Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-05
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CHAPTER vi
Introducing Cicely
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<<T on will need some clothes"
Mark Brand had said. rid
IL ing clothes, and rough out
door things. Buy whatever
you like, 1 suppose you don't want
to be bothered with me-"
Thank you" Jean had replied
coolly. II think l can manage. She
was stiff in her manner toward him,
she could not help that although she
had resolved to play the game to the
best Of her ability.
And SO she bought picturesque
outfit of corduroy, with leather boots,
the kind she had seen in the movies,
with soft silk blouse and var1-col-
soft velour hat. it was all she did
buy. She somhow felt that she
could not use this mans money for
anything she didn't need and she Ge-
cided to make everything else do
to say goodbye. to?" Mark asked a
couple of days before their depar-
ture.
1t was then that Jean realized the
truth. She was leaving the city for
good, perhaps forever. She was going
out into a new life with d man she
his wife. A great loneliness swept
over her, desire to establish spme
kind of a lastmoment friendship that
she could carry away with her. and
IKE HdSu Livery IAllo"ie' "ooPSH
into her mind.
Cicely had been with Jean at
boarding school and tney had been
very close friends. She had since
married wealthy young stock
broker, but since the crash Jean had
not seen her. Well, she would 60 70
see her now to say goodbye. Clcely
friendship would be link holding
her to the past.
Cice1y was young. and fresh, and
romantic, she was also genuinely III
love with her husband. She received
Jean in her own hoom and eXciain- ed
delightfully."- over the fact that she
'Why 1 think it is the most de-
lightful thing 1 ever heard" she en-
Unused. You say he is rich and lives
on a ranch?"
Jean nodded.
yes, indeed" Jean said quickly.
Her eyes were wandering hungrily
around the intimate daintlness OF
Cicely's room, it all typ!ticd With ach-
Jean, was used to; it spelled the city,
gay New York. Jean could not help
thinking how strange it was mat
Cicely should have 50 much or nap
piness and she so very little 1t hard-
ly seemed fair.
And so because Oh ISl ONH Fly
and a certain sense OF loyalty TO the
man she was to marry, Jean lett
Cicely- with the idea that she was
having a kind of moVing-picture ro-
nance. The girls parted with tears,
protestations of friendship, and prom
ises to write Cicely was glad shat
She could renew. her friendship with
lean under such fortunate c1rcum-
stances and Jean herself who had 20
idea how much money Mark really
had, wanted Cicely to 1peileVe MIN
great catch. This was Not because Of
anv ignoble reason, bat because. Jean
wanted to leave New York with her
head held high; she wanted the pity
of no one. -. .,.;od
TO stine her fear Of Mark. She relied
on his promise, and yet her leart
leaned in terror wherever he cams
near her For the most part ne
smoke to her quizzicaliv, and she had
an idea that he was amused at her
snobbishness. Certainly he gave. FER
no reason to suspect that ne cared
for her any more chan she cared
for him. And yet, whenever she
dared to think of it--she could not
HELM wondering why re was marrying
her.