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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1921
Page
6
A young woman inherits a cottage in Mansfield and, hopeful to teach, opens Miss Boyd's Private School. Despite signs, ads, and a branded front door, no children apply, until Mrs Parsons arrives with news of Brentwoods.
Miss Boyd begins teaching the two Brent children while their father is abroad. Dr Eyre had recommended her, and payment was advance. At first only two pupils attend, causing Bertha to doubt. two weeks in, she grows fond of the children and recalls their late mother. December brings a surprise visit from Brentwoods with Miss Marjorie and Parry Brent listening to a story by a guest storyteller.
Bertha Boyd contemplates ending her Mansfield school but Morgan Brent insists she stay to teach his motherless children. He writes asking her to continue and she accepts, re posting her sign on the door and resuming lessons for Master Parry and Miss Marjorie Brentwoods. A Des Moines professor muses on future hoofed humans while gossip about a Germs expertDomestic life hints at strained family ties.
Mrs. Colegrove, grieving and determined, schemes to win over her son’s love interest Evadne Farrar, a picture of a girl she detests. Tommy defends Evadne as talented and pure, while his mother plans a luxurious confrontation to change his mind.
A fragile social clash unfolds as Evadne Farrar cares for Mrs. Colegrove after a fall. Evadne’s quiet competence, honesty about past acting, and help from Miss McCann reveal character and set the stage for a deeper bond amid an awkward family moment.
Dorothy Carlyle hatches a plan to take her mother, Anna, on a Vermont visit while she stays home with siblings Betty and Jimmy. She aims to fund travel, spend a carefree summer, and avoid work, telling Anna of a coming vacation and a dip into money saved.
A lighthearted tale follows Dorothy and Grandma Taylor as a visiting young man joins their seaside trip. Dorothy and the man grow closer, leading to a marriage and a welcoming home. Interwoven is a witty column debate on women in high office and the era’s attitudes toward finances and love potions.
Barbara returns to her room after climbing three flights to find it frigid at 48 degrees. She lights the gas, laments the lack of furnace care, and plans to confront Mrs. Wilson about the situation with her landlady's son appearing at the door.
Barbara gains a home of her own as Mr Adams shows practical care by managing a furnace fire. Phil Moore’s laughter accompanies the scene as Adams draws a chair for her during a gathering.
Barbara Littlefield misreads a lodger as Mrs Wilson s son and learns his true name is Richard Adams. He explains he stayed by the fire to keep warm while others froze and invites her to sit by the blaze as they exchange questions and foreshadow a growing connection.
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