The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-03
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call. Gates had asked her II she wer"
what she had been doing all
day. She replied;
II WAS just about to 20 nut because
| was so bored with my own society
when Mr.. Blake came In. I gave him
and We chatted about the Office
other things for an hour. lie
said he was going 10 u IN some
evening when Won were At home. I
know you Will like each other
Perhaps" dryiy responded Gates.
Just at present ! am satisfied to
be alone with YOU. ] am afraid he
VIII make you disseminated Fat. I
hate e. think he talks to you about
his business. Trying 10 work on your
sympnthles, isn't heY'
Vow You are unfair" at NICE do
fCudius the absent one. lie never
once even limited that he wanted me
he knows u would do no good.
After dinner Patricia made an ef-
ford 20 bee conversational but IL was
rather q failure. Her thoughts stray
ed constantly 20 The office, and 10
what Flake mad told her Of his difi-
Guilty lu nlllng her place. She was
uneaEily aware that Gates was watch
ing her critically. without in the least
suspecilng the cause. Had any one
told her he was weighing the right
and wrong Of his action In keeping
her home with him instead OF giving
his consent 20 her going on with her
work she wnuio have been astoundod.
The neSt day Blake sent Patricia
bound cuples Of the magazine issued
during her regime. Not but bore
something Of her her personality be-
tween It's pages. The rest OF the day
SHE WA radiant These were tao
things uppermost in her nina. so tho
first spoken Of when Gates came
home, lie wondered man-fashlon 10
10 were the rlft ~ the givor which 50
Interested her.
fortunately Larry ami beatrice
SNOW came to call and remained for
cards. Beatrice was such "a foolish
loving, it,e thing % So plainly
adofcd her husband that IN q way II
made him feel for the first time In
Gays that ne had done right 20 keep
Patricia with him. After rat settled
down she would be- like Ipatrlco. In
t,rcsted in her home and home du-
ties and lu making her husband hap
by. Then he overheard PA tel Bea-
triCr that She hated huusCwork, that
~ha loathed everything connected
win L.. but that she did It as best
she could Co please him.
I'D rather live on a roll ana some
frult aud go the things / love- she
had added. Then LARRY had inter
rupted them and she said no more.
Larry Snow pettcd and leased his
pretty wife an through the evening.
But they were so happy together. SO
fun Of the llttl" happenings to acn
other. SO eager To tain e. their hC,ue,
That Gates determined 10 forget Patri-
cla'S present discomfort. To ignore o.
az least. Afcr she had Kept house u
little longer n would love u too.
just as lcatricc SNOW did,
Gates \uu RUM too himself We
NcrclN to task for being so disturbed
over Patricia, Vet Kept right on wur
ryine lie longed desperately to
make her happy, and hellcT"d that IN
the end his way was the only way for
% woman io ID" really contented
aud happy TO make a home for her
sell ana family.
The U'At De" when thinking Of II
b" also recalled the conversation OF
b "Nenlir before. hedtricc snow
ana her husband were an IDEAL COW
pie according To ms idea. They lived
Tor ana IN each other.
suddenly there flashed across hi'
Wind something Patricia had one,
sad, 10 Whlch u" at the time had at
tached n" special meaning
No one can compei themsolve'
against Their desires aud he cuntent
was ne completing hrf against hci
desires and 80 would she become dis
ronicntcd and unhappy. lie wishe,
he could FORGET that he h'd mad" hei
promise ln remain win nam party
ON his way home he caught 9
rlimps" a.. q figure ahead Of him tina
seemed ~ytrangeiy FAMILIAR. lie hh'
hten 50 busN WIN Ms oWp auairs' -
IN lnNe VAIN Iatflcl' ina Tor "a lon
un ~ '"u' w ,'7 nal'1'se u, ~
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