Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-31
Trials
Chapter 81

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The spring should always be a
time for happiness, l felt. The I'M
happiness of everything now was
only intensified by the glorious
weather. The warm sun chilled me.
the radiant blue sky Knocked me,
the groups of children that laughed
and played in the park added to my
depression.
One springtime everything 1 want
ed in the world had come to me-
the next, the destruction of all l
loved. And now the destruction
seemed complete, confirmed.
And with the lengthening days
my restlessness increased. Once l
found a certain amount of relief in
going out. Indeed, in my reaction
against the petty, vicious gossip of
Wellsville and it's depressing mar
was asked. To an extent l had even
liked it. Now even hat relief ceased.
"Restlessness is the worst feeling
in the world" l said to Colin one
afternoon when he dropped in at
my apartment. 1t was delightfully."-
warm outside. I had the big studio
! window open and the clear air car
rying a breath of the hills above the
city blew into the room.
"Restlessness, being a form of dis
rontent, isl therefore divine" Colin
answered.
"Oh, don't moralize," I exclaimed
GROSSLY.
Colin laughed at that, and his
}rossness.
I'm an awful burden on you," 1
ppologized. II infict all my moods
On you, and if they're bad moods
you get me out of them"
This mood seems unusually bad"
Colin remarked, hunting about for
his cigarette case. Something
bhould be done. What are all those
letters on the table? ?"
Invitations to places I don't want
TO CO."
Colin picked up the mail, looking
a. the envelopes and dropping them
pne by n on the table again. At
last he held up a large square en-
velope addressed to me In masculine
handwriting, the letters of which
we're all up and down lines.
This is evidently from the weak
est and most feminine woman you
know" he observed. THAT sort of
characterless roman always dis
guises herself behind an aggressive
handwriting. Go spend the week.
end with her and you'll come away
pleased with your own strength of
mind instead of discouraged with
It,"
I began to laugh at that.
tits from Media. I know her
writing is affected, but she isn't
characterless. They're opening their
new place on Long Island, Long
champs. She wants me for a visit"
Collins answer was to go to my
desk and hunt a timetable. Before
I could protest he had wired an ac-
ceptance and sen Ellen to pack my
\ s%uitcases.
SO it was due to Colin that I spent
Z the next morning on a broad terrace
before a long, rambling brick house,
built in the fashion considered
smartest that season. Other terraces
stretched below me In steps and
ended in a garden carefully made to
look wild" with a winding path that
led to the seashore-fenced off, so
Media could have a private ocean.
Media herself was explaining the
house.
every bedroom has its private
Etting room and bath, and some
have little boudoirs as we'll. I want
I'd to put a piano in every private
lifting room, but my husband
wouldn't pay for it." Media always
said my husband" these days with
\ little twist in her voice that made
the term a sting.
"Why a piano? Most people can't
play and those that can wouldn't
want to-"
so he said. But I was sure 1t
was the money. Anyway, I made