The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-06
THE GUST
Chanter As

None of Pandora's new clothes had
arrived yet, of course. She MAS in one
of the hideously unbecoming made
overs" from Gfadys's discarded ward
robe. Besides, she was a little tired
from working.
Gloria laughed at her and scolded
her for working too much and insisted
that she come into the living room and
have tea No one could refuse Gloria
so Pan went, though she was cold all
over with nervousness at the idea OF
meeting anyone.
"Pd-Pd rather stay back" she
stammered. Really! All your friends
are so clever-what will they think of
me-and l look So"
You look like a baby lamb that's
been left shivering in the cold,' Gloria
laughed. Come. Besides, George
isn't at all clever"
Gloria followed her, feeling, not like
a neglected lamb, but much more like
a terrified rabbit that wanted to run
to cover, but did not know where 10
go.
A strange man rose as she entered
the room. He seemed to pull yards of
himself up from the low cushioned
chair by the fire. The girl was too shy
to look at him, she shook hands with
her eyes down, as she always did
Gloria had curled up in her usual
corner of the couch, the low tea table
in front of her.
Tuck yourself into the other corner
Pan" she ordered as she began pour
ing tea. This angel lamb has been bak-
ing me mullins for breakfast and tea
too. She's spelling me so that"
1t won't hurt you to be spoiled a
bit" the man said with little smile
at her. you go it so hard
Pan took the cup of tea and curled
one icy hand around its heat. She
dared look up for the first time-Gloria
had been lunching with one of Georges
friends and was full of amusing gossip
and news.
So Pan studied this guest, and half
listened to Gloria at the same time.
Years later she remembered this first
contact with Gloria's group-the wom-
an with black hair pulled smoothly
back from her white forehead, the fine
tilt to her chir and throat as she
leaned back against the cushion, her
slim almost flat figure in a tea gown
of flame red and Chinese blue. Only
Gloria dared such a color combination!
Inen george R1dgeWay!
Pan thought he might be nearly 40
but as a matter of fact he was "a. That
was because of the gray streak in his
hair, single white lock that went up
from his left temple and lay flat
against hair that was thick and dark
and lustrous, sometimes straight, some
times with a faint suggestion of wave
in it. 1t made him most distinguished
nd nlH
He had large blue eyes that appeared
darker than they were because they
we're deep set and shaded by thick
dark eyebrows. He had the large fore
head of a man of intellect, a nose that
Pan thought would be improved il it
hadn't the least bit Of a hump in the
centre (his Irish blood he told her
later!) and a mouth that puzzled her
for a long time. For George Ridge
ways eyes were caressing, his voice
low and rich but his mouth cynical.
For the rest, he was thin, very tall
he liked to lounge far back in the
deeply cushion chair with his feet
straight out over the carpet, cigarette
held Imply in one very good looking
hand-wherc it usually burned itself
away in a curl of blue smoke, it rarely
went to his lips.
Pan caught herself before her star
ing became rude. But George was the
first man of this type that she haC
even seen, a man of culture and intel
lect, who dressed well, talked we'll
had his nails manicured because of {
somewhat fastidious temperament
who rode, danced and played tennis
and liked best to rough it for month!
over a mountain trail.
After time George looked at he
and their eyes met-which confuse
her so she made an excuse to see abou
getting more hot water in order t