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

! / hufted out some OF the quaker
! Ike costumes which had heen Idade
! for rue 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 web In being down in the ut
arctic seas,
Then ! tried to think OF practical
matters-how was 10 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 a serious
problem. | was woman, and for
more than a year | had been 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 o'clock, the banks were
closed for the day. and knew enough
of the world to see that If 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
! it aside Ike so much waste paper.
| thought next OF my Jewels But
there ! encountered 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
manned We're the family jewels which
| had come to me as Lady Raa; but
| that was name was never more to
/ bear, q person | was never more to
| think about. SO | could not permit
myself TO take anything that be-
! longed to her
/ The only thing left 10 me was my
| money. had always kept a good
deal OF IL about me. although the only
use | had had for II was to put It in
/ the plate at church, and to scatter II
| with foolish prodigality to the boys
! who tossed somersaults behind the
/ carriage on the road.
Now ! found IL all over my room
/ in my purse. In various drawers. and
| on the toilet tray under my dressing
| glass. Gathered together II counted
/ up to IS pounds owed four pounds
TO Price and, having set them aside,
saw that ! mad "a pounds left In
! notes, gold and silver,
| Being ln the literal and unconven-
! tional sense utterly ignorant Of the
4 value of sixpence, ] thought this a
great sum, amply sufficient for all my
/ needs. or az least until | secured en-
ploymeut for | had from the first
some vague idea OF earning my own
! living
Martin would Ike that" l told my
self lifting my head with a thrill Of
! pride
Then / began to gather UP the
4 treasures which were ineNpresSibly
more dear TO me than all my other
! possessions
one of them was a little miniature
( OF my mother which Father Dan had
/ given me for wedding present when
/ Gas J know now he would rather
have parted with his hearts blood
Another was pearl rosary which
| the Reverend Mother had 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 To me than
/ rubies
Not Tor worlds ! thought. would I
/ leave these behind me. or ever part
! with them under 8nv circumstances
| Several times while / was busy with
/ such preparations. growing more and
( more nervous every moment. Price
1 came on tiD-toe and tapped softly at
my door.
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