The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08

10 DARIEN strengthened from the trunk she packing and regarded her roommate with disapprova Haven't you any packing to do, Tubby?" she asked.
 Hubby Davis nodded. Dark and complacently buxom Hubby sat the window ledge swinging her ample legs continuously At about every tenth crack of high heels against the woodwork she took chocolate the eed box in her lap and popped it into her mouth
 Ive got all of it to do" Hubby announced, making away with chocolate q haven't asked Ike get my trunk up from the basement But I'd rather watch Jo You're darned industrious neat that thought may be could learn how it ought to be done."
 Jo laughed. "Well I wish you'd start. You're mak- ing me nervous and throwing me off form"
 Tubbys legs ceased swinging That's the first time you've cracked smile to-day. You had me worried You know think actually hate to school close for summer"
 T do" Jo said. "Its fun here"
 The other shrugged. Sure But vacations more fun and we'll all be back enough"
 Jo met Tubbs eyes, seemed about to speak, and then went on with her packing, silently.
 "Well" Hubby remarked slipping down off the window ledge T suppose I'd better start getting stuff together at that Mind have my trunk brought up now, would you rather I'd wait until you're fnished?
 "You won't disturb me me at a" Jo told her rm al, be hours before Hubby got around to eephonng the handy man to bring her trunk upstairs.
 From the hallway there drfted to Jo the disconnected sounds of half dozen gabfests- with sona bursts of carefree laughter Her sorority sisters were all excited about school being over and about their plans for the Only the seniors queer than usual possibly because they realized they the world face and weren't returning the friendly campus And Jo Darien could understand how they e though this was only her first year at the university.
 My frst-and only-year," Jo thought
 
 NEARLY she left her packing and went to her desk " where letter lay open between the pages of Fresh Readings in English Literature again she read the reticent but revealing lines from her mother: . Dear Jo: haven't written you for time, partly because there little to write about and partly be- cause it's hard to write what must tell you now.
 "As you know, Jo there wasn't much left after the sale of your fathers store By the time he had paid the bills he owed and the back taxes the house. there out all right if he had received the appointment he was promised But you Uncle Frank isn't in the depart he doesn't seem to have anything to say about who shall have job.
 I've held off telling you these things because there nothing could do about them; but that school about and you will be coming home for the summer thought you should know how things stand.
 Tm enclosing little check for your fare home We're both anxious to sweet daughter again Much love from Mother"
 But there little check" folded with the letter stamped Jos desk addressed Mrs Arthur L. Daren With long letter which had Jo the better part of the morning She had made her decision quck-but 1t had been harder to write in letter. to tell her parents that she wasn't coming home for the Until Dad she wrote Youve been grand to keep me in school You've been grand keep from knowing it difficult to keep here; but you shouldn't have done that I'm young and healthy the and it's high time made of my youth and healthw
 Nevertheless 10 Daren did not feel nearly about # as her letter indicated Only year of high school versy where everything smooth for youth she had never really known what 1t would be like to make ones own way in the world