The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-01
By Sophie Ker

swes&-I'm here with you, we
have our long elegant week. Moth
ing's happened, except I'm STEP
ped up a grade and consequently
drawing more pay" He tried to
divert her fears. "You didn't
know it, but I've brought you a
present, nothing much, but it's
like you. l want to show it to
YOU" He brought it out, neck
lace of Indian work, graduated
rondels of turquoise, a silver
amulet in the center. a silver
hooked clasp crude but we'll
proportional, genuine in feeling.
"That thing in the middle is a
charm, it brings you health,
wealth, good weather, keeps
toothache away, puts curl in
your hair-anythinG you like. Put
it on"
For the baby he had brought a
silver rattle with turquoise in the
handle, too heavy for d child less
than year old to handle, but at
tractive in Itself. Amy fingered
and admired. She did not speak
again of Towards leaving the
Texas camp. "Since you can stay
so long, We'll have the christen-
ing" she. said, '4he day before
you leave. III be able to sit ur
by then. Mary and Mother'll ar.
range it. | don't want you to dc
thing but stay here with me-"
Il hadn't the least idea of do
ing anything else"
But of course he could not do
cutie that. Professor Ellert was
clamoring to sec him and he had
to call on the president and dean
Of the college. But for the most
Part people were kind and did
not encroach on his time, He
could SPEND most of his day in
the big bedroom, sitting beside
Amy, watchiro her and their son
together. There was not much
to watch about the baby. "He's
hardly more than an embryo"
said Howard, "a funny little pulp.
He does nothing but eat and
sleep. and he belongs to you
That's what | call a perfect life. "
On the last day of the week
they had the christening and
Howard Jackson, Second, raised
a piercing yell when the water
touched his head. Professor FL,
lert was his godfather, anG< the
only guest outside of the family
except Alice Moreland. There
were few guests but many gifts
three silver cups, a silver plate
and poTinger and silver spoons,
gold pins and buttons to be dis
Mayed beside the iiver rattle,
Miss Rosa sent an enchanting toy,
a music box which played "Hail
to the Chief" "Keemo Kimo,'
,"The Bluebird Polka" and "Home
Sweet Home" "This kid is veal
thy" remarked Miss Tyler, nod
ding her red head with satisfac-
ton.
Professor Ellert fingered to
talk. hung back on his way thru
the hail and started off on still
another theme with his hand on
the doorknob. To keen out the
raw March wind Howard closed
the door behind them and stood
on the steps with him until the
old man. garrulity was satisfied.
When Howard at last came in he
began to sneeze and by 10 o'clock
his eyes and nose were watery
and fat, he said, as if they were
full of mush quick terrific
head cold. Mss Tyies' dosed him,
maSagSd his head and face and
sent him off to bed with a boil
ing hot drink. THAT ought to
sweat out the most of it." she
said, "but l wish you didn't have
to get on that train in the morn
ing. Now don't kiss your wife
colds are contagious"
"I'm going to kiss him in the
said Amy, mo matter
what you say"
Copyright, 1884, by Sophie Kerr
(To be continued)