THE FORNE FAMILY

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 106, 1 November 1930, Page 20

THE FORNE FAMILY

♦ '•■ Part 11.

TIE following morning was ono of those beautiful mornings of sunshine. Letty's bed was near the window so she opened it to lot the golden rays of the sun flit across her room, Patricia poked an inquisitive dark head round Letty's bedroom door. "Morn', Letty. Eonnie snored last night and I poked him, and the big baby cried because he fell out of bed." "Would you Jiko to fall out of bed, Pat?" "No, but Iso a girl and ho'o a boy, and boys don't cry." "I see. Phil and Val gone to school?" "No! They're not coming homo to tea to-night because, I don't know why." ' "Go and ask them to come here, please, Patricia." Patty toddled oft' quickly, and soon returned with Phil and Val. "Will you two post this letter for me, please? You will have to register it." Letty handed over an exciting looking package. The package was posted, aud the twins, having been rtopped three times that day for talking in class, had to stay in for five minutes, which made them run to catch their bus. Strangely enough it was not tho bu3 for home they caught but the one for town. They both alighted ,near a theatre, into which they turned and asked the way to the manager. Ah! There he was. The interview was short and they ■ came out smiling. Their mother had asked them where they were going, and they said, "Out to tea," which was correct, a friend from school having asked thcim. "Tea did not take long, and Valma and Phllippa arrived back at the theatre early. Half-way through the programme two figures ,appeared on the stage. One was dressed in an old-world costume of

rose pink taffeta, a powdered wig eurving gently around her smiling profile, Her partner, a girl of her own age, made a most becoming young man, dressed in n suit of black and white velvet, while her head was also adorned with a wig. The audience could not help being thrilled at those two dainty figures, who danced and sang so wonderfully, who scored a success aud then scurried away like frightened rabbits. That night two tired girls crept into the pink room of the JForno family, The following week Phil and Val did their "turn" every night. It was during tho week Mrs. Iforne found that Lctty was strangely agitated. She would watch through the window for tho postman, and if he passed she would sigh. Mrs. Porno noticed a difference in the twins, too. \ery seldom they were home. Gilbert also was a littla depressed. Perhaps i% was only her fancy, but she knew they woro rather slack where ho worked. The three following days the small' houso hung under tho «lo"ud of depresion. In one of these days the doctor caino to sec Letty and imparted the. sad news that Letticia was very depressed, If a specialist was not .fetched in tha i.ext three weeks all chance of her gnining her health might bo gone. Lctty never had an inkling of the truth, as - Mrs. Forne kept it from her. •. But Phil and Val went away to ttteif favourite "posse" and talked over th« week's events. , .. "When is the manager going to send the money, Valma? I wonder how much he'll send?" asked Philippa. "Well, he let us have £1 a night, That amounts to £0, and ho'll most probably send it to-morrow or the next day," Valma answered. (To bo continued.) "PAT MARLOWE" (15). Newtown.