The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-30
REVELATIONS


There were two letters from Gloria
also, addressed in the large, hurried
careless handwriting so very charact-
eristic of the woman herself. One
was for frankie, the other for Pan.
ran, or course, had to read frankie
TO him before she even opened her
own, to quiet his Impotence
1t was such a unmotherly letter.
Pan thought smiling as she read II.
1t was like Gloria's afternoon talks and
romps with her son. It hadn't word
OF advice in it, 1t did not once tell
him 10 be good and to be no trouble
we went to a zoo Just because we
thought you would like" she wrote,
and gave him two pages about the ami
mails. And she told him funny story
OF a peasant child she had talked to
and described the storks on the house.
tops in Holland. She ended:
You'd better take good care of Pan
who isn't a globe-trotter like yourself
and will need looking after" Which
brought mild, little chuckle from the
boy
Then frankie went off to find his
little English friends and left Pan to
read her own letter and to unpack,
and to read and reread the very brief
message from George.
I'm quite expecting to burst with
happiness" Gloria wrote her. Il re-
member one time when we had been in
Paris years ago and it had not stopped
raining for weeks-a most terrible
winter that chilled me to the marrow.
| took a train late one night for the
south and when | woke in the morn.
ing the ont nj h.
were green, flowers were in bloom
and the sea was the color of saphire
and 1t was warm-and | began to ex,
pand This is like it again, only of
course intesified beyond all imagi-
nation. And this will last. It's the
end. forever, of winter"
Growing practical she went on, apol.
ogizing for not having written before
Happiness makes one selfish. I've
thought of you and of frankie often
enough-but you're both the old life
and ] wanted to lose myself entirely
in the new life for a week or two.
Don't worry, I'm coming back soon to
collect you both-meantime you'll
wonder what happened to us.
We went to Holland first and into
Belgium and wandered on to Paris.
and there We saw George. The portrait
he's just finished is the best of his
work that I've ever seen. 1t should
create a sensation if it's properly dis
played. He'll be in London when Won
get this-we're going on to all the cit |
les I've been miserable in, to see the
sun come out in all of them"
She had been gone two weeks. She
would be away perhaps two more, per-
haps three.
Pan was glad, rather wished she
would stay longer. in fact. frankie
was as we'll taken care of with her J
with Gloria. He had a mature. Iogica! |
little mind and as soon as he felt his
mother was happy on her trip. was
quite content that she should extend |
it.
SO Pan, stuffing mussed clothes into
laundry bag and unpacking suitcases.
began to sing cheerfully as she work.
ed What was there in the world to |
worry about? George was coming that
evening,
She slipped into the demure little
silk dress with the absurd apron that
she had bought in Paris. George had
not seen this-she wondered whether
he would like il. Gloria did. Gloria
said 1t made her look like little mink
sugar plum"
frankie was in bed. the maid who
sat in the little living room during the
time she was out. arrived and settled
with her knitting. She was early
English maids always came hours
ahead of time. 1t was quarter to.
elght-dinner time was at eight-he
ought TO come! Pans hands went
cold with nervous excitement. her
cheeks flushed pink
And then George came and she went