Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-10
Bank Book Useless.

! hunted out some OF the quaker
! like costumes which had been made
/ for me before my marriage. and when
| | had put them on | saw that they
made n certain deduction from my
appearance, but that did not matter
to me now--the only eyes I wished
to look we'll in being down in the ~
arctic seas.
Then ! tried to think Of practical
matters-how ] was tor live in Lon-
don and how. in particular, ] was TO
meet the situation that was before
me. Surely never did more help
less innocent confront such a serious
problem. ! was a woman. and for
more than year / had been a wife.
but I had no more experience OF the
hard facts of material existence than
a child.
l thought first Of the bank book
which my father had sent me with
authority to draw on his account. But
II was then 3 o'clock, the banks were
closed for the day, and knew enough
Of the world to see that If l attempt
ed to cash "A check in the morning my
whereabouts would be traced. That
must never happen; | must hide my
self from everybody therefore my
bank book was useless
quite useless" | thought, throwing
II aside like SO much waste paper,
l thought next OF my jewels But
there / encountered a similar diff
Guilty. The jewels which were really
mine. having been bought by myself.
tad been gambled away by my hus-
band at Monte Carlo. What re-
manned We're the family jewels which
had come to me as Lady Raa, but
L I a.,
bear, a person l was never more TO
think about, SO could not permit
myself TO take anything that be-
longed 20 her
The only thing left TO me was my
money. | had always kept good
deal % II about me. although the only
use | had had for it was to put II in
| the plate az church, and to scatter II
with foolish prodigality TO the boys
who tossed somersaults behind the
/ carriage on the road
Now found it all over my room
In my purse, in various drawers, and
on the toilet tray under my dressing
! glass. Gathered together. Il counted
| up 70 IS pounds, owed four pounds
TO Price and. having set them aside,
I saw that had "a pounds left in
notes. gold ana silver
btlIE ll lllt lLeIdl anu QUGOUNeN-
tional sense utterly ignorant of the
value Of sixpence. ] thoeght this a
great sum, amply sufficient for all my
needs. or at least until secured en-
ploymeut for ! had from the first
some vague idea OF earning my own
living
Martin would like that" told my
self lifting my head with thrill OF
pride
Then began to gather mp the
/ treasures which We're ineNpressibly
more dear to me than all my other
possessions.
one M them was little miniature
% my mother which Father Dan had
given me for "a wedding present when
cas- l know now he would rather
have parted with his hearts blood.
Another was a pearl rosary which
the Reverend Mother lad dropped
over my arm the last time she kissed
me on the forehead, and the last was
my Martins misspelt love letter.
which was more precious 60 me than
/ rJhies.
Not fo~ worlds ] thought. would
/ leave these behind me or ever part
/ w'H them under auv circumstances.
Several times while ! WAS busy with
such preparations. growing more and
4 more nervous every moment. Price
/ cauo on tiD-toe and tapped softly at
my door
n.