Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-08
A Von,an's Heart

Dtettd and Julian Long, dJter tHTee
gears Of married NE. decide TO sep
arate. Hdriro knoton each other from
childhood they have missed the th1H
ont Of iUe, The big adventure. ana as
soon as the divorce IS over dnd thcy
are free TO look about tor, ronance.
Diana accepts a position 1Ctth MGdGne
Maids, q fashionable dreSsmdHer. as
chief designer, and disappears from
Julian's HJe altogether Soon different
men and tConpen driJt across the hort-
son q both Didnd's ard Juudms nnes; @
brt thus far neither Of them has 6Gen>
able 20 look at any one Seriously
TULIAN was called out OF town on a
y case shortly after his last evening
with Hortense LEVEL, and when ne re-
turned about two weeks later he found
Hortense subtly changed. She looked
sion in her eyes that had never been
there before. II brought out a subtle
feminine quality in her that Julian had
always suspected existed In her. but tnat
he himself had failed to bring to the
surface. o.. sat, . No
said when they were settled at a small
table in a quiet restaurant. Tell me
about it,"
She looked at him in surprise, You
surely I don't show it as plainly as
that" 49,, AZ
Not to every one perhaps but to
me. yes"
when she raised her, eyes to Julians 3
again they were filled with tears.
"Why, Hortense." he said. tenderly,
something is wrong with you. Teii me
about It. won't you? You Know Ia IKE
nothing better in the world thah 10
Il know that, Julian. ana you're a
dear" she said quickly, but it's moth,
ing; nothing at all" She had turned
her face away from him, but now sne
HHtIs'g I,ttie sesture. se' "oh won't lie TO- you,
you've been too dear to me; l Know
you'll think me all kinds OF an IDIOT,
Julian, but it's man. don seem 10
have any pride left; just wait around
for his telephone calls and any mes
sage from him makes me happy for
hours. Yet know he's selfish and hard,
and II I married him I'd never be happy
with him, but just the same Id take
the chance. You never knew cou'o oe
such fool. did you?'
Julian's first sensation at Hortense
confidence was one Of hurt pride, put
almost Immediately 1t was swallowed
up by something bigger and finer, Hls
personal egotism could not stand In tne
way of his friendship for Hortense, and
arouse any feeling in her although u
pidued him. was perhaps quite natural
inasmuch as he did not feel any emotion
IT think all women can be fools, AZ
we'll as all men, he said, quietly. -!
suppose It's just a question of the rish
one"
That's It, OF course" she said eager
". But oh. Julian, I feel so ASHAMED
Of myself and yet so powerless 10 az
anything but go on. used to look dow
on other women who showed men nov
much they cared, and now I'm doini
the Same thing myself: It's degrading
| Love Is mover degrading. Juiia'
said firmly.
But he isn't worth II; even ] VIII
love him must admit that, not to ever
| one, but to you"
Hes worth it to YOU"
Yes: he is. Why. Julian. he laughs
all my ideals; he thinks independen
women are funny. He makes me rurl
Gus, and yet when he Is with me, Tor
get all of his insults; everything. but Tn
| fact that care"
And all this in two weeksT'
She nodded. ,,
"Does he care for you at al?"
Yes, in his way. II you could ca
Il caring. The third time he saw m
he asked me to marry him, and l thin
It was the very fact that I refused hir