Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-31
The Woman Who Changed
UNsoUeHT INFORMATION.
By JANE PHELPS
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CHAPTER XCII.

UNsoUGHT INFORMATION.
CHAPTER XCII.
We had been in the casino but few
moments, when Mr.. Barry, frienC
of Georges came over to our table. WI
were slipping a cooling drink, ant
George after presenting him to lac, ask
ed him to join us.
Where's the lovely Juliai" he ask
ed, 81 rather expected to ste her here
this afternoon.
6 believe she went back to Nara
gansett," George said, eoldly.
81 Has Mrs. Collius been overt"
asked.
ara like to know of yachting party
she didn't join. believe she would
get out of "a sick bed to go yachting
Mr.. Barry returned. "She' IS game, toe
Never sick.'
$50 you were Of the party, tooq"
queried, paying no attention to George Z
frowns.
" Rather. 1t was my yacht. W.T. were
sorry not to have you with us. Next time
make George break any previous en-
gagement you have made, and bring
you along, We had a great time"
$50 Mr.. Howard said" replied with
all the dignity could manage. 81 shall
be careful how I make engagements,
hereafter, if they are to interfere with
such good times" l added. Just for q
moment I saw that CLEAN of something
like pride in my husbands eyes; but ii
soon passed, leaving only an angry, an
noyed expression.
Life Too Complicated.
WHAT did it all mean2 Life, for me-
was becoming too complicated. l had
had no engagement; George had made it,
deliberately, for me. AFTER he had
known HE was to spend the day on q
yacht. Why did he do II,
On our way home, neither of us spoke,
l was too busy with my thoughts, was
trying too intcntly to straighten things
out in my mind.
We were to dine at the hotel, quiet
ly.
"Aren't you going down to dinnerq"
I asked, after waiting past our usual
dinner hour. I was young; had played a
strenuous game of tennis, and, in spite
of my unhappy thoughts, was hungry.
"Nol am not going down to have
dinner. If you want any dinner you II
either 90 down alone. or have it up
here! I am going outl"
"But you said We were to have a
quiet dinner together, tonight. What g
the matter, George9 You are angry with
me for something-what is it,"
elf you don t know, won 7 tell you
The very idea of you, child quizzing
Barry as to whom he had invited to his
yachting party. Will you never Learnt"
he blurted out, so telling me, after all,
why he was angry with me.
"But, didn t quiz himl" answered
spiritedly, recalling that fleeting express
sion I had seen ON Georges face, and,
taking courage, "Mr. Barry was the
one who did the quizzingl If you remem-
har, he asked about the lovely Julia I"
Then, as he didn't answer, added:
He seems to think you should know
all about her."
George flushed angrily.
"You insist upon drawing conclu-
sions. Do so,'' and, taking his hat and
stick, he left me.
A Lovely Dinner.
At first, thought couldn I eat any
thing. But l was young, and healthy,
so / called the waiter and ordered a
simple dinner. In spite Of my loneliness
and my jealousy-yes, / was horribly
isalous-I enjoyed it. And why should
l punish myself by going to bed hun
CRY? George never did anything so fool
ish; he was probably over to the casino
dining with his friends.
Was it ever going to be possible for
me to please George9 l wondered Was
there another man living who would
be so unjust. He was unjust. Then too,
aside from being jealous, | was puzzled
because of his attitude toward others,
toward Julia Collins and toward Mer-
ton Gray. Merton was a very handsome,
attractive man; had George no fear that
if he so openly let me see his liking for
Julia Collins that l would retaliate in
kind, or was he so little in love with
me that he didn IT eareY
Mother and father would be shock.
cd I know had they the slightest idea
of my struggle after happiness. They
were old-fashioned, and would not be
able to understand this new way people
had of living, husband going his way;
the wife hers.
Did he know before we left Nara.
gansett that Julia Collins was to bo
with him almost as soon as we got to-
Newport; and did that explain her CO.
vert sneers that day when we bade her
good byel Oh, how I wished l could
''Fare, please" said the conductor