Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-12
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
Chapter Fifty five-Continued.

Chapter Fifty -five-continued
Then came the real object of her
VISIT saw it coming.
u hear you're to have a house
party at Castle Raa. Jimmy's in his
room writing piles of invitations. He
has asked me and | should love to
go, but of course l can not do so with
out you wish it. Do you?"
What could l say? What l did say
I scarcely know. only know that
at the next minute Alma's arms were
You dear. sweet, unselfsh little
soul! Come, let me kiss you"
1t was done. l had committed my
self. After all what right had I to
raise myself on a moral pinnacle
now? And what did it matter any
way? | was flying from the danger
of my own infidelity. not to save
my husband from his.
Like a Snake.
Price had been in the room dur
ing this interview and when it was
over was ashamed to look at her.
Il can't understand you, my lady;
| really can't" she said Next day
II 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!
vet half hoping he would disregard
my injunction.
He did. Before l left my bedroom
next morning | heard his voice In
the sitting room talking to Price
who with considerable emphasis was
giving her views of Alma.
When / joined him | thought his
face (Which had grown to be very
powerfully 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 al
must be good for me-
But what's this Price tells me
that Madame is going with you?
tried to make light of that, ou'
broke down badly, for his eyes
were on me, and | could see that lie
thought l was concealing the truth.
hate that woman. Shes IKE
snake. / feel as if want to put my
4 foot on it. ! will, too, one OF thes'
/ days-bet your life | will"
II hurt me to hide anything from
him. but how could tell him that !
was not from Alma | was flying pu
from himself?
When the day came for our de
narture / hoped ] might get ava!
without seeing Martin again. We az
ret ont of the hotel AMI into IN
railway station, yet no sooner wa
seated in the carriage than Gin IN
cruel war that was going on within
mel I felt dreadfully down that n
was not there to see me off.
But At the very last moment, Jus
as Alma with her spaniel under ne
arm. and my husband with his ter
rier on a strap, We're about to ste
into the train, up came Martin INK
a gust of mountain wind.
Hello" he cried. 81 shall be SEEM
YOU soon. Everything's settled abou
the expedition. We're to SAIL the mrs
week in September, so as to get IN
summer months in the Antarctic. Bu
before that | must go over to IN
island to say good by to the old folk'
and I'll see you at your fathers
suppose"
Then Alma gave my husband sig
nificant glance and said:
But, Mary. my dear Wouldh
be better for Mr.. Conrad TO come
Castle Raa? You won't be able I
go ABOUT very mum >
delicate condition. you know.
"Of course, why of course, SAID m
husband. That's quite true, and if MI
Conrad will do me the honor to ac
oept my hospitality for few day
1t was what l wanted above every
thing on earth, and yet ! said;
no. no. 1t wouldn't be fair, Mar
tin win be too busy at the last mo
ment"
But Martin himself jumped in ca
gerly with
Certainly! Delighted! Creates
pleasure in the world"
And chen. while Alma gave my hus
band a look OF arch triumph to which
lie replied with a painful smile Mar
| tin leaned over to me and whispered
"Hush I want TO! ! must!' though
what he meant by that / never knew
He continued to look al me with
! tender expression until We said good
by; but after the carriage door haC
been closed and the engine mad throb
bed. and the guard had whistled.
! thought | had nev er seer mis- stronl
face so stern as when the traiI
moved from the platform