The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-20
THE TRANSMISSION OF PHILIP
BY MRS. EDWARDS PAINE.

night"
I'D like to know how you make that
out?" she indifferently replied.
Il gave you credit for being girl
of better sense"
Sense has nothing to do about it,"
she retorted. ITS all a matter of
breeding. What reason have given you
to change your mind?"
Reason enough" said Phil, exasper-
ated at her GOODNESS. do you sup
pose I'm going to tolerate fellow like
AL Thornhill dancing attendance the
whole evening long on a girl I'm en-
gagged to? If you do, you're nightly
mistaken"
"If Mr.. Thornhilps good enough to
be admitted to the Apollo club, he's
good enough to dance attendance on
the girl you are engaged to, or any
body else
That's where we differ" replied
Phil, sarcastically.
"Then why in the name of wonders
did you allow him to enter the club
at all?"
Il didn't" exclaimed Phil. Il didn't
have thing to do about it. was
away, and you know it. If Ia been
there when his name was proposed I'd
have back-balled him sures guns
Doubtless you would" replied
Natalie, with a strong emphasis on
the personal pronoun. But, it's my
opinion the Apollo club would be a
heap better off if it had more men in
it like Alfred Thornhill."
What do you know about AL Thorn
hill or the men of the Apollo club?"
Phil asked with rising fury.
Il know enough" replied Natalie,
her indignation rising at the blasphem-
Gus words, and what | don't know
/ don't want anybody to tell me. But
can tell you, Phil Marston, judging
from some shady reports and the eX-
periences l am now having with one
of them, if 1 had to chose man, for
| genuine, personal worth from the
membership of the Apollo club, I'd
take Alfred Thornhill every time"
Take him them" exclaimed Phil, in
a jealous rage, 81 don't care"
Thank you," said Natalie, ironical-
| ly you've conferred upon me great
privilege"
Marry him if you want to-" said
Phil, raging beyond the bounds OF
reason. tits all the same to me-"
Thank YOU" again replied Nathalie.
Perhaps l may. Time will tell. But
it's my opinion Mr.. Thornhill is man
of too much character to ask girl in
my position to marry him. He's too
proud and that's why l like him"
This assertion of Nathalie's brought
out new phase of the situation, and
provoked Phil to silence for the re-
mainder of the way home.
| All those incidents were in Natalie's
mind while she was restlessly pacing
the floor of her own room, creating
sense of unhappiness which she
found hard to manage
For the past year she had neither
seen nor heard from Phil. In her heart
stronger hold upon him. But the fault
was not his. She had yet to learn
that when he went to his room that
night, he bitterly repented OF what he
had done. In the light of his con-
science he saw that Natalie was right,
that he had no reason for forcing her
into a position whereby she could not
be just to herself. He saw his own
folly, and finally became disguised
with himself for the ruthless attack
he had made upon the girl he loved.
The next morning he went to call
upon her to ask her forgiveness. She
had gone An early train had carried
her to New York, where he knew she
expected to go through the day. There
she was to remain a few days, then
sail for Germany to study for at least
year in Berlin.
All through that year the words of
that bitter quarrel had rung through
Phips ears. Imagination tortured him
into thinking what worthless fellow
Natalie believed him to be. When he
realized the possibility of what he had
said to her proving true, his feelings
would alternate between heat and cold,
love and hate. One moment he would
love her to distraction and would de-
clare he could not live another moment
without her; the next, when he
thought of her attitude towards AL
fred Thornhill he would hate her with
all the intensity of his SOU. for the
misery she was causing him.
After awhile, however, he settled
down into grim state Of endurance
He determined to master the jealous
passion that threatened his life-to try
to undo his mad act, and make himself
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