Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11

that she was earning more money than he was.
That was the beginning Royal began to
fall of in his attentions Royal began to be
apologize in offering her the brand of enter
tainment he was in a position to buy. His
modest gifts, such as books and flowers, ceased
entirely The Self-consciousness Of the differ
ence in their financial position had set in.
Genevieve was once more paying the price
of her efficiency.
And, ironically enough, two weeks before
Royals marriage, Genevieve received not only
an advance in salary and a generous bonus
from her firm, but was promoted to q still
more important executive position in the estab-
lishment known as Langs Department Store.
Success magazines began to print full-page
stories of the phenomenal rise of this young
woman.
Local papers interviewed her and the Asso-
ciated Press carried a reprint story of her in
papers the country over
The mother of Geneveve; who had been q
widow for % years, and whose struggle had
been a hard one, began to expand in her old
age like one of those japanese paper flowers
which, dropped into water, unfold their leaves.
Pride in her girl was the sustaining motive Of
these finishing years of her life. And yet
deep in her tired, old heart, .the mother of
Genevieve saw, just as clearly as Geneyieve
herself, the kind of defeat that success was
bringing 70 her daughter.
WHEN Genevieve was e. she and her mother
W occupied handsome apartment in q
smart apartment hotel. Genevieve's clothes
were either tailor made or French imports.
She drove her own roadster. She employed
practical-nurSe as companion to her
mother. She was regarded as the trim eff
Gent and outstanding business woman of her
State
There was even some talk of paying her
the complimentary gesture of putting her up
for mayor, which Genevieve declined.
She made countrywide tour in behalf of
her firm, observing the department store meth
DDS of the large stores of the large cities, and
on her return wrote brochure that was pub
lished by the thousands and distributed to the
personnel Of department stores the country
over.
The year that Genevieves mother died, she
was earning $4,000 year in her capacity as
executive
The blow of this death was something that
smote her with an intensity that, even in her
mothers declining years, she had never fore
seen. It left her SO incredibly alone. There
had not been so much time before, to realize
the extent Of her social isolation. Her days
had been crowded with activities; her evenings
SO devoted to attendance upon this mother.
Suddenly now, devastatingly, Genevieve
johnson was face to face with her loneliness.
And in this case, the slogan "misfortunes
never come singly" began to prove itself.
In the year of her mothers death Genevieve
driving her smart roadster through the towns
traffic met with serious accident. A truck
running wild, crashed into the flank of her car
hurting her some 10 feet out of it,
For four months she lay in a cast Four
months racked with pain; and yet, in way.
as she came to look upon them, the four hap
piest months of her life.
Royal Morgan, whose wife, before his divorce
had gone off with a chauffeur, came to visit
her daily. Something. and something plus
OF their old relationship, had revived ITSELF
Also, there was new wisdom, new authority,
new reserve to Royal. Life in the physically