The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-25
THE REVOLT OF
VERA SANDERSON
VERA TALKS WITH KEITHs
MOTHER.
BY JANE PHELPS
Chapter 79.

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was racked with indecision.
Mother sanderson was coming home
in q few days. Should I appeal to
her, not about Kei:h's intimacy with
Alice De Isle. but to beg her to use
her influence once again to get me
home of my own. however simpler
Or should make Keith Jealous and SO
work on his feelings that he would be
willing to promise me a home? Then
came the stagtling thought--suppose
instead Of making him jealous.
should simply DE making It possible
for him to rid himself of me and
marry Mrs. De Lisie? Or OF giving
Margaret q chance to make him send
me away?
decided to go to Mother Sander
son.
Tom Benedict was my devoted ad-
mirer. He had not been able to hide
| perhaps he had not tried-that he
was becoming very fond of me. Not
| that there was a thought of wrong in
either of us, but we were both young.
craved companionship. and happiness
and we found 1t when together.
| decided to Lave q talk with
Mother before said q word more to
Keith. He had said I might visit her,
so would have every opportunity for
good long talk with her.
| While Keith had been away Tom
|
and twice I had played cards with
him at Erma's: Margare. knew moth
I, ing of this, but she openly sneered ut
what she ca1lad his ..calf love- and
threatened to tell Keith.
| do. 1t will surely worry him be-
cause I have written him every time
| anyone called, and who" Margaret
| looked furious. had swept the
! ground from under her feet as far as
telling of Tom was concerned. At first
- -
carrt out her threat so that Keith
| would be jealous. but the more !
thought OF it, the less likely did 1
think it would affect him that way. I
loved him. 1 wanted no one else. So
why risk putting into his and Mar
garet's hands anything they could use
against me?
Two days after Keith came home
and four days after had overheard
him tell Margaret that it was her
fault he had not married Alice De
| Lisle, took June and went down to
ftook US down-he was to remain over
night-then he would come at the end
of the week and take us home He
had matters at the factory to attend
to each time, aside from his desire
to see his mother.
/ never shall forget how delighted
I was when Mother first saw June
and the way she fused over her. Mar,
garet paid my baby no attention what
ever, unless It WIS to complain o.
something she did or the way she wa.
dressed. But Mother cooed over her
petted and loved her SO that a1mos
cried, I was so happy.
i put off my talk until the day Keith
was to come for me. It had been sucH
a happy time I hated to even speal
of anything that might bring argu
ment. But at last ventured to say
Mother, will you try to put your
self in my place If I talk to you o.
with Keith. I think you know Low,
him more than ever now that hav,
Baby. But must talk to some one.'
Go on, dear child. I will try t
, remember that 1 was once young
She smiled SO sweetly at me that m,
eyes filled.
I started from the beginning. I toll,
: her Of many episodes. I tried to b.
fair to Margaret, and often stoppe,
} my story to insert something she di,
that was done better than I possibl,
could have done it. But told of nj
feeling that I was an absolute non
entity in the house, altho Keith PAL,
; over half of the expenses. 1 told O
: Martha being taken from me, an,
/ that was not allowed to call upol
= the maids for anything. I confesse,
: the hurt had when not permitted t,
choose my own clothes. 1 spoke o
) the motor. Keith paid for it. paid tn
garage charges, but in all the time
: had been married 1 had used it Jus
twice. l rode in IT when Keith AM
Margaret were along. / told her, blu
) to take Erma or my young friend
, out to use it when I needed to go out
that had not been allowed.
, You should have insisted upon tax