The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-10
THE RETURN
CHAPTER 101


MY darling children" Gloria wrote
from Florence, "be as happy as you
can, my blessing, or rather our bless
ing, Is with you every minute. | am
so glad It has turned out this way. 1t
Is the ideal thing for you both. Pan
needs someone strong to lean her frail
little strength upon, and George Is al
ways happiest when he has someone to
take care of and worry about Good.
ness knows | did my best to supply
him with an adequate amount of worry
for some years.
AS for my darling frankie, he
seems determined to join a wedding
party somehow. frankie is my con-
science. l am always feeling so badly
about him. What can all my friends
think of the way I've deserted him?
Are you sure, Pan, you don't mind TAX
ing him home with you? For if you
do. I'll come straight back after him
and bring him down here to join US.
Were going to Athens by steamer
Fancy actually standing on ground
where Pericles stood, and Demos
themes and Alcibiades! Santley says
I've become an enthusiastically gush-
ing school girl-and indeed, Pan darI-
ing. do feel young. used to be centur-
les old So being in love makes you
grown upi Well, it has the opposite
effect upon me. Who knows, when
we are all together in New York, you
might have to wear my orange vel
vets and black satins, while / adopt
your pink tulle and flowered taffetas!
Darling Pan, you deserve lot from
this life, and l feel you are going to
have it all now. I'm glad to have
waited-but you are ten years younger,
you know, it's coming to you early
enough to give you years and years of
happiness and contentment, but not
! too early for you to appreciate It,
What sentimental nonsense |
write! Dear, we're to stop in London II
few weeks after we return, until SAINT
ley can settle up his business. Then
we'll sail home. If you'll honeymoon
a little longer, I'll be there to take
frankie from you. If you insist on
sailing home. either let me come for
him, or put him in boys school-he'd
like that"
She named several famous schools
for little boys.
But Pan felt reluctant to let frankie
20. Indeed, she missed him on that
brief honeymoon week.
Hes happy with me-" she said.
And Gloria deserves her freedom"
"The eternal mother" George
laughed "All right, we'll take him
along. Odd little Pan! The more
see you the better | like you"
you're going to go on that way,
Pan informed him gravely They had
taken lunch in basket and a poky
old horse that belonged to the place,
along with an old fashioned carriage
that Pan. for want of its real name,
called gig" The stable people were
a little shocked at the idea of anyone
preferring this outfit to the car-for 4
car and driver we're always at the
country home-at least, they thought
a real carriage and smart horse
should be driven.
But Pan had liked the notified nag
and the odd old wagon. so they drove
or rather ambled along strange lanes
and through byways, with tall hedges
on each side, of blackthorn and may,
and hawthorn and evergreen in a de
liciously scented tangle, and they
came. finally, to the Downs, and climb
ed one of the large hills to it's sum
nit above the sea. And here they sal
talking.
you'll go on liking me more anc
more, because" she paused to thinl
of the reason. Because shall go or
loving you more Otherwise it woul,
not be a successful marriage"
Wouldn't it?" asked George, flat OF
his back with a carriage cushion undeI
his head. and his hands clasped be
hind his neck. There's lot OF low,
now, dearest"
Pan thought moment
Gloria says there's never any stand
ing still" she said finally. you g
forward or back. If you went back
you'd love me less, and that would b
tragedy. To go forward you mus
love me more-besides, I'm a novelt,
to YOU and you to me now But il