Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-21
To-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
My Honeymoon
thirty fourth chaptsr-continued.

my .sensauons ! felt dreadfully hu-
INFLATED. Even my personal pride was
wounded. I remembered what Father
Dan had said about husband and wife
being one flesh, and told myself that
this was what l belonged TO, what
belonged to me-thisl Then ! tried
TO reproaeh and reprove myself, but
in order 10 do so had 20 turn my
eyes away
our road to BlackWater lay over
The ridge Of nil much exposed to
the wind from the southwest When
we reached this point the clouds
seemed 10 roll up from the sea like
tempcstnous battalions. Torrential
rain fell on the car and came dripping
sn from the juncture OF the landau
lette roof. Some Of It fell on the
sleeper, and he awoke with a start
ne stopped, as II caught in guilt,
and began to apologize again.
Was asleep? I really think
must have been stupid, isn't it? EX-
cuse me
He blinked his eyes as if Ia. empty
them or sleep, looked me overtfor
moment or two In silence, and then
said with "A smile which made me
shudder
so YOU and / are man aud wife,
my dear,
i made no answer and, still look
ing az me, he aid
"Wen, worse things might have
happened after all- what do you
think"
stu did not answer him. FEELING
certain shame, not 10 say disgust
Then he began to pay me some com
pliments on my appearance
do you know you're charming
my dear really charming
That stung me, and made me shud-
der, | don't know why unless y MAs
because the words gave me the sense
~ having been used before TO othei
women. ! turned my eyes away
apon't turn away, dear. Let me see
those big black eyes Of yours
adore black eyes. They Always
Pierce me ike gimlet.
lie reached forward a. ne spohe
and drew me 10 him Ielt tlsnl-
enod and pushed him off;
What's this?' he said. as Il sur
prised. ,t NJ.
laughed. and in the tone OF man
Who had much TO do with women
and thought he knew how TO deal
with them, he said -.
Wants 10 be coaNed does she
They all do, bless them
saying this he pulled me closer
"a him putting his arm about my
waist, but once more ! drew anu
forcibIy pushed him for me,
uis face darlened for an instant,
ana thcn cleared again.
Glad of Storm.
aoh. I see" he said. Offended, Is
she? Paying me out Tor having paid
40 little court to herr Wen she
right there, too, bless her! Bnt never
mind, You're decidedly good zoos
inr little woman, my dear, ana II l
have neglected you thus far, ] IN
tend TO make IN for It during the
honeymoon. So come, little gal, let's
be friends"
Taking hold of me asain, he tried
10 kiss me. putting 81 the same time
his hand on the bosom OF my dress
but / twisted my face aside ana pre-
vented him
voh. Oh, Hurt her modesty, have
~" he said, laughing like q man VINO
w,ns unite sure both OF himself and
OF me. but my little nun will get
ssSer that by and by, Walt awhile!
Wait awhile."
Rv this time / was trembling with
the shock of terror that was entirety
new TO me. I could not explain II
10 myself the nature Of it, hut II Was
there. and l could not escape from II.
Hitherto. when | thought % my
marriage 10 Lord Raa ! had been
troubled by the absence OF love be-
tween us and what | meant 10 my
t,.r he tf nt
wlfe-was the kind of feeling J had
for the Reverend Mother heightened
and deepencd ANA Splrituali2ed. as |
believed, by the fact with all It's
mysterious signincancel that the one
WAS man and the other a woman.
But this WAS something quite DIFF
ferent Not having found in mar
rage what ! had expected | was
finding something else, for there
could be no mistaking my husbands
meaning when he looked at me with
his passionate eyes and said, Walt
awhile!"
saw what was before me and In
fear of II found myself wishing that
something might happen TO save me.
] was SO frightened that if | could
have escaped form the ear | should
have done SO, The only thing
could hope FOR was that We should
steamer, or that the storm would pre-
vent q from sailing What relief
from my situation ] should find from
that beyond the delay OF one day,
one night tin which / imagined 1
might be allowed 10 return bomel. |
dia not know hut none the less on
that account I began 70 watch the
clouds with feverish interest
They were wilder h8u ever now
r0liing ip from the southwest In huge
black whoris which envelopea the
mountains and engulfed the valleys
The wind TOO. was bowling al i'm
tcfvals like beast being slaughtered.
II was terrible, but not 50 terrible as
the thing 7 was thinking ~. l was
afraid of the storm. and Vet ] was
fesrfuily. frightfully glad Of H.
MY husband. who after my repulse.
had dropped back into his own corner
OF the car VAS very angry He
talked again of oar "God forsaken ss-
land" and the ioils Of living in it,,
said our passage would be a long one