Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-29
HER MONEY
BY CAROLYN BEECHER

3 lOvelesSneSs, leaves her fortune to her
niece and namesake ON condition that
the girl marry before she is thirtyfve.
Althea fails in love with handsome
young DR.. Peter Graham but does NOT
tell him about the strange condition In
the will. Eventually he learns of it
and assumes she married him in order
to get possession of the fortune He be-
comes cool and she assumes he married
her for her money. She becomes jeal-
| Gus of her husbands attentions to Mrs.
Ruth Williams wealthy patient whom
he desires to please for buinsess rea-
sons She meets Kenneth Moore at O.
| party and his gafety attracts her.-Now
| go on with the story.
| ~ LEVER, keen, energetic as he was in
a. everything pertaining to his profession,
| ~ DR.. Peter Graham sensed no more than
F., a baby the love Althea had for him. Loving
her with all his heart, too proud to force
himself upon her because of his blind belief
| that she cared nothing for him, he went his
way, the rift between them growing wider
every day.
Each had an aching hunger impossible to
| explain to the other, a hunger that was with
them constantly. Often during his long.
| Work-illed days did he recall that brief
| glimpse of happiness he had in the days
SO feW-before he knew why she married
| him. Often during her idle days did an
| agonized longing sweep over her to get away
| from the mousse anu Walk away from every
! thing, seeking she knew now what-peace-
| contentment.
| Their interests divided, they each lived
mechanically. Perhaps because of the de-
mands of his profession, its calls upon his
| time and thoughts, Althea with less to oc-
| cupy her was the more to be pitied Yet
| each suffered in their own way, struggled on
| unwilling to give up hope
| Althea took great pains with her toilet.
| She knew she was good to look at But Peter
I w 60 ctn tO har
well that he seldom spoke of it, seldom COM
| plimented her, although he longed desper-
| ately to take her in his arms, to tell her OF
his admiration, his love. Butt might be
/ disagreeable to her, even his admiration.
| Other men admired her, this he saw
! Moore was often with her and Peter would
stand in the lower hall moment before go-
| ing out to listen to the sound of her voice.
gay, happy A tone he never heard when
they were alone.
Mabel Howard, Peters office nurse had
proved singulary efficient relieving him of
the detail of the office in a way that called
forth his admiration, and he so expressed
hlmselt to Althea who had scarcely noticed
her in spite of Peters request that she be
friendly. She had told Peter little about
herself-al widowed mother a crippled sister.
little money, and how her anxiety to have
comforts for them had driven her to the city
common story enough, yet Peter saw the
pathos of it and tried by kindness to make
the girls lonely life brighter
Why does your wife dislike me, Doctor?''
+ she asked one day Althea had come into
the office during Peters absence and had
Deen short and cold when Mabel asked If
there was anything she could do for her.
Il don't think she dislikes you. Why
should she? Mrs. Graham is not demonstra-
i've ne replied, and the subject dropped
A few days later Althea again went into the
office during Peters absence The telephone
Jlhgled and she reached for the receiver
III answer the CALL" she said coldly.
But, Mrs Graham, I am sure the doctor
would want me to- Mabel replied, taking the
receiver from under her hand. 81 shall know
better than you what to say if it is one of
his patients"
| In burst of savage anger AIthea snatched
! the instrument from the girls hand ~
Hello she said, her voice shaking with
anger "l'i
NO. Doctor Graham is out. VIII you leave
| message?'
Yes. Tell him please to come to Mrs. VIII.
mans as soon as he returns"
Althea made no answer but AS she HING IN
the receiver there was a light of something
hard to define in her eyes.
MABEL stood with pencil and pad, her cheeks
IIuShed, but quite calmly she asked:
Ii you will repeat the message, Mrs. Ora.
HAM, VIII write it for the doctor. I NAV.
be gone when he comes in"
! IL was nothing-I11 repeat it to him.
| -"'" ""o JUST WHAT she did not intend IN
10. Inc nurse was gone when he came in
anu olnner was over. The telephone rang,
and Peter answered it,
Are you sure? This afternoon-what tiroas
IL isn't like her to forget III be right
over" He hurried out. ISM
AfIhea felt that the message was again from,
MIS- Williams and was little frightened VET
she mad kept Peter from her for while onv.
way. Upon his return he spoke of his auy
prise That Miss Howard had forgotten to leave
'le message for him and Althea said nroud1v,
1 took her message"
You-and withheld it? A sick patient,"
yes. don't believe she is sick"
Althea, forbid you to NEEDLE in NV os
Ice lie was white with rage she saw Il
was an effort for him to speak calmly "T
hlre Miss Howard to take care Of things IN
my absence. You will please not interfere
| again. He went from the room and remained
locked in his office until after she had gone
to bed.
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