Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02
DESTINY'S CHILD
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
CHAPTER I
A Strange Power


IF LORRY GRENVILLE had been the least
bit superstitious, if she had believed in
- such a thing as one person being able to
cast a spell over another. she might have
attributed such power to Courtney Her.
rngton.
She felt uncomfortable whenever he was
near her; his laugh always a little hooking,
echoed in her dreams. Sometimes she would
wake up in the middle of the night, afraid,
and she would cover under tSa BED clothes
trying to laugh at her silly fears, and not
succeeding in the least.
Whenever Courtney Harrington was in the
same room with her she felt his eyes drawing
her relentlessly. She had never dared to
look directly into those eyes, and so she had
never determined the color OF them, but
they seemed dark, and very bright under
their heavy dark lashes and he had way or
squaring his chin that made Lorry feel some-
how helpless and very young IN his presence.
On the day Lorry had promised to marry
Tom Ransome she had drawn shuddering
little breath Of relief
Now at last she was safe! She was going
to be Toms wife, and had acqu1esced almost
eagerly hen Tom had suggested an early
wedding, and in her heart of hearts, although
she loved Tom, she knew she would have
preferred not to hurry things if it hadn't
been for her foolish fears Until she was
Toms wife she would not feel entirely SAFE
She was terrified lest through some power
that she could not explain Courtney Herring
ton would sweep her off her feet. Argue as
she would that this was the twentieth cen-
fury, that girl could be compelled to do
anything she was averse to doing, she could
not make herself believe this, not after what
had happened two days after her engage
ment had been announced.
She had gone into the living room unsus-
pectingly enough, and Harrington had risen
from chair as she entered In spite of the
queer little thrill of fear that swept over her,
she did not draw back, she would not let him
see that she was afraid, and she advanced
toward him. her slim hand held out
friendly little smile on her face.
But his dark features were rnresponsiye.
| $50 you going to marry Tom Ran
some," he had said, coming 70 the point
| Immediately.
Eyes"
! He stood there studying her. She was
| tall, but so slim that she seemed almost
| fragile beside him. Her hair was rudy with
warm lights in it, and her eyes were very
| dark gray But it was her mouth that un-
consciously betrayed the warmth of her ma
ture, hot intensity that her girlish purity
of feature beled Harrington knew as he
stood there that Tom Ransome had no power
to arouse this girls nature Blond and blue
eyed and with a lazy charm that was very
attractive to women, he could never know
| the depths of this girls soul. And yet she
had promised to marry him. she was going
to give her life into his keeping, and mar
| riage was so irrevocable.
| you love him?'' Herrington's voice was
curt.
More than anything in the world" Lorry
threw back her head proudly as she spoke
and her manner was one of utter defiance
But as his peculiar eyes looked deep into
hers, her lashes dropped and a scorching
color crept up into her face. AS always, she
found the scrutiny of his eyes unbearable;
she could not meet the intensity of his gaze
without betraying the fact that she was
afraid of him.
And then suddenly Harrington was speak
ing.
"You don't love him." he said softly, COM
ing close to her, but making no attempt to
| touch her. You don't love him, not the
way it's in you to love- Some day you're
going to love me with everything in you, and
when you come to realize it, there's nothing
in the world that can keep me from taking
you. Remember that!"
And then before Lorry could say word,
he was gone!