Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-14
Diana Does Some Thinking

When Dirnu and Julian Long de-
cided 10 separate thcS Jet IL tods for
the best. ThcU had been married three
gears. and had EnOwn cdch other from
childhood. Both tocrs oottd ptth nanr-
rid0e: they pdnted mystery, romance,
something that had rcUer been III the
HpeS of either. TkeU rdntcd to meet
and kn0Io other men Gnd icomeh.
Diana. refusing to dllon JuLdn 10 pro
pide for her. took a position as de-
stgnrr' with fashionable dreSsmdktn0
establish hment, thus turning her one
talent to a good cause: ana soon ooth
Diana aud Julian began TO meet other
people. Ttco men ,cho tcdnt TO mdTy
Diana foil somehot0 20 rrdken any
response in her. tUhiie J'ilidr tries ~
vain TO S,td romance in mis- Friendship
toith the tComen nc meets, Then one
day they happen to meet. lt Is the
first time sincc their separation.
AS FOR Diana. her meeting with
Julian had left her filed with con-
ficting emotions. At first after the
divorce, she had nerved herself to be
ready to meet him. for she had been
certain they would meet Then when she
had lived several months without see
ing him. she had forgotten to keep ne.
self In readiness for Just such tneet
ing, and his keen dark face flashing ou'
at her suddenly had been a shock 10 hei
He had looked Just the same pny
little bit thinner, she thought She woi.
and II he were happy. That woma9 %no
was with him. who was sheI Sinno 2T,,,e
how she wasn't at all the type DiaIl"
had thought Julian would care TOT. Ail1 ~
yet. how could she tell what manner VI
woman Julian would like? -,
Diana had been on her way 70 yea
with Gleaves Maltby. and he could nol
help noticing her preoccupation. reallS
splendid friendship had sprung up pc
tween Diana and GleaNes, .Ie, n,ie ,,,,t :
the hope that some time It mignt ue
velop into something else on Diana DnH.
side. He had never wanted any,ntnns IN
so much in his life as ne W. wahueu uo,nan an
with her queer eyes. and that queenlS
little tit OF her head. Diana knew tnis
she could not help noticing II, LOT sn,
would surprise the look OF the eyes y,
her sometimes. and sne SHeW Meitbv's near,
that shark that no man had ever awaK
Diana" Gleaves's voice came to @ her
rousing her out of her thoughts ""'
'"sl sbc STTr turned to him quickly, her eye'
candid with eager friendship. u,
YES. II was. But how did you kno"
Something told me that II was; q
this the frst time you have seen nm
He saw that she did not want o' to tai tai
about the meeting and the sunie1' tSa
dropped, but that same intuitlon urt1 a.h
had toId Gleayes who the man was wh u,
had had spoken to Diana on the Is,o steps OF ha, ,n
hotel, told him that that meeting ma ma
aroused something in her that sh' "''
| self was not as yet aware Oh
Diana found that sne W." "as,IS not &c
fGTse5 hm out {0ans Of her mind Lite tricks ,S
memory ,eIr began to tug, at her heaFo, ,Fen IN n
touch Of his face assinst Hrn,nr hers WhGf " thin
had kissed her, good-mornnlntssdi and "s re-
Sntyed Sne m1G as a matter OF course. now sue
ness ness His unfailing court.sy toWsrd to tsot ne ne
his conslderation OF her wishes Sd 'ha, a. I he
once once pordu snS she remembered with burr
fe'U ing cheeks her one-time wish that 1'