The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-15
GloRIA'S RETURN
Chapter los

1t isn't necessary to follow far into
Pans married life. That was to be
happy enough, as Gloria herself was
to see. Gloria, who always saw dee1 |
er into people than they suspected, |
and further into subject than most |
others, at first had her doubts abou. |
the wisdom of these two friends mar
rying
Pan is too gentle, too easily lead
about, she said once to Santley For
a very dictatorial man, that might be
all right. But George himself is in
clined to be passive, though he likes
his own way as well as any man. II
was simply thinking" she paused
staring into the blue water that wash
ed the sides of the ship, 81 was sim
ply thinking that one might tire of the
other"
That's a danger they'll share with
every other couple that ever married,
Santley answered laughing a little
Doubtless even you and l stand some
such risk-you do, at least. For me,
you have infinite Variety
"a nice compliment" approved Clio
ria, moving the least fraction of an
inch nearer to him as they stood to.
gether at the ships rail
They had shortened their trip a Ii.
tie, taking a cruise in the Mediterra-
mean and stopping only day or two
at variouse cities where Gloria had
been during the distant unhappy days
of her first marriage And they were
returning now to Venice, from which
place of enchantment they were to go
in week to Paris and London.
And then | must leave you" Gloria
had decreed. IF we had frankie along,
lit would be different, but 1 feel suffi-
GENTLY disgraced as it is, deserving
him for two long months"
Long months!" echoed Santley
All right, have it your way-to me
they've been brief enough. But l can't
get away from London for three weeks
at least"
$50 counting the week or ten DAYS
of sailing, you'll be away from me a
month at least" Gloria summed it up
We'll. in that time I'll hunt decent
sized apartment for US and move in Z:
table or so and chair and such neces-
stiles. Also, I'll see how my neglected
business is to be saved"
so you are going on with it," SAINT
ley was slightly disappointed
"Oh yes, must. Otherwise my en-
i
have an outlet for it."
I've enough money. you know"
1T isn't that. / won't work hard at
been independent. | must go on feel
Ing So"
And Santley, who saw the wisdom in
that, made no further objection.
But when they reached London,
there Wpra lnftora frop, Dor @aII{n,,
of her daily trips to the office, and a
package Of letters that only Gloria
herself could answer.
Il thought my poor little trade
would have died of neglect by this
time" Gloria remarked "And that
l would have to start all over again
having tea with stuffy old ladies and
taking firing chatterboxes with more
money than brains to lunch, until I'd
persuaded them they needed rooms
done over.
But 1t appears that little Pan has
been going down every day, and look
ing after things. l can see her, clear
ing and Strengthening my correspond
cree, as she cleared and Strengthened
my flat last winter when she came
and found it in confusion What would
we do without herr"
So Gloria sailed along on the fastest
ship she could find passage in, and
thrilled, as she always thrilled wher
they slipped into New York harbor p,
the golden rays of the sun picking ou
the tallest Of the towers for specia
illumination.
She scanned the sea of upturnec
faces as the big ship was slowly warp
ed into the dock, but could find nont
she knew
They'll be there. of course" sht
kept up her courage by saying to her
self. Il cabled l was sailing."'
She did not know how much she hat
missed frankie until she caught sigh
of small figure waving a handkeT
chief. But it wasn't frankie, for whe,
she borrowed a pair of opera glasse
from fellow passenger the child hal
features quite different and hair mucl
darker, and Gloria was almost weer
Ing with vexation and Impotence.
The wind took the smoke from tn
little tug boats and blew a screen O
1t between the decks and the wharf
The tide was against them too. an,
made things difficult More tugs ha
to be called. a swarm of them wer
around the big ship, pushing and shoy
ing and suffering black smoke-Iik