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2. Harry Lane, devious and ambitious, secretly leads wife Cora up to divorce action. A long-planned engagement party for Harry's niece Sara and Mike Karr is to be another occasion to show her weaknesses.
But his wife Hester has been a semi-invalid for years. Spode adores her and the little girl, Bebe, but Hester's illness has cost him a lot — more than Harry Lane pays him — for hospital expenses and the like. So I guess he was tempted to make a fast dishonest buck.
"But, you know, I still wonder how a smart operator like Harry Lane could have been hoodwinked by him. Harry's been so noble about the whole thing. Talk is that he's supporting Hester and the child while Spode serves his sentence. Makes Harry look real good around the town. But I can't help but wonder. Harry's not usually that generous.
"Of course, I really shouldn't talk about Harry at all. He's the uncle of the girl I'm going to marry. And Sara wouldn't like me to open up on him, even if she dislikes and distrusts him herself.
"But, mainly, Sara's against Harry because of the situation with her Aunt Cora, Harry's wife. Cora's sort of a sad woman. And, the last few months, she's seemed to be hitting the bottle quite a lot, sort of dotty — I understand — because she's childless, lost her only baby, and Harry doesn't want to adopt. Lately, though, she's been much better. Sara got Cora interested in taking care of Hester Spode's little girl without letting Harry know about it. Seems to me, maybe Cora will come out of her shell, after all. And Cora loves my girl Sara. Why, for weeks she's been planning a big
The dramatic story of the people
of a town called Monticello— their lives,
their loves and their problems
3. Grace O'Keefe, Sara's friend, has long yearned for home and family. Her hopes may soon materialize, as she grows ever fonder of widower Paul Roberts. Here, she thanks Paul for sending her a thoughtful gift.
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