Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-27

FSet foot in she told me. so L Kept
putting off until some other time things
L should have done at once.
g.. CHAPTER VII.
II OR the first time since eo0 0@ fnrI mSTe
l. physically But knew very
well that ne was worrying about his
practice, or the lack of it. In dehance
| of nv wishes his office hours were kept
religiousIy | couldn't see the use OF
sitting there hour after hour porlng over
| his books. waiting for clients who never
came when he might be entertaining
ME. Another thing also worried me. he
was doing all he could to make hlmse1
popular locally in the face OF the stand
| | had taken-that of ignoring the towns
people-simply because ala not want
| to live there,
When disgruntled by conditions. or my
unhappy thoughts, l would, without
| Seeming volition on my part. compare
the life l now led with the life | might
TEave led with Tod Freeman. Tod was
cid enough to be my father, little. in
significant in mind as well as III stature
but very rich. Then [ would feel con-
science-stricken, and glad l had married
Robert, who as far as mind and APP
| pearance went was far his superior. But
|, l. invariably wound up these little con-
versations with myself by saying:
| "If only Robert had more money!
The Bible says that Money is the
lroot of all evil" But a little just at
this time might have saved me from a
great deal of trouble and unha ppiness.
one night at dinner Robert was very
quiet. and ate scarcely anything, al
though we had just the dishes he liked.
I Matilda will have to go!" he remark
Wa of the fable
Matilda go! what do you mean?"
shrilled on the defensive at once.
Just what l say! We can't afford to
keep her"
| But"
''Oh. | know. Don't rub it in! It's
| your money, and all that. But ] tell you,
| Margaret, we can't afford it! and for
the life of me | can't see why you need
her. or course it has been great to
have her" he added rather shame
| facedly but why can't you, an edu
Gated, accomplished woman. cook and
care for the house as we'll as Matilda,
an ignorant servant. can? I confess it
| is beyond me. / should think you would
enjoy having something definite to do.
something that contributed to our COM
| fort-and our happiness"
But it's my"
"Oh. please. Margaret! It's your
money IndI Is paying neI, Dut ullleSS
things change. and very soon, we will
reed that money to live on instead of
giving it to a servant, who really does
nothing but what you, with a little
thought, could do. Then. another thing.
while we are on the subject. Our bills
are simply enormous for only two of
us. We must cut them down in some
way even if we don't live so we'll"
81 told you once that if YOU wanted
|
mel" ] exploded, angry, and so careless
OF what | said
ut seems you haven't the sense of
an ordinary servant" he retorted, stung
out of his usual calm by my attitude
regarding the money, so perhaps /
would have been more com Portable. espe-
cially as you do nothing to help me pro-
REASONABLY"
I made no reply. knew only too WELL
however. to what he referred. Tim Null
hanyLa local politician and a power in
the town-had called on us, al Roberts
invitation bringing his wife / had been
first surprised then disguised; and had
taken no pains to conceal my feelings.
Robert had been furious. yet had begged
me to return their call. / had fatty
refused, and he had chosen to feel ag-
grieved.
You do nothing to help me. Margar-
ETY. he declared. after they left. "Abso-
lutely nothing. Your high and mighty
airs with a man whom I am trying to
obtain a client and who can throw a
lot of business my way are most exas- /
perating"
IF you expect me to make friends |
with ward politicians and to meet their |
wives socially you are going to be dis |
appointed" l told him. Tim MuIhany
and his kind are not to my liking and
you might as we'll understand it first
as last"
<i Tim isn't a bad fellow. Margaret. |
and his wife seems a nice fnoffensive \
little woman Cartwright told me she |
had been the making of Tim Null I
hany has a good deal of influence. /
Margaret, not only politically but in |
other ways. Some day / may run for |
office. Anyway I want his law bust /
ness. I should think you would see |
which side your bread is buttered on |
and help me, instead of putting on |
airs" -..
Don't be vulgar. Robert" 7 replied /
and he dropped the subject-for the |
time.
I didn't mean 10 be selfish and cruel. |
vet I suppose Robert thought me both |
] had been brought I'D so differently. in /
an atmosphere in which 7 absorbed so |
many false ideas Of life and what per-
tanned to right living. that I could not
to he honest. 7 didn't really try-ad- /
just myself to altered conditions Had I
I stopped to consider I should have
and outlook on life was so much broader /
than my own. could see the good in
these people. and meet them on a com