Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-10
Copyright. 1912, by Hearst's MaRazins.
Copyright, 1918, by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright in Great Britain Copyright,
1913 by ]. B. Lippincott Company.
To-DAY'S NSTALLMENT.
Seventy sixth chapter-continued.

precipice, but | answered:
s"It is perfectly true"
, l think that was the last thing he
= expected. After moment. he said:
Then you have broken your mar
rage vows-is that it?"
Yes; II you call it So
Call it so? Call it so? Good heav-
ems, what do you call it,"
] did not reply, and after another
moment he said:
but perhaps you wish me to IN
derstand that this man whom I was
so foolish as to invite to my house
abused my hospitality and betrayed
my wife. Is that what you mean
No" l said. "He observed the laws
Of hospitality much better than you
did. and if am betrayed l betrayed
myself"
shall never forget the look with
which my husband received this con-
fession. He drew himself up with
the air of an injured man and said:
What? You mean that you your
self = deliberately
Good Cod"
He stopped for moment and then
said with rush:
u suppose you've not forgotten
what happened at the time of our
marriage your resistance
and the ridiculous compact 1 submit
ted to? Why did l submit? Because
] thought your innocence, your con-
vent bred ideas and your ignorance
Of the first conditions Of matrimony
But I've been fooled, for you
now tell me after all my
complacency that you have
deliberately In the name 81
God do YOU know what you are?
There's only one name for woman
who does what you've done. Do you
want me to tell you what that name
ISL"
was quivering with shame, but
my mind which was going at light
ming speed, was thinking of London,
of Cairo. of Rome. Of Paris.
why don't you speak?" he cried.
lifting his voice in his rage. Don't
you understand what a letter Ike
this is calling you?"
My heart choked. But the thought
that came to me-that, bad as mis-
own life had been, he considered he
had a right to treat me in this way
because he was a man and / was
vvoman-brought strength out OF my
Syeakness, so that when he went on
TO curse my church and my religion.
saying this was all that had come OF
''the r1ummery of my masses" l fired
up for a moment and said
you can spare yourself these bias
phemies. If have done wrong, 1t Is
], and not my church, that is TO blame
for It."
Damn It, have you lost all sense OF
a womans duty to- her husband?
while YOU have been married to me
and l have been fool enough not to
claim YOU as a wife because l thought
you were only fit company for the
saints and angels you have been
prostituting yourself to this oiusterer'
this ="
''That is lie" said, stepping up
tn him in the middle of the floor 1T
fTue that | am married to you, but
HE is my real husband ana you
you are nothing to me at
all"
News Spread.
Nv husband stood for moment
with his mouth agape, Then he be-
gan to laugh-loudly, derisiveiy'
mockingly.
mind bearing my name, though, ana
when your time comes y,ouh expect
p 1t to cover your disgrace.
His face had become shockingiy
distorted He was quivering with
That's not the worst either" he
cried. ITS not enough that YOU
should tell me to my face that some
body else is your real husband, but
YOU must shunt your spurious Off
spring into my house. Isn't that what
fl all comes to all inns
damnable fuss of your fathers i
that you are going to palm or on
ME and my name and family your own o,.
and this mans bastard
And with the last word in the
drunkenness Of his rage, he lifted his
arm and struck me with the back OF
his hand across the cheek.
The physical shock was fearful but
the moral illfamy was hundredtold
worse. | can truly say that not alone
for myself did ! suffer When my
mind, still going al lightning speed
thought of Martin. who loved me so
tenderly, ! felt crushed by my nus
bands blow to the lowest depths OF
shame.
I nIist have screamed, though l did |
not know it, for at the next moment
Price was in the room and I saw that !
the housekeeper drawn perhaps as
before. by my husbands loud voice. |
was on the landing outside the door
But even that did not serve to re-
strain him.
mo matter" he said. After what
has passed you may not enjoy To-
morrow's ceremony. But you shall go !
through I'll BY heaven, you snail.
And when it is over. ! shall have |
something to say to your father.
And with that he swung out OF the |
room and went lunging down the |
stairs.
was still standing in the middle OF
the floor. with the blow OF my hus-
bands hand tingling on my cheek, !
when Price. after clashing the door IN |
the face Of the housekeeper, said |
with her black eyes ablaze!
Well. if ever / wanted to be man |
before to-dav.'
News Of the scene went like Wild |
fire through the house and Alma's |
mother came to comfort me. In her
crude and laundering way she told |
mo Of a. similar insult she had suf- /
ferAd A. 'ha hands Of the bad Lord |
Ras" ard how n had been the real
reason ~ boz eoineto America.
&'T-s M rr'ef ladies have muc1 70
+ UP with But cheer up. dearie, u