Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-12
CHAPTER XVII

| " RUE ndU DS6u terribly CndSIIuSu anu
x disappointed over Muriels GOODNESS to
H. his father. He tried to excuse her in
| his thoughts by saying:
"It's only her way. She's naturally quiet
| But the hurt fingered.
Mr.. Conway had really put himself out 20
/ be kind to her and it was not the Independent
| old gentemans way to disturb himself over
! the actions of others. Now that Bruce had
made good in his eyes, had shown he had the
making of a good citizen and clever business
| man in him, the longing to be real friends
with his wife great. He called her
daughter but not once had Muriel address
ed him as father" although he longed to
| have her do so.
| He still regretted Bruce's failure to finish
his college course but he hid that regret from
his son. saying nothing about it during his
| visit. The boy was all he had in the wcrIL
and there was good stuff in him.
He had sounded Bruce as to his finances
| and had found he needed assistance. He
had not offered it, giving his son chance 20
prove his ability to get on alone. Bruce told
| him:
"The firm seems satisfied with me and my
commissions are growing all the time" He
had salary and commission. "Of course,
| don't expect to sell big piece of property
| every day like the deal I put through last
| month. That was a cracker-jack sale and 1t
gave me enough so now won't need Muriels
| income"
"MurieTs? I didn't know she had money"
"She n't-not much. Some relative left
| D6r ABOUT lilly uOIldIS d LuOuCll' koAC OCCh
a. brick about it." He was glad to praise her.
| "She insisted we use it right from the begin
ming. guess it would have been pretty hard
shedding if she hadn't had it. But now
| shall not need it and gradually shall pay it
back to her. She's different from a good
many about money beyond having enough to
! be comfortable.
That's a good trait. Lots of girls would
have been grasping, knowing your old dad
| had few dollars Mr.. Conway chuckled.
81 don't think she has ever given your mon
| ey single thought. She didn't care about
! the bigger money [ could earn in real estate
| She was perfectly contented with what made
| in Insurance." Bruce went on He enjoyed
| talking with his father in the old intimate
way, not realizing he was giving him a clearer
| insight into Muriels character than he had
| before.
| "She's not ambitious for you?"
"No-not as far as money is concerned.
You see the real estate business keeps me out
more gives me less time for her. She is
| such a home body cares nothing for going
! out and would prefer [ should earn less, have
all the time aside from regular hours to
| give her. But when I get some one interest
ed talking house 1 can't leave and perhaps
queer the sale"
"Of course you can't! Often one can &C
| complish things in business by striking when
! the iron is hot, while at another time nothing
could be accomplished. But you must re-
member son, that all work and no play not
| only makes Jack dull boy but prevents Civ
| ing Jn6 pest III you 10 Iu6 WOLh. uOClCS YOU
have said nothing about golf and I remember
you were an enthusiast. And tennis. How
comes it you have dropped the game you used
| to declare the greatest on earth and at which
you eXcelled?"
'rWeu, you see Muriel doesn't care for out
door sports, and" He hated to complain, so
| hestated to go on
| "Then you must keep them UP without
her 1t won't do for you-at your age-to
! give up all athletics" 1t had been a source
| of pride to Mr.. Conway that in college Bruce
| held his own in sports. 1t was all part of
that education he had missed and which he
had been so anxious his son should have.
cts hard to leave her alone" Bruce said
after minute. "Shes young, too"
eff she don't like sports have her get her
women friends about her and gossip and knit.
All women knit, don't they?"
"She hasn't any intimate friends, father.
Doesn't seem to care to make any. That's why
feel unwilling to do anything in which she
cannot join me-that is, to do it often"
Mr.. Conway said no more, but after he
reached home he often thought of this con-
versation. What was it about Muriel that
made her so different from what he supposed
girls were at her age-twenty-two Not
wanting girl friends. Married only two years
and caring nothing about her husbands busl-
ness success beyond just living. queer
character. One he could not understand. She
was pretty, awfully pretty in her somber, Sc
rious way. But he preferred girls like lite
June not so pretty but with brains and viyaci
ty. Such a good little sport, June. --Mout
saying who he meant, although she shrewdly
guessed it, he described Muriel to Mrs
Flack, his hOusekeeper, and asked what she
thought of such character.
She's the selfish, jealous kind" she told
him. Wants him all to herself. It's bad
business when a woman's like that"
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