The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-05
The Woman
He Married
JUANITA STILL BELIEVES.
BY JANE PHELPS

JUANITA STILL BELIEVES.
Chapter 10.
| What, won't you go away for q
! time ?" l asked Dick the next morning
at breakfast. "Of course don't mean
until Junior returns to school" had
seen the doleful look on my boys face,
and knew he thought I intended to
leave him at home alone. -
| Il can't afford to go.' Dick an
swered shortly.
but can! I haven't spent nearly
i all made on the Baker house and
We both need a change"
go if you like. but leave me out
of your calculations. II the book had
| been accepted I should have taken
that yachting trip. As it is shall re-
main at home and write pot boilers
G"But I couldn't have gone on the
yachting trip-at least you said moth
ing about taking me-
| mo. Somers couldn't take any
more ladies. He said he was sorry
sorry not to be able to invite you, ]
mean. but that his yacht would not
accommodate any more than he had
asked
so ladies were going?"
I said no more, but knew 1 had the
explanation. Juanita was to go.
wanted desperately to ask if he knew
she was invited, instead I questioned
as cafeleSSly as cOulQ.
who were going? Anyone I know"
Eyes, I believe so-Mr. and Mrs.
| Mortimer, Linda Forester and Car
| roll. and-some others. About six in
all"
"Is Juanita going?" 1t was out !
| just couldn't help it. Dick flushed as
| he answered:
| 81 believe she was invited I do not
know whether she intends to go or
not
| There flashed thru my mind the
thought that perhaps she would not
so unless Dick went also. He had
said he would not go. said no more
hut went to the telephone. I called
| Juanita.
"Arc you going on the yachting
! party Mr.. somers is giving?" asked
t'Yes-why?" she answered in pc
| cuIiar voice.
"Oh. I had thought~of giving an
| other party-cards-and wanted to
know who to askl''
When I returned Dick said:
ST must tell Juanita about the
manuscript. I think I'll walk over
there and get thru with it." q
That's good idea. You will feel
better when it is over. OF course you
can't tell herit was her fault. her ex-
aggerated ids4s that made the book
1 a failure" I had suggested he try
another publisher. but he had declared
| the nature of the criticisms made it
hopeless---"She was so sure IT would
| be a success"
$50 were YOU
"Yes-for a time BY the way,
Dick Juanita told me just now. when
called her on the telephone to find
out about having her for = bridge
sam e,s that, she was goings On, the
Dick made no answer but when he
reached the door I called after him
IF she changes her mind, let me
know"
."she'll change il. all right" said
to myself, when she finds out Dick
Dick was gone nearly all the morn
| sswell, what did Juanita say about
| the manuscript ?" I asked. knowing by
his face that II had been nothing help
| full.
'She raved like a maniac when !
showed her the publishers letter. She
wants me to keep on sending it out
until I find a publisher who will &C
cept it. But I am sure it would be
useless, and told her So"
| I'm terribly sorry for your disap-
pointment, Dick I said honestly
but next time write your book
alone
You better believe I will! If ]
ever attempt another.'e
| and you WON take a snort Vaca-
| ton with me-why?"f
Because I am not going to let you
support me any longer. Thave paid
scarcely anything toward the expenses
for months, ever since I commenced
that failure over there" he pointed
to the rejected manuscript. 'Tm
thru letting a woman support me-
! Nonsense, Dicki What difference
| does it make who earns the money al
long as we have enough to be com
Portable? 1t isn't fair of you to talR
like that, and you know it. You made
money with your stories. You can dc
so again. But think a rest, a change
would do you good. Then too, Juanita
may feel a bit disgruntled over the
criticisms, and it will give her time
to get over it." Dick, like all men
hated any sort of unpleasantness.
81 tell you I can't goi' Dick re-
| turned, Eat least not nowi"
Had Dick been disloyal? That he
had been fascinated, carried off his
feet. I had proof 1 wasted my love
perhaps, but / was parched for the
lack of it, and it was only the love
that belonged to me that 1 longed for
] 1t had become almost mania with
me-this determination to hold the
man who had promised to cherish me
until death did US part; and whom ]
loved more desperately every day.
| (Tomorrow-Mrs. Baker warns Nan.