The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-01
SOPHIE9KERRS SUPERB LOVE STORY 1IEN-
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Ibeen their parents before them,
as would be their children after
them. 1t was so, renewed and
strengthened that human life
went on. To look at the clothes
! she had sewed. the basket, the
crib, the blue blanket and cover
let was a thrill of promise. Even
the demands of her body, thrown
out of; balance and weighted by
its burdeh;a brought her a strange
and grave eiation.'
She had hoped all the time
that Howard would not come un-
til after the child was born, for
if she should suffer, she did not
want him to see or hear it. Yet
he had made her promise that he
should know the first intimation
of the hour, so, when this time
arrived. Mary sent him a wire
and he telegraphed back that he
would be there in the morning.
But by the time he came tearing
up to the house, his face lined
and his eyes hollow from an anx-
ious sleepless night, the doctor
had gone, his son, oiled, weighed
and clothed in his first garments
was sleeping peacefully under the
blue blankets. Amy, too, was
asleep, while Mrs. Lowe, Mary
Jackson, the nurse and Mrs.
Pearce were all drinking hot cof-
fee and eating hot toast and chat
teTinG with subdued but gratified
hilarity. There was nothing for
him to do but sit down and have
coffee and toast, too, but he
would not have it anywhere ex-
cept in the bedroom where he
could look at Amy and be GER
tain that all was we'll with her.
The nurses - crisp, red-headed
Miss Tyler-told him sternly that
he ought not to be in there, but
she could not keep him out
He was finishing the last of the
coffee when Amy woke and saw
him. "For heavens sake" she
exclaimed weakly, "when did you
get here? Did you see young
Howard? There is a voune How
ard. isn't there-I didn't dream
it,"
SO the great emotional moment
faded into laughter. as he inelt
reside her and told her there un-
doubtedly was young Howard,
Wei~ht seven and a half pounds,
properly formed and featured,
but looking rather as if he had
Just been peeled.
THAT doesn't sound like a
proud fatherw
"Give me little time" He
held her hands, and kissed them.
"Amy, Darlington are all right,
they told me so but | want to
hear you say it."
"Me-why, Pm simply grand.
1t wasn't so bad" but her eye
lids fluttered down once more in
exhausted slumber. When the
nurse came in a few minutes later
she found Howard asleep, too. on
his knees, his head on the bed be-
side Amy's right hand. With
some difficulty she reused him
enough to get him over to the
couch: he dropped there and was
off again. Neither of them woke
until early afternoon.
He would not stir from the
room. Now and then they talked
a little and as her strength re-
turned she began to ask ques-
tions. Glow long can you stay"
"A whole week, love"
ooh, wonderful! How did you
manage it,"
81 said l had to have it. Be-
sides"
She was looking at his uniform.
"Why Howard-what's that? The
insignia's changed. You're not
you area captain?"
Darling, that's me. ole Cap
Jackson! Is that pretty swell?"
"But they haven't ordered you
overseas?"
"No-they don't care who wins
this WARP
"But there's something-have
they ordered you to Long Is
land?"
1t was no use lying, though he
would gladly have done It. Eyes,
darling, Pm to go on from here,
Pm not going back to Texas"
She clutched him, tried to get
I'D. "But then-oh. Howard, do
you think"
81 don't know, I can't tell 1t :,
looks as though I'd stay there as
an instructor. dear. Don't worry,
don't excite yourself. Please,
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