The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-19
A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE
The Story Of a Successful Young Business Woman
Who Marries q Struggling Young Architect
By BECKER


desk Uttered with papers. the vase
filled with flowers. ih- click 81 she
typewritcrs. the conferences with
Blake when he vas almost sure 10 do
as she suggested, even though they
might argue a point for an hour. Tn.
CHEEKY goot-morning Of the boys and
girls In tho office. ever tbs elevator
boys cheerful RreetinE. h would
miss. She wished h could make
Oatca understand all II meant 10 her
then sighed as she thought how i'm
possible Il was.
She had moi heard the door open.
nor a step across the noor. SO when
Gates spoke she started violently. and
had he not caught her would have
fallen TO the floor.
a penny for your thoughts. Pat.
or were you asieepg' his voice stu
gay because OF his pleasant efter-
noon
My thoughts aren't worth a penny
and ] was not asleep. sat I am very
hungry. Where have you been. and
whit makrs you 80 late?"
~ have been In tho woods with the
pixies and the fairies. I'm not sure
there weren't great blue-bottle flies
and gnomes there also. You should
have come with u .. II was delight
fun"
"Us-who h us?" Patricia asked,
totally cisregarding her grammar.
why. when you said o couldn't
20 / called up Sallie Lawrence and
she was good enough TO let me bore
her. She took a wonderful luncheon
and We had the best time ever. feel
so rested, like n new man. And.
good as the luncheon was. !. too, am
ready for "a good dinner. We must
60 out into tlfe country 0fts this
attssaN4a Pat IL will do ~ HAfh
good"
II am glad you had a good time.
was all Patricia said, ~ she pinned
The vioieis at her waist.
You look iovelyi'' Gates kissed
her. Those vlolsts are Just the color
Of your eyes" Patficin blush@d. but
did not tell Gates the cause-thni
Blake had said the some thing when
he gave them to her. But she re-
piled careiessly;
They are lovely. aren't they7 Mr.,
Blake gave them to me. Reward 81
merit. ! expect. because | remained
al the Office and worked instead Of
going with You" Then she biushed
again as she remembered hat ah
had forgotten to mention Gates or his
proposed trip to the country.
They had n nice little dinner. then
took a bus ride for an hour. Sunday
mornings they wors lazy 30 could
stay out late on Saturday nights.
They talked upon every subject sase
the ones nearest their hearts-Patri-
cia's work at the office. Neither 81
them mentioned that.
Gates old with perfect candor OF
his afternoon. how they went down
to the island. their luncheon. describ-
ing what Sailie had brought. praising
everything. and saying Il tasted no
good. He told Of the long lazy after
noon under the trees with his pipe.
and suddenly Patricia felt shut out.
She had no way OF know ing that
Gates had felt that same shut OUT
feeling all the week. that she had
been detached. often absehtmindel.
But she resented his good time with
S1llie. although she was too proud 20
LIT him know It.
"Of course l told him 10 70 and
have n good time" she thought, hut
Il wasn't necessary foe him 4 take
me at my word'' Then had The grace
20 he ashamed OF herself as she
thought OF the delicious luncheon
Blake had sent In 10 her, her v%iolets,
and lastly her motor ride IN the park.
Il think II was very nice Sallie could
go with you" she said to Gates after
they reached home. Then felt her
self quite an unselfish wife for being
80 amenablo.-(TO hc ~continucd).