The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-13
A BREACH
ChaDter 81

Chapter 81
The general significance of Gloria s |
remark did not strike the girl until
later when she was thinking over this |
whole story.
Gloria meantime, was going on with
this voluntary confession.
''He did get few thousands out OF
his mother and he went back again to
Europe. He had an idea that he could
write-diplomatic work of course was
impossible after his African record.
The odd part was that he could. Frank
was enormously talented"
Something odd came to Pan as she
sat listening. Gloria was actually
boasting Of the accomplishments of the
man she could not bear to live with
Frank was the spoiled som mean
that in several ways. His mother
spoiled him, so did his fate. He was
born rich. had extravagant tastes, and
the money to crafty them. He adored
pretty women, and not one could re-
fuse him anything. He had an impish
and cruel streak in him. He used
to let me see his devotion to other
women because he knew it hurt me.
Then when looked too miserable and
be a perfect lamb, and would either
say he'd lost interest in the other
woman, or that he never had had any
and was only teasing-and be so sweet
would forgive him and think myself
happy all over again.
1T was always necessary to forget
the past-and start new"
you cant forget the past-that cas-
ily," Pan said sadly
Gloria gave her one Of the quick,
shrewd glances that Pan felt through
and through. She was sure that Gloria
saw straight into her own miserable
little secret
You can though" Gloria resumed
you can drop off the past like worn
cloak and start all over again as
though nothing had happened-or al
most as though nothing had happened
Possibly it takes practice. 1 was
always beginning over again with
Frank He had such convincing way,
of saying 1t win never happen again.
Every woman believes that statement
when the man she is in love with says
it. It's the only thing to do"
Pan sat silent, thinking, while Gloria
stared into the fire again. One white
arm was behind her head, whittier in
contrast to her very black hair. The
loose, scarlet sleeve of her silk robe
fell away from her elbow, adding its
splash to the vivid colors that always
surrounded Gloria. What a lot she
must have gone through to be this
cynical, Pan thought. And, in her
sympathy her own unhappy, little
love affair seemed much less import
ant.
I'VE went to Paris" Gloria contin-
ued. I'VE had gay and hectic winter
and went on to Monte Carlo in the
early Spring, where poor Frank
thought he would win back all he'd lost
that Winter. And oddly enough he die
win a lot of money. l felt it was toe
dishonest to take it-but after all, ii
wasn't nearly as dishonest as taking
money from his mother on false pre-.
lenses as he always did. These ques
tons of metaphysics are always deli
cate" and she laughed a little.
Gloria it appeared dragged, him
away from Monte Carlo to Germany
for a Summer. The third Winter o.
their marriage was spent in Italy
frankie was born there.
You've been everywhere" Par
said, thinking enviously of the wond
erful places Gloria had seen.
Frank had a restless foot" Gloria
said 1--WE went to Sweden for {
Summer, and back to Florence for thu
Winter. l wasn't feeling up to mucl
after frankie arrived. And Frank him
self had quite decided that his talen
was literature. He could write beauti
fully, too, when he wanted to-
He was asked to lecture once ant
toured Europe alone giving talks OIL
aspects of American literature, which
had been his hobby at college. H
went off before the baby came-pacB
ed off to Poland and parts unknown
/ think it was blonde, rather thai
his aesthetic feeling, but the reasol
didn't matter much"
She was working herself into a stat
of excitement over her own past bitter
ness as she talked. And, as excitemen
always brought her up, she began nov
to look we'll again, even to look rested
Pan watched in wonder.
Il stayedin Florence for some time
then settled in Paris. Oddly enough
we had avoided London, Frank though
English women too heavy to be attrac
i've. Bobby used to come to Pari
often, and George was there doing POI
traits and making a name for himsel
Frank ragged when either of them cam
around-he was just as jealous as tina
sort of man always is.
And he went on, getting more an
more unreasonable, drinking NOR,
caring more for other women and les
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