American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-07-04
JAMES CRAZY QUILT
BY M

Duly = Aunt JdhI "ao 49, |
much older than was Betty herself, SIX
years to be exact, and Betty had just
turned twenty. But when Captain Bur
ton, a young army officer en- route
home, stepped off at Glenn Centre TO
visit a friend at whose home, quite ac-
| cidentally, he met Betty, and when she
invited him over that evening for the
sole purpose of writing his name on
Aunt James crazy guilt, the SWIFT
mental vision he had of Aunt Jane did
not do Justice to that most engaging
young lady.
ITS like this" llsped Betty. when
our boys went to war they left va
cancies that were hard to fill In TINS
small town, so Aunt Jane-well, d
lust filled In wherever she was need
ed most, and they kept her busy. The
postmaster didn't have anyone to drive
the mail when his son, Billy, went 80
Aunt Jane took the Job until he FOUND
a man and then she helped out at the
corner grocery for o while, and the
minute she was through there n
sent word from the shoe store, 'Wouio
she please come over and help thein
out7' So while the rest of US KEPT
house and sewed for the Red Cross sne
went from one mans job to another
until she declared she would just nave
TO do something feminine. So to re-
Hove her feelings she started a crazy
quilt. We call 1t a crazy quilt," wen.
on Betty, hut, really, 1t Is a beautiul
thIng-sO soft and silky and cheery
%lookingl All the nelghbors brought IN
their odd silk and velvet pieces as soon
MS they found out she was making one.
Naybe Won think she might have used
her spare time to better advantage u
no one who knows how hard she
worked to help win the war Woulu
q berrudge her the only pleasure she
allowed herself through 1t all. 1t VIII
he sort Of a war relic, too, when IL Is
finished. for In the center OF each
a souare there will he a soldiers name In
his own handwriting. Won't IT be-lh'
II teresting? When the boys come nome
they'll all have the honor of enrolling
Il on Aunt James quilt; but she'll fee
L. proud to have n real captains name OF
st II the first thing, and you'll probabi!
~ he instructed to write on the most con
T. splcu0us square of all. No wen expec
Won this evening so don't dlsappoln
us" concluded Betty. with her pretties
d. accent. and Captain Burton sminngl
IN assured her that he would be there a
d. the appointed hour.
At home. Betty's mother was BUSH
preparing supper, while her sister Jan
sat by the window embroidering
beautiful sllken square. Seems goo
to have you home early, Jennie" sal
~ the elder woman. Better put th'
20 work up now, though this lights ge
,or ting dim. Isn't that a piece or Il
!. dress you had that winter you taugl
school up In MaineT Eyes" soft
replied Jane as she folded her VOL
80 and gazed dreamily out of the windo'
for that small piece of silk nj
awakened memories both pleasant al
Ia painful. It had taken her back to u
little town where, six years before, 81
had taught the village school, and
cidentally learned q lesson so well ne
self that she had never been able
has forget. although she gladly would ha
we done 80.
the Many changes had occurred sin
cry then. The old home had been brok
lde IN, and she had come to this dista
mes town to live with her sister; b
,or. through II all she had remembered.
of Once again her heart pictured
ira tall young principal and listened to
ON earnest words OF love. 1t was the p
ent verbal lovers quarrel that a co
ms, between them. She knew 10Y that
ina had been to blame, but that realizat
came too late, and no doubt anotl
shared the heart and home VIII
might have been hers but for her o
=, foolish pride.
Betty's entrance into the room
90 an end to these reminiscent thoug'
"Oh. Aunt Jane" she began bret
VIC lessly Il met an army captain
no nfternoon-the most splendid-looR
fellow-and he's coming over tom
70 write his name IN your quilt
"well. of all things!" broke In
ty's mother. Isn't that just
Betty?"
"Why." said Jane, she knows
;nn want soldiers names for my q
ivy don't you? That's inel Let's n
sumner, and afterward Wen n
we're fudge. I'll bet he likes It."
ters HE couldn't help liking the kind
pen make" said Betty as she threw of
hat and furs and gave her aunt a
ns ing little squeeze.
"a That evening, promptly at e
IN Captain Burton rang the bell and
~ ~ flew to greet him. UsheTing
- into the cosey little parlor. h
Ia Just finished presenting him to he
~ Their and mother when Jane can
ither rom ~ na,aIato s,r
Is of betlE' "nen y ~ room