Chapter TwoAletha had very little time to carry out what she now planned to achieve.
In fact it took her two or three hours to pack her clothes, which she had seldom done herself.
She had also to decide how she could obtain enough ready money to travel with.
As was to be expected, she had only a small amount of cash in her handbag, mainly to use in the Church. It was also there in case she had to tip someone unexpectedly when she was out riding.
She knew, however, that she would need quite a considerable amount for the journey that she had in mind.
There was only one solution and that was the jewellery that she had inherited from her mother and, because she loved it, she had been allowed to wear some of the pieces since she left school.
So she kept a number of the brooches and bracel
