Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-26
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CAPITULATI0N
Anthony Hartman persuadeS
Charlotte Graves, an ineXperi-
enced country girl, to marry him
secretly. When he goes back to
the city to break the news to his
family, he finds that both of his
parents object to the fact that he
has married beneath him.
Chapter VI
A LII that evening Anthony spent
II in laying his plans. With all
"A of youths optimism he could
see nothing but happiness for
himself and Charlotte, even without
the good will of his parents. He
resolutely put out of his mind the
hope that his mother would ever
welcome Charlotte as daughter, and
that hurt, but he planned on modest
little apartment in which he would
install his wife. The very fact that
to make him deliriously happy. An
thony was very much in love.
But the next day when he appeared
in the dining room for breakfast
there was an undercurrent of some
thing that he did not understand, in
hte attitude of his mother and father
toward him. He did not know that
they had talked the matter over last
night and had decided to make the
best of it. He had no inkling of what
had taken place until as he was
about to leave the table, his father
spoke to him.
Just a moment. Anthony"
Tony waited.
Where are you going?" his mother
asked quickly.
She glanced toward Fitch, the old
butler, who had been in the family
for years, and he discreetly disap-
peared: Then she waited for Tony
to reply 10 her question.
Hartman senior had finished his
second cup of coffee and was sitting
back in his chair with the inevitable
cigar between his lips. He was wait
ing expectantly. Tony looked from
one to the other.
You see" his mother went on,
your father and I have been talking
very much disappointed in what you
have done, we feel that there is no
sense at all in quarreling about it..
You know, Tony, l had always hoped
it might be Edith. You and she were
so we'll suited"
Nonsense. mother. Edith and l
never cared for each other in this
way" Tony said this with more than
ordinary emphasis, because there had
been a time when he had thought
hazily of Edith himself, and he did
not want to remember the fact, it
seemed disloyal to Charlotte.
Mrs. Hartman sighed, and again
Tony waited.
I'VE want you to bring your wife
home,'' his mother said, finally. She
looked up as she spoke and here eyes
were very bright. Here in this
house her mistakes will not be so
conspicuous, for l shall be able to
look out for her"
ooh, now look here, mother. you
won't brighten herr"
brighten her?'
ooh, well you know" Tony said, al
most ALPHABETICALLY your grande
dame manner is rather terrifying.
and Charlotte is so little. l want you
to love her." he said, impulsively.
And you can't help loving her-wait
till you see her!"
His mother smiled, but the smile
was not one of humor, it was the
barest movement of her thin lips.
She had swallowed a very bitter pill
in the news of Tony's marriage, her
pride had received a deep wound, and
Evelyn Harriman's pride was the
strongest thing about her. She had
no intention of receiving the girl
with open arms, and was simply max
ing the best of a bad situation.
She is your wife, Tony" she said,
quickly. And for the present 1 think
it Is best for you both to stay here.
Your father and 1 want to do what
we can for you"
Tony did not quite like the attitude
his mother was taking; it was as
though she expected Charlotte to dis
grace them all. But then, he rea-
soned to himself, he hadn't been very
tactful about breaking the news, and
when the family saw Charlotte every
thing would be different.
Go be Continued.)