Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-17
ISLANDER
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

Dl HAZEL DE1o DAollLL-oN
What has gone before.-Miriam Folwel
young business woman, has an episode in
her life which, although innocent, has
caused scandal She has almost forgotten
it when a year later she becomes engaged
to Anthony Breen, and then out
of the past comes woman who knows all
about the episode and proceeds to make
trouble Anthony believes the worst, but
offers to marry her anyway. Miriam, with
her faith in men shattered, refuses his
offer and accepts the offer of her firm to
send her to Europe. She succeeds in
avoiding Anthony until the moment of
sailing, and then board the steamer
meets Warren Holmes, the man who is
responsible for everything-Now go on
with the story
CHAPTER XLVIH
The Old Charm
FTER that night Miriam and Warren
u Holmes saw a great deal Of each other.
He was never intrusive; he never forced
his attentions upon her, and sometimes when
Miriam saw him strolling up and down with
the vivacious dark girl who had worn the pink
velvet dress the night of the dance she felt a
sense of irritation that she could not explain
1t seemed to her that he divided his attentions
too flagrantly-that when he was not with
her he was with this other woman, who had
great deal of charm. 1t wasn't until the night
girl was crossing to meet her lover. They
we're going to be married the day the boat
locked, and Miriam felt the hot color sweep
up into her face at the realization that for
some ineXplicable reason she was glad
AZ think she was glad to have to
talk to-" he SAID some who wouldn't
mind hearing woman rave about another
man.
Miriam laughed shortly, and then, much to
har saving.
seem rather addicted to succoring damsels in
distress" It was the first time she had re-
ferred lightly to the past Could it be that
she was forgetting? Was her time Of intense
suffering at an end?
The next morning when the boat locked,
Warren and Miriam were together. Miriam
was to remain several days in London and
then go over to Paris. She was rather glad OF
Warren's presence at her side, for the crowds
and the strangeness of it all were bewldering
to her They were emerging from the customs
inspection when suddenly Miriam felt her
throat contract and her heart began to beat
fast. She had caught glimpse Of a face in
the crowd-a face strangely like Anthonys.
Of course, that was impossible, she aware
of that, and yet a chance resemblance of this
kind had had the power to turn her suddenly
faint to bring back all the old agony of mind.
She found herself straining her eyes after
the man. and then suddenly he turned and
came toward her. The resemblance to An
thony was startling, breath-taking, and as she
stared wildly she realized that it was An
thony; he was here in the flesh. In moment
he would speak to her, and she felt Lowerless
against the emotion that was yelling up in
her.
Warren Holmes, at her side, turned toward
her suddenly and saw her face He was aware
in an instant that there was drama there,
something was about to happen And then
Anthony was descending upon them, and
Warren stood back a little and watched the
meeting.
He saw the tenseness of the mans face
lax as recognition swept over it; he saw
Miriam's face white, frozen, and then Anthony
was gathering Mirams hands in his, he was
taking over her bags, he saying something
to her, ana she stood there silent, tense,
able to speak or to appreciate the significance
of the situation.
For Gods sake let's get out of this crowd"
Anthony was saying. 1t was the old imperious
Anthony who spoke, the intolerant Anthony
who was always impatient when he couldn't
have his way.
His words seemed to galvanize Miriam into
action, and she turned about though search
ing for protection. She must have help, she
couldn't cope with this situation alone, for to
give Anthony his way now, to be alone with
him, was dangerous. Against her will he
might persuade her into renewing her rela-
lions with him. The old charm was still there;
he still had the power to sway her.
Her eyes, searching wildly, met Warren
Holmes steady blue gaze, and she gasped a
little with relief.
ooh" she began, and then STOPPED, but
Warren Holmes knew intuitively what she
wanted of him and he went toward her.
Tuesday-"A Daring Idea.'