milburn, Emmy's father, believing him to be shiftless. Charlie Milburn is or-| dered out of the house by Grand-| mother Pentland when he turns up late Sunday morning, Intoxicated. Mrs. Milburn tries to save him. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXXVIII Mrs. Milburn did not go to ves- pers in the afternoon. She sat up- stairs in the sewing room, reading her St. Thomas a Kempis, and lift- ing her head in a listening attitude whenever the telephone rang. At Gve o'clock Emmy heard her grandmother come out of her room and telephone her three old card- playing friends to ask them to have supper with her. Her voice sounded brisk and cheerful, as if the quarrel had filled her with new lie. Finch went to get the three wo- men in the limousine, and at seven he served them with cold chicken and fruit salad in the card room. He laid supper for Mrs. Milburn and Dan and Emmy on the dining room table, but only Dan ate any- hing. £ ug»igm that night no word had come from Mr. Milburn, and Mrs. Milburn sent Dan down to the “hole in the wall” to bring him home. “He's probably there” she said, “and you go down and tell him to come back here for tonight. He can come in the back door and right up the kitchen stairs to his own room. | Your grandmother will never see | him—and tomorrow I'll get the fur- | niture out of storage. We'll go back | to the $ellow house, you tell him.” When Dan had gone she and Emmy sat together in the sewing room, pretending to look over the Sunday newspapers. “Mother,” Emmy began, after a long pause, “you understand that I'm not going back to Flower street | with you, don't you?” ; Her mother looked up at her with a blank gaze, as if she heard the sound of her voice but did not take in what she was saying. i “I hope Dan finds your father, she murmured, and her anxious eyes went to the ornate clock above the grate; “I'm so worried about him.” “All right," thought Emmy; told her, anyway.” She found herself thinking of ‘he little apartment overlooking Gordon Park—the gateleg table pushed up against the windows, and herself and Wells Harbison sitting there with lighted candles and flowers and dishes between them. . . . She would have him in for little din- ners, sometimes. They would be great friends, perhaps mofe than triends. She caught her breath on & quick, keen sigh of happiness. “I do hope Dan finds your fa- ther,” Mrs. Milburn sald again. “I'm as worried about him as T can be— and it's over an hour since Dan left.” She looked at the clock on the mantel. “It's an hour and twelv, minutes. They ought to he here.” Suddenly she sat bolt upright in her chair—a small, erect figure in | its flowery-chintz depths. Her red and roughened hands gripped the arms of it until they whitened at POOR PA BY CLAUDE CALLAN “Ma an’ me was both sick last night an’ Ma says she knows it was the sausage that my people sent.” (Copyright, 1928, PFucliswers Syndicate) OWN YOUR HOME WHILE YOU CAN STILL ENJOY IT \ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1928, g [ittle Yellow House == RELEASED BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSN. © 1928 the knuckles. “Emmy—Tlisten!" laid her newspaper back on table, and | one hand flew to her face, Her eyes were wide and fixed with fear. Emmy listened. But a1l she could bear was the sound of an autom bile coming to a stop in the strec outside. The brakes screamed in the | Sunday evening stillne It's your fathe happened to your father!™ Milburn pulled herself up from the chair and stood against the table, bracing herself. Every bit of color was drained from her face, and her ashen lips trembled. “I knew thiz would happen some day. 1 always knew aid!” she moaned, hands. “Oh, Mother, don't he so foolish!" mmy was impatient with her. “Nothing's happened! What's matter with you? You're worrying about Father without reason. He always turns up like a: " Her voice died away, ang | she caught her breath. Through the ene opencd window of the room there came the sonnd of men's voices—of Dan's voice and another voice. And floating into the house with that sound came a sense of disaster. In some mysterious way, that was none the less real, it filled every nook and cranny of the room where the two women stood like cold wind. Emmy felt it just as if it had been a cold wind. She felt it and shivered. Downstairs the doorhell rdng—a | long, alarming peal that scemed to | strike straight to her heart. Then she heard Finch, who never hurried, hurrying to open the door. Afterwards she never remembered | just what happened. She knew thay her mother caught her hand in hes icy one, but she never knew how they got down the stairs to the lower hall. The front door stood open to the | A chill began whispering spring night little wind wandered in and | against the | quite dry and that had lost never forgot his voice. “My automobile struck him down here at the corner. He got off a street car and walked around be- hind it—straight into my car. Y didn't even see him until he wa, under the wheels. We haven't called a doctor yet—" He glanced at Grandmother who spoke a word to Finch that sent him flying down the hall to the telephone closet. “Gosn, I tried to stop him!" Dan said, desperately, to his mother; “put he got away from me and walked right in front of this man’s | car. T don't believe ever knew what | hit him.” Mrs. Milburn gave him a wild, dazed look. She walked jerkily over | to the leather seat and sank down | on her knees beside it, looking at | the closed white face of her hus- | band. “Charlie—" she said softly. She took a corner of her white apron and wiped off some mud that had caked on his forehead. Then she laid her cheek down agaigst his breast and Emmy knew that she | trying to feel the beating of his: heart. | Her own heart seemed to stand | still with fear and agony and love | as she watched her. Mrs. Milburn raised her head after a minute, and stared down at her husband's face again. ** I should never have let you go away from me | this morning,” she said, quietly, as it she were talking to him, and as it he could hear her. “If we'ed been | home where we belonged, I could have kept you—I could have kept you from this—couldn’t 17" Then she turned her head and looked up in Grandmother Pent- land's face with eyes that were their | look of horror und fear. to play with the leaves of the maga- zines and newspapers on the big table in the center of the hall. The rooms that opened on cither side y lighted that night, and to Emmy they seemed to have taken on an air of tragedy ana alarm like rooms built up a nightmare. And like figures moving through a nightmare, Finch and young Dan and another man, whom none of them ever had seen before, came up the front steps carrying Emmy's father! The door of the cardroom opened, as if that mysterious message of dis- in {aster had finally penetrated its ex- tra thick walls, Grandmother Pent- land stepped out into the hall, and behind her came her three card- abbath-breaking cronies. ed their thin old bodies wall, horror and curi- osity in their fading cyes. Emmy found herseIf idiotically stopping to think how much they looked like the three TFates disguised in thetr high collars of honed net and thelr heavy silk flounces and modern shoes, Grandmother Pentland came for- ward, deminating the scene, as she somehow had managed to domirate evervthing all her life long, “What's this?” she asked, her eyes on the motionless figure that d been 1aid on the leather-covered der the stairs. She pushed e three men who stood be- irlie Milhurn!™ she gasped. been hurt, hasn’t he?" s the stranger who answered her. Emmy wonld not have recog- nized him afterward if she had come face to face with him, but g “He It wi { voice. “You “You did this,” she sald, In a flat eent him out of the house when you knew he wasn't| able to take care of himself. 1 should never have brought him here. T knew it, and he knew it, too. We knew you never liked him ‘and didn’t want him; we knew we should have stayed at home.” She threw her apron over her |head, hiding herself from the curt- | ous eyes of the three old card play- ers, and at last she began to cry. e rocked back and forth on her knees in her misery. “Charlie—Charlie,” she sobbed, her voice muffled by the folds of the apron, “you've never gone away from me. You've never left me—" She turned her head from side to |side, as if she were in terrible bodily pain. Emmy dropped down beside her on the floor. Mrs. Milburn let he put her arms around her and wipe | the tears from her face. But she scemed unaware of the girl. Someone came into the hall. | Emmy saw that it was the doctor. | He was tall and thin, with a coffin- | shaped face and a black beard—an- other grotesque figure out of a| dreadful dream. He bent over Mr. Milburn, whe still had a debonair and well-dressed look in spite of the thing that had just happened to him. His hands went over the checked waistcoat ‘the bright blue-and-yellow tie, the {mud-stained shirt, with its broad, ‘hlllf’ mercerized stripes. Then he straightencd up and turned toward the silent waiting group in the hall. He shook his head. Mrs. Milburn looked up at him with cyes that seemecd to have all the blue washed out of them by her tears, leaving them gray as grief itself. % “He's dead,” she sang mourntully to herself. “He's dead—he's gone ——"And she walked past them all and up the stairs, staring blindly ahead of her as she went. Not until then did the Three Tates, Mrs. Brett, Mrs. Derhy, ana Miss Bunts, make up their that there was nothing more to stay for. They got their wraps and walked out of the hushed house as they imight have walked out of a theater after a very depressing, hut never- theless good. third act of a play. (TO BE CONTINUED) minds | EARLY RISER BEGOMES HEROINE OF BLAZE 80 Year Old Woman Going to Mass Finds Place Eaveloped in Smoke Brocton, Mass., Nov. 27 (UP) — Her habit of arising early to attend mass enabled Mrs. Christine De- gesie, 80, to be the heroine of a fire here today. owe her their lives. country from Lithuania 30 years ago, Mrs. Degesie has arisen about 6 a. m. and attended at St. Rocco’s | Catholic church. ‘This morning she got up at the usual hour and dressed. When she opened her bed om doo. she was enveloped in a cloud of smoke. As quickly as her 80 years would allow, Mrs. Degesie went to the first floor apartment of Mr. and Mra. George Burgess and aroused the occupants. Then she climbed a flight of stairs through thickening smoke and awakened Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barrus and their 13 year old daugh- ter. Forgetting her age, the octoge- narian ascending a second flight of stairs and warned Mrs. Julia Jacobs and her eight-year-oid daughter, who was asleep on the third floor. By this time, f.ames were racing through the building, but everyone, including the elderly heroine were out safely. Her task completed, Mrs. Degesie permitted enighbors to take her to their home to rest. Dr. Osborn Testifies In Oyster Beds Suit Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 27 (P— commissioner, testifying in superior court today before Judge Arthur F. Ells, assumed full responsibility for the placing of a ban upon “oyster beds in Norwalk owned by Frederick F. Lovejoy of that city. The city of Norwalk is being sued by Lovejoy to recover $100,000 dam- ges upon a claim that his oyster beds were ruined when polluted by the city's sewer system. Dr. Osborn, who was the first witness declared that in 1925 permits for the removal of oysters from the beds by Love- joy were delayed because the state department of health had not suf- ficient data to pass upon a survey stated that year. In 1929 the permits were again de- layed when it was found that an- lyses of water and oyster samples howed pollution. Later in the year permits were issued when conditions | were found to have changed for the better. In 1927 and 1928 no per- mits were issued to Lovejoy due to the pollution by sewage. Gen. Booth Renorted London, Army headquarters announced this morning that General William Bram- well Booth, commander, had passed a good night. Making Surgical 10 TO 4 Luncheon will be served to any who may wish to remain for the afternoon JUST KIDS AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN N AN .. “l reckon Tom an’ Jane are in love all right. She is tryin’ to improve his morals an’ he's tryin’ to improve hei mind.” (Copyright, 1428, Publismers THE COMMERCIAL COMPANY INSURANCE REAL ESTATE Commercial Trus Company Building Tel. 6000 CASEYS VACANT LOT! IM GONNA GiT ADOG TO FIT IT Several persons may | Fvery day since coming to this| Dr. Stanley H. Osborn, state health | As Passing Good Night | Nov. 27.—®—Salvation | Surgical Dressings Ladies Are Invited to Assist in New Britain General Hospital ON THURSDAYS FROM FRENCH DESIRES CAUSE APPREHENSION IN BERLIN Want Sum of Germas Reparations Mnymw By Present Commitieo Berlin, Nov. 27 P—The desire by France to have the experts who are to fix the final sum of German reparations appointed by the present reparations commission, caused con- | siderable surprise and some appre- hension today in German diplomatic and governmental circles. It was semi-officially stated that if appointment by the commission constitutes a mere formality, Ger- many is willing to adopt that proce- dure. The plan came from Raymond Poincare, premier of France, and he is recognized here as a legal formal- ! ist. On that basis, Germany would be willing to proceed even though nothing of the sort was suggested in the discusisons of the reparation confercnce at Geneva in September. But if the reparations commission is to have such a hand in fixing the composition of the new conference that it will help determine its ca- pacity and functions, Germany would consider the plan a violation of the six-power agreement of Sep- tember 16. Wilhelm Strasse poilts out that the Geneva agreement pro- vided for experts “to be nominated by the governments.” It imphasizes that no mention was made of the reparations commission. There was also a belief here tHat the United States would not send either official or unofficial observ- crs to a gathering of experts ap- pointed by the reparations commis- sion. The old commission, in Ger- man official opinion, should function only after the experts have conclud- ed their deliberations and when it becomes necessary to cast in juridi- cial form any agreement that may ! be reached between Germany and j { her creditors. Bench Warrant Issued In Manslaughter Case Bridgeport, Nov. 27 (®—With the“ question of jurisdiction proving & | | problem to local and county authori- quire lands and estate by purchase | ties, State’s Attorney Willlam H.| Comley stepped into the breach to- | |day and took Walter Hammill of | | Brooklyn upon a bench warrant. The {man 18 charged with manslaughter |in connection with the death on No- {vember 6 of Charles Corbitt also of | New York city. The latter bled to death of cuts | alleged to have been inflicted by Hammill during a brawl on the freight steamer New Haven as the boat was off shore of Norwalk. Cor- bitt died on the boat en route to this city. The city of Bridgeport had no jurisdiction in handling the case and the question arose as to whether the stabbing was done off Norwalk or Westport. Britain claims to be the world's | workshop for alrcraft, ships and locomotives. Dressings at the O’CLOCK POLLY AND HER PALS | | MAw! BUTCHERIN' YoL GOT ME ALL\WRONG YiSTERDAY BULL-MOOSES IINTHEIR DENS ANT WOT I I YANNA G HUNTIN FER.'T Ongnln Won't Say pecial Session Needed ‘Washington, Nov. 37 UP—Pre-con- gress discumion of a special seasion was augmented today with the ar- rival of Representative Hawley o1 Oregon, chairman of the ways and means committee, who expressed his belief that tariff revisions could be accomplished during the cominyg year. Before conferring with his col- leagues on the ways and means coni- mittee Mr. Hawley was unwilling to say whether in his opinion a special session would be necessary. His statement followed one yesterday by Representative Tilson of Connecticut, republican floor leader, who adve- cated a special meeting to consider tariff changes. Whatever changes are made in the tariff, Hawley said, should be made along sclentific lines so that revi- sions in schedules could be made up or down when necessary without go- ing over the whole tariff structure. OBSERVES 6STH BIRTHDAY A surprise party was tendered Oscar Lundell of 196 Steele street, Saturday evening in honor of his €8th birthday. About 100 guests, in- cluding relatives and friends, were present and presented him with a sum of money. Mr. Lundell was born in Sweden and came to this country about 45 years ago. City Estimate Nov. 26, 1928, Prepared for the Common Council by the Board of Finance and Taxa- tion. RESOLVED by the Board of Finance and Taxation of the City of New Britain: That this Board rec- ommends to the Common Council of the City of New Britain, that it ap- propriate the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) in order to lay out, build, construct or repair drains, conduits or sewers, and to construct, operate, repair or maintain sewer works, trunk line or lateral sewers and sewer beds for filtration and other purposes con- nected with the disposal of the sewerage of sald City, and to ac- or otherwise for sewer purposes and that for the purpose of defraying the cost and expense thereof, that the Common Council authorize the issue of bonds, notes, scrip or certi- ficlates of debt to be denominated on the face theveof “Sewer Fund of the City of New Britain,” 14th Series, 2nd Issue, to the amount of one hundred and fifty thousand dol- lars, the amount of such bonds, notes, scrip or certificates which may at any time be issued with the time and times of payment of principal and fnterest thereof, and rate of interest to be prescribed by a ma- jority vote of the members present at a meeting of the Common Council called and held for that purpose, such bonds, notes, scrip or certifi- cates to be signed by the Mavor and countersigned by the Treasurer of the City, Attest: H. 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Mrs. C. Demeritt. Tel. 4332. SPENCER CORBETS, surgical and drems. Fittings in_your home. Mrs. A. Care penter, 3¢ Rockwell Ave. Tel. 6742, Announcements 1 THANKBGIVING day is a good day to have Christmas photographs taken. Open all_day. Areade Studio. THE weather makes no difference with us. With our artificlal daylight we make photographe in any weather,, Arcado Btudlo, NOTICE The board of Adjustment will hear the ' following petitions for zone changes on Wednesday evening, De- cember 12, 1928, at 7:30 P, M, in City Hall: Petition of Sadie Dworin for change of zonc at 1561 Oak street, from Residence “C” 1o Business o Petition of Walter R. Falk and Roger W. Whitman, for change of o from Industrial to Residence for a lot on the northwest cor- ner of Pearl street and Franklin Square. Petition of Tgnatius Wieczorek for | change of zone from Residence “C"* {to Business “B" at the southw | corner of Blake Road and Farming- ton Avenue, Petition of Boleslaw Kowalski for change of zone from Residence “C'* to Business A" for lot 151 at corner of Doris and Gold streets. Petition of Vincenzo and Sebas- tiano Rossitto for change of zone for lots Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and € at north- west corner of Clinton street and Corbin Avenue, from Residence “C"’ to Business “A. Petition of Ignasi Samoryczk on | both sides of Overlook Avenue for u | distance of 300 feet cast of Beach | street, trom Residence “C" to Busi- | ness “A." Petition of Nathan Noveck to amend Section 3-G of zoning ordi- | nance by adding Section 1-B as fol- |lows: “In Business “B and | Industrial districts—if the building is | semi-tireproof and fronts on 3 or more streets, the lot area required for a 3 room apartment or unit may be reduced to not less than 300 #quare feet. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Thomas Linder, Clerk, | | IMPLICIT FAITH TM GONNA