The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-14
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 CHAPTER KILT

CHAPTER xLII
 Dana and Ronnie were to be married Friday. This was Wednes- day. and ell tho things Mrs. Cam- erOn thought should be done in honor of the occasion were In pro. cess of being accomplished.
 Even though Ronnie would be in Che house only that brief while when he came to take Dana away with him, the house must be groomed and shining. AS it always had been for the big events of It's ancient and honorable history.
 Sarah, forgetting her three- score years and infrmities was superintending with an immense energy and boundless enthusiasm.
 Her two aids had taken limp curtains down and put them back snowy white and crispy ruffled. The whine of the vacuum cleaner had been heard in every room of the big house. eoap and water and polish. ing fluids; dust rags and oiled inops had come into their own again.
 Sarah, in spirit, was back in the good old days, catching the con. tagion of her mistress mood. Mrs. Cameron was blooming under the stimulus of becoming important again.
 The doorbell punctuated the activities with exciting clangs. And then some big package from . department store would arrive, Co Do deposited in her mistress room by Sarah. Under no circum- stances were the helpers to dis. cover that Miss Dana was involved 1n aii this preparation.
 Already, there had been surfnis- ing. ono of the aids had queried: "Vfhuts goin' to happen round ahere? Never saw such going.ons 'cept fer weddings"
 S1Taint no weddin' tall" Sarah lied glibly. Guess folks kin clean house good without havin' 6 wed- din. La, you younguns don't know what cleanin' is. When I wus yo' age, you couldn't find . spec O dust wid c fnicrobe."
 with Q 'inicegcope' you means" ! said Adelia'g daughter Ruby, who was taking an 'edication.'
 Both Dana and Nancy had moved quietly in the midst Of chaos. Mrs. Cameron and Dana were shopping. Nancy had pleaded c headache and remained ct home. Aunt Ellen heard her moving aimlessly about the house that afternoon, chased from ono room to another by the small cleaning army.
 I'm going to the library and read an hour or two," Nancy said. Maybe when I get back I'll be able to recognize my own room"
 Tt b cluttered," Aunt Ellen said sympathetically. T'll get Adel- la in your room right away. Maybe 1t won't take two hours. Your cur. tains are up and the rugs are down.
 Don't worry about it," Nancy said. There was Q disconsolate slump to her shoulders.
 "Tt's . long walk to the library" her aunt said. "If you'll walt awhile Agatha and Dana will be back and Dana could drive you there"
 NO thanks, I'd rather walk" Nancy said.
 Her aunt stood at the window following her niece with anxious eyes. Nancy, who always moved 50 quickly, covering distance in her graceful, swinging walk, was set. ting out ct 6 snail's pace. At this rate, it would take her an hour to reach the library.
 During the afternoon the phone rang. Aunt Ellen answered, Ron- sie was calling Dana.
 "Dana's down town. I think she'll be in soon.
 "Ill drop by on my way home," Bonnie said.
 Aunt Ellen suggested suddenly, abashed by her own boldness: "Nancy's at the library reading It's getting late. wonder if you'd mind going by for her"
 Mighty glad to-" Ronnie said.
 She had been awfully bold, Aunt Ellen told herself. But then 1t might not have been so awfully bold. Bonnie would be a member of the family ip few days. Why shouldn't she treat him like one?
 Dana and Agatha might be late fin returning, and Nancy might start walking home after dark be- fore she could send them for her. Bonnie hadn't appeared to mind. anyway. He had sounded real pleased.
 Nancy was sitting at table with d magazine open before her, when R0nnie walked in. He sat down op- p0slte her. inquiring, Ifs that the kind of literature you eat up? And when did you start reading things upside d0wn7"
 Color mantled Nancys face. ~Hello Bonnie. I guess Dana sent you to bring me homeI"
 "You're a bum guesser. I haven't seen Dana since I lunched with her at noon. I understood then she was going shopping. and ! suppose she's still at t."
 'T'hen how"
 'Llttle bird told me"
 "Aunt Ellenl" Nancy laughed a little. "And that's really a per- 1ect description"
 Bonnie helped Nancy into her a0aE lt suddenly AAHlck him that #nnoy wag looking thin. and there Nere shadows under her eyes. The aHght depressed him, unac- h1unlably.
 They had almost reached home, wifen Bonnie asked ahEuptly: #Enll lank mfnhlV WoKflad Fa|