The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-02
The Green-Eyed
Monster
By LILLIAN H.. CROWLEY

pleasant morning. Stella was hem
ming napkins, while Eunice was EN-
broidering a bit of dainty lingerie
Eunice was engaged to be married
but the Gay was not set. Her 1ance
DR.. Vincent Carter, was building up g
practice and he hoped, before long. to
be able to support a wife comfortably
The sisters were both beautiful girls
whose parents had died a short time
before, leaving them barely enough to
make ends meet Stella had married
a poor clerk who might else do some
thing better If he had any ambition.
but Stella was learning, much to her
sorrow, that he would never be any
thing else. 1t made her bitter and she
was jealous Of her sisters better pros
poets, for Doctor Carter was not only
hard-working but ambitious.
There's one thing" asid Stella,
-about being Doctors wife; you
never know where your husband Is.
Now 1 can get Rufus at any time, for
he Is always at the office except at
lunch time and I even know where he
lunches"
"Of course" replied Eunice, zone
has to expect a different life. I've
thought about 1t and 1 intend to go
on with my music so as to have dis
tinct work of my own"
you know that handsome doctors
are always popular with women. How
will you know you can always hold
him?"
II won't know, in fact" replied Eu
nice, "but 1 love Vincent too much
ever to doubt him. Love Is trust -
The front doorbell rang and Stella
opened 1t to Clarissa Garten, neigh
Dor.
I'm glad to find you in, Eunice,"
she said with a tightening Of the lips
and an 'Tll do 1t If 1t kills me-" air.
@Did you see Doctor Carter last
night?"
NO" replied Eunice, "he was busy"
Eyes, he was busy, all right, and
think you ought to know how
"What do you mean?" asked Eunice
in surprise.
Stella drew her chair up closer.
swell, 1 was waiting for my hus-
band on the mezzanine floor Of the
Faxon hotel last night about ten
O'Clock when Doctor Carter got out Of
steps when just about the prettiest
girl I ever saw-and beautifully
dressed-rushed up to him and never
saw anyone so glad to see man as
she was to see him. 1 couldn't get
look at his face as his back was turned
to me, but-they shook hands longer
than people usually do. Everybody no
ticed them. i. 1t was almost a scene.
"Then they went over and sat down |
on settee and talked together In the |
most animated way for all Of ten min
utes Then Jim came for me and we |
left, but just as I stepped in the ele-
vator looked at them again, and this |
time 1 saw Doctor Carter right in the
face and he was the happiest-looking
man I ever saw. He was beaming.
There, now I decided it was my duty
to tell you, and I've done It,"
Il always expected it,, declared
Stella.
For a few moments Eunice was
crushed. She was thinking Of the hur-
ried talk over the telephone with Vim
cent. She had expected him as usual
In the evening. He had a call, he said,
a case that would take some time. She
had given 1t no further concern, but
had stayed at home with her sewing
and her loving thoughts of him. Now
she said: "Whoever she vast must
be all right A doctor necessarily
meets lots Of people. trust Vincent"
Every well, I've done my duty" said
Mrs. Garten.
"Eunice dear, Clarissa is right In
.elling you. You can't trust an at
ractive man." said Stella.
They heard the ring of the tele-
,hone and Stella answered it. DOC [
or Carter to speak to you, Eunice" '
Tremblingly Eunice took the re- I
eiver from her sisters hand.
Dear" she heard the beloved |
dice, 81 am called to Chicago, sud- {
enly. I won't have a minutes time 6
o see you. 1 shall be gone for three s
r four days. I have arranged to
cave my patients. I'll be at the +
tonewall hotel" T
'Yes-yes, of course" v
Anything the matter, dear?" Il
"No-oh, no; good-by." She hung t
p the receiver and with dragging c
footsteps started to leave the room. C
"What did he say?" asked Stella. C
Hes going to Chicago for a few Il
nys." s
That's strange-after last night. Il
IS just as well, Eunice, that you c.
,und him out before you married c.
i'm" a
Eunice, too unhappy for words,
ent to her room. She was crushed,
,r sister and Clarissa Garten, women
der and more experienced than her al
If. were sure that Vincent was OF
.kle. nj
Her sister knocked on her door and nj
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