The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-11
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There is no need to linger too long
over the details of how Gladys sue
ceeded in taking Morton away from
Dora and making him devoted to her
self.
After that one disastrous evening,
Dora herself made no attempt to stop
Gladys. She sat back passively, as
she did in everything, and let Gladys
have a clear field.
IF he cares for me" she argued TO
herself, then Gladys cannot make
him care for her. And if he doesn't,
what could / do to make him like me
more?"
She might have learned, had she
been capable of learning coquetry just
how this sort of thing was done.
Gladys, of course, used no subtle
means. She went straight after her
mar with a frankness and abandon
that deceived no one.
81 10 believe she's interested in
Norton Aunt Maude. remarked to
her husband the first Sunday that
Morton came u and walked not
with Dora, but with Gladys. Gladys
saw to it that Dora had to stay home
that day.
IF she isn't. she's making an awful
fool of herself" Peter commented
with p~aternal frankness.'' She's
made Jesse mad already, l heard him
say he wasn't coming out again. The
other boys will drop off too
The other boys did. 1t was whis-
pered that Jesse had been gifted" he
had to stand a lot of teasing about
that. In return. he i'll n2turedly said
"A big flirt like her couldn't stand
seeing another girl looked at. so was
making a bee line for Freckle-Face
Norton
Then he pretended to be quite
pleased TO be out of it, and sent a
large box of chGcolates from Dyer's
TO Mary Lawnton' and a letter asking
permission to call. This was consid
cred a delicate attention in Norris
City.
Meantime, al Gladys ~insistence
Peter put a telephone in the farm
house. Pandora, working about tbs
house, heard at least one phone cal
a day from her cousin to the office
where Morton worked.
Yes, you must come. If you don'
I'll be cross"
That was repeated again and again
And Morton came - he rode out tc
spend part of the mild Spring even
ings with the family; he drove out
with parties of young people; he rode
out faithfully every Sunday.
THE only trouble with you, Mortie
is that you're too serious Gladly.
said to him once. you need someone
around who can laugh and cut up ant
make fun of things-someone to liver
things up for you. Don't your"
Yes agreed Morton, who usually
agreed with her when she was start
ing on an argument.
Later he believed it. when she haC
repeated it in various ways half
dozen times. By such means doe:
many a woman convince a man tina
he needs her special sort Of charactel
as a complement to his oWnt
You read a lot, don't you?' she
. said another time. II like bookisF
men but I hate to read myself.
haven't any brains, not that sort
mean. I'd like to have a brainy hus
band"
Morton said nothing to that.
One other Sunday-it was May b,
this time, and all the town was talk
, ing about Gladys and Morton - sh'
said:
"A man shouldn't marry a woman
who is as intellectual as he is
why not?" Morton urged. "Thel
they would be good companions. Com
partnership is as important as love il
a marriage"
NO it isn't" Her flat contradic
ton was delivered so it was impres
sive. "A man gets companionshi
from other men, not from m J
his wife has more brains than he, he
be Jealous of her cleverness and mi:
cradle because he would have to TAX
second place. Shouldn't you hate I
have your wife outshine you?'
Yes agreed Morton again, MOI
and more alarmed as the talk abou
marriage became more and more FRI
quent. But suppose they were jus
alike"
yes. but how could you find tw
people just alike" scoffed Gladly
with logic on her side for once. "Nt
a man should marry. a woman as di
ferent as possible from him. Yo
should marry an empty headed cha
ter box. who would look up to yo
intellectually. and who would brin