Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-16
DESTINY'S CHILD
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

What has gone before-Courtney Her
rington induces Lorry Grenvlle to
marry him, just after she has discov-
cred that Tom Ransome, the man she
really loves, is unworthy. Lorry does
not love her husband, and his love for
her is so intense that it frightens her.
After her marriage she still yearns over
Tom, and the knowledge that she is to
become mother fills her with rebellion.
Courtney realizes that he has failed to
win his wife's love, and goes away for
time While ? is gone Lorry meets
Tom at dinner party. He begs to
come and see her. but she refuses.-NOw
go with the story.
CHAPTER XXXHI
RemOrse
AFTER that night, Coralie, delectable in
| a rose,colored negligee, was sitting at
her dressing table brushing out her
masses Of blonde hair. Jim, still in his dim
ner clothes, lounged in a big chair He
held a cigarette in his fingers, but he was
absorbed in watching his wife. Coralie was
mysteriously lovely, and Jim was still be-
wildered by the fact that she was his wife
and it was his privilege to watch her do all
the adorable things that all well-groomed
women perform as a sort OF rite.
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hind her hair, or threw flirtatious little re-
marks in his direction, but tonight she seemed
thoughtful, and Jim wondered vaguely if
something had happened to disturb her. He
had thought the dinner party huge success.
Aren't you rather quiet Gear?' he asked
finally
She turned to him then, little frown be-
tween her. eyes.
Jim, I'm worried"
Instantly he alert.
Has anything happened"
Il don't think | should have invited Tom
Ransome here tonight"
why? I thought him a likable enough
chap"
Eyes, but you see he and Lorry were en-
gagged, that was before | knew you very
well, and something happened to break it
off at the last minute. Lorry never told any
OF us what happened, and she married Court
ney Harrington shortly afterward."
''Well?' Jims tone was puzzled.
We'll, you see Iorry has been feeling
rather rotten Of late, and Courtney is out
of town, so two days ago when Russell Elliott
telephoned that he couldn't be here, thought
of Tom and rang him up. OH Jim, you'll
hate me, but I thought it would be rather
dramatic to bring Tom and Lorry together.
and it was beastly of me, because l love
Lorry."
"Well, but Lorry seemed to be enjoying
herself Whatever happened between them
in the past has probably been forgotten long
ago, because she was certainly pleasant
eiough to him tonight. [ remember noticing
particularly that she was unusually gay"
That's because you're a man and don't
understand" Coralie walled. 'Lorry was
gay, but she was putting it all on, and oh,
Jim, the real reason why I asked Tom was
because l wanted to find out something that
have suspected for long time, Lorry is
still in love with Toni
-'Nonsense!" Jim's tone held all the aver
age mans scorn for a wOman's gift of in
tuition.
''Yod can scott but I'm convinced of it..
I've watched Lorry, and | know she doesn t
love Courtney a bit: now I understand the
reason why she's never forgotten Tom, and
she must have suffered terribly tonight, all
because of me-"
Corales blue eyes were filled with tears
now. and as she rose to her feet Jim swept
her into his arms. She chung to him for a
moment, and then put him away from her.
II must go in and see IL she's all right.
You don't know how / feel about all this,
jim You see, know what it means to love
a man, and poor little Lorry, it just breaks
my heart"
you darling!" Jim's voice was husky
with feeling, but he let her go, and Coralie
slipped down the hall to Lorry's room.
"Lorry, it's Coralie; may | come in?" she
called softly. But although she waited and
called again, there was answer for the
reason that Lorry had buried her face in the
pillow in order to stifle her sobs.