The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10

earns that Cary, her employer,
las a terrific fear of the sea.
CHAPTER V
Janets eyes were filled with
horror, as she said the words
Dad engaged passage on the Ii
:anic!"
The tragedy she revived in my
mind sent icy tingles creeping
over me. Twenty-seven years ago!
[ wasn't born then, but I knew the
story of the Inflated ship that met
Heath, in the form of a great ice
blue berg drifting down from the
north, her passengers, men, Wom-
EN- and children, exchanging laugh
ter for terror and suffering for a
grave beneath the sea-.
Janet was going on:
Everyone knows what hap
-pened. Cary and I we're put into
n of the boats; mother and dad
went down-with the ship. Cary's
never gotten over the horror OF
what he went through. Some per-
sons can't believe that a child Of
that age-he was five-can remem-
Der such an experience, but he
does, Nancy. He's not a coward,
really he's not, but the family"
her voice was bitter, 'has never
given him a chance to forget
Her eyes appealed to me for
understanding. What Vas I to say?
II saw Marks hands clench tight
ly and Kaye move uneasily. I rush.
ed into speech.
I'm sure he's not, Janet. To
strive to overcome a hororr like
~ that must have made him brave
and strong in other ways, even
though he's not able to eradicate
that memory from his mind"
THANK you, Nancy. I'm so glad
you see it that way. I couldn't
have borne to have you work be-
side him, despising him for what
he cannot help" Her voice bright
ened, a wistful smile flashed out
at us.
Come, we've been serious long
enough. Let's go down and for
get it all" She lifted the trap
door. Coming, Cary coming!" Her
voice rose loud and clear; sh e
darted down the stairway and dis
appeared.
Kaye slipped her arm through
mine and exclaimed:
You're a peach, Nancy! You've
given Janet a new lease on life.
We've been a couple of pigs,
though I never realized it before.
But we won't be so any more,
will! we, Mark"
Mark, just starting down tt e
stairs, stopped on the second step
to answer. I was startled at his
resemblance to his elder cousin.
Their faces were entirely dissim-
liar. but the shape of their heads
and the way they were set on their
shoulders yer uncannily alike.
Rather not" he said, in a low
whimsical voice. "Old Janet, when
she gets started, knows how to
make a fellow feel like a pup.
But dis chile done learned his les
son!" His gay laugh trailed back
to us; and he disappeared from
view, leaving Kaye and me to fol-
low at leisure.
We found Cary, Janet and Mark
waiting for us by a large window
in the upper hall which gave a
view of the garden. Bare and cold
it looked under its rapidly disap-
pearing blanket of snow, but from
its high hedges, trellises and out
lined flowerbeds I could imagine
how lovely it must be in the sum-
smer.
!, The tour of the house ended, the
four insisted I put on a warm
coat-We had worn shaWls a n d
capes kept in the attic for that
purpose on III visit to the cap
rtain's walk-and inspect the stable
and grounds.
I'll never get any work done
at this rate" I murmured to KAYE.
in discussion, as she handed me
my coat.
: Nonsense!" she blithely re-
turned. You're not going to be a
slave, you know. Part of the time
you're to play with U.S."
"Play-at the salary you're pay.
ing mel" Such liberality was as
founding.
"Phooey! Granddad's rolling in
filthy lucre, and the rest of us
aren't exactly broke, so why should
you care?"
tits very evident you have new
err known the need of a dollar"
I retorted. Don't think I don't
appreciate all this; 1 do, but I
don't want to take advantage of
your Kindness"
"Kindness!" she laughed back
at me. 1.-THE kindness is on your
side; we were bored to tears with
each other. Don't you worry about
work; when Cary wants you for |
that he'll say So"
But your grandfather"
But Kaye was gone, running
swiftly down the hall.
whats Kaye up to now"
Mark stepped to my side.
"She didn't say, just ran away
without a word" ..
lone of her notions! She's as
full of them as a mongrel dog is of
fleas," he returned lightly. She'll