Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-21
Dams Apdrtment

Diana and Julian Long after three
gears Of married life dectde 10 Sepd-
rgte Theg hare not not ra.,i g"aTiT6ttcn' 81 ,oma om
friendship rather than deep loue, aud
they hare missed the bi9 romance.
. Immediately after thG separation ~,
an" dts"pEPcars csmt em,rew os,inn 9i ms ne Ge Gta
Signer toith a drcssmaking estd blish-
meut, and through Alice T,oin, the
ouly tUOman of the old crO,cd tcith
Whom she kceps IN touch, meets an
interesting man, Dan Bishop. jnIian.
in the meantime, has plunged into his
freedom eu1erlp and has made friends
tOith MdrDery Weston, l'trolous
amusing type tOhom he quickly secs
through
DIANA rather avoided Dan Bishop.
~ although she couldn't have told ex-
actly why. And then one day she was
called to the telephone at the shop and
her heart started beating fast when she
recognized his voice.
II want you to see my apartment"
he said in that slow, drawing tone of
voice in which there was almost
caress Can we have dinner there to-
morrow night? I'll have it sent in from
outside"
"Oh. I couldn't do that" Diana said.
quickly.
Bring any one you like" he returned,
as though he had intended making the
suggestion from the first and 1t had been
Diana who was previous.
Her cheeks burned, and suddenly she
wanted to refuse but she didn't. In
stead she asked him to wait: and she
went to Rita and asked her to go,
Rita looked at Diana's flushed cheeks
with sharp eyes, and assented. She Won
dered who this man was who could bring
the color to Diana's face like that.
The engagement made Diana restless
h. nGt nf hn 1nRnraH har
that this man had such an effect on her; /;
and It wasn't ss though she liked him.
why, even now, she wasn't at all sure
whether she liked him or not and yet
there was that queer fascination about
him-that something which drew her.
She wore black lace frock the next
eyer,ing, with touches of jade, and jade
earrings that had been gift from JUL
ian He had bought them for her one
evening when they had been strolling
that he had insisted upon. Diana loved
those earrings.
ia ran Bishop called for her. and to-
gether they went for Rita. II was q
| cold, crisp November night, and she felt
a vague thrill of excitement In the con-
| Temptation of the evening, with Rita
| there, she would not have thing to
worry about. Searching her heart
| nuickly for this gladness that Rita was
to be with them, she knew suddenly
| that she did not want to be alone with
| Dan Bishop
Rita was gay and charming and Dan
! Bishop liked her Immediately Diana
could see that. Both women exclaimed
al the apartment, which was really un-
usual and yet strangely suited to its
| owner The rooms were on the second
| floor of a remodeled house, ana the front
| studio had French windows that opened
on a balcony. There were few very
old pieces in the room, some temple
| doors that Bishop had brought from the
| Orient, and some rare old Chinese tap
| estries; an open piano was strewn with
| music, and there was long, low couch
| uDholstered in black velvet on which
| were piled pillows OF black and gold,
The effect was almost barbaric, but very
| striking. ,, ,,-,
Dinner was served In q blue dining
| room on an old refectory table by deft
waiter. They had a punch which Dan
Bishop concocted out of various bever-
| ages and the three We're very merry,
Hftcrward they drifted INTO the big
!. .studie, apdt t,iana played, lthe, Light tropl