The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-09-12

She noted also the familiar terms on
which Judge Gilbert and her father
were. She had never doubted her
alive vote in her theory of Belmont
/ life which had not been without its
contradictions that day.
Il wonder il you remember Mrs.
. Gilbert" said the judge as he
ushered Gloria into the library. AT
her entrance, Mrs Gilbert, a really
gracious woman, came forward to
greet her.
How do you do, Miss Gloria" she
said, its a pleasure TO find that
you've come back to Belmont.
I'm charmed to meet you, Mrs. Gil
bert. indeed it is nice to be at home
once more and I'm so glad TO have
you say so"
The next bit OF conversation puz-
! lied Gloria not a little. She remarked
| 1t at the time, and even thought OF it
once after she had returned to Locust
| Lawn that night
Judge Gilbert said quietly to his
wife, "Mr. Kerr, dear"
At this Mrs. Gilbert turned. bowed
slightly and merely said, Coed even
ing, Mr.. Kerr
How dye do, ila'dm," replied
Gloria's father, to his daughters sur
prise and also somewhat to her dis
gust. Mrs. Gilbert's greeting had been
extremely brief, but her fathers had
been extremely provincial Not only
was it slipshod manner of speaking.
| but it had been accompanied by a bow
which Gloria thought uncouth. Her
/ father had written once or twice
about Mrs. Gilbert, and Gloria, after
the manner of society, was fain to
enlarge upon the number.
It's been my one wish TO meet
| you, Mrs Gilbert sand the girl Il
went away when l was so young that
/ / can't honestly say that | remember
| you, but il his letters father spoke SO
often of you and of visiting here.
Didn't you fathero?''
| Thus appealed to, Kerr was forced
to reply
"Yes--Oh, yes. Gloria bat never
mind that now.
Judge Gilbert was quick 20 come to
the rescue, and forestalled further
embarrassing remarks by saying:
Il suppose it will be a novelty for
| you. Miss Gloria-liying IN the coun
| try"
Gloria laughed, and her answer con-
tanned due notice Of what she intend
ed to have in the immediate future.
Father hasn't a motor car-yet.
and l don't know how I'll like it"
You'll get used to it, was Mrs.
Gilbert's comment Locust Lawn is
| lovely in summer"
But it isn't summer yet And it
makes it inconvenient when one wants
to go out in the evening. Eve often
wondered why father didn't have
town house lie goes out SO much
and must be in Belmont so late at
| night that to my mind a town house
would be necessity. But there he
sticks in the country like an old
| poke"
| Her idea of her fathers duty to
| himself was so strong that she turned
to him to tell him just what she
| thought Of him. During her speech
Kerr had been exceedingly uncomfort-
able. but there was no way to stop
| her.
| That's just what you are, father"
| Gloria asserted stoutly, for sticking
in the country when you go so much
| in society-an old poke"
! Again Judge Gilbert came to the
rescue. You forget he doesn't go out
as much as when he was younger"
Exactly. | don't git out like did
when | was younger Kerr repeated
/ Il think every one will have to like
/ me very much Gloria complained
with a whimsical air of doubt. ito
come way out TO Locust Lawn TO see
me. She knew we'll that they would
/ come, but town apartment. some
thing modern, loomed large in her
! mind. These remarks were only the
| pioneer work preliminary to siege.
| I'm afraid Belmont will seem mean
| compared to the places you have
| lived" suggested Mrs. Gilbert. In the
short time she had been with Gloria
she had seen enough to make her Ger
| tain that there were breakers ahead.
Not at all. answered the girl.
| Judge Gilbert was talking earnestly
with her father, and this gave her a
| chance to confess privately to Mrs.
| Gilbert.
1T seems good 20 ne because it is
nome. and / can do as / please with
out comment. i mean TO live my life
| to the full. just as do other girls
whom [ visit. Except when I've been
with them. it's been chaperon and
| school, school and chaperou for so
| long that I'm honestly glad to get into
a house where no one rushes in every
few minutes to see if I'm reading a
French novel or writing love letters
| to the chauffeur"
Mrs. Gilbert laughed heartily at the
martyrdom Gloria had suffered and
promised that such would not be her
lot in Belmont When MI Kerr joined
them she went to summon her other
guests.
Judge Gilbert has been telling me,
Gloria" Kerr began, that things was
quiet here just at this season. Now
California
Telling you" repeated Gloria, Why
did her father need TO have any one
tell him anything about BELMONT?
Then wasn't she excuse enough for
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