Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-01
CHAPTER XII

/ lite restaurant = Peter had been telling
her of in which he was very
much interested, making Althea feel She
shared in his interests, that he wanted it to
be So She thrilled with pride at the
fdence, as she always did, and let him
see it in her animated face, her gllsten1ng
eyes.
She felt a nearness to him never felt be-
fore and he, noting her softness, determined
to wait no longer. When they reached the
boarding house and stood in the dim vesti-
bule, he drew her close to him, her face
against his breast.
will you marry me, Althea?" he asked,
his tone vibrant, longing. 81 love You, dear.
will try to make you happy" Then, as no
answer came. he said Don't you care for
me- Althea?"
''Yes-Peter-I do love you"
"And you will marry me-soon?" he
kissed her eyes, her lips.
Before he left her Althea had promised
to marry him within the month. AS he told
her, he had been very patient, he loved her,
she loved him, they were alone in the world,
needed each other
''You fought so against loving me- dear"
he whispered as he left. II thought you
never would be mime
| Althea laughed happy girlish laugh. Her
! fighting was over. She was happy, glorious
ly, deliciously happy.
Mollie glanced up from the novel she was
! reading.
''Have good time. Althea? What has
happened?" she added without waiting for
an answer. ''Your eyes are like stars"
! ''What do you Think" Althea asked
gaily. >.
'You haven't-yes you have! You've
promised to marry Peter!"
! Yes, Mollie. we are to be married in a
month
:SWise Althea!" Mollie said mockingly.
! If you hadn't made up your mind to do
| that little thing I should have married him
| myself. Peter is altogether too nice fell
| low to go begging for wife" Then, jump
I ing up and kissing Althea, she danced her
about the ROOM wishing her happiness tell
/ ing her she envied her. how she should miss
/ her. all in one breath
| Althea wrote the old lawyer, telling him
! of her coming marriage, that she intended to
! come up there for her honeymoon and would
want the house. She had talked it over with
| Peter and Mollie and as Peter felt he could
! be away only a short time had decided to
spend 1T in the little village
Once she decided to follow the dictates of
her heart, Althea ceased to think of him as
4 a fortune hunter She talked to MolIie OF
4 her coming delight in taking Peter to the
! lovely little home that was hers. 1t should
be their summer home where they would
spend his vacations. She would bring some
1 of the lovely things to an apartment they
4 had selected, an apartment in a very good
! location. She had no hope chest like other
| girls things made and given BY young
friends, but few girls, even daughters OF
wealth, had such wonderful linens and en-
| brO1der1es as were packed away in the trunks
stored in the little back chamber of her
| home.
| There's enough to furnish your apart-
ment and still leave the house comfortable"
| Molle said. "And what a lovely home Won
] will have
| Then Peter came to talk over their plans.
1 Il have found house, A1thea. The Ioca-
| tton is good and If we take that instead or
an apartment I can use the first floor as Of
ice and reception room! IF we lived in that
apartment we looked at I should have to
have an outside office"
of course Althea at once agreed that the
mouse was better. 1t would be wonderful to
| have him at home all day except when he
was making the few calls that came to him.
me rent was no more, he explained, and the
only extra expense would be the heating
Althea went through the house. The
rooms were pleasant but needed redecora+.
ing The owner had refused to do anything
and she thrilled as she thought She would
make make 1t attractive, especially that first floor
Her doctors patients mu& be impressed
They were married in the Little Church
around the Corner" with Mollie and Young
college friend of Peters as witnesses They
left at once for Holden.
Peter was delighted with her house an
| she could wish and they spent hours selec+.
ing the things to be sent to New York to
Deautlty their home there. He was amazed
When AIthea spread the linens before him
81 ana declared they'd never have to buy any
Ilt they lived to Methuselah's age He helped
crate the lovely old furniture was bovish1v
happy, tender and loving
Althea's fortune had been turned over to
her and still she had not told Peter of her
aunt strange will-perhaps she never would
tell MIN She had simply remarked after
visit to the lawyer:
n glad everything is settled at last.'s
And he, feeling the delicacy of his position.
hao asked no questions, not even as to the
amount OF her fortune. He would nrohahIv
know later.
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