Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-26
CHAPTER XIV
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mother
ooh" Lorry drew the word out slowly
and in flash there swept over her the
knowledge that Courtney knew the truth
He knew, and he would think it strange that
she hadn't told him.
The door of Lorry's own room stood open
and as they passed it their way to the
living room, Courtney paused. IT want tC
speak to you moment, shall we go in
here?"
Without a word, Lorry led the way in
and with little leap of her heart she heard
the door close on them. Then she turned
and faced him.
Courtney's face was white, and his eyes
had peculiar expression in them that Lorry
had never seen before. Without preIiminaries
he came to the point Immediately.
"Why didn't you tell me?'' :,
az don't know" She was afraid She
betrayed the fact in the nervous twisting of
her fingers.
Didn't you want me to know?"
No answer, and her very silence maddened
Courtney. He forgot that he had intended
to be tender with her. He forgot every
thing but the fact that this was the wom-
an he loved, the only woman in the world
he wanted, and things were all wrong be-
tween them.
Intuitively she knew what he intended to
do, and braced herself for it. Then his arms
closed around her, she did not shrink, but
his voice seemed to come from great dis
lance as he said over and over again, "dar-
ling, darling" and. then, you knew what it
would mean to me, why didn't you tell me?
Were you afraid, tell me the TRUTH"
She was SO entirely passive in his arms,
so utterly unresponsive, that he suddenly
released her, and instantly she stepped back
away from him.. 1t was only when she wild
ened the distance between them that she
could think, that she could be at all herself.
"Lorry, You don't hate me that much, do
you?' 1t was as though the words were
forced from him, as though he couldn't find
it in him to believe such a thing possible.
ut means great deal to you, doesn't
it," she said evenly, ignoring his question.
Why"
"Why?" he fairly shot the word at her.
why? Because love you. The very though
Of having your child is so wonderful that
can hardly comprehend 1t. Don't you
understand how J feel,l Lorry? Don't you
realize that this will bring you closer to me
than ever, that now you will belong to me
utterly?"
His words made her finch and involun-
tarily she closed her eyes as though to shut
out the sight of him. He had put into
words what she had known all along and
the irony of it lay in the fact that in spite
of his knowledge that she did not love him,
he was still sure of himself His arrogance
was so supreme thing that all he wanted
was the right to possess her, and he count
ed on his compelling domination to do the
rest.
Again he was close to her, but he did not
take her in his arms, he only held up her
face that he could look into it scrutinizingly.
'Lorry, tell me how you feel" he said
deeply, doesn't this mean anything to your"
And giving him back look for look, she
said with trembling lips, what difference
does it make how I feel? Have you ever
thought of me? Hasn't it been your own
happiness that has always come frst?"
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