The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-25
Chapters From a
Woman, s Life
WALTER TELLS ME OF THE DAYS
HAPPENINGS.
BY JANE PHELPS
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.


Doreen Page is jealous of her ar
tist husbands model, Helen Rail
strom. Walters mother, visiting the
couple, also disapproves her sons
attitude.
Grace IIarter, an "old flame of
Walters. whom Doreen does, not
quite trust, also sides against Helen.
Page continues paying the latter
noticeable attention, taking her
home in his roadster, inviting her
to his studio parties and so on.
Page and his wife go motoring
with Grace and George Harter and
meet Miss Ralstrom, with escort.
dining a some roadhouse. Walters
reen'S Jealousy.
Mrs. Page becomes very i'll and
insists her sons wife wait on her.
One day the younger woman steals
time to. walk down to the studio
and finds no one in. She does find
a note from Helen to Walter beg
ging that he take her riding in the
country Doreen inquiries of the
Jap who tells her that Mr.. Page has
left for the day.
Chapter 43.
I can't explain just why I was so
anxious Mrs. Page should love me.
Perhaps the thought of my own
mothers unchanging tenderness made
me long for the same from my hus-
daughter" her kiss. made me al
most forget Helen Ralstrom had
written Walter that note-was riding
out in the country with him.
''Well,% Walter exclaimed when he
came in long sfter I had gone to bed,
that was some party tonight You
should have been there, Doreen. We
had a dandy time. I'll be glad to
tumble into bed. 1 nearly danced my
feet off; wouldn't be a bit surprised if
there We're holes in my shoes"
I'm glad you had a good time" 1
replied.
THE moon was glorious coming
home" he went on as he undressed,
''it was as light as day. Late as it is
Helen almost cried because took her
home"
L felt like saying something ugly,
but bit my lips and kept still. Let
alone, Walter would tell me all about
il.
'-Grace was in great form tonight,
just like she used to be before she
married Harter. She ragged Helen
numerically, but Helen got back at
her all right" he chuckled. 'tShe
flirted abomihably with George. He
seemed to enjoy it too. You know,
Doreen." he learned ov,r toward me
confidentially, 81 don't believe Grace
and George hit it off any too Well"
II never thought they did," L re-
turned.
L
late between themS Grace
carries it off we'll; but she gets no
help from him. We went for a. walk
after dinner, before the dancing began,
Helen got rather silly. Moonlight
Sentiment You know the old stuff.
I just couldn't stand any more of it,
she was with me, and so asked Grace
IL she didn't want to swap partners.
told her it wasn't the thing to walk
with ones own husband nowadays
m q ra NJ oh
Then Helen and George talked as if
they were 16, and moon struck. /
couldn't help hearing, they were in
front of us. They got, lost too-after
a bit, pretended they did. Put up job
told them.~ Helen got miffed but
Grace only laughed. In reply to some
thing Helen said she told her to go
as far as she liked, that George was of
age and he knew what he wanted to
There was nothing in all this to
make me particularly happy, to take
away the sting of my loneliness and
the thought of being left behind SO
But someway it did, as
Walters ingenious confidence always
lid. So long as he discussed things
so openly with me he surely was doing
nothing wrong, nothing of which his
disapproVed.
Walter was careless. That he was
honest I really believed.
II thought you were sleepy, do you
know 1T is almost morning" I re-
minded him.
That's the, reward 1 get for telling |
you all about things! Hereafter am |
l closed booki" he bantered.
mo, you're not! You're going to I
ell me every single thing you do every |
line you go anywhere without me,'' |
adopted his tone. Then: 'I think |
your mother is beginning to like me, |
Walter She called me daughter to- |
hight and kissed me-"
why shouldn't the Mater like you? /
She'd be mighty ungrateful if she I
iidn'ti I've made up my mind to tell /
Ter she is selfish, demands too much /
# you. I have some rights but she
seems to forget that I have" +
leaned over and kissed him.
go to sleep, dear, no one shall
1eep me from you-ever-"
He had wanted me, Helen Raj
trom, her demand that he give her a
pleasant evening meant nothing now
hat 1 knew he had wanted me with
hem.
Walter talks on the joy
of accomplishment