Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-06

| was delighted that we were to go tC
Claude Huntington Is dinner. George hat
at last consented to go. 1 think thi:
was because Madge Loring and her hus
band had been invited, and also Mr., and
Mrs. Ross. Evelyn and Hurts were also
going. I really did not much care wha'
had impelled George to go. That he hac
accepted, was enough.
We drove out in the limousins, altho
begged for the touring car.
81 don't care to return in an open
cal" had been his reply.
| said nothing further. l had deter
mined to have q good time. 1 would al
low nothing to spoil il
The dinner was delicious; and then
We danced. Claude Huntington was a
wonderful dancer, and l danced with
him several times. George danced only
twice--once with me, and once with
Madge Loring. Claude was a totally diff
ferent type from any men 1 had met
i'll Moreland, and so different from the
boys at home
He flatered me very boldly, or so it
seemed to me. l was uncomfortable, at
first, but he danced so perfectly, and
L was enjoying myself SO much more
than usual, that | made no attempt to
stop his flattering speeches.
A Request to Call.
81 hope l may call on you soon
again" he remarked as we glided
around ,lhe room. ~ want to be good
friends with you.
I've will be glad to see you"
said, embarrassed
"Wel" he repeoted. "I don It wan.
to come, particularly, if your lord and
master is to be at home. He doesn t
care much for me. | think he sort of
qooks down on me. l suppose he thinks
| am not intellectual enough.'
"Oh, no, I am sure you are mistak-
eh!" | exclaimed flushing. I though
how different Claud Huntington and
Merton Gray were, yet / rather liked
Claude. He was young, so was I, That
meant a great deal to me atthattime.
| had it in my mind to tell him tha
George thought him too rich for his
own good-that it took away his ambi.
tion to succeed in business. was very
glad, afterward, that l had not done so.
was prevented by Hurts Reeve.
" Aren'i you going to dance with me,
Halen2" he asked. "We are all Jealous
Huntington. He has monopolized you.
Your husband looks like thunder
cloud" he said so low that none but
heard.
l turned anxiously toward George. He
looked bored, and yes, cross. l laid my
hand on Hurts arm and, as we dane
ed slowly post George, 7 said:
Whenever you want to go, George, /
am ready. But please dance with Evelyn
first. She says you are a perfect dancer,
and | know she feels hurt that you
haven, asked her.
:" You re very claver," Kurts said.
''Ia what wav2 Do tell me, it will
be good news"
"I'll tell you something else; beware
Of Huntington. He's a gay bird, and
he has made more than one man ieal-
ous"
Dressing to Please Her Husband.
| expected George to scold me, on the
way home, but he didn It. He scarcely
spoke. l told him my clothes were ready
to be fitted, and asked him if he want
ed to drop into the dressmaker' the
next morning to see them.
81 won't have time. l am very busy
shall be until we leave for the sum
m2r. If you and Madame followed my
ms. auctions, your things will be all
right, he then, again, relapsed into
silence.
During these days before we were to
cave home for the summer. l dressed al
ways to please George,As each consign-
nent of clothes came home, | tried them
IN for him, and obediently lugged them
back if he found any fault with them.
l tried in other ways, to, 10 please
lim, to win his approval. l consulted
With Mary, and we tried to have all the
fishes George liked. had heard the
I'D joke about the way to man s heart
,eing through his stomach, so often,
hat | de ermined to find if George
lad road between the two places. So
spent many hours thinking of elabor-
tie menus-oftcn only to have the meal
arried away almost mtasted George
would telephone he was not coming
rome. and | could not force myself to
Mt nv solb ary dinenr.
As the days passed, eulln It see that
II my efforts amour ed to anything;
ret I would not give way to discourage
nent.
"Rome wasn't built in a dayl" l
would say to myself, and then try hard
r than ever J win a word or glance of
approval. Not that George was often
etively unkind. He WASH I'll Sometimes
would feel that life wuld be easier.
ess complicated, if he were. Often he
vas earelessly pleasant, or quietly in
different. But he seldom gave me
owing word or caress unless 1 asked
or it-not always then.
(Tomorroy - Helen is Frigh .ened)
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