Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
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'Done!" said Inky.
Detiantly the woman faced him.
Even in this moment her air of quiet
good breeding did not desert her
and her voice was soft cadenced and
musical
You're going to tell me that your
boat won't accommodate as many
guests as you had supposed and that
during the remainder of your trip
you will have to forego the pleasure
of my society"
Ingraham spread out his fingers.
Il only wear seven and a half,
though you mightn't think it,"
DO you mean I've lost? You We're
not going to say that? Perhaps not,
now that I've said it for you" ended
Mrs. Oliver, proudly.
ooh, come now" said Inky quickly
he had seen the sensitive lips trem-
BILE and then hold themselves firm.
And he had not thought that a
woman like that" could know proud
dignity. You don't think I'd shut
file about a bet-do you, Mrs Oliver
II beg your pardon. Seven and a
half And now what was it you were
going to say to me-"
Very gently the man answered her.
Instead of asking you to leave I was
going to ask if you'd tell me how you
happened to come"
Like the Rest.
Still defiantly, she replied: Surely
Mr., Packard explained that"
"Yes-but after all, he gave hisve
sion-not yours
She looked at him intently for a
moment. That's kind of you-that's
very kind"
"Mr. Packard made a dreadful
blundeT-I can't see vet how! He
told me that he had the loan of n
friends yacht over the week. end and
that there would be no one but our
selves. He couldn't have known On.
he thought he was taking me on a
bachelor party-how horrible. Have
| come to that-tO be taken for the
sort of woman who goes on bachelor
parties, rowdy, vulgar, champagne
drinking affairs?"
"Packy's an idiot told him that"
interrupted Ingraham.
You think there's no difference be-
tween my coming with him alone
and my coming with him on a party.
Mr.. Ingraham, I lead my
own life-Im answerable to no one
i don't adhere to the established
code OF morals, but I have standards
of my own. l lead quiet, exclusive
life"
The man answered as frankly and
simply as the woman herself: Yes
but you do lead it. | wonder-with-
out impertinence or curiosity-I Won
der Why"
81 can't say that took it up DELHI
erately-or that it is what | should
fAt DIT 4
way of life that is open to me. |
wasn't educated for a profession
and l can't do hard manual work: !
haven't the strength. Besides, | de-
mand some share in the beauty and
happiness of the world. I can't live
in sordidness and loneliness-utterly
without affection. ! claim entire
freedom in my way of living-but do
feel that the dignity with which |
condition il makes a sort of career for
1t. OF course, the prudes and the
moralists will never agree to this, but
YOU
She looked in his face for a mo-
ment-and then dropped her eyes.
mo. You are like all the rest. You
recognize no degrees in a life like
mine. Once a woman steps out OF
the conventional pale she is black
DIdCh as lllS ace OF spades,
She walked a step or two away. and
as the Magdalen spoke the attitude of
the world, she felt that attitude COM
ing close to her. holding her fast.
After all woman can not live to her
self alone"
You're all the same, YOU men-all
color blind"
After a moments pause. mgraham
answered ner gently