Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03
Margaret Carrots
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ADDED SUSPICION.
CHAPTER LxxIII.
+ By JANE PHELPS
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The week which followed my tall
with Mrs. Baldwin was a busy one.
finished my settling, and then had Elsie
down to spend the day. Tom would come
down to dinner with Bob. Elsie and
had not had real good talk since the
day she helped me with my shopping
and Marion Riggs joined us.
"What a lovely homei" she said en-
Enthusiastically.
eyes it is niee,' l agreed.
"And to think it is yours your very
ownl" and Elsie looked longingly
laround. 81 wish Tom could be persuad-
ed to buy me a home," she added. Gal
tho am not sure / should care to have
it so far from New York and his busi-
ness. He ism t much of a commuter, and
L might spend more time alone than
should care to. Does Bob come down
every night"
"Nearly--so far. John Kendall was
down over Sunday, and we had some
charming people in, neighbors. We are
going to play bridge together once a
week"
"That s fine. envy you. But come
on show me the rest of the housed" we
had been talking in the living room.
Elsie admired each room as we came
to it, and everything in it. My room es-
pecially She was enchanted with the
view from the windows and approved
of the arrangement of the furniture.
When L opened the door of Bob S room
Iand said:
''This is Bob's room, how do you
like it?'' she glanced quickly at me,
then said laughingly.
" Ism It this something new--this idea
of each having room?"
/ knew that | flushed, but I tried to-
look unconcerned as | replied:
"We never had room enough before.
How do you like the rug and furni-
tureg Bob selected them NimseYr''
"They re perfect! but Bob has such
exquisite taste"
/ knew by Elsie s expression that she
was still curious anent our occupying
separate rooms, so as often happens
when one is embarrassed, commenced
to explain.
''Bob thought that if he had sep
arate room he would not disturb me
when he came in late, and mother also
agreed with him that it was better for
us both. You know I never can go to
sleep when he is out, and they thought
perhaps if we had separate rooms l.
would be able to, finished lamely.
$50 Mister Robert is planning to
stay out, is .he7" Elsie laughed.
'No-not exactly that, but sometimes
he is late,v l stammered, sorry l had
mentioned the matter to Elsie.
We had delightful day. It wss warm
but we walked all over the town. Elsie
was so interested in everything that it
was a joy to point out all Of the beau
ties of the place. We lunched alone, and
in the afternoon drove out over the
hills. Elsie fairly bubbled over she was
SO charmed with everything, and l en-
ioyed myself as L had nos ror months.
1'You must come out real oftenl .
said as we took off our hats on our
return. 81 have enjoyed having you
so much.''
81 viii come as often as 1 can-as
often as 1 am invited this summer. But
you know how busy we are in the fall
and winter, and 1 must go with Tom.
He'd soon get in the habit of going
without me If l didn't.
''Perhaps he d give up going so much
and remain with you if you refused to
go, " 1 suggested.
'eNot Toni you don t know him. ID
either go with him or stay home alone,
and as 1 have no particular f0ndness
for my own society especially in the
evening, think it the part OF wisdom
to go.
~ don t see, never will be able to
see how you endure that crowd, "
"'They may be artistic, but
they certainly ARE q crazy lot. l never
am comfortable with them" l wanted
to tell her of my experience the day l
met Fred Langworth in the restaurant,
and OF what ne told the girl he was
with ON Fifth Avenue. But l remember
I'd that Mr.. Langworth was a great
friend of Tom IS and kept still. Any
way [ hated to repeat that anyone was
sorry for Bob because he had married
ne. 1t hurt my pride.
Bob and Tom came down early, and :
We spent a very gay hour at dinner. just
,fter they had left us to take a walk
md smoke their after dinner cigars :
he telephone rang.
ssWho can that be9' I said to Elsiei
Is fastened to answer.
sis Mr.. Garrett in9' a woman 8
roiee asked, a voice which someway
vas strangely familiar.
who is it, pleasel"
81 wish to speak to Mr.. Garrett per-
onally if he is in, came the answer In
. carefully modulated voice.
esHe is not in at present. Who shall
tell him called. am Mrs, Garrett, I
said, and before had scarcely fin
shed l heard the click of the receiver. Z
she-whoever she was had no intentions
o tell me of her business with Bob.
Sould it have been Miss Riggs or some
woman of whom l never had heard. Had
t been she, or any of that crowd
cit sure they would have left the mes
age with me-some message.
When Elsie asked WAC called, | gave
N evasiye answer. but all the rest of
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