Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
The UnWehOme
Wife
nv HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
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nv HAZEL DEYO BATCHEL0R
co,utoht, 1890, bv Puodo LEDGER 90.
Authony Horrimun loved Churt1tso
o,a"ss tchen he married her, ano ne
g.rnnied groyieSd her so much that he dtd not
sIinh ,Dhdt Kind Of an Impression 8ho
mould make on his people: AZ Ids
I'm he brought her to the city as hts
,oifs that ne first began to have donots
as to whether or not re ,,oss nn@ oeyI eyd his Iis
'oths,js cool reception Of Chdrtote
XII not help matters any.
xu WAS the fact that Tony took no
,rouble to hide his displeasure when
charlotte made n mistake OF any KIND.
That Swallowed the first rev ,a aaNs OF ave nve
s,, al, sunshine. He criticized her
peen, deal, but the minute they were
lane he wanted her In his arms. ana
Thorlotte loved him too much 10 pear
a.n he was willing to take her as she
,xas w" and hugged them jealously TO her
Ssart Away from the eyes OF tne
!rnrS he was hers, but when his mother
vas present, or anyone else, ne was
I q, ~ wasn't that Charlotte made so many
,,,stakes; Il was that they all seemed
g. he waiting for her to make a preaR
=, some kind, and this confused nef
and made her constantly self-conscious,
sh.irs snS s''em and where Tony's mother could
nave done a great deal for the girl IN
nna,eting her fears and putting her at
case. she kept UP her naughty aloo,
manner, never once unbending to"aro
her in the slightest degSee.
ny II d'd not take Charlotte long to un,
dsrstand that Mrs. Hartman would
nsver forgive her for marrying Tony
She discovered this fact for herself on
The day after her arrival IN the city
when her 'mother-in-law TOOK her shop-
p"ssSS Shopping for pretty clothes can be the
seyenth heaven of delight for any
young girl, and shopping for such clothes
as she had never worn before would nave
seen thrilling in the extreme to Charlotte
n The expedition had been undertaken
With a spirit of good will on the part
NJ Mrs, Hartman. Certainly there was
no expense SPARED to At her out prop
crly. They. went first TO iinger,e
embrolderies. and lovely things OF lace
and silk, the price Of which took Char
iotte's breath away. The outfit was
complete even to a nesligee OF a shade OF
yellow 50 pale that h,arH y amosS aafsss
hair. Charlotte's heart leaped childish
iv as she thought of wearing It, and she
flushed and trembled at the thought OF
the coarse things she had brought from
the farm, nightgowns OF white camSric
came to the wrists. underwear OF the
same material made with cotton lace
that her mother had crocheted by hand,
sitting up at night after one Of her hard
ugly garments softened with some form
She had Been f,tted with shoes of soft
est suede. buckled and with such high
heels that she was afraid to walk In
she found It so easy. She had had a
ready-to-wear serge dress whipped into
shape 80 that she could put II on and
walk out Of the shop In It. and q little
velvet hat with two gold quilts had
0esR She 'fn caught Go glimpse @ of Of hersef % % In
long mirror as they were leaving the
place and was startled at the girl reflect
ed there. Her feet seemed incredibly
small in the high-heeled shoes. and gos-
samer stockings, her whole slim little
self seemed somehow to have gained
dignity and height in the simple, ultra
smart things she wore. 1t was q revela-
tion. and then as they emerged into the
crisp fall out-of-doors, a dazzling vision
sweet high pitched voice,
Why; Aunt Evelyn. how lovely to
Charlotte stood silent. entirely out of
the eager conversation that followed. She
found herself examining this girl In a
curlously deliberate fashion. She was
go entirely perfect. as though every
little detail Of her costume had been
chosen for It's own special effect. Char
lotte was conscious Of the gulf that
stretched between herself and this gay
laughing creature, whose clothes were
worn with the carelessness of perfect
grooming. She forgot the new clothes
that she wore and remembered only the
fact that they had been put on over her
coarse underwear It symbolized some-
how the veneer that her mother law
had thrown over her, to hide what she
really was from the world.
1t seemed an eternity before Mrs.
Hartman turned. including Charlotte at
last In the conversation.
20, Edith" she said evenly, and a
cold little note crept into her voice,
This Is Anthony's WIFE"
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