Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
DEAR MARGERY
BY MARGARET WILDE
Continued from Last Issue)

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A few months, then the sea
breezes for him. She continued her
gay diversions, her husband long
then 1 saw her pass my door to
room s. The odd part is 1 knew
she'd come and lay watching. That
AFTERNOON DIR. Peach was telling Sis
ter Agnes Dell was coming that
night. They were at the desk and l
anticipating her arrival When Don
came I released it to him and bade
him wait and view the proceedings
"a bare glimpse in passlng-so ne
remained. I'd given it UP when the
elevator came to roaring life IAN
Don had told ME not to, worry over
her | suppose the excitement OF 1t
keyed me up, thinking and dwelling
on things and plying her. There'd
be no husband coming TO comIort
and cheer-I had Don. shed sent
another man. They passed my door
at last. l saw her once more-not
walking-but lying on the ambu-
lance chair, hands folded across her
breast, eyes large and staring cell
Ingward There was one girl along,
but | had no remembered impression
Of seeing her, SO completely did l., she
i
W wu to me how fitting men
should bear her hither-a cortege OF
men, in her wake. But one was the
ambulance driver, another ms ms n nine
or. but an old infatuation, I've since
Iearned. and three others l dldn
know, but Don said one was a brotn-
or and one an in-laW, ana poalueI
who tarried after they'd gone Y,,l
heard him saying "tomorTo" ,itti ~
bring baby to see you. Her lttiS
SON: M I was glad somebody would
stand hv her now and make her days
nIea santer, for such is only justice.
When T first heard things |
couldn't believe, I was sorry ana
hoped for better days. Don TOOK TOOK
The worlds attitude, as usual, ana
blamed the woman, While plai W.
Kenmore and men in genera. we
had many tits 5 ana aFg tbe old, un
lust double standard. I pointed ou9
his his friendship for Farnsworth ana ana
men of his stamp who allow WLE WYE
To- 70 scrub while they joyride WIN WIN
women like Dell. And, l treated Dell
kindly. If she was Vamp sne We r,o,5
way. I might want to DO a p e;p
IN varps. Ell, Margery? Or again;
bow'd know but what Don Woulu
take a liking to vamps, like Farms
worth. his boss, or some OF the lhaIlS
other Ais I could name: You go
Marge. there's plenty OF Als Nc i IL,
TOO, There was only one nearby ~, an III
s SJU So I watched other women
a9ont the "scat' attitude so regaliy
and If didn't work, because tnelT
buhhys ioyride with Dells, anu
didn't fancy steaming over "a a,7d
tubs while Don vamped IL oEet ov ine
down into MeXal, Meflco' i0''
me all by my lonesome
I'd trv a different plan, Ia let
~ aniov De1Ts society right in his
ov,n home. at his own table, Wnlcn,
assure YOU, is a different sLyle
from other women hereabouts. DON
had snoken. his. mind quite Freely
to me on more than one occasion
wren I'd treated Dell hospltaoly III
our home. Ssh She ITALY didnt 0a enjoy 70 the
neighbors seeing her come to our
Mace. One day Dell came by with
her head bandaged up. looking
sorry plight. She was canceinns
her hour for vocal lessons up street
and stopped in L was sorry for her.
She told a woeful tale about put
ting into an iron spike on the renee
hut I had my own ideas about that
wound in her forehead. Her nus
band was with her then. l mace
rer remain and have cup OF coftee
and soup With US llaC 1AoOA4' -
came in for lunch and l suppose 1t
was too much for him seeing her
eating at his table, SO he developed
a sulking spell, and sulked to our
room and flung himself crosswise on
the bed Excuse: Headache. /,
alone, knew it was because he'd tried
to get me to stop being kind to her,
and was overcome when he stepped
In for lunch, hungry as working
men are. So I gave her UP finally,
and sort of -shouldered her, to
please him. But if he ever wanted
to take her joy-riding I never knew
it, And, you know, l would, mad
he. Of course I trust my husband.
have Ais who joy-ride and buy ex-
pensive dinners for Dells. And, once
Aunt Sara remarked, "All mems
alike; they're all cut out of the same
piece O. cloth. Only different pat
terms used in the makin's." So you
see, Marge, I wasn't taking any
chances on the vamp business. 1t
worked beautifully, which point
you're welcome to use in your next
marriage problems when vamps ap-
pear on the horizon.
The girl who came with her that
night was practical nurse, but Dell
soon left. She rang her bell over
time and was so fussy nobody en-
ioyed her. The girl told me, Dell
gets no attention up here" and so
forth, so that night when they
brought in a crowd wrecked UP an in
auto accident Dell got insulted be-
cause she swore that man died
screaming right under my room and
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