Chapter 24

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​⁠In the morning Adele was urging her daughters through breakfast so they would be ready for church on time. Simon cried, “Wish I had my kid here, Ma. I’m naming it April for it was born this month.”

“I’ll stay at home today, Adele,” Mom said. “I want to ready up the fruit cellar. We’ll be canning before we know it. Applesauce and berries.”

The little girls clamored, “Pleathe. Let us stay too, and pla