Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-19

HAPS because / did not really care
for June. or perhaps because of
the crude and business like man
Ger of his love making, when once l mad
erasped the full meaning of what he
was asking me, l had risen to my feet
end cried that l would not do it. Then
before June could stop me, l bad rushed
away from him, slamming the door be-
hind me. The cool night air in the
streets famed nay flushed cheeks and
cried the tears i'm my eyes. BY the time
reached home | was more angry than
hurt. But the iron of what June mad
said had entered my very soul. real
.zed perfectly that all his fine phrases
. My amounted 10 his telling me that
& was not good enough for him TO marry
MY mother met me in the hall upon
sy return.
June has been phoning like mad for
ihe last fifteen minutes" she informed
me.
Well, l don't want to talk TO him,
I answered sulkily.
You'll have to- my mother told me.
I'm not goins TO have him ringing that
bell all night. If you've quarrelled with
aim go ahead and make it up. don't be
iool"'
Accordingly. l entered the little booth
~ mich had been made for the telephone
beneath the stairs.
Hello, Di," said Junes voice over
the wire with apparently no trace OF an
ger in it Pm sorry III / came at you a
bit abruptly. | thought you were ready
10 reason. Nc hard feelings, | hope?
Dine with you tomorrow night?
mo, | won't dine with you!" / cried.
II don't like the way you've talked to
me"'
Don't he silly and be mad about it,
said June Believe me, you'll get over
Il. Say, what are you going to do? Do
you want to marry che butchers boy
and work hard all the rest of your llfe'
Better thing it over, hi. | can give you
all the things you want and the butch
er's boy can't. You'll have to come to II,
my dear, and you'd better thank your
stars that I'm crazy over you and I'D
always look out for you"'
please don't talk to me any more!
said and hung up the receiver.
| felt bitter and very much at loss
There seemed to me some foundation in
June's threat that Il would have to come
TO it," I was learning fast. One of the
things that was beginning to dawn on
me was that although the young men
of good family and with money, whose
L had made in the past few
months, were willing enough to shower
flowers and candy, silk stockings and
gloves pom me, they nevertheless never
spoke of marriage to me. Already |
could think of a dozen youths who had
told me they "adored me-" flowed me-"
were mad, about me-" but never did
they hint of an engagement or OF a
wholesome and simple life together.
Already | was tired of the hectic life
1 was leading. but not tired enough to
think of marriage with some honest
young man of my own class. 1t had oc-
Cured to me that the security of mar
riage would be a way out of the difficuf-
ties of the hand to mouth life | now led.
An incident which occurred few nights
after L had been out with June forced
upon me even more keenly my position
in social scale.
Mr.. Colby, the quiet and attractive
young man who had taken me to lunch
con or to dinner once or twice, and who
seemed, as a matter of fact, less smitten
by my charms than any one of my other
admirers, had called for me and taken
NE tc dinner. We were seated in the
restaurant talking quietly when June
came in with a pleasant-looking, we'll
dressed girl. AS he passed our table
ne nOOuEu 10 DOtH Ol uSs DuL ulu HOS
speak. Then presently, after he had or
dered his dinner, L saw him say a word
or two to the girl with him, rise and
come towards US. He stood, his hand
resting on the back of my chair, talking
to Mr. Colby and myself.
why don't you bring your girl over
here, June?" l suggested. why couldn't
we four have dinner together? l think
it would be nice"
June flushed little.
Thanks, Di," he said, we're in a
rush; we're meeting other people later
Bye, Colby, old man." he added, and
sauntered away again.
/ watched him for a minute in silence.
II wonder why he wouldn't bring that
girl over?" / said to my escort. 81 think
she looks nice. I'd like to know her.
Mr.. Colby glanced over his shoulder at
the girl I indicated, caught her eye and
bowed to her. Then he turned back 10
me.
oh he said, that's Junes sister. He
couldn't bring her over very we'll"
why notp" l asked.