Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-17
4 Dinner Engagement

childhood, Diana aud Julian Long de-
eide 10 separate after three gears Of
married lie They have missed the
by thriu IN life. and each feels that
there must be romance StiH todtttn0
someWherc IN the tCorld Diana pur-
posely drops out Of the old hfe so that
she tViH not meet Julian. She decides
to keep Just one friend, Alice truth,
ard plcdging Alice to secrecy she teHs
her about the job she has taken as
designer IN the dreSsmdkimg estd 6hSh.
mcnt Of Madame NdlH. While she IS
With Alice! Dan Bishop, friend Of
Jim IrtCin's, calls
IAN BISHOP was big, wonderfully
bbig. Diana. who judged him by COM
pairing him with Julian, realized that
man was so much larger in every way
that beside him Julian would have ap-
peared almost slender. He had deep
voice and he spoke with delicious
drawl When he laughed his eyes
laughed first. as though he waited until
the others saw the funny situation and
Joined with him. Diana liked him i'm
meGlately. She liked also the way he
amused her to watch Alice's little ef-
forts to interest them in each other, and
when Diana finally rose to go, and Dan
Bishop rose. too. and IN his masterful
way announced that he was taking her
home, she knew that Alice was delighted.
charge of her. ana woman-like, she real
lied that this very dominant streak In
him was calling out something different
in her own makeup. 1t was nice 10 lean
back In the taxi and talk about her
self. 1t was nice to know that he was
interested In what she was doing.
You really like going TO an offict
every day?" he asked
Yes. because I like my work. It's
interesting"
Careers for women seem to be tn,
thing now. One hardly ever finds
woman who Is Contented with home
life and babies and husband who pays
the bills"
"Oh. but that isn't true" Diana said
quickly. When a woman works she is
always substituting a career for some
thing else It doesn't mean that she
prefers to work in an office not at all
Take the young girl who works. In nine
cases out Of ten she is doing It 20 save
extra pocket money to spend, II she
thought for minute that she would
have to do II all her life, she would
rebel and hate II all"
not young girls, who are making careers,
business careers for themselves, your
self for instance"
Diana felt the blood leap to her cheeks
In the friendly darkness Of the taxi OF
course, Dan Bishop knew nothing about
her. He would not know that, until a
short time ago she had not known
what II was TO work as she was working
now.
woman works. Sometimes 1t is because
she must. In my case It Is just that.
II beg your pardon, I didn't mean
TO be personal" he said quickly
The taxi turned sharply and threw
Diana against her companion. She
rIghted herself laughngly and the un.
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later they had stopped before her apart
ment and Mr. Bishop was helping hel
out They stood a moment at tho en-
trance. Mr., Bishop with his hat in hi'
hand, his eyes bent on her interestedly
II hope you're going TO let me- SEE
you again" he said. as Diana held ou
her hand 10 him and his fingers cioset
over hers.
II should be very glad indeed to hav'
you come and see me" she said, with
drawing her hand. which he seemed loatl
10 reinquish. She wondered what IT wa
about the man that made her 80 un
comfortably aware Of him. There seemed
10 be a suppressed insistence about min
that made his silences eloquent. II wa
as though petty conventtonalities mean
nothing at all TO him, and Diana's mint
: leaped ahead in their friendship won
} derlng what II would be like to know
him better. His personality was mag
netiC in the extreme and yet there wa
something about him. something tha
Diana could not analyae now, which flle
her with a little doubling dread whel
she thought Of friendship with him. :,
This made her angry with herself
: and after she had said goodnight L
him and had gone up TO her apartment
the naggtng little dread persisted. Their
, had been nothing In his attitude durini
he evening but politeness, considerable,
ana yet. She finally dismissed tn