Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-26


discussing it and assumes she married
him to get possession Of the fortune.
He becomes cool and she assumes he
married her for her money. She be
comes very jealous of her husbands
kindly attentions to Mrs. Ruth Williams,
wealthy patient, and also of the nurse
in his office, Mabel Howard Althea
meets Kenneth Moore and his gaiety
attracts her.-Now go on with the story.
CHAPTER XIX
& 4 MOTHER week and Doris can leave
~ the hospital" Peter said. "She Is
doing finely now but poor child,
1T has been long, hard fight" He seemed
never to understand that Althea was not
interested in the child, did not wish to talk
about her.
He had seen her nurse a cat with an in
Jured leg, holding it in her lap and caring
Tor it. She sympathetic with her friends
! her maid. SO he laid her distaste to visit
ing the hospital to dislike to look upon
the suffering chidren-if he allowed himself
10 think Of eXcusing her at all.
IF she loved me she would go to please
me, but as she doesn't, there's no reason
, she should cruelty herself by seeing the chill
dren suffer-" Peter thought
Where will she go?" Althea asked, know
ing well enough that Peter was aware she
knew, trying to make him think she had
forgotten.
why, to Mrs. Williams told you some
there for a time"
"Oh, yes, I remember"
Feter launched out upon a surgeons hob
| by, the success of some new and delicate on
erat1on-such as he had performed on Doris
and told with more animation than usual
how pleased he was at his little patients
condition. AS he talked AIthea thought how
! attractive he was when his face lighted up,
now different when he spoke of ordinary
things with her He forgot he didn't love
in cd in
Grafton, something connected with his pro-
IesSlon, but remembered it at other times.
so she argued with herself as she listened
and, just for the sake of watching his ex-
pfesslYe face, asked a few questions to lead
him on.
! And he, pleased at even this slight show
of interest was nothing Ioath and talked on
pleasantly and interestedly until a call from
the office took him away
why can't he Always be like that?" AL
thea asked when alone Not knowing it was
| Rer Interest that had warmed him to his
subject more than the subject ITSELF
l., And as Peter left her he said:
~, ~ only she We're always like that!"
Then sighed deeply.
so once more they separated at cross-pur-
poses, neither dreaming what was in the
heart of the other.
Althea told Miss Bundy that Doris wou1d
| soon be able to leave the hospital and that
MISS Howard would go to Mrs. williams
with her for a short time
Then what will she do-that Miss How
lips tightening -
I don't know, Miss Bundy, but think
| from what the doctor said he intends to have
her back here in his office"
And lire me?" the question was venom
GUS And the look that flashed from her
I hard blue eyes was venomous also
I'm sorry-Id like YOU to stav Ru+ ~
| course, Dr. Graham does not consult nv
wishes about his office affairs" Althea re-
piled.
He'd surely keep me if you asked him
TO. Miss Bundy's tone was wheedling.
l never have interfered-" Althea be-
gan, then blushed she recalled the time
she mad discharged Miss Howard But I'll
speak to him." she added, "as I told you I
should like to have you stay"
Miss Bundy mumbled her thanks but her
race was still dark. Had she not overheard
the comments of the patients, their kind in
qulrIes anent Miss Howard their questions
as to how soon she would return. she might
nave been more hopeful But although She
had tired to forget nothing Of Importance in
the office, Dr.. Grahams short businesslike
manner, never addressing her save when
! necessary, was not inducye to a feeling Of
He's like all the rest of them doctors!'
she murmured. "He wants a Sretty-faced
! young nurse. But l won't get out without
a struggle. I like this berth-no telling
"h"' H0I IlhlVS Tor me may lead to if
stay wish l knew why she don't like that
howard girl. | must get it out of her.
don't think she's jealous Of her-it's that
Williams woman she's afraid Of It's some
thlng else-something 1 have got to know"
AIthea also was wondering how she could
DTlng about the retention of the woman
whose personality was disagreeable to her
IN spite OF her pretended liking and her
wish for her confidence. If Peter refused
ner request there was nothing she could do
But she SO seldom proffered one perhaps he
would listen to her in this.
Il don't like her but at least she won't
make love to Peter, tell him she loves him.
and work on his sympathies. And" grimly.
u don't think he will be tempted to embrace
her even if she cries." her thoughts on the
time she had seen his arm about the weep
ing Miss Howard
1T isn't right that I shouldn't have
something to say about the women he brings
into the house" she said in bitterness
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