The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10

| Inc nttitNhN MNNkN ana waiter Nl0
ndoptod toward each other drove thcm
| farther apart. although unconsciously.
| Gradually. he required her to enter
| tain hls friends less often, and be did
not ask her 10 accompany him with the
Fnmo frequency He loft her alone eVon
more than usual thinking his presence
unwnlcOpc.
Had Jack Turner not hcen the sort
| he was II would have been dangerous
| experiment. But neither no nor Madge
took advantage OF their opportunity. He
came Ms before, by 'flts and starts. He
| controlled the expression Of his love.
although he could not control his love.
kitty Campbell saw Madgc grow
more dnot, more diatralt. and begged
her 20 let her help.
mo one can help. Kitty. Waiter
grows more unloving colder 10 me every
day. ! expect he 10 unhappy, too" she
smiled sadly. Something win have 20
happen soon. We can't 80 on like this
lat leAt ! can't. II Il wasn't for
paugIaa bhoald diet The house IA
like n morRue."
IA d. MadRe-what--a II
10 hagd to talk 20 you about II, dear.
but don't you think you are making
trouble for yourself and~--hlm--hy let
ting him come 10 see your
mo, Kitty, There IL nothing wrong
IN llcka visits under the circumstances
No moro than there would be In any
one elgo coming. And" s
.flut Madgc. Jack loves you---he 40
much az sonfeased II 10 mo tho oth6r
night. | rallied him upon being 90 de-
pressed Ho did not dony II when 1
accused him OF caring Tor you and thss
II was the cause OF his depression"
II know no loves me, Kitty. But Ne
understands that as long as remain
with Walter he must not presume in
any way. Perhaps | am wronging him
IL have thought OF that. But he de-
clares | am not; that he will expect
nothing unless l some time am free.
But what are you going TO do about
II Hll9 You say you can't so on. yer
keep doing SO. Perhaps II you are pa
tient a little longer Walter win change.
1 met him la the street yesterday. I
thought no looked H."
"btd yOug" anxouAly returned Madge.
II hadn't noticed Yos. | did, too, hut
| had forgotten. lie looked III at dlnr
urr last night. I didn't mention II. IL
invariably makes him cross 10 comment
upon his looks, Oh. hope he ISN'T
going TO he M"
Il didn't mean 10 worry you. Per-
hnpa Il Is all my notion" Kitty an-
swercd Soon aftorward she took her
departure as she walked slowly home
she muttcred:
1T MndRe didn't care for her husband
she wouldn't have acted so anxious
when said h. looked III. Oh, DEAR.
enough Ia be her fatherr May and De-
,cmbcr"
That night when she ana clark were
talking OF MadEe. Kitty said:
IRA like % write story warming
,very young girl against marrying men
so much older; then another story
warming old men against marrying
foung girls. | don't believe they arr
'vcr really happy when they do. X
.tHnds 10 reason that man who u
orty-two has lived through all the play-
ime Of life, especially city man. While
glrl % seventeen has had no play~
ime. II Is cheating her terribly TO deny
I 20 her, Why. IL she had married
omo young fellow she would have been
he merrlest little woman going. sur
he Il so quiet and sad nowadays teel
Ike crying over her when | so there
1T Is too bad. Kitty, but you can't
clip matters by varying l give You
ncugh OF that 10 DO without going 20
ook for tru6le,"
"a lot Of worry you are. Clark CAMP
ell. do you know that Jack Turner
a love with Madge9 There' has
% inter ded to say word but Jo8
ouldn't help telling you"
"Of course he Is. SO would be II e
'Ould do me any good" Clark teased.
Rut Is Madge t0 love with Jack-that
light make trouble"
"She thinks she Is, can't cute
lake her out She is good as eola,
ont do a single thing TO hurt her con-
,iefce while she Is with Walter. hut
M aWfully afraid she Is going 70 be
ven more unhappy than she now - i
lsh ] could help her"
ut will Straiahten itself out. dean.
either OF them would give up the hoy.
q viii hold them together. Perhsn5
adge win look at things differently
hen she Is a little older"
(To Be contlnued,l