Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-05
Prrted GIoug6fon MiGill 90.
c,o,,igbt. 1920, by LEROY Scott

c,o,,,igbt. 1920, by LEROY Scott
,,rpr was an amused, provoking
.,ilc in his gray eyes. "oh, Kenneth
,Iorc better friends than ever
.au i.,t vou knowg'' Then he added, in
d'un s.dod voice, "Tbis part of it also
s'" a.rod ont exactly rs I told you It
has What ,hat night last summer. said
wouu hon hon that. though Kenneth hated
to you .hn ~" time. after Il while he'd come
me aI igo ,nC that I'd really done him a
to real,nv aanry;cn, lie hasn't said this in
g,Hv gTea. o words, but that's exactly the
SO may tools So I'm ace high with
way wayuo,b III and we're back together on
kehpeLtm, ,,;nnss stunts ] once mentioned
those I'D one or two besides.
TOY you lam face was smiling, trium-
no teasing. At this particular mo-
phan' sho felt no personal fear OF him
ncnI s" had done before; but she dld
As sue har breath q bit Mt his astutc
eaten n nud at the exactitude with which
hlS pun tbe other things you said were
Auu come about, the things you
gong 'ont TO specify-havc they hap
u,us uOned too" she whispered. ~ u. h.
p'"'fsS Some Of them---but not all he IT.
,,;od n bit mysteriously. ~.
p''TTIAll TAll are not due to nappen YET ge.~.nes .s
,,o's not comc-but all Will happen.
,ip,' ,Io bent closer to her ear, and Wis :
noroS rtv admiringly: BUT one talng gi. mas
EsstuUneped stU even bigger than @ L lhousnt,
TIssppr~aud that's YOU me way you We
nvt nut Yourself across is SIMPLY a mar
pJi'' He chuckled. We've sure come
,lnnr a1 a bit, Jennie-,-you ana l.. Goa !
y y3 PIack Jerry and the old bunch down 10y,
II ~ The the Pekin could only see us now
She did not answer When the mu,
sc ceased there at her shouider stood
Gloria, ri who must have entered during
tbs dance; and Gloria was looking dl
rc rsctly at her. This was also the nrst
lime s' she had seen Gloria since that
historic siG night at Silver Bluffs. Jennie
lacked back at Gloria, remembering
GIorias threat and wondering what
Gioria was going to do. The pause
while their looks held was only Tor
moment; then Gloria said in as friendly
yoire MS she ever used:
Hello, Jennie. Been out OF town
II. several months--Adirondac
Observation-Disclosures this is the
first chance I've had to congratulate you
face to face. Never write letters, you
know, But do congratulate you. And
/ hear that of the new wives, OF the
season, you're getting all the blue rib.
hons. So ! congratulate you again.
"Thank you. IT Glorla was easy
and self possessed, Jennie was no less
by the way. Jeunic, I've been
asked by Mrs. Shipman to put on q
little act at the bazaar she's giving L
wish you'd join in and help me.
II cant, Gloria. have already
promised to help her in something else. ~
That's good. Then We'll be seeing
each other just the same.
They chatted Oh about inconsequent
matters for fcw moments, Gloria as
striking figure, in her bold fashion,
as in other days. Slim stood beside
And all this brief while Jennie was
studying hcr old antagonist. and won.
dcring what was behind her manner of
good fellowship. This much she knew
that Gloria. when she could control her
temper and suppress her ego (Which
occasionally she did had fair portion
ers good sense, and was moderately
good actress; and Jennie also knew
Gloria realized that their worlds were
now the same and that Jennie could
no longer be- snubbed or patronizcd. SO
could only guess. ...
While they chattcd Kenneth came
w, Gloria congratulated him on his
IN hpI
never been anything between them,
Kenneth, after an instant of stiffness,
responded politely,
word Slim swept Jennie away, and she
saw Kenneth and Gloria fall into step.
Alter moment Slim Chuckled softly in
Jepnie'S ear:
That was a fine piece of drawing
room comedy acting between you two
young danes"
Il wasn't acting" returned Jennie.
Nor There was irony in Sims soft
laugh, well, if you were not, Gloria
was. And listen to an old playmate,
Jcn' Gloria will smile Just like that
and talk Just like that, so long as you
are on top, You're too much of n hit
iYr her not to be nice to you. But
,Dat darling child hasn't forgotten a
'o,ns7-anl she carries a gun in her kick
Q c-and she just waiting for her chance.
90 loob out, my dcarl"
AOruptly,, tcasingly--thcrc was al
w NMoSS something Of the imp in Slim
.L no changed the subject Look over
1 mere at Gloria and Kenneth. They
qo ro, make fine, looking couple, yes? Do
Cyu wonder at it if, beneath it all,
'iGria should be bit sore?'
,bst sepple ED looked, She had to admit
;nsI Hloria and Kenneth were a strik
ng Ralr. And Il did snnn, u Ls. ~