Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-13
! The Woman Who Changed
BY JANE PHELPS
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HELEN TELLS HER HUSBAND SHE
SAW THE DINNER PARTY.
CHAPTER CXXIX.

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knew l had seen the supper party, she
sneeringly returned;
"You are very clever"
l made no reply-simply nodded and
left the table. But up in my room. ]
walked the floor wringing my hands
and exeitedly talking loudly to myself
knew l had worsted her-that | had
had the best of the conversation from
every point; but instead of being elated
was horribly depressed. Must Away:
be subjected to such things9 Should
always have to be fighting to prove my
right to my husband S love9 1t WASH I
a pleasant thought, nor one l could
think of with equanimity.
81 guess | gave her something tC
think of, the eatl' 1 said to myself
thinking of the first time had heard
her called "eat" anu that it was Mer-
ton Gray who had applied the name to
her. I'm show her she can't get the
best of me, even if have to lie" but
as | recalled my untruth, flushed. l
never had known George to tell even
the tiniest white lie. He would be dis
gusted when he knew (as he would
have to1 that l had stopped to tell an
untruth
g Mrs. Collins took your place when
you left me, this noon," L told George
when he came in early, as he said he
would. "She saw me lasC might, as your
party in the grill broke up"
George Is Amazed at Helen S Confession
"She saw you-when?"
"When your party, of which she was
one, started to leave the grill"
'But-where were you9"
81 was in the corridor. couldn It
sleep and had gone down to get book"
"Why didn't you speak to me, if
you were there when we came out2 Were
you spying on me?"
81 was getting a book" 1 pa1ried.
Then L told him: "Mrs. Collins was
very insulting. She said owed her o
vote of thanks because she had not told
you. said that had told you. myself
so owed her nothing"
'You-"
81 told lie, George, and shall tell
as many more as are necessary to let
people know am not the abused, ne
elected wife they think am--and that
at time | am.
"What else did you say to her9"
81 can't recall all that passed, but l
remember she said you told her you had
not invited me to join the party. OF
course that gave her all the liberty
she needed"
yes, said would not disturb
you, as you had not been WE'LL"
''She also asked me why | was not
jealous, implying of course that 1 had
reason to be?"
"What reply did you make to that9
This is most interesting" The sneer on
my husbands lips made me feel like
crying, but l stubbornly resisted. had
started, at last, to show my independ-
ence. l would not weaken.
"Why, when she said was very sure
of you, calling you George as usual,
| never speak of you to her
save as Mr.. Howard, said: I was
sure of you-that, had you cared for
any of the MoBaland women or girls,
you would have asked them to marry
you instead of me, as you had known
them all for years before you met me-
"Was that quite all you saidg"
No, when she sneered at me, | told
her that you were, most likely, til
same as other men in your taste for a
wife younger than yourself. That is all,
| think. But wanted you to know ex-
aetly what was said, as 1 feel sure she
will tell you her version of the con-
versation. She was very angry, although
she tried to hide il"
An Unexpected Rejoiner.
j turned quietly away and commenced
to lay out my clothes for dinner. After
my excitement had abated, | had spent
the afternoon trying plan my future
conduct toward George, and towards the
world. would be dignified and calm;
would not be sat upon; and would,
in all things, try to become woman of
poise and eharacter-a woman of the
world.
BY Jove! that must have taken Ju-
las breath away"
/ could scarcely believe my ears.
had expected neutrality-suspicious. UNI
result from my confes-
sion, particularly as he had received it
So sneeringly. And this was his only
commentl Was there ever so strange
a man9
81 think it did, l replied, going on
with what l was doing.
"What queer creatures women are
he soliloquized. Then to me: 81 don I
see why women cannot be friends the
same as men, but evidently they can
not. "
| made no reply, and the matter was
not referred to again by either of us,
could not put it from my
mind for days.
(Monday-Helen Meets Mrs. Collins
Again.
AM ONT " rrrrT ~