Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
LUCK Is WITH DIANA


Dtdnd and Julian Long. after Hving
tto0ether for three years, finally decide
thdt tove, as the poets tUrote IL, had
never been theirs. They haze missed
the thru in NE. because Uhen they
Dere married they had kno,0n each
other from childhood. So they decide
10 get a divorce quietly and unoSten-
tdttously aud directly after IL is all
over. Diana drops out Of the old ctr
Gle Of friends.
A ND 80 II was that Diana passed
L definitely out OF Julian's life AS he
thouEht II over. he admitted to himself
that he hadn't expected quite this. After
all. Diana had been his wife for three
years, and he had expected to provide
for her. to see her occasionally. He had
not dreamed that she would take mat
ters into her own hands and disappear In
this fashion. 1t troubled him. It took
something out Of his life, something In
tangible, because II concerned his feeling
for Diana, and he couldn't have told
her at all when they were divorced
After all Diana had matters taken out
of her own hands as far as her work
was concerned. She had been settled in
her new little apartment for several
days during which time she had been
trying to map out a career for herself
when one day on Fifth avenue she al
most collided with a gray-haired woman
who was hurrying along with bent head.
They both jerked their heads up sud
denly and the next minute, were shaking
hands and uttering soft little ejacula-
when they have not met in some time.
Rita Graves Diana exclaimed de-
lightedly.
"Sh =" the other woman said quickly,
I'm Madame Naldi now. l have quite
a swagger dressmaking establishment up
in the fifties. I remember that you used
to have a lot Of talent with clothes.
Diana, you don't happen to want Job
do you?" 49,
Diana gasped. Are you serious?"
think that you would be-, taking In
Diana's smart street clothes with a
practiced eye. Aren't you married?"
"I was" she began flushing, "Oh. it's
long story, Rita, but we didn't make
a go OF IT, There wasn't anything def
mite. but there was no thrill, so we de-
cided to break II off"
Rita Graves nodded her head quickly.
She understood In moment ana Diana
breathed a sigh OF relief that thls was
a woman who was willing to accept the
situation as 1t stood.
"Of course I couldn't allow Julian to
go on paying my bills, and besides L
didn't want TO run the chance or pump
ing into him, SC | gave up my apart
ment. moved downtown, and have only
Just begun to wonder what could 90
10 earn a living BY the way, we can't
talk here. Ny apartment is just Few
blocks down. Let's go there and have
tea Have you time?"
Rita Graves nodded. and fifteen min
utes later they were in Dianas pretty
little living room talking over the situ-
alton seriously.
MY chief designer has left me and
can try you out in her job can
waak and of course YOU
get your clothes at next TO nothing II
you buy from the establishment. How
about it?' And Rita Graves looked AT
Diana with shrewd but kindly eyes. She
had always liked this tall, unusual look
ing girl They had met the summer
before Diana had married Julian. Diana
TO a mountain camp TO get back her
strength. She and Rita had taken
fancy 20 each other, perhaps because
Years older than Diana and there was
strain of worldliness about her that had