The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-01

Although it worried her little to
thing how insistent she had been,
Cora held to her determination. David
must choose between his own wife and
Carter Brett's wife for a business
partner. 1t was true, as David had
said, that Rose Brett knew how to
design big, costly palaces-the kind
through which the newly rich liked
to express themselves while Cora had
neither the experience nor the ability
for anything more ambitious than a
honey home or natural and charm
ing bit of landscape
Cora pondered over this. Woman
like, after it was done, she wondered
if she had been too severe. She did
so long to help David never to hinder
him. A sense of confidence swept
over her as she recalled what Carter
Brett had said of her development
plan for the valley tract:
THE stockholders are crazy about
it," he had assured her. 1.-The young
fellows say a swimming pool and
rustic tea arbor will be worth 20 toy
sunken gardens and flimsy fol-de-rols.
The girls are all for it, too. Guess
they see chance to show off some
nifty bathing suits Anyhow, it's a
grand little scheme, and you're a
smart child to think of it."
But what if David was right about
it making trouble between Brett and
his wife? Suppose Rose Brett re-
fused to give up her plan. For she
had supporters, too. Many of the Ian
guild, superwealthy matrons agreed
with her that a pretty garden where
1iveried flunkeys brought tea or cock
tails on silver trays was more desir-
able than swimming hole" where
red-blooded youth disported itself in
brief costumes. Well the Bretts must
work out their domestic problems just
as she and David were working out
theirs.
The longer Cora thought it over the
more eager she felt to carry the plan
to success How splendid it would be
to have a part in the actual develop
ment of community! Why, she
might help to make children robust
and young folks, wholesomely happy
by the play spot she saw so vividly
in her imagination. And how amaz-
ing to discover her own talent!
All, no; nothing could make her re-
nounce her right to be her husbands
helpmeet now that she had actually
proven her ability. She would not on
any account let Rose Brett trample
on her, stifle her personality, end
her and David's career by threats or
dismissal. There was Carter Brett to
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ton was concerned, Brett was on her
side. Cora felt she could count on
him-if only his courage lasted. If
only he stuck to his determination to
act independently of his brilliant wife
for once!
1t was a lovely sunshiny day. Cora,
weary of the hotel, put on her hat and
started out to walk off her too
thoughtful mood. AS she passed the
handsome offices of the Colony Park
Realty company it's president emerged
from the doorway.
why, how do?' she hailed Brett
with a friendly smile, Il was just
thinking about you"
Lets take a tramp, young person."
he answered. Cora saw with a pang
that he looked moody and troubled.
Instantly she knew there had been a
clash between the nominal head OF
the company and the real head-his
wife.
II feetl like getting the air." Brett
went on. Rose lit into me about the
valley tract. Isn't it the darndest
thing? That's what comes of letting
her have her way for the last 10
years. She Just walks over me. Rose
walks over everybody. She don't
mean to- he hastily added, for he
loved his wife. Its just her way.
She's brainy, Rose is
Cora longed to hurry him to the