The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-06

Spent the morning in close confab
with Mr. Reade, and then he asked
me to lunch with him, as a sort of
farewell affair, which I did. He is
nicer than words can ever tell, and so
man of the worldish, which Is what
like above all else in man. We had
a jolly feed, and ne talked to me about
my work and my future until l felt
quite like some of the other great
journalists have felt like when first
they made good. He instructed me as
to the best way to get my ideas over
here to him from Europe, and we
finally arranged definitely for next
year. l am now chartered cartoon1st
for THE Evening Leader" for the next
twelve months at least, and If he had
had his way it would have been for
ever, for a girl like myself can never
ever. for a girl like myself can never,
tell where she will be. exactly, from
one year to another. Besides / hate
being bound down indefinitely to any
one or anything! I do feel happy at
the way things are shaping themselves
for me-it's wonderful.
From my office Sounds so import
anti I called up Brixy, and comman-
deered him for the whole afternoon
Instructed him to meet me at Dorry's
studio, and to arrive early and stay
late.
1t was then my sweet-sad duty to
take leave of my pals on the Leader"
which did. They were all so cordial.
and seemed genuinely sorry to have
me leave, even for so short time 1t
made me feel most important.
Got over to Dorry's at about three.
and found her busy-doing nothing
She looked rather pale and was not
at all her old self, which made me sus-
picious at once One gets to know the
earmarks of love after while!
That wretched girl is the only one
of us who has determined not to be
hadn't at any price. She Is bound
to stand alone and not be led to the
altar, what though both she and he
are in love. Now 1 do feel sorry for
her. for she is going to be a second
Aunt Cecilia. Well, Derry is that
kind of a girl, and l don't suppose
anything will ever change her, If Love
can't.
She is so self-sufficient she fairly
makes me sick-wfth envy! Talked
to me as evenly as though she was not
going through all the torments of the
damned, and even broke into girlish
laughter on one or two occasions, 1t
was heart-breaking to see her, espe
cially as she still had all the marks
Of recent tears round her pretty eyes
Girls are such idiots after all!
She told me that she envies me my
trip tremendously that such trip
would be the very thing for her at this
particular moment. Just as she was
talking the telephone rang and she
went over to answer 1t. / saw her
II I'D
the voice at the other end, but she
never turned hair. Simply said in a
quiet voice that Miss Dorothy Wilson
was not at home, nor would be for
several weeks, etc. 1t was mystifying
in the extreme, until Until that
foolish girl rushed up to me, after
hanging up the receiver, and said in
a shaky voice: Hold on to me, Indy
dear hold on to me now. tight as you
can, for II you don't I'll take up that
receiver and he won't leave for India
-ever!" / knew then what it was all
about.
Knowing my Derry and her obstin
acy l decided there and then to take
things into my own hands, and after
a few moments I discovered his name
and profession (engineering) also
that he Is about to leave for foreign
shores, broken-hearted. then faket
a terrific hearache and asked Dorry
for some powders, which she did not
have, but offered to run out and fetch
! begged her to do so, and as soor
as she was fairly gone I danced ovel
to the receiver. took 1t down, and II
a clear voice asked for Columbus $500
When / heard masculine voice or
the other end I asked sweetly If thai
were Mr.. Arthur Staunton, and follow