The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-08
GLADYS eETs HER HAND IN
Chapter 20

Chapter 20
Dora was completely puzzled as to
why Gladys should want to go for a
walk with man whom she frequent
ly said was tiresome and whom she
seemed to dislike.
But, of course, she promptly told
Gladys she would be glad to have he-
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Il think she's tired of just the
family" she told her father when she
spoke of, the walk later. "She doesn't
like Morton, but anyone is better than
no one"
Then she wondered whether this re-
mark sounded catty. She didn't mean
it so
But all Jim answered was, HUM"
And that in a tone of voice so like
Aunt Maude's that Dora smiled at
him
During the walk, Gladys did most
of the talking. They went up Knob
Hill-so called because of the large
group of rocks that made knob on
its summit-skirted the quarry and
started over the fields.
Here's where I found you billing
and cooling like pair of turtle
doves" Gladys said as they passed the
rocks. What were you talking about
when l came along?" She laughed
as they looked uncomfortable.
Nothing" Morton said.
you had a book, Mortie," she in
sisted
You did You've got it now" She
put her hand suddenly in his over
oil
volume of Select Quotations"
Il know it. You were reciting to
Dora. Jesse says you can recite -
come on, Mortie, give US a selection -
Morton flushed and evaded, but
Gladys kept up her teasing and in
sistence until, to quiet her, he read
10 them from his book.
But Gladys laughed uproariously a.
the one attempt at reading tragedy,
and spent the whole distance home
initiating him.
It wasn't comfortable walk!
Coming out next Sunday" Gladys
asked when he was ready to go.
think I'll be away then, poor
Morton answered.
Come Saturday night them"
Without waiting for an answer she
went on, ...t
Come Saturday and III ask lot of
the crowd. Come on or I'll be cross! "
Before her insistence Morton was
completely crushed. But no one ever
accepted an invitation to a festivity
in a more disconsolate manner.
That night, as she lay awake, Dora
tried to see her cousins motive.
For some reason which she could
not comprehend as yet, Gladys sud
denly liked Morton.
Or was she only being attentive to
him to tease him?
Or there was another possibility
She might be/cross at Jesse, or tired
of Jesse, and want another man tc
run about with so as to get rid of the
first one.
Still another possibility was tina:
she might wish to tease Jesse, and
intended to use Morton to make him
jealous.
But as she analysed all these rea
sons in turn, each seemed more alb
surd than the other Finally she
talked it over with Jim.
Jim began it by saying sourly,
so she butted in on your party
Sunday, didn't she!"
81 wonder why?" Dora asked II
return. She's being awfully nice t.
Morton"
Then she gave him her possible rea
sons But Jim said finally.
Women are supposed to SEE
through each other But in this cas'
you can't see as much as your old ia
Their, who is not supposed to have an!
interest in such matters
81 know, I'm stupid said Dora
who said this often.
z''Well. then, she's after Morton be
cause he's the only one of the lot tina
never paid any attention to her Tha
hurts her vanity. so she's going t
show him she can make him be az
tentive to her if she wants
Il don't see how any woman ca!
make a man attentive to her if h
doesn't want to be- answered the not
very coquettish Dora.
Nor |. but they do" said Jim wit
the air of one who is old and wise t
the mysterious ways of women. ANY
wav, that's her game. Besides,