Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
"Anything-a pair of gloves"

"Anything-a pair of gloves"
"Done!" said Tnky
Defiantly the woman faced him
Even in this moment her air of quiet
good breeding did not desert her
and her voice was soft cadenced and
musical
YOU'RE going to toll ne that your
boat won't accommodate as many
guests as you had supposed and that
during the remainder of your trip
you will have to forego the pleasure
of my society"
Tngraham spread out his fingers.
Il only wear seven and a half
though you mightn't think It,"
do you mean I've lost? You were
not going to say that? Perhaps not.
now that I've said 1t for you" ended
Mrs. Oliver proudly.
"Oh, come now" said Inky quickly
he had seen the sensitive lips trem-
BILE and then hold themselves firm.
And he had not thought that a
woman like that" could know proud
dignity. You don't think I'd shut
fie about a bet-do you, Mrs oliver"
II beg your pardon. Seven and a
half And now what was It you were
going to say to me-"
Very gently the man answered her.
Instead of asking you to leave was
going to ask If you'd tell me how you
happened to come"
Like the Rest.
Still defantly. she replied: Surely
Mr.. Packard explained that"
"Yes-but after ALL he gave his YER
sion-not yours"
She looked at him intently for a
mr. Ii
very kind"
"Mr. Packard made a dreadful
blundeT-T can't see vet how, He
told me that he had the loan OF a
friends yacht over the week end and
that there would he no one but our
selves. He couldn't have known. On!
he thought he was taking me on a
bachelor party-how horrible, Have
I come to that-tO be taken for the
sort Of woman who goes on bachelor
parties, rowdy, vulgar, champagne
drinking affairs"
"PaCly's an idiot. I told him that"
interrupted Tngraham.
You think there's no difference be-
tween my coming with him alone
and my coming with him on a party
Mr. Ingraham, I lead my
own life-Tm answera BILE to no one
eSldDllSUPu
code Of morals, but / have standards
of my own. l lead quiet, exclusive
life"
The man answered as frankly and
simply as the woman herself: yes
but YOU do lead it, I wonder-with-
out imnertinenCe or curiosity-I won
der Why"
81 can't say that took It up DELHI
erately-or that it is what I should
prefer. But do prefer il to any other
way of life that is open to me.
wasn't educated for a profession
and I can't do hard. manual work:
haven't the strength. Besides, 7 de-
mand some share in the beauty and
happiness of the world. | can't live
in sordidness and loneliness-utterly
without affection, I claim entire
freedom in my way of living-hut | do
feel that the dignity with which
condition it makes a sort of career for
it. OF course, the prudes and the
moralists will never agree to this. but
you---''
She looked in his face for a mo-
ment-and then dropped her eyes.
mo. You are like all the rest. You
recognize no degrees in a life like
mine. Once a woman steps out Of
the conventional pale she is black
black as the ace Of spades"
She walked a step or two away. and
as the Magdalen spoke the attitude Of
the world, she felt that attitude COM
ing close to her, holding her fast.
After all woman can not live to her
self alone"
You're all the same, you men-au
color blind
After a moments pause, Ingraham
answ cred her gently.