Nettie shakes her head and smiles. "No need to thank me. I'm so happy to teach you this. Then you can show it off to your friends or even sell them when you make them. People love handkerchiefs with their initials on them, and the fancier the better."

Her smile faltered at that. He mentioned Levi but not her? That was painful to think of but she just shook her head. "My father isn't a very good man, that's why he raised me instead for the most part. It's best you never meet him. As for why he never told you about me... "She shrugged but looked really sad. "I sometimes think he sees them when he looks at me. Or maybe he just likes to pretend i do not exist so he can live his own life independent of me." That feeling that he left to separate from her returned to her thoughts. "Let's do some shopping."