Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-14

a Or" COralle SAID ENTHUSIASTICALLY, IN
the midst of her plans for her we'd
ding, which was to take place early in April.
ooh, 1 couldn't" Lorry protested quickly.
'Lorry, what do you mean? You re not re-
fusing to be in my wedding, are you?" Cora
lies bright eyes were full of amazement, and
something else, hurt look that went to LOr-
rvs heart She could not bear to see Cora
lies radiance dimmed even for a moment.
But it isn't fair" Lorry went on somewhat
lamely. 81 had to countermand all the frills
for my affair, and I thought
"As if that mattered" Coralie interrupted.
"And you will be matron of honor, won't you,
dearest? You're my best friend, you know,
and don't want any one else.
Lorry's acquiescence was so quiet and sub
dued that CoraIie could not fail to notice it.
What was the matter with Lorry? She hadn't
been herself in ages, not since she had re-
turned from her honeymoon; no, even before
that there had been 4 change i'll her. an
Coralie, absorbed in her own plans, swept off
her/feet by her love for JIM had not noticed
it before.
"LOrry, is anything the matter?" she asked,
suddenly bending forward. The two girls
were in LOrry's room, and Lorry was stretch
ed full length on the couch at the foot of the
bed. Now that COralie looking at her
with suddenly anxious eyes, Lorry looked
pale. There was no color about her save that
in her beautiful reddish hair, and her eyes
seemed unusually large with the pupils very
much dilated
Instantly Lorry raised her barrier of re-
serve. For the time being she had slumped,
but Coralie mustn't suspect the truth; no one
must ever know that she was unhappy
She reused herself and sat up, suddenly
Il suppose you ask me that because I am be-
ing lazy today. I didn't sleep very well last
night, and that's why / came in here after
lunch to lie down"
And I swooped down on you and have
bothered you ever SINCE" Coralie returned, a
hint of self-reproach in her tone.
Lorrys pallor suddenly became alarming
and the brilliance of her hair served to in
tensify it.
What is it, what did say?" Coralie per-
sisted.
Nothing, nothing at ALL Lorry returned,
forcing smile and swinging her feet over
the side of the couch. 81 must get up, 1
mustn't be so lazy"
But she stood before the dressing table
Strengthening her hair, she surreptitiously
took out little box of rouge from the mid
die drawer and rubbed the tiny puff lightly
over each cheek. That choice of words that
Coralie had used. How absurd that they
should make her heart leap like that. But
Lorry had always associated that word
sweep" with Courtney; in her thoughts she
had always likened him to an eagle, and abb
surd as it was, she never heard the word now
without thinking of him.
"Of course I'll be your matron of honor -
she said gayly, turning from the dressing ia
BILE and coming back to drop lightly on the
couch "Im'so glad that you want me-" Her
assumption5o of gayety,jand the sudden color in
her cheeks, made her once more the light
hearted, enthusiastic Lorry of old, and for a
minute Coralie was deceived. Then she lean
ed forward and looked at Lorry critically.
you've rouged your cheeks" she said &C
cusingly.
Under the applied color, Lorry flushed scar
let. well, what of it, don't you ever use
rouge?"
'Of course, but" she hesitated moment
and then blurted out the question that had
leaped up in her heart.
"Lorry, are you happy? Tell me. you know
ia never breathe anything you told me TO a
living SOUL
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