The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-05-07
JEANS VICTORY
BY HAZEL 1. WILLIAMS.

observation-disclosures
20, 1891, by Mcclure Newspaper syndicste)
Tom brought his bride to the little
suburban town where the Millions had
lived ever since they came over on one
Of the first ships from England. II
was q snobbish little town, aud from
the lirst everyone said Toms marriage
would be a failure. For he had COM
United the objectionable sin OF over
looking the marrlageable girls Ia his
own set and marrying rank outsider.
And that wasn't all. Tom had found
her doing a song and dance act In a
cabaret. To the people in small
town, where everyone has always
known everyone else, AN outsider Of
whom they know nothing always re-
mains more or less an outsider. But
to be an actress into the bargain
placed Jean entirely outside the pale.
That the song and dance had been a
very good one, as well as innocent and
clean, made no difference.
The young people OPENED up the big
house aud in due time people called.
However, they were obliged to adj
nit that the house was clean, and that
Tom seemed To he very we'll cared for
indeed. Instead of helping Jeans case
This only served to antagonlze them
the more, for everyone hates to be
proved in the wrong No one ever
called twice, for there seemed 10 be
| an unspokcn agreement among the
town ladies to slight joan as much as
possible.
Tom was n member OF the country
| club, so he took his bride to several
of the Saturday night dances, where
| she was rather popular with the men.
Naturally she was splendid dancer.
| She WAS pretty, too, and men found
her the best of company. She would
have been just as friendly aud anus
Ing with the women, but they never
| gave her "a chance. At first she thought
she could get along very nicely with
out the approval Of the women, but
| she soon found that the married men
no longer asked her for dances. and
even some OF the younger ones began
10 show the influence Of mothers and
| sisters. or course u made Tom very
unhappy, for this was his "home town."
and he intended " spend n good many
years thers. He spoke Of II 10 Jean
Just once, for when he saw the hurt
look In her eyes he realized that after
all Il WAS hardest on her.
In the end jean found that she real
~ didn't care whether they approved
OF her or not, for deep In her heart she
knew them for what they were This
10 how Il came about:
II was fearfully hot Night In Au-
gust, almost too hot to dance anyhow,
when SHE and Tom arrived ut the
club rather late. Jean walked into
the dressing room, 60 find Il crowd
ed with women. There was nothing
strange In that, for IL was usually a
favorlte resort between dances. But
there was something strange IN the
way they were standing around wbis-
pcring. Something Inv the atmosphere
suggested panic As Jean entered She
heard whisper.
shes been sick fOr,a week ana no
one has been near her hut the doctor,
and he can't even get Il nurse To take
the ease. My dear she's got"
The speaker saw jean aud turned
her back quickly, So the last word was
lost. Jean walked into the room aud
i saw a girl sitting IN a huge chair TIpr
pretty face was CHASTITY and she was
talking hysGerically to the women
near her.
II rode out from town with her the
day she was taken H." she was saying.
MY God, II get II my face will be
marked"
Her voice rose IN trembling cres-
cendO and hroke. lean stared nj her,
look OF horror slowly daNnlng In
her eyes. She turned and walked
quietly from the rOOm aud stood far
ms,nent on the yeranda, conremplat-
ing search for Tom. She decided
against u because she knew he woirid
try 10 prevent what she Intended 10
DO She hurried home and changed
quickly into more serNiceShle cidtheK.
She packed n bag and, leaving q nurs
on the table Tor Tom, she stale ont D
side door and across the field To tie
doctors. She found him preparing TO
10 out and his face Was white aud
tired.
~ am gainE cut on an important
ease" lie said, 80 n you're not ter
rIbly ~ cant stop now
Jean explained her erpsnd sud over
came he doctors resistance. tie e1.
peoted the crisis Thai niglu and he was
greatly Ia need OF help, even ~ mex
per'enced ~ Jeans would he.
So the one time cabaret performer
did what none NJ the "NlrtuOus Wives
had the courage To do There Is no
need TO tell OF the terrible battle Jean
and the doctor wHged against death.
They conquered and Jean stayed with
the woman until she was able 10 care
for herself again. or course, Tom
had tried Ia get Jean home again. but
| she was lu uuugautInp so his efforts