The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-04
CHAPTER Mi


"She's never written me except
one letter." Amy told her, lust
after she left. l hoped she was
having too good a time"
Miss Rosa settled %herself for
Grafton. 4 reckon / was wrong
about Jane, Amy, always think,
inc she was lazy and concerted
and pig-headed and troublesome
Evidently all she needed was an J.
other environment. SHE'S doils
verv we'll, very well. indeed.
Works for a big real estate INN
and makes close to $50 a week,
and, against my better Judgment
she's taken herself an apartment
and has maid. and gets, along
all right. The head NAME ;
named Kandel-seems to think d
lot of her ability. James a real
i huSinpss woman. She doesn't
write to me very often, but
keep tabs on her a little, other
WAYS. l feel / ought to.
"But doesn't she ever come
home, or don't you go to see
herr" M
"She doesn't want. me to go
there. and she won't come home,
though I've begged her. In her
vacations she goes travelling, II
YOU please. But I've settled it in
nv own mind that James bound
to do what she wants to and the
less I cross her the better we get
along. She's not like most girls,
not in her heart, nor in her brain:
and-ft can't be helped. [ never
was much good ct handling her,
and now that she's done so well
for herself she's independent of
me, in every way almost, and l
won't break the very little thread
that holds her to me if I can help
it. She's only % and that's pref
ty young. She might sometime
need me. She thinks she knows
it all-but l doubt it"
Don't you think she'll ever
come home? I miss her."
ooh, I daresay if the notion
struck her she might come, but
I've seen no signs Of it yet"
After Miss Rosa left, Amy
sat thinking about Jane. There
seemed no help for it. She was
out of her life and she must &C
cept the loss. She would like so
much to see Jane as a business
woman. She wished her unend
ing success. She'll have it, too"
she thought, "Jane was always
clever, and there was a strength
in her under her wild ideas and
foolishness. Oh, do hope she
does wonderful things. | do hope
So"
Before the house was entirely
ready for it, Amy's furniture ar
rived, and then began tedious
| follow-up process. taking room by
room as soon as she could get the
workmen out and putting that
room in order, then closing the
door against dust and dirt. She
hadn't marked the boxes and bar
rels by their contents, so as they
were opened they invariably held
the things she couldn't use at
once. And there were new cur
tain rods. to be bought and put
up. None Of the old ones were
the right size. This meant new
curtains, too. When she wasn't
working in the garden Amy
found herself sewing hens and
castings in lengths of scrlm ana
dotted swiss and organdy which
seemed, innumerable. And the
time for Towards return. was
drawing very near.
She had been busy all daV IN
the house, and had got the living
room in order and was walking
slowly home with her sewing bag
singing on her arm hen, as she
turned the first corner, she saw
coming toward her a young won!-
an so fashionably dressed Us to
be unfamiliar to Marburg and yet
it vast couldn't be, but It
was
"Janew she cried, Ooh
Jane"
For a flicker Of a second she
wasn't sure that Jane was going
to speak, but she did and put out
her hand as to a stranger. oh
it's Amvw she said in a high
clear voice without expression.
But Amv's WELCOME tumbled
out: "But Pm SO glad to see YOU.
When did you come? Miss Rosa
told me the other day you never
came back to Marburg-Jane,
dear-you look so, stunning, you
are simply gorgeous"
Jane liked that. She had been
struggling with her own feelings.
She had meant not to see. Amy,
or speak to her, but now that
and was so. open. in her admirs-
ton, Jane was rather pleased.
Besides Amy had on. a bingham
work dress that was neither new
nof fresh. Jane could condos
cend. "What are you doing your
self?" she asked. II just came
down for the night. Aunt Rosa
didn't expect me. I came on
business. Nobody told me you
were in town."
"But Pm going to live here
now, in Miss Rachel Booths old
house. l haven't, moved in yet.
I've been working there all day
getting it straight. Oh, Jane.
come back and look at it. It's
going to, be sweet. I'd love you
to see it."
Jane walked along beside her,
very straight, very elegant in her
brown tailored suit. pale rose