Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-10
DAVIS Dilemma.

"Why do you keep me away
from Harry, John?" asked Doris
Glendening, reprovingly, a few
days after her husband had re-
asserted his love for another wom
an-Margaret Earle.
Doesn't Harry want to see
me?" Doris persisted. You tell
me that he is no longer delirous.
If you have told him that l have
forgiven him and am willing to
take him back, surely he must be
anxious to see me-"
Davis thought quickly. Of
course he could not tell her the
real reason for keeping her from
her husband so he evaded.
"You remember, Doris, that
Harry is very weak. Seeing you
will call UP many emotions that
would be drain upon his
strength. The doctors wish to save
him from such strain"
Il see by the morning papers" F."
remarked Doris irrelevantly. her
mind jumping about in a way that
Davis had learned to expect lately,
that Margaret Earle is return
ing. l wonder If she has heard of
this terrible thing that has hap
pened to me-"
1t was characteristic that Doris
mentioned the tragic occurrence
as happening to her instead of to
Harry. Already the murder of
Mrs. Adams and the wounding OF
Harry had been relegated to
place second in her mind to that
of her great magnaminity in for
giving her husband for being the
cause Of it all.
"Yes, l believe her boat gets in
today" Davis answered, appre-
hensive as to what would follow.
Il wonder if she will go direct
ly to her apartment. I think l
shall call her up and ask her if
she won't come over here and see
me-" Doris said slowly as though
weighing the. wisdom of this. 81
really need her advice. You have
been fine, John, but only a woman
can know what is in another
woman's heart. Margaret knows
Harry very well. She is a friend
to both of us and will be interest
ed as we'll as sympathetic"
"Oh, Lord" groaned Davis to
himself, Il can just see myself
wished into the job of keeping
Margaret away from Doris and
Doris away from her husband.
What delightful prospect" Then
he added with wry smile. II am
a wonderful goat For a moment
he was tempted to drop the whole
affair, go out Of town on a much
needed vacation, and let matters
adjust themselves. Then his bet
ter nature asserted itself-aided
by his curiosity over the affair
and he determined to stay. make
the best of things and see what
happened.
After promising to take Doris
for ride in the afternoon and to
try meantime to get the doctors
consent for her to see Harry. Davis
sought out Clayering.
Jim, l am awfully nervous
about the outcome Of all this mess
Has anyone heard from Margaret
againR We really have no reason
for thinking that she is coming
home because of Milt. Yet it will
Just about kill him If she goes
back to Harry"
You forget her cable, Dave"
No l do not. Her message is
what am thinking Of. Wasn't IT
worded just as a woman as proud
as Margaret would word it to COW
er up her real feelings. her real
Intentions? We both know that
Margaret is very fond of Milt. She
has always considered him her
best and truest friend. He is the
only person she told of this affair
with Harry. 1t is very natural
that she should cable him. II Is
very natural that she should bei
concerned with his health. But
one or two cablegrams of INQUIRY