Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24
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The Woman Who Changed
By JANE PHELPS
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DAVID'S LAST DAY.

David 5 train went at noon. 1t wa
all / could do to keep the tears bael
while helped him pack George could
MT go to the train, he said, at break
fast, but he was very cordial to DAVID
aud invited him to come again.
g lie ism I half bad when you come t.
know him!" David remarked afte
George left for the office.
Indeed he ism t " l rejoined, glat
to talk to him of George. was so afrail
he would tell the folks at home that
wasn't really happy. They would wor
ry so, if he did.
Il thought he was the limit when
first came. But he has his good points
David said this 50 soberly, l screamed
with laughter.
"Of course he has! Just see how gen
erous he is. Why, l never have to ask
for anything. And he has been awfully
good about taking us out" l did moi
say that L should probably sit alone as
soon as David left.
You acted sort of afraid of him
| thought, when | first came, and il
made me hot under the collar
" Nonsense! And David, / want you
to tell dad and mother how wonderful
he has been to us. And that l have a
beautiful home, won't youR"
"Sure L will, Sisl"
l went to the train with David, and
cried all the way back home. l should
miss him so dreadfullyl 1t had been a
little bit of my girlhood days back
again.
Off For The Summer.
The next two or three days were so
busy that didn't have time even to
miss David. Evelyn ,ame over and
watched Celeste pack. 1t seemed almost
ridiculous for one woman to have so
many clothes. Hats, dresses, shoes, every
thing that l could possibly need and
wear.
81 love my tennis clithes!" 1 said,
as Celeste packed a short skirt, "they
are so comfortable. -
"Your husband will be proud of you
on the tennis courts; it IS awfully fash
ionable to play, and you do it so well. !"
"Thank you, MRS. REEVES. But 1
wish were going with you and Hurts,
instead Of to those fashionable places"
| really meant it. How much MORE
should have meant it, had / known
Georges plans, 1 little dreamed!
We were to start the next morning.
had hoped George would come in early,
as there were one or two things l want
ed to talk to him about. But he didn It.
waited until after eleven clock, thep
fearing to make him cross, retired.
At breakfast, the next morning, he
remarked:
"I dom know whether I told you or
not, but Mrs. Collins is going ON the
same train with u.s."
"What?"
"Didn It you hear what I saida That
Is a very annoying habit you have. If
you paid attention, you wouldn It have
to ask me to repeat
Resentment and Disappointment.
"I said that Mrs. Collins was going
10 take the same train" be went on.
"Is she going to Newport, too7'
"I believe so, after a while. She is
yoing to Narragansett now, and | have
promised We will also stop there, few
laws. You never have been there and It'll
s very gay"
"But I had rather go right on with
,oul" | exclaimed.
"I shall also be at Narragansett, -
oddly.
"But I don t like u stopped. No
natter how resented being with her,
t would do no good to so express my
,clf. It would only anger George, and
% no purpose. would keep still, but
t Julia Collins thought she was going
o get the best of me by tagging along
With my husband, she would have to be
,retty smart l would see she had no
hance. Even then didn't realize how
lelplcss / would be in the hands of a
woman of her type, nor the ideas OF
ife l should absorb.
81 am sorry you do not like my
riends, George waited moment, then
inished "But you will be polite to her
10 matter what you feel. 3"
said nothing more, but, to the re
eminent l naturally felt, was added a
ceiling of keen disappointment. George
ad been so kind while David had been
With us, and, as we were leaving home !
or some weeks, had thought perhaps !
Ie would be with me n.,.s--sct me have
is eompanionship. Now | was sure that
Ie would still treat me like child. |
lways showed to such disadvantage be-
ore his friends.
When we reached the station, Julia
'ollius, her maid, and her two dogs
we're already there. She greeted me a3
we were the best of friends, while I
hid my feelings, as best / could, by
citing the darling little Pekinese.
(Tomorrow-At Narragansett)