The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-17
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CHAPTER I--Young, pretty Jane Barnes,
Sherwood Park. near Washington. was not
particularly impressed when she read that
rich. attractive Edith Towne had been left
at the altar by Delafield Simms. wealthy
New Yorker. However, she still mused
over 1t when she met Evans Toilette, a
young neighbor, whom the war had left
completely, discouraged and respondent
Evans had always loved Jane.
CHAPTER rr-That morning Baldwin
Barnes. on his way to work in Washing
ton, offered assistance to a tall, lovely
girl In distress. Later he found bag she
had left in the car. containing diamond
ring on which. was inscribed Del to
Edith-Forever. He knew then that his
ready he. was half way. in love with her.
That night he discussed the matter with
Jane, and they called her uncle. worldly,
spopnistlealed tsr Frederick TSwns He, He visited
simplicity. He told them Ediths story
and they filed in the missing lines.
CHAPTER HI-Because her uncle de-
sired It. Edith Towne had accepted Della
field Simms. whom she liked but did not
love; That did not prevent her from be-
SD o thu rUgs e Een ss he fse6 to show @
mediately after the wedding was to have
taken place. Hearing the story. Baldy and
Jane sympathized with Edith. not with her
Of fruit from Towne. asking he might
call again.
CHAPTER Iv-Mrs. Toilette, widowed
mother of Evans. was a woman Of in
domitable courage. Impoverished. she new
ertheless managed TO keep Evans and
herself In comparative, comfort by running
and disiIlusioned. had little self reliance
and looked TO his mother and Jane for
Int* ~Avp nNrI fA lad 4EN
phone by Edith Towne, in answer to an ad
She asked him to bring her pocketbook.
She Is staying with an old employee at a
hotel some miles away.
CHAPTER v-Jane calls on Frederick
Towne in his elaborate Office. After she
leaves to go shopping. he gives Lucy. his
In which he severely criticizes him. Un-
known to him, Lucy and Simms are in
love with each other. Jane returns. and he
troduces him to Evans. who. knowing that
he Is far from his former companionable
self, is jealous of Towne.
CHAPTER V-Baldy goes to meet Edith
Towne at her hiding place. He convinces
her that she should return home and face
her friends. She Is interested In Badly.
especially when he tells her of his attempts
to paint. Later they eat in a restaurant.
where Edith sees several friends. She
knows. they will see to 1t that the news is
spread.
CHAPTER vII-When Towne asks Jane
to dine with him Evans realizes that he
must do something to rehabilitate himself.
family physician, who advises him to sell
some of the rare books in the Toilette IL
brary and start in his law Office where he
had left of after the war. Evans agrees.
with his mothers consent to follow in
structions. He opens an Office in Washing
ton. where he had .practiced law before
the war.
CHAPTER vIII-While at Towne's home
for dinner Jane meets Adelaide Laramore.
friends, to witness the return of Edith
The next day Jane invites Edith. her uncle
and the Follettcs for tea. Baldy shows them
is disgruntled when Baldy refuses to sell
it to him. preferring TO enter il in con-
test. That afternoon Towne asks Jane to
marry him. She does not answer. and
Towne does not press her for an immedi
ate reply.
CHAPTER Ix-A telegram comes to Jane
and Badly from Judy, their married sister
living in Chicago She is i'll and wants
Jane to come and take care of her two
children. She leaves Immediately and
shortly, and takes over the household du-
ties. Meanwhile Evans Is forcing himself
to enjoy the things he used to like. though
he misses Jane great deal.
CHAPTER x-At a Christmas eve par
ty at Towne's. Edith intimates that she
loves Baldy. A few days later Lucy Logan.
Frederick's secretary, calls on Edith. She
explains to Edith that she and Delafeld
Sirnms plan to be married. Edith, surprised
at the girls frankness, Is friendly. She
advises Lucy to capitalize on her husband S
hobbies and interest him in farming.
CHAPTER x1-Baldy hears from Jane.
who tells him Judy's illness is such that
she must remain in Chicago. Judy and her
husband have no money, and are consid-
erably worried. Towne goes to Chicago TO
see Jane, who has been convinced by
Judys husband that the only way Judy s
life can be saved is through James mar
riage to Towne, who could hire q spe-
cia1ist She agrees to marry him.
CHAPTER xu-Evans is completely
broken when he hears of James plans. He
plans on committing suicide, only to be
saved by overhearing the conversation Of
two small boys. He feels certain that Jane
IL marrying Towne only to save her sister
and her sisters family. Badly agrees with
him. They are at loss, however, to pre-
vent her from going through with what she
considers her part OF bargain, even
though the thought Of it is distasteful to her.
(Nou 90 on with the story.)
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