Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-14
HESITATION
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AT ON time or other we all have
to stop and think where we are
drifting. 1 thought of 1t often enough
as the winter days went by, and as
the eternal empty round of social
frivolity little by little dragged down
my vitality.
Win and I were nominally living
together. Actually we had drifted as
far apart as two people can-and
still be together day in and day out
in a five-room apartment.
It finally reached the state where
we went out very little together. l
tried to accept Gwendolyn's invita-
tons. l tried to have her and the
people she fancied at my own home
and gave it up at last as impossi-
BILE.
Her attitude changed. I think in
response to my own. Gwen was the
sort who must surround herself with
people. She rarely had less than a
dozen in the room with her. She
might dislike ME intensely-as /
think she did-but it would rake no
difference to her, because my COM
pany was, so to speak, diluted by
that of SO many others. She had
about her a great many PEOPLE she
did not like and a great many that
merely bored her, but it never mat
tered because there were always SO
many others.
So she simply asked Win without
me finally-an arrangement / found
much easier. Her big affairs were
different. 1 was asked to these and
accepted and we were very charming
to each other. That social duty over,
we began to ignore each other again.
Win was asked, and went, to her in
innate teas and dinners.
The comments about this, when 1t
began to get out and to be talked
about, were very odd-and interest
ing later, when I took a less personal
view of the whole thing.
I'm glad you've ceased to be such
a little clinging vine," my father said
once. He was back from a run
through the South and vas already
r~estlessly planning to go abroad. But
he was staying in the city for a
afternoons.
II met Winthrop at Ovens" he
went on. Fascinating woman. I
suppose that's why the other women
do not like her. Evidently you don't,
since I've been there four times and
haven't seen you. Did you drop her
or did she drop you?"
ut was mutual" l answered cool
ly. I'VE have nothing in common"
Nothing but VIM" he remarked,
then laughed lightly. you seem to
have him in common"
I made no retort. Later Aunt
Harriet was with me, one stormy af-
ternoon when 1 was staying indoors
with a heavy cold.
"All the town talks Of Wins devo-
Hon to Gwen" she remarked. I'm
broad minded. I don't believe in a
oma tying a mar to her apron
strings merely because she has mar
ried him. But really, you know, Wi
IL carrying this toe far. It's not only
Gwen, but he's constantly with Polly
Squire and with Djuna Felton,"
ITS hep" 1 asked indifferently.
"Well, they're both nice enough-if
one likes their type. 1 don't"
Nor l." replied my aunt. LAS
said, I'm very broad minded about
these things, but after all there's a
certain good taste to be displayed.
However, I must say, Constance, I'm
inclined to blame you. If a woman
can't hold her husbands affection
more than a year and a half-D
Father SENS to think it's quite
the proper thing for Win to run all
over the town with every other
woman" / answered cheerfully.
"Your father!" Aunt Harriet was
rouse at once, all the old opposition
came out 1T once. Aunt Harriet
switched to my side Immediately.
could have said nothing more effec-
tive to bring her around to my de-
tense.