Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-07
A DISAPPOINTED GUEST.

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paid no attention to ANYTHING
IN which, only the day before, I had
neen SO interested. The dress Law on
the floor just as it had fallen when
l went down stairs with the note: The
drawers of the old bureau yawned
widely, waiting to be relieved of
their contents, and so make the Nor
cross girl happy. But no thought of
all this disturbed me. What had
Everett done with that picture.
l searched every nook and corner
carefully, but did not find it. The
picture was too large to be in any
OF the receptacles in the attic. No
trunk or bureau would hold it, Had
ne put it where he could look at the
face OF the woman he had loved so
madly even oftener than he could
when it hung on the library wall?
His office! Perhaps he had taken
1t down there How was to find out?
he was very much opposed to my
coming to his office. He had told
me often that mans wife never
should make his Office a place to dis
cuss their private affairs, neither
should she use the office telephone
for that purpose. He was very rigid
in his ideas about these things I
used sometimes to wonder if he were
as severely so with Leola.
AS went down stairs | planned
to make him visit to the office.
would drive, as Mrs. Gray had sug-
gested, then stop for Everett and
bring him home with me. I would
time my ride to do this.
| dressed carefully. Everett was
always annoyed when | did not look
well. Then about o'clock l took
the car and Thomas drove me out
into the country. The air did me
good. / couldn't be quite so unhap-
ply when the sun shone so brightly,
and the car ran smoothly along the
country Foad.
About ten minutes before his u.s.
uaI time for leaving the office I
stopped before the building, and in
stead of sending Thomas up-as 7
had always done the very few times
| had called for Everett went
up myself.
Mr.. Graham has stepped out for a
moment. He will be back soon, the
Office boy told me, looking his sur
prise at my visit. | had told him
I was "Mrs. Graham
Il will wait in his private of
fce."
Every well, ma'am.'
| entered and closed the door. To
my delight his secretary had gone.
l was alone. A hasty glance show
ed me the picture was not upon the
walls of his office. Just then he
came in.
"Sandrap' he said in surprise.
eyes, l was riding and thought
I'd call for you"
"That was kind, although you
know l prefer you should not come
here. Are you feeling better?" his
voice was gentle. "You are looking
far more rested than you did Your
ride has done you good"
Eyes, l am BETTER replied rath-
er absently, my eyes rowing about
the room.
81 am not going directly home,
but you may put me down at the
club" he said as we left the Office.
A sudden suspicion flashed into
my mind: Everett always kept a.
room at the club, and a dress suit
and toilet articles there so that he
could dress if necessary without
coming home He had probably TAX
en- the picture there. 1t would be
safe, and | never would get chance
to see it, or know where he had put
it, or know where he had put it, as
it. as women were not allowed in the
club house.
| set him down at the club and
then went home. felt satisfied lhad
solved the whereabouts of Leola's
picture. But it gave me no happi-
ness. only increased my jealousy.
NOW he had it all to himself. Per