Evening star., 1935-12-18

Sue Clemons will be wild with curl
osity. I hope he doesn't send postal
cards, or whatever he says will be all
over Carvel in no time" So she wooed
Emily back to mirth again. But later
Kay said Indignantly to Mrs. Bran
nan:
Just the same, he could have come
up for a week end, anyway. Emily
counted on it sol"
Mrs. Brannan answered quietly:
Its better not to take these things
too seriously, Kay. New York is q
long way from Carvel, you know"
Kay cried: "You mean, you don't
think he Oh, Mother, Emily's
wild about him. He must come! He
just has to! I'll go get him myself,
drag him up here by the hair of his
head"
Her vehemence was amusing and
Mrs. Brannan smiled. But she said
no more.
There were letters from Dane that
Summer. He wrote gayly; with hui
morous pen; and they read his let
ters aloud and laughed over them.
July passed, and August slipped away;
and when they knew the day he would
return, Emily sent letter to await
him in New York; and Kay asked her,
after it was mailed:
Did you tell him to be sure and
come for Labor day?"
He will come, if he possibly can,"
Emily said confidently.
Kay nodded, watching her sister.
She protested suddenly: Emily you're
tired, working so hard on my things"
Emily smiled I'm not, in the
least" she insisted; and she said, with
apparent irrelevance: Il saw Mr.,
Hodges today"
Mr.. Hodges was chairman Of the
School Committee. Kay asked quickly:
Mr.. Hodges? Why?"
I'm going to take Miss Farmers
place this Fall" Emily explained. He
says they're very glad to have me-"
Emily, you're mott" she cried. why,
Emily, Dane will want you to"
Teach school?" Kay exclaimed.
1T will make it SO much easier for
Father and Mother" Emily pointed
out. And I want you to have good
time at Wellesley, Kay. don't want
you to have to earn any money there
yourself. If I'm working you-"
You're not going to work." Kay
cried, in a deep indignation. Il won't
go to college at all, If It means that,
Emily won't let you Just come home
and teach school like Lillian Radford,
and settle down in Carvel, and never
60 anywhere, or do anything, Emily,
you can do anything you want to, If
you will. And besides" she insisted,
Dane won't let you, either!"
Nonsense" Emily said, her cheeks
warm. II don't want to sit demurely
at home and wait for Dane to come
and marry me. Till he comes I'll
have to have something to do. Kay. I
got in the habit of being busy at COL
lege!"
Kay was bright with anger. Emily
Brannan," she protested, you ought
to be ashamed What was the sense
4A1 sOll1S W NOIlCSC az GIL "A yOO AC JOob
going to teach school ir little dead
town like this?"
Emily smiled. "CarveTs not so bad"
she urged; and then honestly she ad-
mitted: "Of course, wouldn't want
to think of living here for the rest of
my life. There are so many things
I want to do"
Kay cried: "You shant do it, En-
lily! Mother was like you. She had
plans and dreams and hopes till she
married Father. and then, year after
year, she had to watch all her hopes
wither and die. The first thing you
know" Her tone was full Of a tol-
Grant contempt. you'll be marrying
George!"
"You sound as though that would
be AWFUL Emily commented, amused.
But you needn't worry, darling.
Whatever I do, I'm certainly never
going to marry George"
well" Kay insisted, "I know one
thing. You can do as you like; but