The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-06
Fl EVENING STORY
HER DEEP VALLEY
/. Copyright. 1918. by W. wernvr).

Susan Holt had told Iita. h,r
dupghtcr-tn-l1w that she had "a ter
rihlc headache and that she was goinG
TO her room
In reality Susan's head dad not ache
AT AN. 1t Was her hcatt that was XIII
tng her, but she could not tell Rita
that, FOR to say that her heart ached
would be 10 accuse RIA OF causing 10
Once behind her own door she sut
doWn ~ the big loatho. Cnalr which
had been her husbands and which
sim held "A faint scent OF ms ftVurltc
tobacco When she Was In that chair
ne seemed very near TO her, ulmos
alive again There were the rubbed
spots where ms head and elbow had
rested She smoothcd the leather with
a lingering hand and nestled down
INTO tho depths OF % chair as
she were oncc again |cudd!ing IN hS
prOtcctiug rms
For ne had cared fut her generous
N II WAS that she missed most IN
his absence There WIS no one to care
for her q tor son had married q
woman who had him completely uu-
der her influence. Aud that lnllu-
once was against hIs mothers. RITA
was 70 kteN"r. and the kc'vcrs had
always hated tho Hollis. who were
oH a higher plane Of LIVING than their
own. iatu had deliberately planned
60 capture Bruce. and Whon she had
him ANA was safe iu IN, house she
made his mother NofN uncomfortable.
Bruce appeared At any
rate he would have preferred offend
inE las mother 10 attytu rttuE Co curb
l.lta.
Bruce had been married Two v,Hfs
Jud his father had been dead the
same icugth OF time A. soon as ms
rather died lac had married ilia aud
brought her home. Before Do had
been there two DAYS Rita heguu to
assert herself she had never had
auN money 10 spend or ans social 10.
fuonrc. D. suddenly ,hese were at
her command nci marriage had
translated her into the finest house
and the finest tamiiN iu the town, and
she put ON great airs. HCr good Tor.
tune had gone TO her head and she
became arrogant vain, p~airontEinE
The more obvious sh, became tho
farther aWaV susan drew one after
the othor she gave mp the KEYS OF h'i
/ thatglaint~hip tu ittu until 10 last she
had no refuge hnt her ~ Dom
n was "a bridge party this after.
noon. and women were coming 10 tho
/ mouse whom Susan had never know
B on recognized She wondered what
I hor husband would say 10 hc knew
Through an the wears that she had
uVed with him Susan had had no VII
hut his. and when be died she WA
hciplo.s she knew that % shuuld
not give way 10 rita as she WA
doing. but she did not see how sh,
could help n. Her home h4d rohs,
10 be 20 home tu her. there wa sro uO
familiar place lot ia II Tor her save
this room IN u she had gathcro,
tho most Intimate things of her Ire
and AS a consequence 10 looked, "'
rita said "drCndmlly cluttcrod Sh'
was crowded and l1stici ~ u hous,
OF seventeen ru0Ws, hut GiNtt'u o|
those Don were now prcsIdcd "Nci
hy Rita.
Below she could ronr tho suhduo6
sounds of arriving company On 90
much laughter slowly n cruiuplo'
forward until hcr hcud rested ON hnl
hands. she began Il" think of noe
DAYS when she WAS IItt's aIt an,
this house had jus been built Tor her
She bad been too happy th'u even O.
dream that 81 time hk' iHla W"nl.
come.
Bruce had stepped into hus fathci''
business shoes. but ho had not hu
fathers capable head. Tho money wat
going fast RITA was extravaganza
and then Bruce had % way oi lotiint
Dis dollars slip through his hnsers
Susan herself could do nothing. hel
husband had alNaNH kept h'r out "l
hIs financial affairs She taw what
wac going an. and u adder % hoi
trouble bruce would toll hcr moth.
lnp ana there was no one she 'onl'
appeal 20 for counsel
Ycs. there Was one man, but ne had
got boyoud hcr reach. lie iii' h'ti
her neighbour for wears and her nus
baud's trusted ftiond lust opposite
her on the mani"l was q htile picture