The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-16
DISCOVERIES
Chapter log


From the dock to the camp was a
rushing three hours trip. They stopped
simply to put Gloria's trunks into the
care of the janitor at Georges apart
ment house, leaving only a suitcase
with present necessities in the car.
But need some old clothes for real
camp life" Gloria protested. Shall
We stop at my little flat"
"Oh, | went around there and packed
your last seasons tweed, wool stock
ings and old shoes and some other
things you'd need. They're in the car
now" Pan assured her.
Gloria leaned back with an odd lit
tie gesture.
You reduce me to helpless amaze
ment," she laughed. You think of
everything George, has she spoiled
you completely too"
Not yet, but she does her best"
said George from the front seat.
Then followed two hours of fast driv-
ing over Connecticut roads, and turn
from the main road to smaller and
smaller ones leading into the hills, IN
til finally they reached the camp"
They had tea hot from the patent bot
tie and sandwiches while they sped
with splendid appetites.
It was really camp-that is it was
a rough little logbuilt house with a
sitting room that opened with wide
doors and windows to a screened porch
and the tiniest of kitchens, and above,
small bedrooms whose windows looked
into the green gloom of pine trees.
1T belongs to a bachelor friend of
George" Pan explained as she led the
way by lamplight to Gloria's room.
you can see how it's done up, with
brown repp curtains and leather chairs
"a mans idea of simplicity and utili-
ty."
Gloria laughed at this. Pan spoke
with an assurance of opinion she had
never known in her.
We're thinking of buying it," Pan
went on, a little self-conseious still of
the matrimonial we" eff we do, I'll
fix it up know of the loyeliest, cool
est glazed chintz-"
She put down the lamp, and adjusted
the windows. A woman came every
day to clean and cook: Pan herself
however, was to get dinner, as the
woman left early.
''Frankie's eating his supper now, it
was all ready for him. I'll get ours
while you're putting him to bed"
But this process took so long, and
was such a mixture of hilariousness
and sentiment, that Pan had long
since finished preparations before Clio
ria came down to them-her hair
mussed and her eyes alight from the
last merry scramble with the child.
They settled at length, after theiI
late meal, before the log fire of the
one big room. The leather covered
chairs were delightfully."- comfortable
even though Pan did not approve Of
them from the ornamental point oil
view-so comfortable, indeed, that the
three friends realized how deliciously
weary they were and sat there in the
warmth, too lazy and too contented tc
talk. -
Such contrast from sea air-this
curious pine odor," Gloria murmured
once, stretching herself a bit in her
chair.
In spite Of her talk of the simple
clothes she needed, she couldn't resist
putting on a teagown of the most viviC
kind a crepe of the real Chinese lac
quer red, something made from a deep
1y fringed shawl that was drapet
about her, the sort of thing that only
Gloria could wear, but that Gloria look
ed charming in.
She explained it, or apologized fo1
it, by remarking that it was in tn,
suitcase | had with me, so, of course
-"
"Of course as you got it in Paris, yol
had to- put it on and show it to US,
finished George.
'Of course" agreed Gloria serenely
At ten Pan went to bed pretending
the pine laden air made her sleepy
It's part of her charming tact t,
leave us alone for a bit of gossip
said Gloria when Pan had kissed then
both goodnight. And much as
adore Pan. it's good to gossip a bi