Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-12

Harrison. holding his hand. and also
kissing her. said heartily: "I'm mighty
glad about it, Gloria-mighty glad.'
Sue Unanswered Jennie over to the
tennis courts and drew her down upon
a bench. II suppose you can guess
what's happened!" she demanded.
Having eyes l could hardly help
having guess" Jennie replied. when
are they going to announce it|'
They don't want to announce it for
quite a while yet--that is. Gloria
doesn't it wouldn't sound very well
coming so soon after the breaking off
| Of her other engagement Then Sue
famed out Didn't tell you she was
o quick worker never saw such
nerve ~
You don't seem to be wholly
pleased with it, Sue. Jennie returned
d calmly.
ii should say I'm not pleased with
il. Nor is mother. Mother and |
had long talk about it last night and
were both sck--simply sick -
why? ! thought Gloria was quoted
very high iu the marriage market.
She is-by some people But she 5
selfsh-she never thinks about anything
except what she wants to do and what
suits her-sbe'll never give one min
ute,s thought to what is best for Ken
meth, shell be simply a drag which will
keep him from becoming the big man he
ought to be-" Sue was silent mo
ment. then she added abruptly BE
sides. II isn't in her to care for one
man very Iong-shes clearly proved
that, tell you. IT'S just going to turn
out an awful mess :"
III all that is true, then how could
n Ill
Kenneth get drawn into it,"
''oh. any clever woman that tries
can get around Kenneth" Sue replied
contemptuOusly 'Resides Kpnnnth
since hc was half witted boy has been
keen about Gloria. That made it easy
for her
But even il you and your mother
are not pleased, your father seems happy
enough. ~
oh. father and mother have differ
en- ldeas about lot of things. He S
q business man ana. he can t help see
ing this from business point of view.
And 1t may seem all right in a business
way; 1t will probably give Kenneth
control of an awful lot Of additiona
capital. But" and Sues face sci
with determination-''t' m NOT gong tc
have it. and mothers not going TO have
1t. If we can help it That what
we re thinking about--how to stop it. :
II d think your mother could do that
by telling Kenneth what a marriage
, with Gloria would mean to him. anC
telling him she didn't want him t,
marry Gloria
+ "It wouldn't work. First. Kenneth
, wouldn't believe it. And then. tellin,
, Kenneth not TO do thing is the sures
way TO make him do it. I've alread,
. told you that. We've got to do some
/ thing else--we We got to handle him in
: directly. Sue regarded Jennie witt
' an imploring vet determined air. "Jen
o ME. you've got to help u.s.
Z '1"' exclaimed Jennie. How"
/ II don't know. but you re clever ant
you ought to think of some way. Nv
4 thought of one thing. and you nigh
try that until you think of something
= else. -
"What is it?"
= "Gloria has lots of money and She
. pretty much Of somebody out in SO
. ciety, but in every other way you out
class her. You are more clever tha
Q she is. and you can do more things
+ Kenneth likes you lot if you hal
d tried you could make him like you
= lot more--you might cool down his en-
thusiasm for Gloria. You wade righ
n in and make yourself as interesting a
i possible. That'll start something an
later we may think of something else.
Jennie stared 81 say, Sue, you an
not altogether lacking in what you sal
Gloria had so much of-nerve Sh
;, shook her head. II mover have hire
d out as a flirt, and as a profession
d doesn't appeal to me. and besides,
- know I'd make a mess of it. No, than
e you"
3 But. Jennie" Sue urged. "mothe
y and are desperate about this. We'v
. got to break it up somehow. You'v
simply got to help. Jennie-you i've sim
q ply got to help
q "IVhy not try to talk Gloria 'out {
" it? There she is headed this way wit
. a racket"
= Sue gave a glance toward the hous'
Sure enough, Gloria was approaching
all in white. wearing a wide hat tie
with veil beneath her china ht
. trikingly handsome in itself. but chose
i for its distinction rather than for il
. fitness for the active sport which he
Y racket announced.
e u CAPT stand to talk to her now,
q breathed Sue. Good by"
Hr "No, you don't; you're going TO sta
II right here" And Jennie, catching he
z arm. drew her back to the bench.
"Where are you going Sue?' aske
Gloria when she had sauntered up to tn
e pair.
r Jennie was prompt to answer in Sue
o behalf she spoke in calm voice: 'Su
IL was hurrying off to get into her TENN
6 togs to have match with yor
e Gloria.