Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-12
Like a Snake.

Price had been in the room dur
ing this interview and when 1t was
over l was ashamed to look at her.
Il can't understand you, my lady;
| really can't" she said. Next day
! wrote a little letter to Martin on
the Scotia telling him of our change
of plans, but forbidding him to
trouble to come up TO say good-by,
yet half hoping he would disregard
my injunction.
He did. Before l left my bedroom
next morning I heard his voice In
the sitting room talking to Price,
who with considerable emphasis was
giving her views of Alma
When I joined him l thought his
face (Which had grown to be very
POWERFUL looked hard and strained;
but his voice was as soft as ever
while he said l was doing right IN
going home and that my native air
must be good for me.
But what's this Price tells me
that Madame is going with you?
tried to make light of that, but
I broke down badly, for his eyes
were on me. and | could see that he
thought I was concealing the truth.
" | hate that woman. Shes ike
snake feel as If | want to put my
foot on it. I will too, one Of these
days-bet your life | Will
1t hurt me to hide anything from
him. but how could | tell him that II
was not from Alma l was hylng Out
from himself?
When the day came for our de-
parture / hoped I might get away
without seeing Martin again, We DID
get out of the hotel AMI into the
| railway station, yet no sooner was
| I seated in the carriage than Tin the
/ cruel war that was going on WITHIN
| mel / felt dreadfully down that ne
/ was not there to see me of.
/ But At the very last moment, just
| as Alma with her spaniel under heI
/ arm. and nv husband with his ter
rier on a strap, were about to ster
! into the train, up came Martin ike
| a gust of mountain wind.
"Hello," he cried II shall be seeing
Won soon. Everything's settled about
the expedition. We're to sail the mrs.
week in September, so as to get the
summer months in the Antarctic Bu'
before that | must go over to the
island 70 saw good by to the old folks
| and I'll see you at your fathers
| suppose"
Then Alma gave my husband sig
| nificant glance and said;
But, Mary. my dear, wouldn't Il
be better for Mr. Conrad to come tc
Castle Raa? You won't be able &c
go about very much. Remember your
delicate condition, you know"
"Of course, why of course said my
| husband. That's quite true, and If Mr.
| Conrad will do me the honor to &C
cept my hospitality for few days
|
| 1t was what I wanted above every
! thing on earth. and yet ! said
| NO. no. II wouldn't be fair. Mar
tin win be too busy at the last mo-
ment"
But Martin himself jumped in ca
gerry with:
Certainly! Delighted! Greatest
pleasure in the world"
And then, while Alma gave my hus-
| band look Of arch triumph to which
| he replied with a painful smile, Mar
| tin leaned over TO me and whispered
Hush, | want 20! l must" though
what he meant by that l never knew.
He continued to look al me with a
,ender expression until We said good
by: but after the carriage door had
been closed and the engine mad throb-
! bed. and the guard had whistled, |
| thought | had never seen mis- strong
| face so stern as when the train
moved from the platform.