Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-12
! The Woman Who Changed
By JANE PHELPS
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AN AWKWARD ENCOUNTER.
CHAPTER CXXVUI.

just met NeOfSe and he SAID vol
were In here alone, and, as I have hat
no luncheon, L told him l should ioil
; you," she said, with an air Of surety
that amazed me. She knew l did not
like her-that l never willingly went
where she was-that l had, on more
than one occasion, shown my dislike SC
plainly she could not help but see it;
yet she had the audacity to force her.
self upon me.
=" am nearly finished, myself" !
told her, as eoldly as 1 could speak.
Mr.. Howard was finished when |
came in, so l ordered very little. l did
not breakfast until nearly ten"
She gave the waiter her order, then
turned to me. She asked:
Why didn t you join us last nightF"
- have been very i'll, and have not
been sitting up late
Oh, but you WERE up; l saw you
looking in at the grill room door"
L never had been so absolutely nom
piussed in my life. Ny face turned Grim
son, l knew. How hated this woman;
Before L could frame an answer, she
went on in a mocking voice:
" l didn't tell on you, so don It look
so distressed" b"
Helen Regains Her Goodness.
Tell On me2 do not understand,
Mrs. Collins" said calmly. !
"Oh, don't pretend you didn't run
SO that George wouldn t see you-or was
It because you were cross, that he hadn 4 |
asked you to join the partyq"
don't believe there ever lived anv.
one who felt more like committing
murder than 1 did, at that minute. Yet,
managed to keep cool. 1 had spoken
u my husband as "Mr. Howard'' each
time, but she persistently ignored it
md continued to call him ffGeorge. ,,
rms always angered me, and it did so
low.
How do you know he hadn i asked
ne to join the party?" I asked. | would
zee how far this woman was in nv bus.
'and S eonfidenee-iust how intimate
hey were, how much she knew of our ..
simply enough! Because he said sou
Mr.. Howard knows I am not well
hough to remain up until three 'cloek |
the morning." I would let her know !
nat l was aware of the time he re. j
lfned. She laughed tantalizinglv:
" see, you were awake! You MIGHT i
). well be up having a good time, as j
ing in bed worrying" i
" Worrying9 That was the last thing 4
thought OF doing. Why should I wor. \
"here the strength came to par \;
this unkind womanos thrusts, never
all Know. But I felt like a different
ing. had borne all that should bear,
ID she knew it hurt. From this time =.
would be different! l had often
ard OF the "'last straw; well. h,
'orge's leaving me alone while he :,
ent his time with her, ON the night ~
fore, and now her insulting words DC
. manner, Were the "1ast strawn III
tn me. George hao wau.so me to be Al
fferent. Iwould be! He would see thai
was changed, and others principally
ia Collins and her set-should see @1
also. wv
Julia Collins Shows Surprise
Most women worry, when they are
out, she said, but 1 saw the look
astonlshment come into her face
m though she quickly masked it.
1es, when they are jealous of any
with whom their husbands happen
De. But when one feels as 1 do
t, because Of many things, my hus-
Id prefers me to anyone else-there
10 cause for worry"
ou are very sure Of George!v she 7
reely hid the sneer by her short /
gh. D-l0-' y
4 am! You see Mr.. Howard had a
wn all you Moreland women long C.
ore he met me. Had he preferred d
, he would not have asked me to u
fy nm. That is a self-evident fact. q
needs no explaining. And most men
'tice, prefer to marry a young WON. b.
rather than one of their age or old bl
ne blank amazement in Mrs. Col al
race told me | had hit home. and
me such courage as | had never w
since my marriage. sp
One would think George a Methu. or
d, and his friends the same age. to or
you talk!" ne
No-Mr. Howard is quite a young stl
) and of course his friends are quite
Ig also. But as | said, he had known ~
long before he knew me; and he WI
entity preferred a woman much De
ger than one his own age, or a tri- as as
older. Z" | had an idea that Julia AZ,
rs was a little Older than she ac- ~
'ledged and when she flushed an. W ~
| was positive that | was right s.,, ~,
ou are TO be congratulated on hav. Oh, Jn
such entire faith in your own at. !
ions," she said just as the waiter sv,
yht me my cheek. Then she adj. mn, ni
You haven't thanked me for not bs,
& you away last night" ooo
have nothing to thank YOU for. ,rri
Toward knows you saw me. - told HE.
ntruthfully, but feeling no regret Il
had prevaricated. tro,