Their usual day had to be changed to this the third Sunday in September because last Sunday Pastor Barnett had been able to come to Maintown and hold a service for the folks. It was kind of him to occasionally fit the Maintown Brethren of Christ Church into his schedule, even though they were of a different denomination. Ada felt a bit awkward when she arrived at the schoolhouse for the Sewing Circle to find only Emma Jean present. She wondered how much Emma Jean realized about Maggie’s designs on her son. She also debated about whether to say something. Ada would like nothing more than to see her daughter and Emma Jean’s son get together. It hadn’t worked out with Ellie, but now there was a chance with Maggie. Jane Donnelly had told Ada the other day that she had been talking to Hilda Fergus, who said she had heard from Emma Jean herself that she had invited Tamara Brennan specifically for the purpose of orchestrating a match between her and Colby. The conversation during Tamara’s sewing lesson seemed to confirm that.
