Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-24

ALL women like the caveman type
4 in theory They thrill to the
thought Of being dragged off to cave
by the hair of the nead of peing forced
bv sheer brute strength Ia submission.
Diana had dreamed OF the caveman with
whom she would never be safe, whose
sheer primitive strength might any time
break over the barriers set up by con-
vant!ons. but confronted BY the real
caveman in Dan Bishop, she had shiEer-
ed away from him. Often in her life
with Julian she had privately Jeered AT
his twentieth century polish, his con-
servatism the fact that he was always
considerate Of her wishes. Nften she
had wanted 10 scream: Julian, do
something unconventional, forget that
you are a gentleman II just for little
while, for my sake. Force NE to your
win. beat me, but don't ne so eternally
polite to me -
But the conservative side Of Diana
tho civilized woman in her which belted
the pagan in her eyes, and the sottneSS
Of her mouth. had always made her DO
the conventional thing. Never in their
three wears OF married ilfe had Diana
Now at last she had met the cave
man. the male who not caring whetner
she wanted him or not, loved her JuS'
the same The primiuv"ness or II which
had appealed to Diana'S Imagination in
theory and which freed by the imagina-
ton. had been Veiled with romance. now
stood out ugly and stark. She saw no
tenderness in Dan Bishop, none OF the
divine Gelfshness that real love has In
such abundance. She saw Dan Bishop 5
interest in her in its true light, sudden
whim, overwhelming and fierce, that
eventually would he as dead as q fire
on which water has been poured. There
would be nothing left
And then because she had no better
man with whom TO compare Dan Bishop,
no man whom she knew as we'll Diana
suddenly compared him In her mind with
Julian. TIL. result was astounding. For
three years she had taken Julian for
granted she had been Indifferent to him,
he was not a man to her, but husband.
which is a grave distinction. as any wom-
an will admit. But in comparing him
with Dan Bishop, and because he was
no longer her husband, Diana had seen
him for the first time, clearly, and in
irrespective. as a man She had realized
9TH startling suddenness that there
might be Julian that she knew nothing
about. It was an interesting possibility
When Rita mentioned Dan Bishop to
| her the next day, Diana was evaSiye
! She wanted to forget about him she
| wanted never to see him again. The fact
! that he had kissed her remained with
! her as d sordld memory, and, foolish a:
| It would seem. she felt that II Jullar
knew, she would be cheapened in hi'
mind She did not hold herself entirely
! blameless as far as her friendship viii
Dan was concerned She knew that III
had attracted her and that it was no
until last night when he had taken he
into his arms that she had realized he
true attitude. and that she could neve
really care for him.
Diana determined to be careful in tn
next friendship she made. She did no
intend to allow anything Of the persona
to creep into her attitude toward an.
man unless she was sure that she wante'
his friendship She wanted no more dis
! illusionment she wanted true romance
the glorious madness that sweeps mel
and women off their feet, tempered b.
| something else as well.
Shrewd Rita suspected the true stat
of affairs She really cared for Diana
and although the girl had told her little