Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
Seeking a Hus-
band
BY CONSTANCE CLARKE

7 WONDER If the whole world I,
turning topsy- turvy with me.
have the most wonderful secret Z,
my heart, / have seen him again
And he looked just the same az he din
that day on the train.
| was having dinner with Mr. ana
Mrs. Seldom at Harridge's, and wa
were discussing automobiles. I ra'
member particularly because Mr.. Sd.
don wanted endurance in his car and
l wanted speed.
Peggy, If l were going to buy IN.
car for yourself what kind womb
you choose?" said Mr.. Seldom. laugh.
| ing, as | looked up eagerly.
why, if l could afford 1t, I'd hav.
a 90 horsepower Refiex-just a two.
passenger car--long and quite rakish
and" Well. just then I looked
up, quite unconscious that the parry
| at the next table were being highly
entertained, and then quite forso,
| what | was going to say and iust
stared, There sat my cavalier of .bs
train, he of the Ruiz racer, the man
Bess Odds said I would never meet
again. He looked at me quite inper-
sonally, as though 1t were an alto
/ gether ordinary thing to see me again
and | felt very young and childish
because | thought 1t was all very
strange and wonderful. And then he
bowed coolly.
Someone you know. Peggy9" sad
Mr.. Seldom as l somewhat collected
my sense and smiled a little,
Yes, someone I met at a houH
party during the holidays" l said.
carelessly. It was white lie any,
way, and what was the use of telling
that adventure all over again now.
even though Mr. and Mrs Seldom are
sort of adopted second parents to ms
and the best pals in the world? Mrs,
Seldom told mother once that she en-
We'd her Mother isn't so crazy about
me herself, but then she lives with
me all the time, and 1 AM tempera-
mental.
Really. though. 1t was maddenlns
to sit there and feel that he had come
into my life again in a very funny
way, and there was absolutely moth
ing either of us could do. l looked al
him under my lashes and reflected
There was no possible way he could
speak to me- because he didn't know
| nv name. And then he looked 10
( suddenly and caught me, and l saw
his eyes dark, with q, suggestion Of
wickedness. His whole face looked a
little world weary. But for that one
, instant something else looked out at
me. determination. And then he got
up coolly and deliberately and came
over to our table.
e How do you do, Miss Dean" he
q said, with that little suspicion OF
mockery in his voice. Didn't | meet
= you in Forestville during the ho.-
t DAYS? NV name is whitney He
ooo1 1,-boya iptrodnped him and
made some conventional remarks as
= we rose to go. Then, for a moment,
n we stood alone and he held out his
e hand to say goodbye.
4 "This time 1 don't find you alone
and friendless," he said as he held my
. fingers close.
n INV turn now 1 returned. hardly
conscious of what l was saying.
yes, it is you turn" he said sud
= denly, land I'll try not to ask 100
= great a favor when the time comes
g There are about million questions
o you would like to ask me, aren'
. there? Didn't Miss Olds vouch FOL
my responsibility?
e "She didn't even know you so nov
IL what have you to say for yourself!
IL said accusingly "And will yol
please tell me how you happened u
find out my Names"
, He leaned forward and said slowly
>, do you remember the time | tried I
II kill two birds with one stone? sna
= aim straighter next time"
I And then he stepped back an
bowed as we went out. Peggy;
think you're going to have anoils
o adventure. But l want to say rlgn
l. now that I don't care If he is an es
n capped convict. ! intend to find Cd
about that other bird.