The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-07
SYNOPSIS

When HOWARD JACKSON,
 young geology pr0fessor,, comes
 to Marburg, JANE TERRY, the
 prettiest girl fin town, determined
 to win his heart. Howard, how.
 ever, falls in love with AMY
 LOWE, Jane'e best friend. Jane
 angeFed, tries to force HOwafn
 into an engagement and, when
 this faiIss leaves for New York.
 declaring she will never return. | Amy and Howard plan to be
 married in June.
 [ Yn New York Jane enrolIs in a
 secretarial school and later be.
 comes private secretary to the
 president of the Handel Real Ess
 tate Company. She meets ROC.
 FIR THORPE, head of the rent.
 al department. One evening when
 she is lonely he takes her to
 dinner.
 CHAPTER x1
 While she waited for Howard to come in to luncheon Amy was playing the Brahms c Major. In- termezzo and listening to her own music critically. She was dissati fled. It should be lighter, but not humoristic nor clownish. Not too fragile either, but witty and pre- else and crisp.
 Its in the touch," she thought, sand keeping strictly to the beat" She started the metronome and began again, so intent that she did not hear Howard enter.
 They had been married for aI- most a year = months that had passed swiftly and very happily. Towards voice aroused Amy from her reoccupation. well, it's come!" he said.
 She swung around on the stool. 'They've really made an offer ?"
 Yes, and very decent one. Old Ellert must be sicker than we heard. Of course he'll be the ostensible head, but I'll do all the work and have a full professor ship. They don't like to lose the value of his name, which is nat ural. D'you want to go back to Marbure ?"
 "I'll love it. Not that don't like it here, Howard" She looked about the pleasant room with its dark oak furnishings, lively blue and yellow cretonnes, ceiling-high bookshelves, case ment windows open to the campus green. But I can take all this"
 And me-"
 And you" They smiled at each other with the confidence of shared. And then thereru her s bs father and mother! I'll miss poor old Grandpa-but-there's no use thinking of that. The main thing is-are you satisfied? It's a much smaller place, in a way"
 T think it's whale of a step up for me, Amy. I haven't said much because hardly believed they'd give it to a man who's only an instructor-I mean Ellert is so very we'll known, so impor- tant. It's worth 10 years here, no matter what did"
 What about your field work thin summer, thought"
 ''I'll have to do that. It's all arranged. There's no one to take my place and the report would be that much shy. But it'll only be through July and that will give me six weeks in Marburg to get organized"
 Just tapping up work, aren't Have you told her?"
 She's talking now of two years in France"
 "Yes, I know. She said the other day the greatest discovery of her life was that she hadn't any roots and didn't need any to enjoy herself. Call her up and ask her to dinner and we'll tell her then" Amy looked about the room again, speculating. T can get us all moved and settled while you're in the field"
 Tapping up a bit of work yourself. aren't you"
 Army wives and professors wives can move in their sleep, they say. How much are they going to pay you?"
 "Three thousand!"
 Howard! Double what you get here! We'll be rolling! Oh, that's grand. Let's buy some new china and a cheval glass and really nice rug, an Oriental thatll last us the rest of our lives.
 "Td rather you bought things for yourself than for the house. Wouldn't you like a necklace or a ring?"
 Mister, my character is so noble I'd rather buy furniture than clothes or jewelry."
 "Missus, the poet has truly said that beauty unadorned ct cetera."
 The little house was serene in and order and sim- plicity. While Amy made hot toast and mixed the salad dress ing Howard telephoned to his mother. Presently they sat down together. Seen thus there was a likeness between them, a likeness not so much of feature but of exy pression and quality. There had been no violent racking adjust ments or abasements for either of them in marriage. They were friends as we'll as lovers, sure of each other in every way.
 It was while Amy was washing dishes and still hurrying on to Marburg in her mind, counting what she would have to do before they left, that she thought of Jane. In the year of her mar. riage she had heard nothing di- rectly from her former best friend The summer before when they had visited her parents even Miss Rosa had been away and all that Amy could find out was that Jane was flying very high indeed with an important job, big salary and what Miss Rosa had vaguely described to Mrs Lowe as an eman- cipated life. '.
 "Just how 1t was emancipated Miss Rosa didn't say and l didn't ask" commented Mrs Lowe.
 Jane had to drop back in Amy's thoughts for the next few weeks. There was so much to do, the whirl of starting of Howard for his field trip, boots, flannel shirts, blankets,