Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-19
Gloria,s Tears

'Oh, yes, tnere VIII po nAoA
fifty-seyen varieties. Virgie,' as
serted Gloria. There will be Just
as many varieties as there are
girls who appeal to Herbert Rich
ardson-if he has his way about
it."
Herb never sees a new girl
that he does not try to attach her
to himself, provided she is pretty.
| noticed the way he looked at you
today, Virgie."
"Then you saw more than | ala,
Ria. for he was looking at you
every moment. And it seemed to
me that beneath his hurt pride
there was a kind of wistfulness
with which he tried to cover Gym
icism."
"Virgie, l think he respects me
more than any other girl he has
ever met. He knows l am human
very human-but he also knows
that am going straight"
Sometimes l think he imagines
that because l never have been In
love / have resisted all temptation.
But oh, Virgie, love him-I wish
| | did not. / hate myself for low
ing him.
II would make him a good wife.
Don't you think so?" she asked
wistfully. HE needs some one
like me-some one who could be
sensible and broad and tolerant
I really think. I know, him better
than he knows himself. And
wouldn't be jealous of him because
il would know that it was only
curiosity most times that persuad-
ed him to flirt a little, but would
keep him away from a lot of those
people who only prey upon him.
| did not know just what to
say. 1t was all so strange to have
girl tell me that she loved a
man so devotedly, whom she was
not sure loved her at all.
I just put my arms around hel
a little tighter and rested my
cheek against hers, which was all
wet with tears.
"God is good to me, Virgie, af-
ter all. l do not think l could
have gone on very much longer
alone. And some way God knew
it-and so He sent me you"
what a wonderfully beautiful
thing to say to me, Gloria"
"Is it? I didn't mean it thai
way. l just meant to tell yot
that had almost reached the end
And that / was beginning to b'
1afraid- afraid not only of Her
bert Richardson, but myself. Blu
now that you are here and | cal
talk to you, | am all right again.
'FS sand now we must go to bed
I'm almost sure you. will get cal
tomorrow from the Service Bureau
and besides, l want to make ;
few changes in those frocks o
yours.
! Anyway, I'm glad you're here
\ for l guess | was getting a littl
hloony being alone so much. I
doesn't do a girl any good to 81
around, to wait and think, doe
J it?"
She gave herself a tiny shak
and blew an impudent little kis
to me from off her fingers as sh
went through the door into he
own room.
'Tm sorry made fool of my
self, Virgie. Forget it, won
your"
81 don't feel that way about i
at all. I am very happy, Ria, tina
you feel toward me in such a wa
that you make me confidant
"Oh, forget it, forget it."
! "All right, dear, it is forgotten.
"And tomorrow will be anothe
l day, you know"
Ria said no more and prett
soon l knew she had forgotten he
A troubles, for through the ope
Y doorway I heard her breath CON
!. ing and going as softly as tha
of sleeping child.
1t was long before / slep
$ Everything was so strange, an
s some way l envied Ria; yes, wit
n all her trouble and sorrow owe
what she felt was unrequited low
1 envied her..
1t must be beautiful thing
: love some one as she loved He
! bert Richardson. l wondered
ever 1 would love any man lii
that.
THAT was the way my motht
loved my father" I said to mysel
She said in her last letter to Aul
Virginia that her life for the yei
that she was with him was wort
all that had goLe before and a
that could come after.
l do not know when 1 traile
off into dreamland 1t seemed
me that 1 had hardly closed n
eyes when l heard the telephol
4 ring.