Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01

" came to Harriet. Barry felt
~ her grow rigid in his arms
and then quickly draw away
from him.
"Does any one at the Office know
me? Quick, dear, we haven't much
time"
Barry stared at her A moment be-
fore she had been a shrinking woman
trembling in his arms, now she was
excited, and firm purpose shone In
her eyes.
mot a soul; you know that"
ST wanted to be sure" She was
taking the things that she had pack
ed for Barry's flight out Of the suit
case and replacing them with things
Of her own. AS she packed she out
lined her plan.
"I must get away before they come
for you. I'll bury myself somewhere
in a boarding house and watch my
chance, and then somehow I'm going
to get a job with your concern
"But, Harriet, you can't run away
Don't you see that every one will
think that you have made off with
the money!"
rive can't stop to think of that
now. It's our one chance. love
you, Barry, and I'm going to prove
your innocence Aue oh1y "oJ S@Ai
do it is to get into the place where
you worked and watch every one in
it. Some one stole that money; some
one else knew the combination of the
safe. With you safe in prison and
with no idea that anyone is watch
ing, the guilty person Is sooner or
later going to show his guilt. When
he does, I'm going to be there wait
ing for him. Please trust me, dear;
L know I'm doing right. The hard
est thing about it is that I won't be
able to see you. But we mustn't
take any chances. You'll know that
I'm working for you, and that love
you, love you, won't your
And once more she was in his arms
crushed against him as though ne
would never let her go.
you're the bravest woman in the
world" he whispered, turning up her
face to look into her eyes. I'm not
at all sure that you're doing the best
thing. I don't believe that anything
will come of it. There's always the
chance that some one will! ind out
talk about it now. Good-by, my dar-
ling, an dGod bless you" =
She chung around his neck for a
moment, and then picked up her suit
case and slipped out of the door. Out
side on the dark landing fear clutch
ed at her heart. Three long flights
OF stairs stretched ahead of her. At
any moment now the police might
arrive, and If they met women
speaking down with suitcase they
would be sure to stop her. Swiftly
she began to descend the stairs. The
heavy suitcase knocked against her,
and once she thought she would have
to stop and rest, but she went on.
Then at last she had pushed open
- tho afrnof
1t was beginning to get dark, and
she was thankful for that. Some
children were playing around the
door, but they did not notice her, and
with head bent she hurried along.
When she had turned the corner she
felt safer, but she did not stop. and
when she finally boarded car she
was exhausted. She had hardly
strength enough to lift the suitcase to
the platform, and She was thankful
for the heavy veil that covered her
face, for tears began to trfckle down
her cheeks.
The car was not crowded. for she
was riding downtown, md at this
hour Of the day most of the workers
were going home in the opposite d.
rection. Harriet's end of the car was
almost deserted and she tried to
make her plans as she rode. A hor-
ribIe loneliness was creeping over
her, and her thoughts kept returning
to Barry. Had the police come for
him by now, and was he on his way
to iail? 1t seemed like a year since
this morning when he had started
for the office with such high hopes.
This was the day when Barry was
to have been raised to a POSITION of
real Importance in the firm and to-
night, because Of the guilt of some
other person, he would sleep be-
hind prisoi bars.
CHAPTER III
Loneliness
The car bumped along the tracks
and Harriet sat in her corner vague
ly conscious of people getting on
and off and of the conductors harsh
twang as he urged passengers to
step lively. She did not know where
she was going and for that matter
she did not care. Harriet was not
a timid woman. She knew the world
of affairs, for she had been pri-
Vate secretary before her marriage.
But it was one thing to work with
the assurance of a good salary be-
hind her, and it was quite another to
be set ldrift with night coming on,
and WISH not an idea as to where
she would spend the night.
All the money that she and Barry
had saved, and it wasn't great
deal, was pinned securely into the
waist of her dress. Barry had in
sisted that she take it.. and in all
ten dollars. They had not been able
to save a great deal during their
one year of married life, but they
had haan hanny Harriet had man.