The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
HESITATION
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At some time or other we all have
TO stop and think where we are drift
ing | thought Of it often enough as
the winter days went by, and as the
eternal empty round of social frivolity
little by little dragged down my vi
tality.
Win and | were nominally living to-
gether. Actually we had drifted as far
apart as two people can-and still be
together day in and day out in a i've
room apartment.
It finally reached the state where
we went out very little together. !
tried to accept Gwendolyn's invita-
lions | tried to have her and the
people she fancied at my own home
and gave it up at last as impossible.
Her attitude changed, | think in re-
spouse 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 debut it would make no differ
ence to her, because my company was.
so to speak, diluted by that of so many
others She had about her a great
many people she did not like and
il never mattered because there were
always so many others.
So she simply asked Win without
me fnally-an arrangement l found
much easier. Here big affairs were
different. | was asked to these and
accepted and we were very charming
10 each other. That social duty over
we began to ignore each other again.
nd n
innate teas and dinners.
The comments about this, when it
began to get out and to be talked
about it, we're very odd-and interest
ing later, when | took less personal
view of the whole thing.
I'm glad you've ceased to be such
n little clinging vine" nv father said
Cnce. He was back from a run
through the South and was already
restlessly planning to go abroad. But
he was staying in the city for month
and was often at my place afternoons.
II met Winthrop at Ovens he
went on. Fascinating woman. | sun
pose that's why the other women do
not like her. Evidently you don Z
since I've been there four times and
haven't seen you Did you drop her
or did she drop you?"
1T was mutual" | answered coldly.
we have nothing in common"
Nothing but Win" he remarked,
then laughed lightly. You seem to
have him in common"
7 made no retort Later Aunt Har.
riet was with me, one stormy after
noon when ! was staying indoors with
a heavy cold.
"All the town talks of Wins devo
ton to Gwen" she remarked. I'm
broad minded. don't believe in a
woman tying a man to her apron
strings merely because she has mar.
ried him. But really, you know. Wiz
Is carrying this too far. It's not only
Gwen. but he's constantly with Polly
Squire and with Diuna FELTON,"
rs he?" l asked indifferently. We'll
they're both nice enough-if one likes
their type. ! don't"
Nor l." replied my aunt CAS-
said, I'm very broad minded about
these things. but after all there's q
certain good taste TO be displayed
However. ! must say. Constance, In
cant hold her husbands affection
more than a year and a half"
Father seems to think it's quite the
proper thing for Win to run all owe,
the town with every other woman,
! answered cheerfully.
Your father" Aunt Harriet was
reused at once, ell the old opposition
came out at once. Aunt Harrie
switched to my side Immediately.
could have said nothing more effectiv,
TO bring Eer around TO my defence.
But 1t was Colin, after all, witt
whom | really discussed the Crca
problem that confronted me.
Colin was in every day, either 70
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