The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-28

quisitiYe girl who evidently was not
| asking questions just for the fun OF
/ prying into some one else's life?
! Somehow or other Gloria began to ap-
peal to her. She had decided that
| the visitors ignorance was real, not
| feigned. In reply to the question as
| to why she was not received at home
| she turned her big dark eyes. luster-
less now, upon Gloria, and said quiet
! ly:
Il loved"
Obi" exclaimed Gloria. and sud
den pain shot through her.
"Oh, what?"
Was it really love?"
The question came forth without a
thought OF how it might affect her
nearer. 1t did, indeed, provoke Little
Ella, taking away that kindly feeling
! which had begun to kindle in her
heart because of Gloria's ignorance.
Didn't l say l Ioved?" she demand
ed harshly. What do you know Of
love? You can't come down here and
teach me anything Pooh! ! don't be-
lieve you know what real love is. Were
you ever in love?"
Ordinarily to girl reared as Gloria
had been no more serious aftront
couId nave been onered her. IL was a
meddling with her private affairs
winch was unpardonable.
was your
Little Ella asked the question again
with the sharpness gained from lis
tening to the city attorney cross-ex-
anime witnesses III police court. See
ing that she was almost compelled to
say yes" or no" Gloria replied de-
family:
yes, / was
And yer not married.
mo"
Coin to be?"
A pause.
No"
Say. yer overlookin' a bet What's
the matter?"
Gloria felt herself fascinated by this
slight little woman who in her excite
ment had propped herself up in bed on
a thin, trembling arm. The light had
sued her inquiries and they shone like
two burning Goals.
HE didn't really love me-" Gloria
said more to herself than to the girl.
did he tell you so? How do you
know?" There was no answer Huh! !
You asked me questions so / thought
I'd ask you some. Did he know you
loved inn"
He did, but--my father discovered
that he was unworthy"
This information seemed to Little
Ella to be a bond of Fellowship. She
fell back on the bed to rest, and re-
marked philosophically
"Humphl My OF man thought the
Teller | loved was no good, too Guess
we've had pretty hard times. eh?" No
reply, What d. you Think"
'T-I-he was unworthy"
It was now Gloria who smoke list
lessIy.
so YOU had to choose between i'm
an yer father?"
"sWas there anv choice? 7 gave
him IN"
81 left home. So. Won see. I've loved
more'n you've ever loved" she cried
You didn't really love-" There was
scorn in her voice as she spoke. Eve
gone through fire an storm fer the
man | loved. because | loved real
man. You must "a loved some kid ar
the ribbon counter real man
wouldn't "a let Won give him mn"
This was a tribute to the animal per-
lection of the graceful voung creature.
before her. The sight of Gloria &c
something TO be desired. to be nos
sessed. maue Little Ella feel tina; no
man with red blood in his veins would
give her up without fight. She hated
her for her masses of beautiful hair.
her deep, soulful eyes, her complexion
of apple blossoms. and her delicate
white hands. She hated her for her
svelte, girlish figure and her beautiful
clothes which brought out her best
lines. A woman may be down in the
world. but she has eyes to see.
Look at me-" she cried, beating her
fat breasts with her red, bony hands.
"A man died fer mean he thought
| was worth it. Did you love a man
rou?"