The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-30
Chapter 1906
GABY TAKES A HAND.
BY MARION

Probably it was only a short time
before Gaby began speaking, but TO
Ruth II seemed many minutes, and to
Myra. whose sudden shame was max
ing her cheeks scarlet, the silence
must have seemed eternal. And all
this time, the black-eyed Gaby leaned
indolently back against the couch,
studying Myra in a quite impersonal
and slightly contemptuous fashion.
Then she began
I've often wondered why we all sit
around and tell polite fibs and avoid
subjects that might hurt certain peo-
pies feelings" she began, when the
certain people have so little considera-
ton for us. I mean you, Myra, when
I say certain people I've already told
Ruth some things about you-oh, never
anything | haven't said directly to you.
Now I'm going back over lot Of this
while you are here, and make you con-
fess to everything I've told her"
''Oh. Gaby, please!" Ruth managed
to say.
Why not?" the girl asked, her black
eyes flashing. It's quite evident that
Myra came here to be unpleasant. She
says she wanted to speak the truth, or
force you to speak the truth. Suppose
we all tell the truth for half an hour!
After all, it's good practice"
Ruth smiled a little in spite of her
self The good natured Gabys &C.
casional cynicism always amused her.
First of all, who told you Tim was
never in love with Ruth?" Gaby began.
He did," Myra's voice answered
sullenly.
IF he said that, he should be
rahx f,r-r I'D
slightly to Ruth. This one point she
evidently meant for her friends con-
sideration.
When did he tell you that?"
Last night"
But you knew he was in love with
Ruth, and you knew Ruth was in love
with him, when he first came to New
York;"
Mouth never told me"
But you knew just the same, didn't
you?"
Myra flashed suddenly into defiance
and said the one thing she did not
mean to confess to.
What if / did? They weren't en-
gagged, so it wasn't any harm if | was
nice to him. | couldn't help it If he
fell in love with me-"
There's a small point OF honor
raised there" Gaby observed. But II
happens to be rather a delicate one,
so | suppose you never took 1t into
consideration. You could help it-at
least you didn't have to firt quite as
outrageously as you did
Anyway, what's all this got to dc
with it," Myra asked impatiently.
Quite right, what has it," Gaby
responded cheerfully. But you did
tirt with him, you've confessed that
Well, what if | did,"
"Oh, nothing, nothing" And Gaby
turned again to Ruth. Her manner
plainly showed that she felt she had
scored a point in this game she was
playing.
But Gaby." Ruth put in" we
oughtn't to quarrel. If Myra and Tin
fell in love and are happy, that's not
our affair, but theirs. In such cases
third person often gets hurt-in this
one it would have been either Myra OF
myself. 1t happened to be myself.
All I'm doing is to show you that
your little friend is an INSCRIPTIONS
fiirt!" Gaby answered. When thai
fact is established, as the lawyers say
then you'll understand her better, ant
won't waste so much sympathy on the
girl who could try to cut out her bes
friend, and the man who was veal
enough to let her do it"
Maybe l did flirt," Myra said sud
denly, a little CLEAN in her eyes as sh'
began. Tim never was interested il
me, and l just made up my mind
was going to have him fall in love witt