The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-14

the fire starts. I'm so glad and thankful, darling girl. that you're safe in peaceful Marburg where nothing happens"
 Amy had hardly put this letter down when Emma brought in the papers. 'The wars begun!" she cried. "Germany's invading Bel gium. And England's going in!"
 Amy looked at the headlines and laid the paper aside. I'm going to telephone home" she said. II want to talk to Father. Maybe somebody at the college can help get Professor Ellert and Howard out safely. They could cable to the ambassador, 1 should think. They must do something" :"
 She looked round at Jane and saw her face drawn into a strange awed grimace. Send for the doc- tor," she whispered. and the nurse" She dvopcd over on the sofa, limp, moaning.
 In the stress of the next AS hours Amy had not an instant even to think of Howard, much less try to send message to him. Doctor Lacey still lament ing that Jane was not in a hos pitai, and the nurse, a starchy Scotchy Miss McNeal, who echoed the doctors complaints, took full possession of the apartment and their demands and exactions kept Amy and Emma rushing. The child was long in coming, not eager, Amy thought, to enter a world where it was unwanted. Jane did not suffer very much She's perfectly normal. Every things all right" Miss McNeal kept saying, but it's so incon- venient here. If we were only in q hospital now"
 Early in an August morning the hour came and before dawn Jane's child was born, girl, small. but perfect and strong. When she had been bathed and rubbed with oil and her first few garments put on her, Miss McNeal handed her over to Amy. Lay her to sleep somewhefe safe" she directed, since there's no crib"
 Amy sat down with the child in her arms and looked at it. She had never seen so young a baby before and this queer little dark-eyed wrinkled creature seemed to her rather blind little mole or mouse than a human child, little ugly fumbling animal, utterly helpless, unwelcomed, to be flung into any possible fate-the eallous cruelty of 1t struck Amy afresh. She was caught in a vioIence or revolted an- ger such as she had never known before in all her life.
 But it's impossible!" she thought. Jane cant do it. If she does I'll hate her forever. But she cant no one could. This little, little baby!" Presently Doctor Lacey came out of Jane's room.
 Its an odd thing" he told Amy. but I happened to hear a day or so ago of some people who want to adopt girl baby with good blood, you know - I'll get in touch with them and find out what can be arranged. They stipulated just what Miss Terry wants in one way-I mean, they don't want to know the real mo- ther's name and they don't want her to know theirs to prevent the mother claiming the child later on you understand"
 But Jane's hardly seen her baby, Doctor" stammered Amy Pm hoping when she does, she won't let 1t go."
 Doctor Lacey shrugged. "She told me to go ahead to hurry. Amy held the child closer walked past the doctor and into the bedroom where Jane, in bleak and druggish aura, lay ex. hausted. Yet, as Amy looked down at her she was conscious that even in these few hours Jane had recovered some of her ole self, some of her old beauty ant vitality. The knowledge that hel ordeal was over was restoring her. Her eyes had a spark O strength renewed.
 Amy spoke clearly and yer, gravely: Are you still bound to give this child away, Jane ant let her belong entirely to some one else and never claim hel | back ?"
 The spark in Jane's eyes be came almost gay. You sound lik' the Bible," she murmured. "Yes of course I'm going to give thu child away. And such luck! Doc tor Lacey knows of somebody" "Then-will you give her tt me?"
 q told you I'll do that the da, you came. But you don't wan her!"
 "Yes, I want her. Only sht must be entirely mine. Jane. M, child! You must never try to gel her away from me-"
 'I never will"
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