River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-09-11
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parade and be put IN jail on breao
and water. l don't even read about
| It,"
Her absolute ignorance OF politics,
nothing remarkable in a girl of her
years and training. was no small grain
of comfort to her father.
1t was not until after luncheon that
| Gloria disclosed the subject nearest
her heart. Her father, like a wise
| general, permitted her to open the
| engagement He had never been q
man to exert more strength than was
necessary for the discontinue of the
enemy. He wanted all her batteries
unmasked, all her forces engaged, be-
| fore he brought his own side into ac-
ton.
| For some time they sat in silence
in the living room, gazing into the
open wood fire. More than once Kerr
| thought his daughter was about to
speak, but each time she seemed to
think better of it or else lose her
courage. He knew that something
weighed on her mind.
II know I'm going to like Belmont
very much" she ventured at last
"And I want Belmont to like me. My
coming home is different from that OF
other girls 1 know. At Annabers or
Jane Leigh's or any of the girls homes
We haven't been in the house ten min
utes before the telephone begins to
ring. In half an hour there are enough
engagements to last week In Bel
! mont l don't know any one yet"
This was not said in any tone Of
complaint. She could not dream Of
such thing, because her fathers po-
sition was such that her lack Of
friends was only a temporary embar'
rassment. She knew that well enough.
'If I had known that I was coming
home 1 would have brought some of
the girls with me-" She did not al
low him to know that the house had
not come up to her expectations. I'm
glad didn't because l don't know any
one here yet, and although we'd all
| be received at once l couldn't make
It as pleasant for them as l can after
I have had an intimate knowledge OF
things. After you once introduce me
I think I can begin to plan for the
girls. I'm under obligations to every
single girl 1 know. don't mean sin
gle-unmarried But l might as we'll
| because married girls don't go visit
ing around the country"
II thought you entertained in tbs
east"
II did, but girls like to get to a new
place. They're not looking for any
body, but the wider your territory the
more certain it is that lightning viii
strike you"
you've had pretty wide terri
tory" was her fathers dry rejoinder
"But always ran for cover when
saw a storm coming"
Il thought you'd come home en-
gagged to a duke or count at the
least. Didn't you see any men you
liked?"
II liked them all, father, but
haven't seen foreigner I'd marry
They're nice enough to talk to anC
dance with and to bring an ice at
ball, but no more than that But moth
ing worries me; I'm going to STAY
here and keep house for you"
"It amt much of a house, Gloria
You see, amt ever had any womer
folk around here, and the place 'boul
runs itself, 'cept what the niggers
do. You won't like it, I'm afraid"
"I'll like it we'll enough. You don'l
know how I've envied other girls theii
homes"
Il tell you what you do. Go on tt
you say so, and stay till you git set
tied with some of your friends. TheI
I'll come back and have the house
fixed up SOS when you come sGaiI
it'll be just what you want"
Kerr felt that If he could get 'lel
away he could see to it that she die
not return, even at the cost of All
leaving Belmont year or two sooner
than he had planned. To this sag
gestion Gloria did not accede
What! go away and miss all th<
fun of fixing up the housed" she ex
claimed. mo, sir, daddy. I'm goina
to stay right here and make pies IL
moons and go to the theaters at night
And you're going with me-" Kerr
made a deprecating gesture, but sht
quickly overruled him. Don't say
word. You're going, and tonight's
the night we start. We're going tc
the theater tonight"
Then Gloria told of a girl she haG
seen on the train who had come tc
Belmont to theater party. She e0
planned to her father that no occasion
would give her better opportunity
to see the Belmont of which she waa
to be a part than that offered thai
evening. In all likelihood she would
meet a number of persons between
the acts. From her point of view she
suggested so many good reasons that
her father was afraid to interpose
any objection at the time
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