Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-20
THE GIRL WHO
ALMOST MISSED
by Mary Douglass.
A SINGLE AFTERNOON.
CHAPTER fX.

! Mrs kimball settled herself back or
the davenport on which | was seated
Her first remark sent the color h,lrrvinp
through my cheeks.
'IaInie told me before he left that he
did not think II right to marry and then
leave his wife | always suspected that
Jamie WAS in love with that little Terrell
girl You know her-Patty Terrell2'
ooh yes" | tried To answer composed
~, I've always known Patty Terrell
Mrs. kimball's eyes never left my face
She is such a charming girl. Mrs
Itimball went on, "and Just The type
should want Jamie To marry. So very
feminine don't believe thai. qirl has
ever done anything in her life
Mentally ! compared her with myself
| had had to work To support myself
Mrs kimoall knew il, too.
Tea was brought IN Before the leap
ing flames Of the open FIRE we sat. he
plGture OF contentment Yet was suffer
ing acutelv under Mrs kimball 8 remarks
jamie told me that he would always
consider me first, Mrs kimball said
softly. watching me rs If tn study ia.
effect of her words. lie said he would
never leave me for anyone no. not any
one" she emphasized.
Then suddenly II came 10 mo why
Mrs klmball was probing so trying
10 hurt me: She was Jealous Sin. be
lieved | was engaged 10 jamie ! would
test her
If Jamie married Patty Terrell ho
could bring her to live with you. ! sug-
g,+-trd
"Ycs. oh. yes. she replied abscntly
But saw that possibility was very
far from her thoughts II was ! she Was
jealous of 1t was hard enough for ono
of us 10 be miserable over jaime, but why
should he make us both unhappy And
VIZ who loved hun better than anyone
else ain the world If | could only let
her know in some way that Jamie did
not care for me that he had not asked
me To marry him that he never would
could not say. ~ our son does not
love me. Mrs kimbaIl though perhaps
another woman would have done so Ths
wound was too deep. yet, To lay II bare
When said good-bv 70 Mrs kinbali
she asked me to come again. Her manner
Was sweet ct, with that nndprst andine
which one woman has of another, knew
she was intensely Jealous 81 mc
The call had made me wretchedlv III
| happy II showed me 50 many thing
The slmplc beauty Of ,lamies home III,
feel the wearing anxiety that lack 4
! money brings lie could 70 little under
i stand my hic
+ Perhaps II was hefter 81 better tha
be did not love me | thought hitterlS
NJ thoughts were quickly change
from my own stfaIrs, ~ watched tas
+ whlrl ahead Of me L stopped ri IN
corner. The street waa almost icscrtc
/ IN the late afternoon 4 man quraU
| out lie helped out = girl hey stoo
there moment on the pavement The
he kissed hcr and lcaped back into th
waiting taXi
j There was something familiar ah0n
/ the slender figure | approached VII
i quickcncd steps Peggy ! Ind know
II all along. but | had not wanted TO al
mt the possibility to myself
She had still block To 20 before sh
/ would reach our apartment Win
/ should | DO, | had observed the ma
IN the taxi. and IN that passing glance
had thought none too veil Of his dissi
/ patcd face
As she approached our door she. drcl
/ of chain from her neck and sfippe,
into her pocket
/ In moment | had acted
/ Peggy called Peggy!
/ She turned sharply, with suspicion il
her face.
"Lers take walk | suggested a
though nothing were the matter