Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-15
ONE WOMAN'S WAY
TIE STORY OFF, GIRLS FIGHT FOR SUCCESS
G By Coro/n7 BHecbRf8 ID

renee ,or a few days. 1t may bring
him to his senses"
you'll Not Stay"
AS Annie shook her head | thought
that she had less faith than L be-
cause she knew so much better just
ing for her to take him. But now
that was unimportant. She had re-
pulsed him. t was my job to win
him back to sanity.
Frank scarcely spoke unless to
reply to question for the remainder
of the day. He had gone out imme-
diately he rose from the luncheop
table and returned only in time for
dinner. | was sure from his express
sion that his silence came from no
was thinking of Annies declaration
that she was to marry Hunt. ,,
That my intuition was not at fault
was proved by what he said Just
before he switched eff the light for
annie should i1sst be prevented from
coerce her. I do not see why you
should"
Ny reply go sli stt{oa "o RM+ save feif
Frank AMI w would GGp' not be long satisfied
not intend Annie should sacrifice
herself for either of us.
The next night when she came
home Annie'S face was beamlng: we
were alone. Frank had telephoned
he would not be at home for dinner.
"What has happened?' L asked as
soon as [ saw Il er. Something nice
I know" .,oo
Mr.. Curry has found FaGin. He is
sure from what he has already got
- I, i-,, | m not their cnllQ.
But Fagin is afraid to tell who l am
not because of me, but he's got an
idea that he ought to get lot OF
money for telling. Mr.. Curry says
as soon as he realizes that he gets
nothing unless he does tell he Will
offered to pay him for the informa-
ton. Then Olive. dear. [ have some
thing else to tell you. Mrs. Curry
is better but has to remain very
quiet He has asked me TO VISIT
them for couple of weeks or long
er and sing to her or read to her
evenings. Considering everything IT
seemed [ Should so so l PROMISED. 1t
is the On'y way | can repay MIN loL
trying to find out who am, and IT
will be best for you too, dear: TO ne
alone with Frank for while"
What a solution of our troubles
it might prove. [ quickly agreed
with Annie that it was right for
her to go to them for time, l
never knew until long afterward that
Annie had confided fully in Mr.. Curry
all her trouble about Franks in
fatuatiOn for her and had acted upon
' CHAPTER Lxrv
LII my life L had heard that
n women were not honest with
n each other, unfaithful to each
others interests. And all my
int with had gone
10 disprove that theory. / nad
seen nothing but the best of team
work while doing war work ana
most of my work was with women.
women employed by the investment
company. 1 never had known
woman friend. or even acquaintance,
who had done little or-fnean thlng
as [ had heard women so often ala.
And now that my faith in Annie was
promulgated that theory in the first
place either knew very little about
women or was woefully. mistaken
Frank frowned,, but made no com
ment when 1 told him that ANNE
nle of weeks until she. grew strong
er. Neither did he say anything
when 1 told him that Mr.: Curry
had found Fagin. le2rned aItel
ward that Frank had told Mr.. Cur
rV he would pay d!4 me SAPS
incurred in the search and also that
after Annies confession. Mr. Curry
had refused to accept it from Frank
and had insisted upon paying every
thing himself.
How terrible lonely the house
seemed with Annie gone! Even FL
len groaned and wondered how soon
she would return before she mad
been gone twently-four hours. AS
for Frank, he acted like lost soul.
He Wandered from room to room
and seemingly, could set hlmsetb az al
sat down at the piano and PLAYED
softly Chopin arrangement OF
which he was fond. Annie had
spoken of music as being a bond:
[ would take up my practlce a.
Inc lessons. T h;S often sung for
d dafhsr a 6nt a ffe6t T S1s an 0
centive I was sure tn with ny
knowledge of music i shoSA~ pc aoig5
as Annie. That I never could hope
~ do. Hers was a natural voice.
Frank finally settled himself TO
listen. I played one thing after an,
other, dainty bits of things useo
to NAV, When finally L rose from
the piano, he said:
you play very we'll 1t is. pity
you, take SO li''Ie II '0- >'l -
Il do take an interest. Frank,
But when Annie was here felt we
would rather have her sing than
to listen to me. l shall play more
If I had hoped to draw some re
mark from Frank I was disappo1nt-
ed. He picked up a paper and com
menced to read. Before We retired
he remarked:
"Tll get tickets for some snow lof
tomorrow night! It's too stupid sit
ting home night after night. What
would you like to see?"
I mentioned a play I had heard
we'll spoken of, pleased that he had
consulted me; tears very near be-