Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-16
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER III.
IVY often discussed Roberts ca
Wv reer. he enthusiastically. l with
forebod;nrs


w Z often discussed Roberts ca
Wv reer. he enthusiastically. I with
forebodings.
Il am very fond of YOU. Robert
told him. and ] imagine that perhaps
my intuitions make up for my lack of
knOwieoge and experience. | think you
set too high a value on your profess
siOnal success. 1t frightens me- Al
ready. IN less than a month, / can see
that I am often quite forgotten, even
when sitting in the same room with
you. while YOU are dreaming of the
sreat lawyer you are going to be. Is
il not so"' as ne scOwled. You know
YOU can't deny it,
You want me to succeed, cont you?'
he asked rather cOldly.
"Of course ] do, But not at the eX-
pense of everything else. There's no
fun i'm living when you are thinking Of
business all the time" 1 pOuted.
Instead OF thinking of you. eh?"
We both laughed and my good nature
was restored.
I had at this time no sense of order
or OF sequence. even in my thoughts,
much less in my life: and l had no idea
OF becoming second in Roberts thoughts.
An indulgent father, two loving
brothers and doting aunt do not tend
10 make a girl unselfish
I thought a good deal Of what Robert
had said about my being more alone 50
soon as he should have more business.
and imagined that ! already saw n
change in him. He was not quite so
unhappy when away from me, as he had
assured me he would be when he was
urging me to marry him.
You will have to get accustomed to
being alone part OF the time" he said
to me one day when had complained at
being so much alone, Il have my work
10 do. and I intend to do it! How do
YOU expect Us to live if 1 stay dawdling
at home with your"
Money had always been such a negligi-
BILE quantity with me. having never
known the need nor the value of it, that
| did not seriously consider what Rob-
ert had said anent working that we
might live. although I knew he must de-
pend on himself Ny father had told
me. when he gave me a check for two
thousand dollars. not to expect anything
more from him.
/ felt that father had not been very
generous, considering the way | had been
brought up, but laid il all to my step
mothers influence. and while ] did not
our needs.
L
doubt that Robert could easily supply
He had told me in the beginning mat
he had only enough to care for US until
he could get started. But / was so ig-
norant Of business. so poor mathema-
tiCian- as are most women that l absO-
lutely declined TO understand the differ
ence in my financial situation. treating
everything from the same standpoint as
I had when at home. When | wanted
money. why of course. / must have il
Just as when / wanted Roberts undi-
vided attention. I must have that
We had fixed up the house so that
had II been kept as il should, il would
have been very cosy and comfortable
Robert and Aunt Edith had purchased
all the necessary things. and with our
lovely wedding gifts scattered around
" really was very attractive But /
tired easily. The unaccustomed work
made me cross and irritable, so in con-
sequence ] let things go. We managed
to get along with what Nancy, the wom-
an who had been with us from the
first. could do.
Occasionally Robert would come BEAM
ing Those were the days when he had
client But at other times his face
wore an anxious look. and he would talk
about economy. and wonder why our
bills were so large.
What had changed him? That he was
changed ] had to admit. But / never took
into account. never even thought that my
needless ways were all 10 blame. often
In the night, however. there walked
through my dreams a strange fore
bOding-a ressonless expectancy mixed
with dread, only TO be forgotten i'm the
morning
Dear" Robert said TO me one day. do
try and be contented. Just as soon as il
is warm enough we will mt up the porch
as dining room and you can spend all
the long summer days out doors.
know il is hard for YOU now. This is
a radical change from all 20 which YOU
have been accustomed. but for my sake.
dear. please Try and he little happier"
Before ] had time 10 reply Nancy call
eel as 10 dinner. and as usual 7 quickly
forgot my III temper. Roberts little ser
mon. the horrid weather and dismal out
IooS: and soon was chatting merrily
ar usual
Robert sometimes called me chame-
leon. because at this time I was 50
,hanCesble. so full or moods.
Sut while I Chatted and laughed. Rob