Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-30
THE WIFE CHEATER
A NeW Romance
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
CHAPTER XIX
ConVaIeSCence

lVl nerves took it's toll off me for the
next few days. Following the strange
incidents that had happened l had a high
fever and tossed about in delirium
When consciousness returned to me l was
very weak and the nurse who had been
installed in my room allowed no one to see
me- Day after day 1 lay there while strength
and the desire to live slowly came back to
me, until finally the day came when I was
| allowed to be bundled up and carried down
to closed car to be driven home.
During my convalescence it had been Won
derful to have Norman so close to me again.
His attitude toward me was just it had
been during our first days of marriage, and
our subjects of conversation were only pleas
/ ant ones. Sometimes | caught him looking
at me strangely, but when l taxed him with
this and asked what he thinking, he
only laughed. / did not Edith at all.
Norman told me she had gone into the city
to stay with a friend, but would return again
as soon as l was better.
During this time had letter from mother
saying that she was coming home. Every
thing seemed to be happening at once, and
although [ no longer feared Edith's presence
in our home, [ was glad that she would
be leaving soon, so that Norman and I could
be alone together.
me- The simplest things gave me pleasure,
and Mary spoiled ME terribly. Norman came
out every afternoon on an early train, and
my first three days at home were quite per-
feet Then one morning Norman remarked
at the breakfast table that Edith had called
him up the day before and wanted to come
out that night.
In spite of the fact that I struggled against
it, the old feeling of jealousy returned. 1t
wasn't that I doubted Norman, it was simply
that didn't trust Edith In spite of the fact
that [ had taken her advice and that it had
proved to be good advice, I could not take her
into my heart all at once. Too much had
happened and there were many things that
needed an explanation.
I had taken to wearing some of my lovely
trousseau negligees around the house. for my
arm was still in a sling and the flowing
sleeves helped to cover it. That night just be-
fore Normans train was due, | dressed very
carefully in rose-colored velvet tea gown. l
was seated in the sitting room underneath the
big lamp, when l heard Normans key in the
lock, and moment later he and Edith came
into the room. Norman stopped to kiss me
and then as he stepped back I forced myself
to smile ur at Edith, AS my eyes rested on
her face gave an involutary start for she did
not seem like the same girl. Her face was
very white, and under her eyes were heavy
violet shadows as though she had spent many
Sleepless nights.
Tenderness welled up in my heart, and as I
held up my face, she bent down and kissed me
softly.
I hope you are feeling almost like yourself
again, JOAN" she said with a little smile. A
moment later she excused herself and went
upstairs to her room.
Norman sat down near me and unfolded the
evening paper, but did not resume my book.
I trying to account for the change in
7 1Ono pd tn oclx abOuf
it. but so far 1 had not been able to bring my
self to talk of Edith to him, and I felt shy
about broaching the subject now.
l suddenly realized that I no longer
happy. Edith's return had depressed me, the
knowledge that she was with us again filled
me with strange misgivings, and robbed me
of self-confidence