The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-03
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By Sophie Ker

in the sickroom, holding fast to
Howard, that he might not give
up, slip away from her forever.
Maybe I was all wrong about
the husband end Terry" thought
the doctor, but he had one more
question. "Miss Terry said that
she was a relation Of yours-or
was it of your husband?'
Again Amy replied mechanical
ly: Eyes. They're distant cousins
connections, at least" = Her
voice changed to intense and
anxious demand: when will you
know-about Howard? Are you
sure about his condition? Could
we have more doctors, consulta-
ton? Would it 'help?"
BY this time they were back
with the Colonel and Professor
Lowe, who heard what Amy had
said. Professor Lowe came for
ward: "You must forgive my
daughters bluntness. She is in
great Distress"
''I'll give you the names of the
best men in the city and arrange
a consultation with any of them
you choose. Immediately. I appre-
ciate Mrs. Jackson's feeling"
eff we could only get him away
from here" cried Amy. 81 can't
stay here-and I must. l won't
leave him."
"But my dear child" said her
father, "Jane wouldn't want you
to go -. / wonder -. where is
Jane. -. if we could talk to
her. -"
"Jane won't come back" said
Amy. She put her hand over her
eyes, spoke in a low voice as if
to herself. "But we must stay
we must stay" 80
Suppose" said Professor
Lowe. "that l speak to the, maids.
And I'll see Jane. III arrange
things. I'll arrange everything.
And in the meantime, if we could
get at that consultation. doctor.
Choose your own specialists. You
know your field"
The Colonel was grateful. This
ola professor had a smooth way
with him. He could take charge.
And he, the Colonel, would be re-
leased to his duty, which this sad
affair Of Jackson's illness was
throwing completely out of gear.
Particularly was the Colonel glad
at the prospect of no more inter-
views with Jane. He hadn't known
what to do with her. An extra
ordinarily trying woman. "I'll be
back later" he told them, "and
I'll be telephoning before that.
Here's where you can get me if
you want me-"
The doctor went to the tele-
phone, Professor Lowe disappear
ed toward the kitchen to investi-
gate and placate the servants and
Amy was in the strange big room
alone. She was in that state of
WEAKNESS and exhaustion where
rest is impossible and the nerves
whip the mind into ferment of
activity for which there is no
pause. She thought of everything
at once the baby left at home,
it was fortunate now that she
hadn't been able to nurse him;
the awful scene with Jape-why
had Jane told such lies-when
Amy knew from the Colonel that
the very lay Howard had been
taken sick was the first time he'd
been away from the camp since his
arrival from Texas! And even if
the Colonel had not told her this,
Jane might have known that Amy
would never believe Howard un-
faithful! She didn't know how
Jane had got hold of Howard. 1t
was, she supposed, Just one of the
impossible chances that sometimes
fall. She was sure that Howard
had been too sick to protest when
Jane brought him here, and she
wished, with a sickening rage,
that she had actually struck Jane
across her lying mouth. "I'll new
er forgive her." she thought,
"never, never! She is vile, she is
poisonous.
ITO he continrIadl