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

! I 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 a certain deduction from my
appearance, but that did not matter
to me now the only eyes | wished
to look well In being down in the fPt-
arctic seas
Then ] tried to think of practical
matters-how ! was to live in Lon
don and how, IN particular ! was to
meet the situation that was before
me Surely never did a more help
less innocent confront such q serious
problem. ! was "A woman, and for
more than a year | had been "a wife,
but ! had no more experience Of the
hard facts Of material existence than
CHILD
thought FIRST Of the bank book
which my father had sent me with
authority TO draw on his account. But
II was then Q o'clock the banks We're
closed for the day, and | knew enough
OF the world 10 see that ii / attempt
ed TO cash a check i'm the morning my
whereabouts would he traced, That
must never happen / must hide my
self from erybody, therefore my
bank book was useless
quite useless" I thought throwing
il aside like SO much waste paper
/ thought next Of my jewels But
there ] encountered q similar diff
Guilty. The jewels which were really
mine. having been bought by myself
! had been gambled away by my hus-
band at Monte Carlo. What re-
mained were The family jewels which
! had come 20 me as Lady Raa; but
| that was i name I was never more 10
4 bear, person | WAS never more to
/ think about $50 ! could not permit
myself 80 take anything that be
! longed 20 her
The only thing left to me was my
money / had always kept a good
/ deal ~ il about me although the only
/ use had had for II was TO put 1t In
| the plate al church. and To scatter It
| with foolish prodiRaHty TO the boys
/ who tossed somerSaults behind the
I carriage on the road
1 NOW l found it AN over my room
| in my purse. I'm various drawers. and
/ on the toilet tray under my dressing
glass Gathered together, IL counted
| up TO 2S pounds. / owed four pounds
| 10 Price and. having set them aside
| ] saw that ! had "a pounds left in
/ notes. gold and silver
Being I'm the literal and unconven-
I tional sense utterly ignorant Of the
( value OF siNpeucc, I thought this a
great sum. amply sufficient for all my
needs or at least until I secured en-
4 ployment FOR had from the first
1 some vogue idea or earning my own
/ Twins
Martin would Ike that" told my
1 self lifting my head with a thrill Of
pride
/ Then / began TO gather up the
treasures which We're ineNpressibly
more dear 20 me than all my other
1 possessions
one of them was little miniature
/ 81 my mother which Father Dan had
/ given me for wedding present when
/ cas- know uow) 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
/ INV Martins misspelt love letter.
/ which was more precious 90 me than
/ ruhies
Not for worlds, ] thousht. would 7
leave these behind nae or ever part
with them under anv circumstances.
Several time, while ] was busy with
such preparations. growing more and
+ more nervous every moment. Price
came on ty-toe and tapped softly at
my door.