The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-10
THE STORY
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CHAPTER I-Young. pretty Jane Barnes.
who lived with her brother. Baldwin. in
Sherwood Park. near Washington. was not
particularly Impressed when she read that M
ct the altar by Delafield Simms, wealthy
New Yorker. However. she still mused
over 1t whep she met Evans Toilette:
completely discouraged and respondent.
Evans had always loved Jane.
CHAPTER n-That morning Baldwin
ton, offered assistance to a tall. lovely
girl In distress. Later he found bag she
had left in the car. containing diamond
I EdithForever G ss He knew then that his
passenger had been Edith Towne Al.
ready he was half way in love with her.
That night he discussed the matter with
Jane, and they called her uncle, worldly.
sophisticated Frederick Towne. He visited
them at their home. delighted with James
simplicity. He. told them Edith's story.
ana tney nlieo In the missing lines.
CHAPTER HI-Because her uncle de-
sired 1t, Edith Towne had accepted Della
fed field slmms a., whom she liked but did not
coming furious when he failed to show
up for the wedding. She disappeared i'm
mediately after the wedding was to have
taken place. Hearing the story. Baldy and
Jane sympathized with Edith. not with her
uncle. The next day Jane received basket
OF fruit from Towne. asking If he might
can again. --s..--.--.......
CHAPTER Iv-Mrs Toilette, widowed
mother OF Evans, was a woman OF in
domitable courage. Impoverished. she new
herself in comparative comfort by running
dairy farm. Evans. mentally depressed
and disiIIusioned.. had little self reliance
guidance. After returning from the Fol-
ltte's next day, Baidy Is called to the
phone by Edith Towne, in answer to an ad.
She asked him to bring her pocketbook.
She IL staying with an old employee at .
hotel some miles away.
CHAPTER v.Jane calls on Frederick
leaves to go shopping, he gives Lucy. his
stenographer, letter to Delafeld Simms.
IN which he severely criticizes him. I'm
love with each other. Jane returns. and he
takes her home In his limousine. She in
PRODUCES him to Evans. who, knowing that
he is far from his former companionable
self. is jealous of Towne.
CHAPTER vI-Baldy goes to meet Edith
Towne at her. hiding place. He convinces
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 it that the news is
spread.
CHAPTER vII-When Towne asks Jane
to dine with him Evans realizes that he
must do something to rehabihtate himself.
He goes to consult DIR. Hallam, the
family physician, who advises him to sell
brary and start in his law Office where he
had left off 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.
an old love of Towne's She is there, with
friends, to witness the return of Edith.
The next day Jane invites Edith, her uncle
and the Follettes for tea. Baldy shows them
the picture of Jane he has painted. Towne
is disgruntled when Baldy refuses to sell
it to him. preferring to enter it 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 Baldy 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
Towne sees her off She arrives in Chicago
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.
Fredericks secretary, calls on Edith. She
explains to Edith that she and Delafeld
Sinms plan to be married. Edith, surprised
at the girls frankness, is friendly. She
advises Lucy to capitalize on her husbands 8
hobbies and interest him in farming.
(Noa0 go on a0ith the story.)