The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
SYNOPSIS


 JANE TERRY, wealthy New York business woman, left her home town, Marburg, after HOW ARD JACKSON broke the engage ucnt Jane had forced upon him and married Jane's best friend, AMY LOWE. Years pass but Jane remains bitter against Amy. She 1ns an affair with ROGER THORPE, married, tires of him and when he offers to bear the expense of their child contemptu- Ously dismisscs him. Amy takes the baby, named NANCY. promis- ing never to reveal its parentage.
 When America enters the World War Howard joins the aviation corps. Amy's son Is born and Howard has brief leave from camp. He acquires a cold and a few weeks iater stuImbles into James office, desperately i'll with pneumonia. When Amy arrives Jane tells her that Howard has been her lover.
 Amy dcnounces Jane, who leaves. Towards illness reaches the critical stage.
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 CHAPTER XXXIX
 Amy thought. Howard is here only two rooms away, and l cant even be with him! What will l do if he dies!"
 She knew that all of them-the colonel, the doctor-were sure Howard was going to die. That was why the doctor said the con- sultation must be immediate. Per haps Father believes it too," her agonized brain went on, but l won't believe it. I've been so afraid for him in the planes. I've been so afraid, but anything like this-I never dreamed of it. How do other women bear it? There's his mother-no, 1 won't have it, l won't! Howard, my darling, darling Howard, do you hear me? DO you understand-you must stay with me. There's nothing for me with out you. Nothing at all. I'd be nothing. I'd have nothing. Even our child is nothing to me beside you. That is terrible to think, but it's true-it's true"
 The doctor entered I've got | Holzmann and Strake. You couldn't | do better They'll be here shortly. | I've got to go out for while, but I'll be back before they get here. i He stopped before Amy. Your l husband is no worse, Mrs Jackson. He is holding his own. And that, in itself, is-slightly-vcry slight ly-encouraging. l think l may safely say that much
 Professor Lowe came in at the | moment and the doctor repeated | what he had told Amy, and took | leave. The professor was disturbed | and uneasy Amy" he said, sit ting down beside her, this is cer- tainly a very peculiar situation. Just as we came in apparently, | Jane went out, by the back door, | of all things-saying nothing what ever to the servants, leaving no | orders. There's a cook and | waitress, decent women, but both | highly disgruntled by the extra | work and the demands the nurses ! make. They were on the point of leaving, but I've explained matters, l as far as 1 could, and l think | they'll stay. I promised them eX- tra wages. In fact, 1 gave them l each $2O and told them l would | pay all the maintenance bills, for | the nurses meals, you know. But I don't see how we can stay here, | yoY and l, 1 mean, and make any l further trouble for them. I'll go | out and get rooms at the nearest hotel, and we will eat there, and | simply wait here the rest of the time. And I believe I'd. better go to Jane's office and see her. She would be there, I suppose. l don't understand why she rushed out just. as we came. It's all very pe- culiar. I wish your mother had come with us. I must wire your mother, and Mrs Jackson"
 He patted Amy's hand. 'I don't want to seem unfee.ing, my child. I kf1now what distress of mind you are in,' he went on, but if you could, little. adjust the practical matters here. talk with the maids yourself, you would be doing the only thing you can do now fer Howard. And it will be better for you than sitting here with your fears. There is no use doing that" He was suffering with her. She saw it in his eyes, heard it in his voice. She tried to meet it with courage. "I'H go speak to the maids. I'll tell them we won't make any more work for them. Don't go away until after the con-