Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
Margery Shous Her Hand

Diana and Julian Long after three
years Of r,drrted NE. decide to sep.
orote. They have not qttdrreled, OUT
hIe has been too dull, too stupid. and
as thew both SAP. ttco people tcho hare
knotcn each other from childhood
ought not TO marry TtthoM tce,0htn9
matters pcrU seriously GrSt. !mme-
didtely after the separation, much to
JtLIidn's surprise. Diana drops out o,
things entirely. She Is determined not
to accept his help IN any tooy and so
drcsSmaEino estdbNshment she re-
tdins one friend. Alice Irtotn. but
pledges her to secrecy as to her rhtre'
aboutS. At Alice's home ons er'ntng,
Diana meets Dan bishop, Uho vd0gey
interests her. In the meGntime Julian
has met a tcomdn. Mdrpcry Weston,
tcho is enough different from Diana TO
make her friendship noVcl.
TULIAN saw Margery Weston quite
y frequently. He could hardly. avoid
seeing her. inasmuch as he had made
nc attempt to give UP the old crowd. and
she was invited to great many OF
the same places. Occasionally ne called
on her, or took her to tea or lunch or
dinner, but although Margery was pretty,
Julian found II impossible to become
more than ordinarily interested in her.
She was a jolly companion, pretty
woman, and there was novelty in
1rlenuSnlp Win Her' put 'Heie was ~
thrill.
Margery herself had had too much ex::
perience with men not to sense this. and
II piqucd and annoyed her. Womarlike
she wanted to precpttate matters imme-
diately into the personal relationship
Whether she liked Julian Long well
enough 10 think seriously of him or not
did not matter; she wanted him at her
feet
II was Alice Irwin who told Diana
about Julian's friendship with Margery
and Diana was amazed at her own re-
sentiment.
Margery Weston! Diana remembered
her vaguely as a pretty, fuffy-haired
blond little girl. not a bit the type that
Julian would ever look at second time
Well, Julians life was his own nov
! shouldn't like any woman he might
! happen to fancy, and yet, there was
that dull little feeling in Dianas heart
a feeling that she could not get rid or
although she changed the subject I'M
med!ately and talked to Alice OF some
thing else.
Alice wanted to chatter about Oar
Bishop. She was curious to know how
Diana liked him.
II really don't know myself" Diana
said in reply TO Alices question. Diant
did not want to talk OF Dan Bishol
or any other man: she wanted to ge
home where she could think abou
Julian's friendship with Margery Weston
Oh, she did hope that he would &c
really fell in love with another woman
Margery Weston was not good enough
Julian must have the best. the lovelies
10 look at and the most worth while.
Julian began actually to tire Of Mar
gerry Weston when he began to Sc
that he saw the real Margery. empt
headed, and yet hard and calculating
He grew to resent her appropriation
him. 1t was Margerys way with me
well. They liked her little domtneerin
ways. with Julian Il did not succee
at all and one night when Marger.
piqued and angry because her method c
bringing, Julian to account had not s9S s.ic
ceeded, had famed out childishly: N
wonder Mrs. Long could not live wit
you" Julian had laughed.
The slight interest that Margery ha
awakened in him was gone She seeme
TO him now just a silly child. He wor
dered at himself for having entertaine
tho idea that she was amusing,
II quite agree with you, Margery," h
said finally, looking. down tclerantly I'M
her small angry face. I'm surprise
that you put up with me at all
Instantly Margery's anger died. ST
saw that she had gone too far, and ST
was eager to make amends. Julian's r,
mark sounded as though he were willir
TO be conciliated and she hurried G
brndly.
You think I'm foolish, don't you, an
! young? I'm really sorry ! said tn;
I tc you It was unreasonable. Ma
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. could attain her own ends
But you shouldn't be" Julian pr
t tested you were quite right"
1T was because I didn't understai
you" Margery was abject now.
r Julian smiled, but even then she d
: not see his amusement directed at htr