The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11
THE REVOLT OF
VERA SANDERSON
MARGARET GIVES UP HER TRIP.
BY JANE PHELPS
CHAPTER Is.

CHAPTER Is.
Have you decided when you will
take that little trip you have been
talking about?' I overheard Keith ask
Margaret the next morning. I held my
breath, I was so anxious to hear her
reply. 1t would be so jolly to have
Keith all to myself for a time, espe-
cially while Sallie was with me.
"I have decided not to co.
But why, Margaret? 1 thought
you were really eager to get away"
st was. But find 1 do not care to
leave things just now. Vera knows
absolutely nothing about running a
house, and she and that scatter
Drained sister of hers would upset
everything"
Il think you are foolish, Margaret.
The servants are SO well trained that
everything will go on just as if you
were here
mo, my place is here. I shall at
least keep you comfortable. And
Keith, don't ever let Vera turn you
against me, will you? Or against the
children?"
Nonsense! Vera loves the children
and you also. You must not be so
sensitive, Margaret"
1T is very hard to think 1 may per-
haps lose you, Keith"
You have my promise"
L
full Keith would find me listening. He
was very strict about such things and
knew would be terribly angry did
he think me guilty of housekeeping.
I could scarcely eat my breakfast I
SO wanted to cry. 1t was all 1 could
do to keep back the tears. 1 was sure
Margaret had given up her trip be-
cause of what had happened the night
before. She didn't want me, his wife,
to be alone with Keith any more than
could be helped.
Sallie saw that something was
wrong, and kept looking at me. Final
ly I said:
when are you going away, Mar
garrett"
I thought it better to ignore what I
had heard, and as she had talked OF
going before both Sallie and me the
day before when she took Jack Under
wood down to her rooms, I reasoned
that perhaps it would please Keith to
have me act interested.
ct have decided not to SO at pres
ent,'' she replied in her coolest voice.
"I am needed here"
Il will do my best to have things
go on as usual if you wish to co. I
returned. "And Sallie will help me
with the children"
"You are very kind / am sure, but
] shall remain at home"
Nothing more was said either then
or at any other time on the subject.
But later one of Margaret's friends
called, and Sallie overheard Margaret
tell her that she couldn't go away and
leave Keith-that 1 was absolutely in
competent to look after him.
II thought we would have such a
nice timei" I walled.
"Never mind, Vera. we will have
good time in spite of her." Sallie en-
|couraged.
what are you two girls going to
do today?" Keith asked. He had run
up the stairs to bid me goodbye,
Margaret standing. in the hall walting
for her goodbye kiss as she did every
morning. 1t had BEEN one of the
things / hated-his sister having the
last word, the last caress.
'Wesare going to luncheon with Mr..
Underwood" 1 replied.
Going too, Margaret" he called
No. Vera said nothing about my
going"
of course you will gg>with them
Jack will be delighted to have you.
Perhaps I will look in on you. III
telephone Jack and find out where he
intends to take you" Then to me,
Would that please you, Vera ?'
Very much indeed" 1 said in a
low tone, then turned my head that
he might not see the tears. had
been so pleased to have, Jack take
ISalHe and me TO luncneon, ana theH IL
Keith had dropped in it would have
been perfect. Now everything was
spoiled. Not because Margaret was
going, but because she always put ms
in the wrong with Keith, always made
me uncomfortable.
I'll get tickets for the theater to-
night" I heard him tell Margaret as
he kissed her goodbye.
at will be expensive for you, four
of u.s." she replied.
ut doesn't happen often" Keith
returned, as he opened the street door
I distinctly heard Margaret say as she
turned into her own apartment;
THANK God. it Doesn't"
(Tomorrow--The pin pricks of life. }