Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-08
pa VISITS THE ATTIC

his JlOu5h"'
| bIr to have hin forget her
q U wy me a nice lovins let
!" C "nid have had no wish to 90
E 0qlt thing to displease him
y ,'1 practically a prisoner, to
pc no freedom Of though
s0 simplv because the woman
a ~, 3D. still loved, had abused
unbearable. ~.
unconciously obeying nm,
sriy to my room. But after
{, a. the cold letter looming
VS. of loneliness save for re-
of his choosing, l began to
pse of his neglect-not of
Ito love me.
.e you Leola! l hate you!"
hildishly, clenching my fists.
never stop hating you-never
as I live. What beasts men
yerett married me because
ed him of you-they all say
e you. Well, l will b elike
/ do all the things to worry
used to do. Perhaps he'll
if l do.
Town in front of my dressing
pushed back the hair which
about my forehead. / star
lily, fxedly, at the mirrored
ring at me. 1 felt that I
k, must confide in some one.
ked to myself-confded my
o the girl in the mirror.
Ink he must dislike me-" |
That's what makes it 50
That awful Mr.. Leveredge
married me instead of Irma
because l was young and more
bear him children. | won't!
abies, but won't DE made to
EN- when my husband doesn't
but owes a dead women i
/, faint, almost suffocated.
|, her nictura down from the
Rndling it gingerly. Then /
up so that our faces were
Igether. Yes. there was a GER
niIarity of profile, of feature
ir grew close about her fore
clustering girls as mine did.
teen told so often that the col
identical, | could imagine it
pictured face instead of the
avy mass of the camera.
5 overstrung mentally unnerv-
b passionate anger toward Ev-
Rage and disappointment ov-
J letter struggle together with
e for him. My eyes were fill
l scalding tears as | prepared
b.
ere are you Everett?" l sob
And are you thinking of her,
instead of me? I'm your wife
hd you haven't any right to be
ig of her"
| fell asleep, tears trembling
lashes because of the love my
ID bore his first, his other wife
pie spoke Of her.
.he morning the sense of loss
pill with me-loss of love and
/ consideration. l drank my
but could eas nothing, which
d to worry Mrs. Gray. ! usually
healthy appetite, no matter
/ was; but Everett S
Il way of disposing of my time,
e, had hurt me as much if not
than anything he had ever
isn't any usew I said aloud
'eturned to my room after my
pit to eat. at isn't any use
to be nice to him and make
we me. He just thinks of that
woman, that Leola, and loves
nile ne treats me like a child.
J. Cray went out during the
ng, after advising me to do the
But I refused, pleading a
che. After she left l flew to
'om. Perhaps l could find her
ana so get into the attic with
ny trouble. | can't even tell
l expected to find, why 1 was
'eSsed that something was hid
mere. That it had some rela-
0 Leola. | also felt sure.
'und the keys upon Mrs. Gray's
IN her sitting room. After
RED them nearly all, l found
lat seemed to fit the lock. But
ned very hard, as if the door
OF been opened in a long time.
y the key turned and the door
open. | hurried up the stairs
lilly closing the door behind me
not want Hetty to know where
Mrs. Gray had said that she
be gone some time. I woulC
le keys back before she return.
linen no one would know that
zen rummaging.
haven't the right to do any
IN my own house," grumbled
looked rather fearsomely abou
tic filed with pieces of furni
and trunks.
lday-A Disappointing Search.