The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10
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ed in mid-air. She asked present
~ EIDE, what was that abou
Mary Hathaway? I'm trying t
remember and can't. Didn't W
hear she'd been engaged or some
thing?"
She was" said EIDE, land tn
invitations were out and then
was called off,
l wonder why" asked JENNY
Il haven't seen her more tina,
two or three times, but she's yer,
attractive"
Gram said, Gossip :"
Not really, remember now
1t was in the papers," Jenny de
tended herself.
Gram said, Every woman i
permitted to change her mind
Your mother was engaged befor,
She met your father"
well, for heavens sake!" sale
Jenny. "She was? Who to?'
IF your grammar is as care
less" said Gram, sin your work
I wonder Mr.. Hathaway selected
you from all the other secre.
taries.".
"oh, said Jenny, that's al
right. At home I take off menta
and linguistic corsets. To whom
darling?" she asked politely.
ITO Bert Barton
Jenny dropped her fork and EIDE
gasped. They cried, with one
voice, mo one ever told mel"
1T never came up BEFORE" said
Gram. "Your mother met your
father again-he had been away
from Seahaven for some time-and
that was that. Bert was very I'm.
happy about it, but after all he
was a good deal older than her.
self. Then he met Sarah in Prov
idence, and married her. You don't
remember her, do. you?"
II do too" said Jenny indignant
ly. "She didn't die until I was
seven or eight. She was beautiful,
and she made the best cookies!"
She rose presently, cleared
away, and brought in the steward
rhubarb and cupcakes. She sale
dreamily, II wonder why Justice
Hatilaway's wife stays away from
home -
Eide put down her spoon. She
said, Jenny, you're crazy to-
night. All you do is wonder"
cts free country" said Jen.
ny, land 1 think it's funny, just
the same!"
After the dishes had been clear.
ed, after Jenny and Gram had
washed them, as EIDE had toe
mu"h respect for her new polish,
jenny went upstairs to change.
She put her head in at Ede's door.
EIDE was writing letters at the old
maple desk. Her pale-gold hair
glowed under the light, she looked
very young and lonely and Jenny S
heart ached planned to come back
here and go for her. She asked,
Want to walk around to Bartons
with me?"
II guess not" said EIDE. She
turned and smiled. She added,
I'm going to finish my letter and
mail it and then 20 down TO the
drug store and see if there's a
book 1 haven't read. I forgot to
go to the lending library"
"Okay," said Jenny. "By."
"Give my love to Uncle Bert, "
said EIDE. II hope the news OF
Steve is good"
A little later, after putting Butch
in the cellar, Jenny left the house,
went down the street, turned the
corner and walked for another
block. The wind was cool, and a
new moon hung, silver, in the
dark sky. At the Bartons', a green
light burned over the lovely door
The house was nearly a replica OF
the NeWtonS', even to the captain
walk. The doctors office had a
separate entrance and, looking
through an unshaded window, Jen'
ny could see that a patient, an
elderly man, waited in the recep'
ton room. So she went in at the
back door to the kitchen where the
doctors housekeeper sat at the
scrubbed table, reading.
'Hi, Matte" said Jenny, "ls
Uncle Bert going out after office
hours?"
Matte took off her glasses. She
was go years old and looked like 6
slightly frost-bitten apple. She
doubled in brass as receptionist
and message taker since the Of
flee maid had Joined the Army
Nurse Corps. She said:
mo ones called him yet, Jen
ny, and hope to the Lord they