The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-27
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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
rich. attractive Edith Towne had been left
az the altar BY Delafield Simms,. wealthy
New Yorker. However. she still mused
young neighbor. whom the war had left
completely discouraged and despondent.
Evans had always loved Jane.
CHAPTER n-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 a diamond
ring on which was inscribed del to
Edith-Forever." He knew then that his
passenger had been Edith Towne. Al.
That night he discussed the matter with
Jane. and they called her uncle. worldly.
sophisticated Frederick Towne. He visited
smpcy c ne He nGm tod sem ndths Ms sOry
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-
coming furious when he failed to show
mediately after the wedding was to have
taken place. Hearing the story. Badly and
Jane sympathized with Edith. not with her
uncle. The next day Jane received a basket
OF fruit from Towne. asking Ii he might
call again.
CHAPTER V-Mrs. Toilette. widowed
mother OF Evans. was a woman of in
domitable courage. Impoverished, she nev-
ertheIess managed to keep Evans and
herself in comparative comfort by running
and disillusioned. had little self reliance
and looked to his mother and Jane for
guidance. After returning from the Fol-
1ette's next day. Baldy is called to the
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
,ssyes 70 g sh0RRng Rng he nsd ss: dusy 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 vI-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 Baldy.
to paint Later they eat in restaurant,
where Edith sees several friends. She
knows they viii see to it that the news is
spread.
CHAPTER VIT-When Towne asks Jane
to dine with him Evans realizes that he
must do something to rehabilitate himself
He goes to consult DIR. Hallam. the
family physician. who advises him TO sell
some of the rare books in the Toilette Ii.
brary and start In his law Office where ha
had left of after the war Evans Aefees.
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. Badly 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 .rswer. and
Towne does not press her TO. 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 a great deal
(NoaU go on aCith the story.)