Music in the Night (Logan 4)

very good. I once showed them to Kenneth Childs, who said I might consider taking art classes and developing my talent. I never thought I was good enough to do that, and wasting time trying to be someone I couldn't be was something Daddy

convinced me was sinful.

"God grants us enough time to do something

worthy with ourselves. Procrastination, chasing

foolish dreams, that's what the devil would like us to

do," he had said,

I wasn't fixed on anything yet, but I had been

thinking lately that I might become a teacher, maybe

even a teacher in a school for the handicapped. It

made me feel special and filled me with so much

pleasure when I was able to teach May something and

see her eyes brighten with understanding. I felt as

though I had broken through a thick wall, no matter

how small the achievement, and I thought I could do

this successfully with other handicapped children. While we were sitting on the beach, drawing

and talking, Daddy and Cary went by on their way to

the dock.

"We're just going to check on the lobster traps,"

Daddy explained. Cary stood by, silent, still

somewhat sullen. "We won't be long, Laura. You

should get yourself and May ready soon."

We always dressed up for brunch at Grandma

Olivia's. In fact, we never went there without treating

the visit as if it were a special occasion. This was easy

for Grandma Olivia, since she was always formally

dressed. Even when she was working in her garden,

she had her hair pinned properly and wore outfits that

most would save for trips into town or visits with

company. Grandpa Samuel usually wore a sports

jacket and slacks, along with a cravat or a tie. Their