Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
Carolyn
BeeCher
ONE WOMAN'S
STORY

you are there when others come"
We'll, I shall not be there!" 1 de-
clared.
Not be there. what do you mean.
Margaret" ,..
Just what l say. l shall not attend
Mrs. Lawson's musicale"
Roberts brows drew together, puz-
zled expression crossed his face.
why not, Margaret? We, have no
other engagement"
mo. / do not care to go; that's all. :"
But / insist! You are acting foolish.
ly. childishly. I am her attorney. She
is thoroughly good woman, and Iother
women should not make her position
harder, especially my wife. The affair
Is only few days away, so if you need
new gown you will have to attend to It
at once"
Il told you I should not go, Robert.
mean ii. You allow me to go out quite
frequently without you; in fact, urge
me to. Now you have the same privi-
lege; you may go to Mrs. Lawsons mus
icale without me-"
/ spoke quietly, but I was seething
with emotion, and-anger, and most of
all-jealousy.
But you must go, Margaret! Phyllis
will be so hurt If you do not. Come, stop
being so childish. Give me your rea-
sons for not wanting to go; you are u.s.
ually keen enough about anything must
cal. She expressed hope you would
play for her"
II do not care to go. That is reason
enough" | told him. Not for worlds
would have Acknowledged the true rea-
| son-or admitted my jealousy of his
lovely client. please drop the subject
as it is very annoying to me-" / added
DBL, g 1v.Axr
He jumped to his feet with an impatient
gesture. His dark eyes steeled.
You will go to Phyllis Lawson's
musicale, Margaret" he said in his cold
est, most determined tone, then left the
room and the house before l had time to
again refuse.
For the first time had absolutely de-
fled him. That he was terribly angry
| knew. That he would be still more
angry when he realized that / had not
the slightest intention of obeying him
knew. But not for moment did / wav-
er. Not even Robert could force me into
that woman's house. Neither would
give expression to my reasons.
l read until midnight, then went to
bed Toward morning Robert came in,
and as usual when he was out late, he
slept in the guest room. | knew very
we'll that / had driven him out by my
refusal to go to Mrs. Lawson's musicale,
as when he first came in he had COM
planned of being tired and said that he
should retire early. But / had no COM
FUNCTIONS. neither any feeling of neg
lect-as | often did-because he had
remained out so late. He had been an
CRY with me, and because of Phyllis
Lawson How would it end?
CHAPTER Xxx.
n OES it seem that have laid undue
y stress on my desire for love? A
- thousand times l had gone back
and forth over all our days and hours
together-Roberts and mine. And ever
before the closed door of the future
years there stood always an angel with
flaming sword-an angel demanding
insistently: Does he love me? Does
he love me-" And then on the heels
of this thought came the other, IF he
doesn't what them"
| was a bit upset and nervous the
day after my refusal to go to Phyllis
Lawson's musicale, so called Myrtle up
| and asked her to lunch with me at the
! only really fashionable restaurant
| Clearville boasted Robert had scarcely
| spoken that morning. and had left the
| house with a curt "Goood-by' to me,
although he had been as affectionate
as usual toward the children. He had
never acted quite so angry with me be-
| fore, and | wanted to get away from
the house, and the remembrance of
the unpleasant morning.
IL shall be delighted to 60" Myrtle
! told me. shall | meet you there, or
| shall | come after you in the carp
| "Neither-ride down here If you like,
| but l want to walk"
VERY we'll; I'll have James bring me
down. and then he can take Matilda and
the children for a nice, long ride, and
we will walk down."
| was so pleased at the thought OF
the childrens pleasure that for few
moments ! forgot my own unhappiness
in helping Matilda dress them for their
| unexpected outing.
Myrtle and l stood on the steps
a