Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-06

she is interested may seem but incl
dents to him. to her they are episodes.
SO. when the children came in and
asked if she was going to the park
with them she sprang TO her feet and
said that she was. and that they were
the only creatures in the whole wide
world that she cared one whit about,
anyway While the remark and her
seeming enthusiasm appeared to the
small boy and girl to denote happiness
and added to their glee, the mother felt
as if there were a tragic gloom over
the whole afternoon and that she was
using actual physical force to keep
from succumbing to it.
Still the hours in the open air, the
sight of the children's enjoyment and
their pleasure in her society Quoted
Beatrice's nerves. and she slept so we'll
that night that the next morning she
forgot to listen as anxiously as yester-
day for the telephone bell Ar11 o'clock
a special delivery letter came for her
from Robert. asking her to drop him
line saying whether she would drive
with him the following day. Send it
to my house" he directed, for | shall
not be at the office until tomorrow"
A Woman's Reply
II think" she wrote. that | can ar
range to get away tomorrow afternoon.
If not. | will cali you up in the morn
ing"
The man could not know that moth
ing less than illness or catastrophe
would keep the woman from accepting
his invitation.
The sun shone brightly the next day.
Maynard was not to call for Beatrice
until 3 o'clock, but by 1880 she had
begun to dress for the afternoon. She
wanted to be sure that every detail of
her toilet was just right for Robert had
remarked during their last talk together
that it was a delight to look at wom-
an as well groomed as she always was,
She would not disappoint him by not
being suitably dressed today. and she
did up her hair three times before She
thought that each lock lay just as it
should. She tried the effect of low
shoes, high shoes and pumps before de-
Gliding upon the last; she remembered,
after donning these. that ones ankle
was often very evident in stepping into
and out of trap and drew on pair
of silk stockings instead of the fine
isle thread ones she had at first Sc
lected
The pinning of her hat and adjusting
of her veil gave her cause for much
study. for while the white chiffon veil
was most becoming it would dazzle her
vision when she was in the glare Of the
sun. and she would not be able to note
the expression in Roberts eyes as he
looked at her and talked to her Final
lv. she chose what the saleswoman from
whom she had bought it had called "a
complexion veil" explaining that it was
thus termed because it made the wearer
look young and gave her a pretty col
or" BY the time 1t was satisfactorily
adjusted the present wearer had so
much color" from excitement and an
ticipation that the veil was not needed
to enhance 1t.
She knew that her tailored suit fitted
her to perfection. and she was ready in
time to have her gloves on and fastened
before Robert drove up in his trap with
a handsome horse that looked spirited.
whether it was or not. She did not
keep him waiting for a moment. she
recalled Toms opinions about women
who were not prompt, and thought thai
perhaps all men held the same radical
views Maynard sprang from the driv-
er's seat a s she came out of the door OF
the house and he barred his handsome
head as he bent over her hand