The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-21
THE REVOLT OF
VERA SANDERSON
HAS NEW CAUSE FOR
JEALOUSY.
BY JANE PHELPS
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i aid net see Margaret until din
ner. 1 tried to appear natural and
I could see she also was attempting
to act as if nothing had happened.
The girls chatted and were so un-
conscious of any unpleasantness that
it helped a lot They appealed first
to one and then the other of US. drag
garet always seu0 them upstairs be-
fore coffee was served. When we were
alone she asked:
what sdfd Erma have to offer to-
day?' knew she was making con-
versatien. so was delighted that l
really had something to tell
'.She is giving G dinner and came
to ask Keith and e."
ooh it was /. peculiarly express
siye exclamation. ''Too bad you can't
60" Said in a tone which CONTRA
dicted plainly, a tone that said:
s'But I am goingl Erma invited
Tom SO that wouldn't be the odd one
1T would have looked better. had
she asked me. You are in my charge"
I knew Margaret was furious that she
had not been invited.
AS I have said, she was a lover of
dainty foods and, if she had nothing
else to do, enjoyed Errna's dinners
immensely.
People usually try to have the
same number of both sexes at din
"Oh, do they, Well. I don't see
how you can go. 1t is the nurses
night out. and have told Martha she
can go with her. I have an engage
ment also. You can't leave the baby.
You. had better call Erma right up so
she can invite another woman to keep
the number even. Tom will be dis
appointed of course, but that can't be
helped
Margaret's tone as she spoke was
so hateful that it made me shudder.
81 shall go if l have to take the
baby with me. But I think nurse will
remain with her if ask her.
Margaret made no reply. / left the
table almost at once,e my coffee un-
tasted. Nurse agreed willingly enough
to remain in and go out that night in
stead.
81 won't stand it'll" I said over. I
remained in my room alone all the
evening. ST will leave Keith. I'll
run away! I'll take my baby and
run away where they never can find
us!"
1t was the first time had allowed
myself to feel that wanted to run
away or to leave Keith. had de-
clared that nothing would make me
either divorce him or let him divorce
me-in my thoughts. of course. But
now had baby wouldn't be so alone
II left him, and couldn't endure
living with his sister much longer
He must choose between us.
The next afternoon while Mar
garet was out Mrs. Hunter called
was lying down, trying to rest be-
fore the dinner party, but when she
asked for me 1 received her.
HI inst saw Mrs De T,jSIan
said in the course of conversation,
81 hope you won't take offense, my
dear, but I think you are altogether
too generous in some ways"
II did not know one could be too
generous" A,s 49,
with ones husband, yes" Then:
81 am a great deal older than you
are, and if you will allow me I would
advise that you try and curtaiI his
visits to the widow. She siS fascinat-
ing"-I hated the word it had been
SO often applied to her-''and very
clever Mrs. Daltqn-Masgaret; lis
very fond of her and so sees nothing
wrong in her brothers visits. But
one never knows where such things
will end"
II have no fear that my husband
will do anything wrong" l had
learned to fence and parry bit in
the months 1 had been under Mar
garet's influence, and was not so
easily robbed of my poise as when
1 was first married. Yet L was not
loath to draw my caller out, to learn
EaH she had to tell. So 1 added, It
don't quite understand what you
mean"
"Of course admire you for stand
ing up for Mr.. Sanderson. We wives
always do that. don't we? But he is
a very fascinating man-to some
women'-how 1 hated that world