Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-08
susanns's Story

"Mrs. Wilmington, IL" Su
same stammered like school gir
while the color suffused her cheeks
Presently, with visible effort she
gained control of herself and re-
sumed with characteristic determin-
alton. II came home purposely to
hear Phil ask me to be his wife.
And the only thought that soften
ed my grief when they told me by
wireless that my dear father was
dead, was that Phil would help me
to bear it. Phil's first words
told me that someone or something
had come between US. was over
come. The thought of losing Phil
staggered me. Beside it the loss of
even my father shrank into almost
nothing.
''Sinee l returned Phil has never
been more to me than good friend,
Mrs. Wilmington. Naturally I have
wondered why. Surely, Mrs. Will
mington, you wouldn't object to me
as Phils wife, would your
MY dear Miss Jones, my brother
will marry the girl of his choice,
not mine, and l shall love the girl
that Phil marries as though she were
my own sister"
Thank you, my dear Mrs. Will
mington. had to ask you this for
it would break my heart to find out
at this late day that Phil did not
love me-"
| had an intuition that it was on
the tip of her tongue to tell me
about Sheila, but as she did not, |
shortened my call and left as soon
as possible. Susanne, hard and |
clever, was master in the fire art
of restraint. Did she have motive
for Withholding the story. Again the
words came to me: "iSusanne gets
what she wants"
As / drove home I began to get
a little worried over it all, and
that night, calling Phil to my room,
[ asked him if he still loved Sheila.
He looked at me in the greatest
What is the matter with you,
kay' Surely you know that I adore
'heila. But I'll admit that lately [
'usanne has seemed so helpless and |
asst down with her fathers death
hat could not let her do all the
housand and one things that one
as to do at such times"
mo one knows as well as l all '
hose thousand and one things, Phil,
or l had to do them alone when
'lake went away"
Did Susanne say something to
ou which made you ask me that
uestion, Kayl'
Il think not, dear, but am afraid
le thinks that in some way you
re bound to her."
Surely not, Kay Why, she's
oman of the world. 1 know that
yer there many men paid more at
,ntion 70 her than I, and surely
ne could not think that all of
lem were in love with her a
II don't think, Phil, dear, that it
axes SO much difference whether
woman thinks you are in love with
er as it does when she gets the idea
ito her head that she is in love
it'll you"
Don't be goose, Kay. You think
acause you love me, that every
her woman must do so. Anyway,
ter tomorrow she viii know that | l
n in love with Sheila." iii
I am not sure but that she has an
king of it now.
what do you mean, ,Kay7' III
"Oh, just an intuition, you know y
Please don't get hunehes-they =
AXE ME uncomfortable. -
"Are you going to see susanne
.ainl''
"Yes, / am going back this even
g to see her. She, too, seemed to
We something on her mind today, ii
though l could not get it out of
T. l can't understand what ails
u all-even Sheila acted far away
om me. / am going to tell Susanne
night, and l want You to make
announcement of our engage
mt in the papers tomorrow. I'd
e to be married next week, if
ssible." L