The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-11


walked nervously from the house. al
most stumbling In his haste. she might
again have wondered what had come
over her cold, paBsionless husband. He
groaned aloud once or twice. then NUT
I tered:
to leave me. She wanted TO find out
what l would do about the boy. God!
! To lose them bothv'
| did you speak TO me, sir2" whee-
died a painted woman who brushed
close to him.
Walter simply thrust her aside and
| walked on, n great disgust in his heart.
| This poor creature only~made Madge's
innocence, her deslrability the more APP
| parent.
''If I had been younger / could have
made her love me. But" He hesi-
tated.' noting boy staring at him, then
pointing to his head. ''Nutty," he heard
him say to his companion. He had
scolded Madge for talking to herself,
no thought grimly, and he was doing
the same thing.
Walter Kenney had not the slightest
idea that he had not done all in his
power to make Madge happy. He had
boon generous in every why; had given
her beautiful home. servants, cars.
and, after the first year. when he had
Thought her too young to discriminate,
had not interfered in any way with
neT CHOICE OF companions
That any or all OF these things DO
not satisfy a woman unless love In not
only added but made apparent. he, with
all his worldly wisdom, seemed not to
understand; that MndRe. 80 young. so
unused TO anything but the love which
had surrounded her on the ranch. would
have been happy had he given her love,
even though she had none OF the luxu. .
ries with which he had thought to hold
her.
Az he tramped the streets hour after
hour he looked book upon the time they
had spent as man and wife and honestly
proacS himself Everything he had
done had been for her good to teach
her poise or self-control. He recalled
how she used to weep at the slightest
thing. Now she never cried. A great
Improvement. surely. In other ways,
too. she had improved irmensely-;ac.
Go sSrs 9s1Isa = his IDEAS So in what had
IT was too DID," he said. this time
to himself. How could I hope to win
her fresh young love and keep it?' (.
II was after midnight whom. SO weary
he could scarcely stand. Walter reached
fore she slept had assured herself over
and over that he was with Aimee Loree
Chapter kew.
Madge Rugged the belief that Walter
would not take little Douglas from her
when tho separation that she felt sure
would soon be necessary had arrived.
Sho told Kitty Campbell:
walter says he doesn't believe II
right to take a child away from Its
mother II the mother Is n good woman
as well as n good mother"
"You talked that over with Mr.. Ken
ney7' Kitty asked In amazement, then
wondered II Madge and he had talked
Of sepnratiDg-diyorce.
Yes. asked him at dinner II he
didn't think baby belonged to the
mother II the mother Is a good woman
swered me--after We had talked lit
tie while"
was that all YOU talked about? You
didn't speak of --well-anything hap
pening so II would have to be decided
who would have him?"
"No--but, Kitty. we both know we
can't go on like we are much longer.
Isn't II queer that II still hurts me 30
to be neglected? He had scarcely fin
ished his dinner before he left me--to be
with some one else"
How do you knew. Madge! Did he
tell YOU so7'
mo, he never tells me anything!"
bitterly. Never has. But ! smell that
perfume she Affects on his clothes
that queer oriental stun no one but
Aimee Loree uses"
so you think It Is Mrs. Loree7"
II don't think, I knowl or course,
he peglects me for. She goes TO his
ONCE after the clerks are gone. and oh,
know II isn't nice, that you Will
think am horrid, but can't help
thinking things-nasty things no woman
ought to think. Then It makes mc~so
bitter. 80 furious that he made me care
for him. that he married me. have
been trying ever since the first six
months to ind out just what he did
marry me for. But ! haven't succeeded,
unless Il was TO make me miserable"
II can't say anything. Madge. because
you always quito fair to himT Don't
you sometimes take II for granted he Is
Isoree--wlthout really know |
ing where no is7 II II didn't make you |
so unhappy wouldn't say word. But |
dear, be sure of things before you |
matter what you say. that You still care
for him. II YOU did not he couldn't
make you 30 unhappy"
HE hurts my pride"
81 know. but"
'People are sorry for me--some OF
them tell me So" Medge interrupted,
When he Ia out with Mrs. Loree might
rs we'll enjoy myself also. oh, II Ia
awful! II II wasn't for Douglas would
run away But when Walter loves him
md has practically said that may
,ave him II we decide to separate.
haven't the heart TO do anything mean"
''of course you haven't! And, l don't
hlnk any one who says such things 20
'ou is a friend OF Mr.. Kenney or you
,ither. wouldn't trust such a person."
II am glad didn't tell her II was MT
West TO whom referred" MadEe said
o herself after Kitty had left. 81
t,lnL SVnitnr d hacou,lnfy innlotia NJ him |
n a wny-fuuny he never cared when
was n little meek Moses not daring
o say my soul was my own. ! wish
could make. him half as miserable over
ingram West as he makes me over
Aimee Loree."
II never occurred TO Madge TO try to
make Waiter Jealous OF Jack Turner.
lad Il, II would have seemed almost
Ike a PROCLAMATION OF their love for each
ther,, no different was Il In quality
rom the sensual passion Ingram west
lad revealed,
Mndge wrote her mother that perhaps
'ofore very long sho and Douglas would
mako them n visit,
III come shall stay good long
While with you. II Will do Douglas
-ood TO run wild for time" II would
70 sort OF preparation for them. Sho
Ter plans weren't anything but haxy
thoughts OF something that might hap
'cn in the future Whether II would =
10 noRr or distant future was on the
,nccs of the gods,
Her mother wrote In reply; ~
1T will be dclighttul TO have YOU ana
he darling boy with US. But cannot
Natter come too7 I don't believe In
ong separations OF husband and wife.
80 while we want you desperately, "
Walter cannot como we shall send YOU
MEX after we have had nice visit
With you. may he old fashioned, dear,
nut father and never have been scpa-
'atcd for any length Of time and don't
,cllevo either OF us would DO happy II
We were. So come whenever YOU can, |
nd hrlnr N[nltcr ~ pnssihir 4" Thcrn