Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-11

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to Hartford. The papers all said that
you were to be married at once"
She nodded.
"That's exactly it," she said. That's
why am here"
what! YOU mean that you are go
ing to be married here?" asked Julien.
81 am not going to be married at
ALL" she replied cheerfully. Between
ourselves, Julien" she added, Il found
l couldn't go through with it,"
Couldn't go through with it!' he re-
peated feebly.
Lady Anne was beginning to recover
herself.
Don't be stupid" she begged You
used to be quick enough. Can't you see
what has happened? 1 became engaged
to the little beast. I stood it for three
weeks. l didn't mind him at the other
end of the room, but when he began to
talk about privileges and attempt to
take liberties, 1 found 1 couldn't bear
the creature anywhere near me. Then,
all of a sudden, 1 woke up this morning
and remembered that we were to be
married in a week. That was quite
enough for me. 1 slipped out after
lunch, caught the two-twenty train
and here 1 ami!
Exactly" Julien agreed. Here you
are"
with my luggage" she continued
swinging the jewel case in her hand and
laughing in his face.
with your luggage" Julien echoed.
Seriously, is that all that you have
brought?"
Every Bit" she answered. You
know mother"
Eyes; I know your mother" he ad
mitted. \
well, I didn't exactly feel like TAX
ing her into my confidence" Lady Anne
explained, smiling. under those cir
cumstances I thought it just as well
to make my departure as quietly as
possible"
"Then they don't know where you
are?" 74t
rReaIly," she assured him, you are
becoming quite intelligent. They do
not"
"In other words, you've run away7"
"Marvelous!" she murmured. III sup
pose it's the air over here"
A sudden idea swept into Julien's
mind. OF course, it was ridiculous, yet
for a moment his heart gave a little
jump. Perhaps she OWNED his trought,
for her next words disposed of it def
nitely.
"Of course, knew that you were in
Paris, but 1 had no idea that we should
intellectually not like this. have
dear friend to whose apartments I shall
go at once. She is milliner."
"She is a what?" Julien asked blankly.
smile played about Lady Anne's
my dear Julien" she exclaimed, you
know you never did understand me! I
repeat that she is a milliner and that
she is a very dear friend of mine. and
am going just as l. am to tell her that
have come to spend the night. She
will have to find me rooms; she will
have to help me find employment"
Hendricks, who had come by the same
train, and whom Julien was there to
meet, was lowering in the background.
Julien, seeing him, could do no more
than nod vaguely.
Lady Anne" he began
"You needn't bother about that" she
interrupted 1--WE were always good
friends, weren't we?'' she added care
lessly. Besides, to call me Lady any
thing would be rather ridiculous under
the present circumstances"
well, Anne, then" he said, please
let me get my bearings 1 understand
that you were engaged to Harbord-you
weren't forced into it. I suppose?
Not at all. 1 tried to run along the
usual groove, but 1 came up against
something too big for me. don't know
how other girls do it. 1 simply found /
couldn't. Samuel Hartford is rather by
way Of something outrageous, you
know"
"Of course he is" Julien agreed by
way of sudden appreciation of the fact.
You needn't be so vigorous about II.
1 remember your almost forcing him on
me the day you called to say good-by."
'I was talking rubbish" Julien assert
ed. 'You see, I was in rather an I'M
fortunate position myself that day,
wasn't I? No one likes to feel like a
discarded lover. can understand your
chucking Harbord all right, but 1 can't
quite see why ii was necessary for you
to run away from home to come and
stay with little milliner."
She laughed.
MY dear Julien, you don't know those
Harbords! There are hordes Of them
countless hordes-mothers and sisters
and cousins and aunts They've besieg
ed the place ever since our engagement
was announced. If the merest whisper
were to get about among them that 1
was thinking of backing out, there's
nothing they wouldn't do. They'd make
the whole place intolerable for me-fol-
low me about in the street, weep in my
bedroom, hang around the place morn
ing, noon and night Besides, mother
would be on their side, and the whole
thing would be impossible"
II have no doubt" Julien admitted,
that the situation would be a trihe diff
cult, but to talk about earning your own
living-you, Lady Anne"
Lady iddlesticks!" she interrupted.
what a stupid old thing you are, Jul
lien. You never found out, I suppose,
that at heart ! am a Bohemian"
NO l never did," he answered Wig
orously.
"Ah, WELL" she remarked, you were
too busy flirting with that Carraby wom-
an to discover all my excellent qualities.
We mustn't stay here, must We? Are
you very busy, or do you want to drive
me to my friends house? OF course,
meeting you here will be the end of me
if any one sees us. Still, I don't suppose
you object to a little scandal, and the
more I get the happier 1 shall be-"
TN take you anywhere" Julien prom
ised. You don't mind waiting while