Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-21
HER MONEY
BY CAROLYN BEECHER
CHAPTER TX

CHARIEI6 LIN
TIN HE time was drawing near when : Mr.
and Mrs Williams were to leave fol
Europe. Althea said nothing about ~
but wondered what arrangements mao pee
or would be made for Doris. She had heard
Peter say she must have great care for SOM
time longer, must be kept cheerful ,and
happy. ss.4
The thought that long ago had come II
her again arose in her mind, but to be eyel
more summarly dismissed than before. 4
was nothing to her what they did witt
Doris, Mabel Towards sister
Following her return to DR.. Grahams on
fee Miss Howard had made an attempt II
gain Athea's liking, shy, tentative "a !
tempt but had withdrawn into herself al
Althea's frigid reception of her overtnress
Perhaps after Mrs. Williams went TO Eu|
rope she would see more of Peter, Althel
said to herself She knew he had a larg|
practice, was often called in consultation
also vet never was he out at unusual hour
or late at night with the woman she fbe|
lieved he loved-although she was anothe|
mans wife.
Peter drew in his breath with a gasp al
he unfolded the morning paper
How terrible!" he said
what is terribe?" Althea asked as shI
passed him his coffee
George Williams was hit by a motor cal
| last night, rather early this morning anI
died in the ambulance on the way to TIL
1iOoplCoI. udL pOUl NUmdu' AhuoG' 81
over to her at once III
| He had scarcely ceased speaking whe1
the telephone rang and Althea heard hin
| say:
"I'H be over Immediately"
| "Why should you be sent for?" Att
asked. 81 should think his physician,fe57
hers would be called" -
! mo one can help him now and Mrs, VIII
/ liams is very delicate. The shock may causI
her to need attention" -s|
"Who telephoned? Did she?" as had hap
pened before, Althea had asked the qued
| lions almost inyoluntarily. 40
"No-I think it was Miss Howards voice
| I'll have another cup of coffee and then gi
over Please tell Miss Howard where i all
so she will know if 1 am needed here fol
! anything
| Hes planning to stay with her, to SYM
/ pathize' Althea thought, and said: II
Perhaps his death will be relief ia
stead of a sorrow. He was probably intoI
| icated when he was hurt. 81
Sudden death is always a shock--n|
! matter what ones feelings are afterward
| But l have never seen anything IN eithe|
! of them to give the impression that to b|
separated would be relief When
| wealthy man, a prominent man, makes
misstep the gossps usually seize upon Ii
when were he of no Importance financially
or socially he would not be noticed. He wa
| a hard sort Of man to live with, yet hes hal
/ Ills SOOu pOlHIS tbO-7-dS ever yOH0 Ids.
After Peter left Althea asked herself. !,
| "Why did he pretend, why stand up fol
| the man now that he was gone, when .sh|
! had heard him pity Mrs. Williams because
of him, because of having to live with hfm?]
When Miss Howard appeared ~Althea gave
/ her Peters message.
| 81 saw the paper! Isn't it terrible?" sh!
said forgetting in the horror that Althes
| had snubbed her SO numerically.
| Althea made no reply
"She's the hardest, coolest woman Lever
met" Miss Howard said as the door CLOSED
after Althea.
/ Had she seen her a few moments after
| ward, white-faced, struggling with her emo
| ton, she might not have thought her 81
| cold. ~
| He's dead and now Peter will want to
! be with her more than before Althea said
! Perhaps he'll want divorce so he car
marry herr" ~
| Unconditional people would not have un
derstood Altheas feeling in the matter, YET
she was not very different from any Other
! jealous woman. 1t is one of the concorfi
! tants of jealousy, this giving a meaning Il
| mans actions without cause. So while
Peter went on his errand of mercy Althes
Y1suali2ed her future without him, because
/ now Mrs Williams was free.
| "He doesn't need her money!" she said
"Bu1 he could build that model hospital FOL
children he is always talking about if HI
| MAD II, she, tortured herself. 1t was Pc
ter's dream, his greatest ambition to build
| a hospital, up-to-date in every particular
! for his little crippled patients. Although
he seldom had talked of it before Athes
yet on the occasions he had mentioned II
she saw his whole heart was bent upon the
] idea; that he planned and worked for It,
| Unable to remain quiet because of he1
disturbing thoughts, Althea went to see Nell
Blackwell. ~
! Isn't it terrible that Mr.. Williams should
! have met his death in such a way?" Nell
| asked, then as usual went on without wait
ing for an answer: "She will be a very pop
ular widow | miss my guess. Young
| beautiful and with all that money-unless
| he leaves it to somebody else. She will be
stunning in mourning with that glorfeNs
hair and skin" TX
| Althea played with the baby and wished
| she hadn't come. ~
Continued Saturday, .s