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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1926
Page
14
In Wel- Wdon the Latham family led by Edgar and Agnes plans to adopt an orphan girl named Bernice. Agnes decorates the room, prepares garments, toys, and a garden plot, while neighbors comment on the unlikely expanded family.
Mrs Latham greets Bernice a plump pretty adopted girl with brown eyes and dark hair. She reassures the child in a shared room while planning dolls and pink beds, noting the family cannot yet take Monica. Bernice admires dolls and toys as new life settles in.
In a small town tale, Bernice begins to accept Mr Edgar as her potential father while navigating family bonds and a garden project. Meanwhile Miss Berry endures clubroom snubs as Avis defends her. Tensions simmer at the Business Girls' Club as Geraldine and William clash over naming twins.
Avis, an aged resident, reflects on the girls in a home run by Miss Berry and Bernice who befriends Monica. The scene at supper shows tension, care, and hopeful affection as Bernice comforts Monica and the sisters plan for sleep, while Mr. Edgar and Agnes navigate authority and nurture.
Avis tends Miss Berry as her health fails and plans a hospital transfer. Sophie and Meg comment on aging and loyalty within the girls’ community as the ambulance arrives for Miss Berry.
In a tale of loss and romance, Miss Berry dies leaving Avis Butler a two thousand dollar life policy. Paul Newhall, Berry's nephew and lawyer, arrives with the policy and a promise to settle affairs. Meanwhile, Ottilie and Homer weave domestic moments as a spring romance unfolds amid office life.
Geraldine and William argue over choosing a name for their forthcoming child. William favors Alexander while Geraldine objects to Donald, June, and Juliette style initials. They joke about letting the kids choose later as the debate lingers unresolved.
A narrator recalls siblings pondering baby names as their mother notes the five week old twins will soon start school. William advocates Alexander while Geraldine leans toward June. Olive suggests a middle name inspired by great-aunt Olive’s remarked will plans.
Geraldine and William Morse spar over a newborn naming plan during a calm census visit. The officer confirms two five week old twins named William Alexander Morse and Jane Geraldine Morse as the couple reflects on weather and family heritage. In Edinburgh, Townsend L. tours an ancient Old Town house, drawn to its romance and dusted interiors as signs point to a rental.
A man follows a masked girl into a candlelit ballroom where a stately waltz unfolds in uncanny silence. A masked partner’s murderous act sparks a flame as guests flee, leaving L alone amid ruins and a haunting impression of a scene from another era.
In a tense scene Homer bolts to buy violets and chocolates amid marital strife. He hides emotion as Ottilie sobs, questioning his efforts while he vents about earning the bare necessities of life and his suspicion of a hidden game between them.
Local lore recalls a 1750 High Street masked ball in the Crawford family home ending in a sui cide and hostess death after an uninvited guest overturns a lamp. The incident, long believed legend, resurfaces in Parke Whitney’s notes. Friends banter about engagements and violet gifts amid light kitchen talk.
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