Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-07-22

But | was neither so young nor so
dense that l had not read between
the lines. rhat l had not sensed to
the full the wonderful 1--we lie had
given "the first Mrs. Graham" the
woman named 'Leola."
| had looked for the pictures in
the table drawer where l saw him
lay them, and not finding them had
searched through his things again.
had found no trace Of them. He had
put them where they would not be
found by me again.
Day by day my love for Everett.
my husband, grew stronger. From
mere pride in him, and feeling
of fattery because of his attentions;
| had begun to have an all absorbing
affection for him. But l compelled
myself not to give expression Of
ten. was positive he did not love
me. And l too had my pride.
Instead of decreasing as time went
on my jealousy of the dead wife, the
"first Mrs. Graham" increased.
Though it was childish, the oddly of
/ her name added to that jealousy /
would say it over and over many
times a day. My own name which
had always been rather a source of
pride to me now sounded harsh when
compared to the musical name of the
other woman. Leola, Sandra.
In consonance with Everett's wish
es | had meekly gone to several for
NAL dinners with him. Each time he
bought me lovely gown, and each
| time there Were touches of sapphire
somewhere about the costume, if it
was not entirely of that color.
"Why do you always choose blue
for me?" l once asked him, my mind
on what l had been told of his fond
ness for that color.
Because it is your color-you
should wear blue. Not light blue.
Your hair is too vivid, but deep,
rich blues"
81 look we'll in white. Let me
have an all white dinner dress next
time"
All that day wondered if he were
going to give me the jewels that aw-
full Mr.. Leveridge told me the First
Mrs. Graham" wore. Our dinner
conversation had taken place at the
breakfast table. The dinner was for
a month hence and was to meet
him at nv modiste's to see about a
new gown.
Mrs. Garry, the woman whom | had
disliked because she compared my
hair to that Of Leola was giving the
dinner. While | did not want to go.
| did want to look we'll as long as
Everett insisted upon our accepting
her invitation. Already I had learn
ed the power Of clothes upon the
minds of some women and nearly
all men. had the ''Ill show them
feeling because of the patronizing
way they treated me, That is most
of them--especially the women.
"One would think l was an infant
in arms"I seolded one morning af-
ter attending a function at which
almost everyone treated me as if
were a child. And | begged Everett
again to allow me to comb my hail
as the older women did so l would
look less like little girl. But he
again refused.
If there had been any other wo-
men of my age in the set to which
Everett belonged, l wouldn't have
been so noticeably young. But most
of them had daughters my age who
were still in school, or considered toe
young to be "out."
l had heard people say they hated
to grow old. | was constantly wish
ing l were older; more like the self
contained, poised women with whom
Everett, and consequently |, asso
ciated. 1t seemed to me that wheth
err one could be happy about ones
age or not depended on ones envi
ronment.
Tomorrow - Everett Buys Sandra