The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-22
Chapter MIX.


That night when Patricia reached
homc she found Gates lying on the
couch. waiting for her.
Thank God this week IL nearly
ended. I feel like committing either
mnruor or suicide every night whom I
get HON first. | wouldn't live this
way FOR Hll the tabled gold Of Col
conda. lily links. when "a man has a
wife h. wants her In his home" II
was not Huid in q fa~ult-fildinE way.
rather q boyish grumblc because no
was alone.
You never thought II hard for me
20 wait for YOU
That's different with masculine
oriC here his comfort is concerned.
AZ cr a man hos Dc m IN O. sunny
office AN day he likes some one TO
talk 10 when he gets home, something
hcuidCs the cat to pet. Honest Pa
uricil, ! was becoming dcsp rate"
AN right. but I'm here now. Como
on ont iu the kitchen aad help me get
dinner her heart sinking as she re-
ca led what Blake had said u now
Gate assumption that she would b.
home Ia "a day or tive.
''rhat sounds good to me. I ciuched
"a contract today, 30 | stopped and
bought some straw berries and ot"or
things. They are In the ice-boN."
oh, how ME But as she kissed
him and praised his thnuPhtmlnrss,
her mind was upon Homer Blake. his
talk 20 her, ana his threatened con-
]Netsaiion with her '~pig-headed' hua-
bald.
Gates rarely spoke OF his work hut
tonight he WIS as loQuucious as "a
boy with his first job. He had pleas 4
u customer who would surely bring
business to him. And he spoke with
more assurance, WIS brighter than
Patricia had seen him since the day
IA ana Sallie Lawrence went picniCk-
ms.
while he hulled the Strawberries,
a towel pinned about his waist. d,
explained to Patricia the plan OF the
house he had Just completed. lie
ucularly attentive or hat shs didn
ontnuHc us he had thought she would.
lie VAS so oNerloyCd at securing hi,
contract, SO busy hullng the straw
berries, that her abstraction passc,
unuoticed.
But M " they had eaten ana CLEARED
away hc said suddenly:
You look tired. / have been rat.
Ting on FOR several minutes. IN bet
a pair OF gloves you don't know ON,
word | have said"
"Oh-but-l was thinking. ENcus,
me, dear
Thinking about what2 You looked
as sober aH "a Judg
About my work"
Don't you see. Pat. that / wa
right No woman can serve Nv
masters. one or the other IN o
20 get left. You are serving Blakl
this week. As a consequence. I dc
not g't your attention. Women don
havo the knAck OF dropping business
when away from Il az mon do,
Imagine. But they should learn 90
They will have to " they are Botn'
10 last. I hate to see that preoCCu
pied look on your face. / shall q.
around singing "A paean OF prais
when Saturday night comes
You are so anxious to have M
home2 | am getting well paid, yoI
know" she added. not waiting Tor al
answer
PAY be damned, IT'S a home
want, and you In IT. After whicI
remark lac dismissed tn subject mn
the rest OF the evening talked ,
other things.
After he slept pau. "A wondcreI
when Blake was going To make hi
promised visit. IL was Thursday
only two days more before her prom
Ire to GATES woulG uecessitatc hc
giving up ~ remaining at HON.
somehow she never doubted tina
Blake Would Keep his word and tai
TO Gates, but she was not quite =
sure Il would do any good, not quit
40 positive that Blake's argument
would have weight with Gates.
lie said he was on the verge q
murder on suicide. and II Is going {
be hard TO make him listen to req