Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-27

remarkable woman finds out the true
state Of affairs and asks Lorry if she in
tends to wreck her life because of her
pride.-Now go on with the story.
CHAPTER LII
Conquered Pride
FRS. GRENVILLE was wise enough
N/a not to Eress her point. Having said
AVA what she had to say, she kept silent,
but she was happier than she had been in a
long time because she felt sure of the final
outcome of things.
1t is wise woman who knows her
daughter, but Mrs. Granville was not an aver
age mother. She knew Lorry was not essen
TALLY a mother woman, and that the love for
her baby, wonderful as it was, would never
make up to her for the love she was at last
prepared to give her husband.
AS for Lorry, she left her mothers apart
ment with clear idea in her mind as to
what she intended to do She wanted Court
ney, she wanted him to know the truth, but
all her pride rebelled at sending for him.
Somehow she could not bring herself to do
that, much as she wanted to do it.
Once at home she was restless.
Miss Barton brought the baby in from his
afternoons airing, and for time Lorry was
happy holding him in her arms, weaving
dreams about his future. But these dreams
seemed empty and colorless now without
Courtney's presence, and as she thought of
him she remembered suddenly that he had
never seen the baby.
He hadn't wanted to see him, that was
| strange. At the time Lorry had been too
overwhelmed at the revelation of her own
heart to think much about Courtney's refusal
| to look at his son, but now that she thought
| back over it, it seemed homogeneous that be
should have manifested so little interest. A
cold little fetar crept into her heart as she
| thought suddenly of what this might mean.
| 1t might mean that she had killed Courtneys
| love, that he was as eager as she was for
! freedom.
She tried to console herself with the mem
DRY of that sudden look in his eyes as he and
! held her hand in his and said goodby, but it
suddenly occurred to her that she might have
! imagined that look and what it signified II
! Courtney had really wanted to take her in
| his arms he would not have denied himself
that privilege. In the past he had never
! consulted her wishes in the matter, always
there had been that flame lighted in his eyes,
! followed by his arms around her and his lips
on hers. What reason had she to believe
that he had changed, that at last he had
reached point where he could deny him
self anything that he really wanted?
All during her solitary dinner, Lorry turn
ed the matter over and over in her mind.
Even if she could foget her pride to the ex-
tent of sending for Courtney, she ran the
terrible risk of having him tell her that he
had ceased to care. Orr worse still, he might
out of chivalry pretend to love her, thinking
that she would never suspect the truth
She finished her dinner and went into the
living room. book that she had been
reading lay face downward on the table, but
she could not lose herself in it's pages Her
own problem kept interfering, and after
time she flung the book aside, and began
nervously to walk up and down the room.
At o'clock her mind was made up. She
would send for him! No matter what hap
pened afterward, she owed Courtney that
much. Everything up to this point had been
her own fault, even her own mother had told
her that, and if because of her fcolishness.
she had ruined her chance for future happi-
ness she would have to bear that as part of
her punishment.
Even as she thought this, she was at the
moment, and then in voice that trembled
little she asked for Mr.. Courtney Herring.
ton.
There was long wait and then at last a
voice speaking to her, the same voice that
had first answered to her ring.
Mr.. Harrington has left town. No, he
left no forwarding address; no one seems to
know where he has gone!"
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