Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-28
CHAPTER XXXNUI
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TT was hardly a question that Courtney
could answer frankly. He could not tell
DR.. Moore that Lorry did not love him.
and that in spite of her effort to get away from
him he had held her in spite of herself.
There were things that ever tells
another, even a medical adviser, and while
he stood in silence, DR.. Moore hurried on.
Its getting too warm in town for her to
stay here in her present condition. She
must get down to the where the air
is more bracing. Send her away for time,
alone, with her mother to look after her.
Sometimes young wives resent their huS-
bands at time like this. They get fanci-
full, you know, and are usually unreason-
able"
Courtney nodded brusQuely, but after DR..
Moore had departed he sat for long time
thinking over what had been said. OF
course, Lorry should go away to the sea
alone as Dr.. Moore had suggested, but sup
pose~it was too late. Suppose the knowledge
that some day she had to come back to him
would keep her vitality at low ebb. That
would give her no strength to fight the or
deal to come, and at the thought COurtney's
hands clenched and his dark eyes blazed.> 1t
looked as though his terrific toye for Lorry
were about to come back az Atm like boom
erang, for she might 49, away from him in
spite of anything he could do
With Mrs. GrenYlle's help LOrry's things
were packed on the following day. Courtney
wanted to lose no time, but even when he
told Lorry that the doctor had advised
change, she did not rouse her from her
apathy She showed no interest in any
thing. 1t did not seem to make any differ
ence to her whether she left town Or not
Dressed for the journey in thin pongee
coat and skirt with a white frily waist and
tiny flower toque, Lorry looked so weak and
small that Courtney wondered how she could
stand on her feet. And all of this was his
fault, he had not succeeded in making her
happy, and now he had to stand aside and
see her taken away from him.
Through effort he succeeded in keeping
the passion out of his voice when he spoke
to her
you're not to think about anything In
the past that has made you unhappy. Re-
member that not for my sake but for your
own, will you?"
"I'll try" But she avoided his eyes and
her voice carried conviction. The hope
lessness in it aroused Courtney to sudden
fever of remuneration. At that moment he
could have found it possible to give her up.
Hot words rushed to his lips he wanted to
cry out. ''You need never see me again un-
less you wish. I'll give you the freedom
that you've wanted so much"
But somehow he found the words choked
in his throat, there was so little time to say
what was in his heart, and he still chung to
the belief would be better After all, this
was trying time in any womans life and
things might not be bad as he feared.
Mrs Grenville thrust her head in at the
door.
"The taxi's waiting. I'll go on down,
Courtney, and you bring Lorry. Don't be
long we haven't great deal of time"
The outer door closed and Lorry looked
I'D with suddenly frightened eyes. Courtney
knew the meaning of that look, she was
dreading the moment when he would take
her in his arms to say good-by.
care you ready?" his voice was without
emotion of any kind. He would not touch
without anything to remember through the
long days to come.
Impulsively she put out her hand, and he
took it in his, looked down at it moment,
and then stopped and touched his lips to the
soft palm 1t was the most feeting caress
he had ever given her and yet it was
good-by.
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