Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15


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rad when presented him to my husband
and he did not move a muscle. Then /
looked at my husband and under very
small bow his face grew dark.
l could not help seeing the difference be-
tween the two men as they stood together
Martin with his sea-blue eyes and his
look of splendid health, and my husband
with his sallow cheeks and his appearance
of wasted strengthened somehow from
some unsearchable depths Of my soul the
contrast humbled me.
When / introduced Alma she took Mar.
tins hand and held 1t while abe gazed
searchingly into his eyes from under her
eyebrows, as she always did when she
was being presented to a man; but saw
that in this instance her glance fell with
no more effect on its object than q lighted
vesta on a running stream.
After the usual banal phrases my hus
band inquired IL Martin was staying In
the house, and then asked II he would
dine with us some day.
Certainly! Delighted! With all the
pleasure in the world" said Martin
Then" said my husband with rather
frigid politeness, you will see more of
your friend Mary"
YES" said Alma, in way that meant
much, you will see more Of your friend
Mary"
Don't you worry about that, ma'am.
You bet l WILL" said Martin, looking
straight into Alma's eyes. and though
she laughed as she passed into the break
fast room with my husband, could see
that for the first time in her life mans
face had frightened her.
Then you knewT 1 said, when they
were gone.
Yes; friend Of mine who met YOU
abroad came down to see US into port
and he"-
Or. O'Sullivanr'
THAT'S the man! Isn't he boy? And.
my gracious, the way he speaks of youi
But pow-now you must go to breakfast
yourself and must be OF about my bust.
p ness"
Don't go yet" said.
I'll stay all day IL YOU want ma &o h,,t
promised to meet the Lieutenant on the
snip in half an hour, and
Then you must Co."
Not yet. Sit down again. Five min.
utes VIII do no harm. And by the way.
now that | look at you again, I'm not go
sure tnat you. Italy. Egypt there's
enough sun down there, but you're pale
Ia little pale, aren't your"
tried to make light of nv ualIor hut
Martin looked uneasy, and after \ mo-
ment he asked: ~
DOM" =" A@o"'
he said: ~p"~
We'll, I'm to be here month, maxine
Gnarts ana tables and reports for the
neoyal geographical Society," but If you
now" 'oa WAN las
MOO no, not now" I answered.
wen, II you do want me for anything
anything at all, mind-tust mass ths
WORD and the charts and the tables and
the reports and the Royal Geographical
society may go to the-well, some
laughed and rose and told hin, IA
ought TO go, though at the bottom of nv
Heart l was wishing him to STAY and
tnlhklng now little and weak and lonely /
was "nlle mere was big, brave man who
conld protect me from every danger.
=, we walked together to the door, and
mere took his hand and held 1t. feeling.
IN IKE child, that If let him go he might
De lost in the human ocean outside and
should see no more of him.
AT last, struggling hard with a lunp
that was gathering in my throat, I said:
MaTtln' have been so happy to see
you. I've never been so happy 10 see anv.
Dody In my life. You'll let me see YOU
again, won't you?"
won't l? Bet your life will" he
SAD Look here-keep tomorrow for
me, VIII We? If them ones" (my hus.
Dand and Alma) "is afther axing We to do
awning else just tell them there's an ould
snlpmate ashore, and he's wanting We to
go asplorlng. See? So-long!"
mad been like a dream, a beautiful
dream. and as soon as | came 10 mvseu
IN the hall, with the visitors calling at the
bureau, and the pageboys shouting in the
corridors, found that my teIegraph.form,
crumpled and crushed, was still in tbs
palm of my left hand.
tore 1t up and went in to breakfast,