The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-26
GROWING LOVE
Chapter So.

1t was not yet II. and Pan had no
expectation that Gloria would be
home. But she was, she had found
that her strength was not yet equal to
a great strain. so she had danced a
little while and then slipped off home
alone.
Hello-well, glad you're home and
being sensible, how do you feel?'
George asked.
Excellent" Gloria's voice came
over the telephone
Then come around and collect your
child. What? No, the Child. She
became alarmed because / had no din
ner and came over here to bring me
some, the reward for her kindness
will probably be that she will scandal
lie my hall porter down stairs. Come
around and get her"
Pan laughed again at this method
of talk She was used to being dis
cussed in the third person when she
was present in the room.
And presently Gloria arrived, still
in her yellow velvet dance frock, a lit
tie hollow checked and pallid, so her
guest black eyes stood out with I'M
canny prominence. Tired as she was,
however. she took in this new situa-
ton with a flash of amusement
George at ease in the big chair, the
bandaged angle resting on two cush-
ions on a stool; on another stool, Pan
in her demure, little housedress,
watching George with softly, smiling
eyes.
81 wanted to go back alone, he need
ut have dragged you out" Pan apollo
gized.
"Oh, I've come to save Mrs Grun-
dy's face" Gloria said airily, perching
for an instant on the arm of a big
chair. "The word in general meaning
the hall porter and the elevator boy,
servants are always our moral censors
doesn't know you came to bring hot
soup to an invalid"
Was it wrong to come" Pan asked.
mo, it was sweet and charming OF
you"
But Glorias eyes were looking at
George with great amusement. And
George was looking cross.
So Pan was puzzled. She could not
always make out her friend. Gloria
saw all of a subject, and a lot more
She was like a chess player who sees
not only the next move, but probably
three or four moves ahead.
Why should she sit smiling with
hooking amusement at George? And
why should George resent her merri
ment.?
sit down since you're here" George
began.
"Oh, thank you. sir!" Gloria inter.
rupted with comic attempt at humble
gratitude, and slipped into the chair
George paid no attention.
III tell you now what ! didn't say
over the phone" he went on. saw
Frank yesterday, l think he's sailing
back again"
Gloria lost her impishness at once
What did he look like" she asked
The devil" George replied Pre-
tended he'd been sea sick-said New
York air didn't agree with him-found
out there was nothing he could dc
about the money he wanted, SO decid.
cd to go back as fast as he could"
Why did he look badly mean do
you think it's just dissipation"
Dissipation and disappointment"
George said. 81 imagine he's come to
the end of his rope financially, and
was hoping to get enough money out
of this estate to go on for awhile At
that, I'll bet he took a de lux cabin
know he went on a high priced boat
Poor Frank" Gloria sympathizec
with little laugh. Cant you see him
walking up and down the decks, dress
ed in the most correct of rough tweeds
and making eyes at every pretty wo
man on the boat?"
She rose, pulling her cape around
her. Come on, Child, I've kept a cal
waiting downstairs. George, you're {
dear to have bothered about all this
domestic fuss of mine. know he triet
to see ME and you kept him away.
feel better now he's going off again
She went over TO George and too
his hand. Those amazing expressive