Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-21
To-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
NY Honeymoon


hts face, which. without eyes to re-
lievs IT, seemed 10 be almost repuisiye
now. would be difficult 10 describe
my sensations. ] felt dreadfully hu-
INFLATED. Even my personal pride was
wounded. I remembered what Father
Dan had said about husband and wife
being one flesh, and told myself that
this was what / Belonged 10, what
belonged to me--thisl Then ] tried
70 reproach and reprove myself. but
IN order to do 80 / had TO turn my
eyes away.
Our road 10 Blackwater lay over
the ridge of a Hill much exposed to
the wind from the southwest. When
we reached this point the clouds
seemed to roll up from the sea like
tempestuous battalions. Torentiai
rain fell on the car and came dripping
in from the tuncture OF the landau
Iette roof. Some OF II fell on the
sleeper. and he awoke with start.
He stopped. as IL caught In guilt,
and began to apologize again.
WAS / asleep2 ] really think
must have been. stupid, isn't II? Elk
lie biinked his eyes as II to empty
them Of sleep. looked me over for a
moment or two In silence. ana theu
said with a smile which made me
so You and ! are man and wife.
made no answer. and, Stiii look
ing at me, he aid.
well, Worse things might have
happened after all--what do you
Think"
Stili ala not answer him. feeling
a certain shame, not to say disgust,
Then he began to pay me some com
pliments on my appearance.
DO YOU know you're charming,
my dear. really charming!
That stung me, and made me shud-
der. / don't know why. unless II was
because the words gave me the sense
OF having been used beforeNto other
women. turned my eyes away
"Don't turn away, dear. Let me see
those big black eyes OF yours. !
adore black eyes. They always
plerce me like gimlet."
He reached forward as he spoke
ana drew me TO him. felt fright
ened and pushed him of .
whats this?" he SAID as II sur
Rnt after another moment he
laughed. and in the tone OF man
who had much TO do with women
ana thought he knew how to deal
with them. he said;
wants to he coaxed, does she
They ali do, bless theml"
saving this he pulled me closer
10 him, putting his arm about my
waist, but once more Grew hlu
forcibly pushed him for me
His face darkened for an instant
and then cleared again.
Glad of Storm.
"oh I see" he said. Offended Is
she? Paying me out for having piuu
~ little court TO herr Well she
yirht there. too. bless herl But never
mind You're a decidedly good look
ing little woman, my dear. ana II
have neglected you thus far. IN
tend to make up for u during me
honeymoon. SO come, little gal, let 8
be friends" -.
taking hold OF me again, he tried
to kiss me. putting az the same time
hts hand on the bosom OF my dress
but twisted my face aside and pre-
vented him.
"ohi Oh! Hurt her modesty. have
II" he said, laughing like man VINO
was quite sure both OF himself ana
of me. but my little nun viii get
over that by and by. wait awhiie!
Walt awhilei
Bv this time ! was trembling with
the shock of terror that was entirely
new TO me. could not explain It
to myself the nature OF It, but II was
there. and | could not escape from IT..
Hitherto, when | thought of my
marriage to Lord Raa l had been
troubled by the absence OF love be-
tween us: and what ! meant to my
self by love--the love OF husband and
wife-was the kind OF feeung had
for the Reverend Mother. heightened
and deepened and spirituallzed. is l
believed by the fact with all Its
mysterious signifcance) that the one
was a man and the other woman
But this was something quite diff
ferent, Not having found in mar
riage what l had expected, I was
finding something else. for there
could be no mistaking my husbands
meaning when he looked at me with
hts passionate eyes and said. Wait
awhilel"
| saw what was before me and in
fear of Il found myself wishing that
something might happen 20 save me.
I was so frightened that n l could
have escaped form the car l should
have done so. The only thing I
could hope for was that we should
arrive at Blackwater too late for the
steamer. or that the storm would pre-
vent II from sailing What relief
from my situation / should find from
that, beyond the delay OF one day.
one night Gin which I imagined /
might be allowed TO return home), I
did not know. But none the less on
that account began to watch the
clouds with a feverish interest.
They were wilder than ever now
rolling up from the southwest in huge
black whorls which enveloped the
mountains and engulfed the valleys,
The wind. too. was bowling at in
tervais like a beast being slaughtered.
I, was terrible. but not so terrible as
the thing ! was thinking or was
afraid of the storm, and yet ] was
fearfully, frightfully glad of IT,
MY husband, who after my repulse
Ehad dropped back into his own corner
of the car, was very angry. He
talked again Of our God forsaken is
land" and the folly Of living in it,
said our passage would be long one