The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30
SOPHIE KERRS SUPERB LOVE STORY 1.N
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81 certainly did! And I sup
pose she'll consider it only fit for
the ragbag, if half what Miss
Rosa says about her wardrobe is
true"
The door bell rang and they
all turned attentive. "Jane will
have an entrance" thought Amy,
amused. And so she had, waiting
a moment to use her lip-stick in
the hall until Miss Rosa had
cleared the doorway. Then she
came in, self-possessed, smiling,
with a certain indulgence for
these poor creatures who had re-
manned in Marburg, and were try
ing to make the best of it.
"Why Jane" exclaimed Amy,
after the greetings were over,
"you've cut off your hair"
Jane made a little mouth of
patroniZing astonishment. "But
my dear, everyone's doing it! In
another month Or two there won't
be a long-haired woman left in
the civilized world. And what a
sense of freedom it givesw
"It's very becoming to you,"
said Amy. an like it." She was
watching to see how Jane would
behave to Nancy. The little girl
made her curtsy and then re-
treated to her own small chair
beside Amy, where she sat de-
mure and still, but looking with
wide, delighted eyes at the COM
pany and the tea-tabie. Miss Rosa
had patted her on the head and
spoken to her, but Jane hardly
noticed her. Amy wondered if
this was pretense or real. She
was stiff with. apprehension.
Presently she relaxed. Jane was
not pretending. Jane was over
looking Nancy just as frankly as
she would overlook any other
child of that age who couldn't be
of use in an audience. Jane
wasn't interested.
"And was l silly to get MYSELF
and Howard all worked up abo {
it" thought Amy. 81 might have
known that Jane wouldn't care"
Suddenly she felt sure that her
mother. too. was watching Jane
and Nancy. The conviction came
TO her that her. mother knew
about Nancy's parentage, had
known all the time. "Mother's
superb" Amy reminded herself,
"she's never said a word. She
probably never will
Alice poured the tea. The talk
went on, Mary Jackson drawing
Jane out, the others listening,
Jane was very prima donna. She
was exquisitely dressed, nails,
hair. complexion groomed with
style and finish. She had dis
carded the jade cigaret holder
for a smaller one of black enamel
and gold. She a diamond and
platinum watch on her wrist. A
plain but obviously good bar of
diamonds saught the soft satin of
her scarf.
Amy found herself enjoying the
performance. Jane saying, "What
delicious homemade cookiesw
with the faintest accent on the
homemade; Jane Enthusiastically
noticing the broken poker handle
and the rip in the sofa cover;
James tales of her new office
and her great difficulty in find
ing really efficient employees. "No
one | hire is ever willing to work
a 10th as hard as / do myself. =
Jane at the opera, subscription
seats: lane at art exhibitions;
Jane entertaining. Jane as war
worker-"The stupidest commit
tee. not an idea in their heads"
1t was a simply gorgeous, Amy
thought. And all the while
James child sat quietly with a
cup of cambria tea and a cookie,
serenely unaware of her mother.
Alice was the first to leave.
then Mrs. Lowe. AS Miss Rosa
and Jane said goodby Mary lock-
son asked Amy: "Are you going
for your walk this evening, dear?
1t isn't too late" and Jane, over
ing. said. eff you're going to
walk, Amy, I'll go with you" So
Amy, with concealed reluctance,
slipped into her coat and went
along with Miss Rosa and Jane.
Then Miss Rosa stopped at her
own door and the two young wo-
men went on together.
GLOW horrible for you to be
caught like this" began Jane. as
they turned to the campus path.
"TOo frightful"
1t made Amy feel vulgar and