Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-10
: The Woman Who Changed
By JANE PHELPS
A SHORT TRIP WITH GEORGE
CHAPTER cxxvI.

along. l was well enough, and it woult
be a change. was delighted and ex
pressed myself so extravagantly, h
laughed and said:
"Don t anticipate too much, then yol
won't be disappointed" which wa
very good advice, as things turned out
1t was dusk when we arrived in Chi
cago. We drove to hotel, then, because
| was little tired, George insisted tha
we dine in our room. We had scarcely
commenced our dinner when the tele
phone rang, and someone wanted George
to come down stairs at onee-so ht
said:
"G Go on with your dinner; it will gel
cold if you do not. I will get back a,
quickly as l possibly can."
| said nothing, but 1 thought that if
he had had dinner down stairs he could
have had whoever wanted to talk to him
come to the table with Us. 1 had un.
dressed and slipped on a negligee, so
there WASH t any use thinking of going
down. Minutes passed. The dinner was
fast becoming cold when the telephone
r"ng, 4, ~ was george
r, Eat your ulnhsr ana 60 to bed,
Helen. | shall not be up until late"
but your dinneri Aren't you COM
ing up to eat?"
No' , shail ear with some people l
Ano" VINO are ulnlng downstairs. 10
~, ~ oeu SOUL ana hearu the enck OF
the reviewer Us he huhg II up 1t struck
me "s So heastIess, tnat sharp chck.
"a 'uuuen Impulse
tTleu TO eat httle more ,out could
Il :; ! urahh my co1tee, however, then
P'vN1u up an evening paper george
lI"u ieit oh Vhe .aple ana urea TO read
~ was inpossip,e. was TOO nervous
700 anAious TO Know VINO these people
"eh'' WIN "hom george was dining.
.. ououenly' an imF@se seized me to
iinu ou,' l qulchiy oresSed, ana, putting
VI ", niy na.' tooN tne elevator ana asked
'he uoy lhe way 10 the dlnlng room.
nost peoPle are ln the grin room
Us ia1e as Inis' ne volunteered.
.. l wouid LOOK IN the main dining room
LirS'' 'heil' IL ne was not there, would
Iooh IN the grin. made up my mad
70 say ! hao come down Tor book, II
le shouiu see me- 90 also asked where
coelu rind the newsstand.
ieit iittie ashamed OF myself, spy
ng on george When ne nad been SO nice
SINCE my Illness, as well as during 1T;
'ut ne was MY husband and 1 had q
'lght TO Know whom ne was with.
l wandered slowly toward the main
lining room. There were many people
Il the eorrluors, so was not at all con-
pieuous' espeelally as | had on a dark
ult ana nat looked earelessly IN the
LOOT me Dig room was nearly empty
could see that Goorge was not there.
turned anu Walk'ed away, this time to-
varu the grin AS l neared the room,
ne laughter ana tax let me know that
should not ilhu IL as empty as had
ounu tne otner room. l was not sur
rlSeu When glanced In the doorway
see tne room almost flled with a
ay crowd
At ii1St' eouiu see put a rev seated
tne uoor' a large party were leaving, +
nu ma the tables from my view. NOV
d On uo"h past the door' ana waited
n'!l tiS5y came OUT Ihen walked paek
gam NO, coulu see no one VINO look
! at ali llke 0eorge' lie must nave I'm
'heo ms oinner anu gone out. HOW
"iSheu l 1au nos uhofessed! mad l
o| snoulu naVes peeh uoWn mueh
'olI'r anu "oVuu propaoly nave round
'ni
""ppS Naoi'i'n'
TaiNeu oEer 10 the newsstand ana
ousn5 pooh' NOW II was no excuse;
reaily "apteu somethlhg TO read
'iiethIng 20 heeP me from tninKlng
III worrying II must pe something i'm
u ''h' tna, "Sulu s. inahe o'7ofge leave
aiore, 'he AiIst hlsnt IN strange
'tel ! wouiu Try 10 De sensible 2nd ]
y worry.
ena'eu = moment Wlth tne glrl at {
" s'"nu' Pne reconlnenued d DOCK. I
len siuiAsu as Saia l. "ah'ed some /
iiHs oAoi'ins' :, {
III n1t OlV sieepN l toiu nef' G
au 10 !alA 70 soneone' ana sne was
On nice booking gill; snail READ '
i'li my nuS"anu comes IN. l thinh L I
ou'd iiNe ue'eo'iNe s'oiy