The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-28
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 The two weeks passed quickly. There were family dinners, picnic sunpers, hikes and Q bridge party or two. Eve was surprised and somewhat piqued to note that most of the girls of her old crowd were quite as smartly though perhaps not as expensively dressed as herself and that most of them had more leisure and knew more about the new books and plays than she did. They had organized garden club and were making plans for an autumn flower show with an inter- est Eve recognized as both intelli- gent and sincere. Not one of them, she knew, envied her success in the business world. Each was too busy with her homo and friends and still too romantically in. love with her husband to have room for envy in her heart. Their attitude toward Eve took some of the savor from her self-satisfaction. one afternoon Eve and Dick went to call on Grandmother Bay less. The small, withered old wo- man whose sharp. tongue Eve had 0tW0y0 AS8AVu ~ hbtt9 WW1 hV longer spry. She sat by the win dow, sometimes with her thin, work-worn hands folded in her lap but usually occupied with bit of mending or other needlework. There were tears in her faded eyes when Eve stopped to kiss her cheek. "l'd have been down to the house with the rest of the family when you came," Grandmother Bayiess explained, "but I haven't the strength to get about as I used to-" She looked closely at her "'Pears to me you look mite peaked. Still got that fool notion in your head that you want to go to work every day, same as man does Mark my word, young lady, it'll come to no good! You can't eat your cake and have it.
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 Her grandmother's helplessness disarmed Eve. She made no ef- fort to defend herself, but changed the subject by bringing forward the basket Kate had sent to her moth. er-in. Jaw. Grandmother Bayless ex. claimed with pleasure over the cof- fee cake and dish of custard, then asked for Q spoon and stirred the savory mixture in the soup bowl Just want to see If she put rice in it," she said, instead O noodles. Your mother and your Aunt Lena have an idea that rice is better for me than noodles. But tell 'em 1 been eating what 1 like for well on to so years and 1 guess I'll keep on. l sec it's noodles to. Aast At ta apta n 0nAA tya man, Eve! A little too easy-going with you and Esther, I always said, Humored you too much, but Es- tKer's settled down and makes as good a wife as a man could ask for and maybe you'll come to your senses some day"
 Eve, who would have resented this at one time, felt only compass sion now. She was touched anew when her grandmother gave her n neat package at parting. "open 1t when you get home," she said, T made one for Esther and one for Lena's Ruth. Thought 1t wouldn't seem right not to make one for you, too"
 Guided by some intuition, Eve opened the package when she was alone. In 1t was Q crib quilt an intricate, lovely pattern in pink and white, with blocks only an inch square and stitches "a fairy foot long," Her grandmother had made the quilt years ago, Eve was certain-before her old hands had lost their skill. Eve did not tell Dick or her mother of the gift, and, oddly enough, neither of them questioned her about 1t.
 When her vacation was at last at an end and 1t was time to re- turn to Lake City, Eve was both anxious and reluctant to go. What would the next few months do with her life and career and with Dicks?
 The afternoon following her re- turn to the store Eve stood at her desk wearing an old smock over her trim black gown. Before her was layout sheet and she was pasting into places sketches and captions. Arlene was busy tram scribing shorthand notes, while Mrs Penney worked at her draw ing board. Mona was somewhere in tho store.
 TO Eyes amazement q policeman entered and asked for Miss Bay. less"
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