The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-04-06
|MkMS TO-DAY
BIZ JOSEPHINE LAWRENCE

self at the mercy of production
managers. CPL work for Mis-
Thane and Mr.. Michael till his pa
pa come back" Either had said.
They had so much to talk about.
When Andy, his lean, brown face
cold against her smooth cheek, his
gnarled hands holding hers, sat
hunched on the side of her bed
late the next day, Candace unfold
ed Sarah Daffodils generous plan
to him. "She is so good, Andy,
she will be so cheerful and strong.
And Michael will be in the gar
den all day, as soon as it is warm.
1 shall not have to worry about
him, or wonder if he is unhappy
or neglected. Shall we accept,
Andy? Or shall we be taking too
much?"
It was taking too much, Andy
assented soberly, "But let's say
yes"
He stopped with that and Can
dace glanced at him curiously.
She had expected him to argue,
perhaps, certainly to weigh his de-
cision carefully, to be surprised,
or pleased, or touched. He must
be tired, not to express a greater
appreciation for Sarah's kindness,
it wasn't like Andy to be so
brusque.
"You know" Candace said, lit
will mean a lot to us. AS soon
as I get out of here, mean to
hunt for a job. I wrote to Hack
er and Hacker, but they are not
even going to open the repair
shop they half-planned to open.
It's just as well-they couldn't
pay me my old salary"
Andy put the palm of her soft
hand to his lips. Don't worry.
You'll be all right"
ooh, I've made up my mind
not to worry" Candace assured
him. She looked at him and knew
and even in the shock of knowing
realizing that a certain measure
of relief came with the acceptance
that one had reached the end of
the bridge. cts all right-I'm
all right" she whispered, her
hand straying blindly in search of
her handkerchief.
Andy gathered her into his
arms and her brief storm spent
itself against his breast. We have
had so much, she kept saying to
herself, we have had so much
Drying her eyes on Andy's ca
pacious handkerchief, Candace
said in her normal, soft, clear
voice, when, Andy?"
'They notified me this morn
ing. To report tomorrow. They
send you direct to the Armory,
then to camp. I've had my first
physicals, so there's no chance of
a delay"
He could stay with her till nine
o'clock, he went on, they would
have supper together and he'd
jolly the nurse into bringing the
baby in. 'Unless-that is, l
Don't want to make things harder
for you, Dace."
"Stay till the last minute, dar-
ling. It's only what we've been ex-
pecting and preparing for" Can
dace added that he would have to
tell Sarah, but she hoped he
would tell no one else. 81 don't
want to hear the other tenants
talk - I don't want to hear any
one talk about you"
Candace had a job waiting for
her, Andy disclosed at supper, if
she wanted to take it when the
doctor gave his o. K.
'My bosses have been stewing
around, since I told them I'm
leaving" Andy said, quite unable
to keep his eyes from his wife's
face. when I told them I was
coming up to the hospital, Bacon
asked some questions about you
and when he heard you'd been a
private secretary, he suggested
that you take my place. Only till
I come back-that's understood.
He didn't like the idea of women
holding on to mems jobs after the
war, Andy explained. mot when
the woman is the wife of the man
| and the ioh WAS hic in tho fret