Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-02
The w oman Who
Changed
A NEW ACQUAINTANCE.

By JANE PHELPS

About five o clock the following al
ternoon Annie announced callers. / wa
delighted when 1 picked up Merto
Gray's card; but the lady / did nc
know, never had heard of. A Mrs. Kurt
H. Reeve.
! l hurried down to the drawing room
. Mrs. Howard, l took the liberty o
bringing one of my friends with me
Mrs. Reeve-Mrs. Howard, think vor
are going to be great friends. Mrs
Reeve is also bride, and / Judge vol
are about of an age She is a strange
in town also. If both of YOU don Il DIV,
me vote of thanks for bringing vol
together, IN mistaken -
So am 1 and I shall be ahead OF
time and thank you right now," Mrs
/ Reeve said as we shook hands.
l toOl'' [ added, ~ have so longed
to know some young people. Ny hus
hand ism old, but his friends are ali
older than am, and I shall be delight
Ell TO nave friend of my own age.
Then l ordered tea, and we spent a
gay half hour together.
After they had gone I went into the
kitchen to speak to Mary.
'Shure it warmed me old heart to
hear you laugh so hearty" she said to
me. 50 1t was the foine young lady that
came to see you"
'Oh, she 3 an old married woman lust
like mel"
Maybe she's married, but she s
young, and you ain t nothin but a child
yourself. You two can play together. -
George Is Indifferent.
L could scarcely wait for George to
come home to tell him of my new ac-
quaintanee.
She is lovely, George! and just my
age. Her husband is only %, and she
says they have such jolly times. Wash t
it nice of Mr.. Gray to bring her to
call?"
"The Reeves are all right. She, 1 be,
lieve, was an out of town girl.
Z" Yes, just plain country girl, like
''Is dinner ready7" George asked,
showing that the subject had no inter
est for him. l felt chilled, had so
longed to tell him, had been so de-
lighted that at last l knew someone
whom l could feel comfortable with;
someone of whom was not afraid.
'You know, George, 1 have no one
my own age to talk to. Mrs, Loring and
that crowd are so much older than
am, and
81 hope you will not lose what little
dignity you have thru her, he said
but again without interest.
81 don t think 1 have lacked dignity
so much, have I Georgel 1t has been
Mrs. Lorings questions which have
caused all the trouble. Why does she
question me anyways 1t makes you find
fault with me, and l hate her for itl -
L declared with more spirit than usual.
Mrs. Loring is very popular WON
an. l shall be very proud when you are
somewhat more like her than you now
are"
''Please don t take that tone with me.
[ don t mean to be undignified when
that counts is at stake, but
l am SO young, George, can t act like
a stiff old woman. Don't you know how
it is2''
''No, I don II" he replied GROSSLY.
And thank goodness there IS Annie TO
dinner. I'm hungry. We Il not
keep it waiting.
Repulsed.
l had euddled up to him, and was
stroking his check when Annie appear
ID in the door He had Withdrawn him
elf in such a manner l felt repulsed. /
like a child caught doing something
wrong.
.'lt is bad form to show your feelings /
,efore a servant" he said as l fol /
owed him to the dining room. /
hn L
owed expression of my natural feeling
or him? Was a show of affection OBJ I,
.oxious to him3 If so, 1 must learn to
ide nv feelings TO be calm and IN
ifferent. just love him in my heart,
nd try to please him. To grow to be
lore like Madge Loring and her set.
How grateful l was that l had my
Ierton Gray. He had already proved
imself friend. And WASH I 1t nice IN
i'm to bring that lovely Mrs. Reeve to
an on met These things ran thru my
lind as l ate. George rarely talked /
,ueh at the table--when at home. Once
hen l asked him why he didn t; he
aid he was thinking, and wished l
-,uld not interrupt him. So now l sell
nm smoke first. If he asked questions,
answered.; II Ne luliNAUCSu ooAiAS tVE :
). / talked with him about it, but l
.relv tried to talk of what interested
.e. In
..TeH me about Julia Collins, = l said
fter he had mentioned Madge Loring 5
inner. s.She 5 very handsome IN a bold
ay, ism t she3''
! She 5 very handsome. l have known :
er always. 1 like her very much. DO
gu object!'f II
.sWhv-no! why should I2'' l asked /,
onplussed at his words and tone. She
n t anything to You. .
4 dun red .erept up and covered his
ice. He was angry, but whyf II
II won t have you, a mere girl, crit !
ize either me or my friends. Do you
nderstandf I viii not tolerate anything
ke that for minute
why 1 didn I mean anything,
Gorge. 1 Just wanted TO know about .
y BECAUSE she WAS your friend. -
Tomorrow Enlightenment
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