Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-16

must be forced to see matters in
the right light. His father should
be told and steps must be taken inn
mediately to bring Charlotte back
she spoke to Tony's father, she was
amazed to discover that he sided
with Tony.
Leave the boy alone" he said
brusquely, cts his affair and he
must fight it out by himself. If
Charlotte loves him. she'll come
back of her own. free will, and 1
believe she does"
CHAPTER Xiv
An Important Decision
~ ONY missed Charlotte more
than he would have believed
i possible. The old pleasures
that had once meant SO much
to him, had lost their excitement. He
was restless and uneasy He wanted
his wife and son, and he realized
that his feeling for Charlotte had
deepened UNNECESSARILY. He had
been home two days when he began
to look around for apartments, and
he finally located four rooms, with
kitchenette and bath, in a remod-
eled, old-fashioned house on Park
avenue. They were large and very
light. and like small boy with a
delightful new toy. he began to plan
eXcitedly on the furnishings.
Mrs. Hartman was furious when
he told her, but Tony's father APP
proved.
That's fine, boy, start in on your
own" he said encouragingly, and
once more Evelyn Hartman was
the place, and she went because she
could not do otherwise. She did not
want a break between herself and
her son, she must keep her hand in
somewhere, and for the present she
decided to humor him..
Shall I-help you select the furn1-
ture?" she asked eagerly. when they
had gone through the rooms and she
had admitted that they were at
tractive and in a good neighborhood.
He shook his head. NO, I want
Charlotte to select most of it her
self. It's going to be her home, that
is, L hope it will be-" And his jaw
hardened. To have Charlotte back
with him. eager and happy as she
had been before, was the dream of
his life just now.
He wrote to her of the new place
and of his plans, and Charlotte sat
for long time with the letter on
her lap, her eyes looking out into
space. Finally she got up and
sought her mother, who. as usual.
was working in the kitchen: The
maid who had been installed by
Tony, Mrs. Graves had dismissed
as shiftless.
why, 1 can get through the work
in half the time" she had said in ex-
PLANTATION, and Abner had, of course,
approved as he approved of all eco
Mother" Charlotte said coming
to the point at once, and speaking in
that deliberate way she had OF late.
ct think 1 must go back to Tony
now. 1t isn't fair to keep junior
away from him, and here's his letter.
You'll understand when you read 1t.
Mrs. Graves read the closely writ
ten lines carefully, and when she mad
finished she nodded approvlngly.
81 think 1 would go back, dear;
you ought to make the best OF
things, and Tony is trying hard to
make you forget the past"
And it was so that Charlotte re
contained woman with a crown of
ash blonde hair and wide blue eyes
that had deepened to violet; She
was no longer a charming child, but
the mother of a baby. She was no
longer blinded with hero worship
when she looked at Tony, she saw
him with disillusioned eyes, eyes
that saw his weaknesses, but she
could not help realizing that this
was a different Tony, this man who
was her baby's father, and whom she
did not love- was more than kind to
her. He was considerate of her