Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
By MAX.

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~EPT. 20.-I tried to simulate a
chill and shake out some new
~ a,lment when the man from the
hotel called third time to take my
pretty nurse for ride. but all the
shaking was in vain. She laughed at
me and called me baby, and when
got cross wanted to know, with
nade-up tears in her eyes, II I
wanted to stand between a poor girl
and her chance at happiness.
Chance at happinessr' I hooted at
that II "ohance at happiness" means
"a ride with a man with a walrus
srustache and an expression like an
eel In a Noah's Ark of a rig, then
chances for happiness are growing
mighty slim for the women.
III take you back to town with
me" 1 protested, land introduce you
no some really big fish If you insist
on a marine love affair. why do you
want to waste your time on sar-
dine like thatT
Perhaps" softly. 1T isn't wasting
my time"
We'll, then, you arc wasting mine.
On CO." seeing that she looked a
little hurt, but go out the back way.
4 don't want to be shocked into a
relapse by seeing you In any more
OF your street clothes"
But she started the front way. and
.tnis time she wore dark red with
enough purple about her to remind
me Of an amateur artists sunset
have been planning with Richards
that when we get back to town,
Richards, whose taste in dress Is ex-
csllent, will take her around to the
stores and At her out in soft grays
and golden browns, with all sorts Of
turs to match can't take her
around in my machine in her white
uniform and announce in that way
10 the city and the stock market that
! am in need of the attendance OF
nurse. and I would be ashamed to ex-
hibit her in her rainbow garments
A HARD LIFE.
we will keep her." I said to Rich
ards, until she has had nice long
rest. A nurses life is a hard one,
and she has been mighty patient with
me all these weeks"
She is good little girl" COM
mented the faithful Richards. Most
girls in her position would have set
their caps for YOU"
I started to say that that was Just
what she tried to do, and remembered
to stop lust in time. Perhaps I have
Just imagined it A man Is always
a self-centred animal and is apt to
Imagine that thoughts of HIM con-
troll all around him.
This is particularly true of bach
slor. find myself suspecting matri-
monial designs in every woman l
meet and am growing just as eau
tious in my dealings with them as
tom cat Is in crossing a strange back
ward.
Sent iii walked as far as the
gate this morning without any as
sistance. not even that of cane, and
tomorrow intend to walk to the turn
Of the little leafy path. where II
seems to hesitate as If fearful OF
rd
0ravely into the heart OF the woods.
will take Manette with me- Be-
fore my accident we explored all the
woods a mile or two from the house,
but never became acquainted win
the pretty little walks nearer home.
That is not strange, however. man
knows all about the outside of his
house, all the business to it when he
Is well and strong. It takes sickness
70 discover for him that there are
Eve roses In one bunch and three In
the next, with two leaves in between,
In the border of the wall paper of
his bedroom.
turn Of the path in the woods to-
Gay, Manette and the pup going with
me 1t seemed nice to be alone with
these two again--the first time in
many, many weeks.
PRAYERS FOR HIM.
Ny prayers for your recovery"
SAD Richards, who met us at the