The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-09
THE NEW CITY
Chapter Z;

Little by little Pan worked It out for
herself.
She knew now, at least, why Gloria
was so anxious about a second cable
She expected some word from SantIey,
not about Frank, that was all told in
his first message. But some word some
sign that the old feeling still lived,
that he was still in love.
Not real declaration of affection"
Pan thought to herself. That would
be impossible so soon. It's not a mat
ter of convention, of course suppose
It's just the good taste of the thing"
Pan, having broken away from a
family who were ruled by convention
rather than intelligence, was now ter
ribly afraid she might make any judg-
ments OF life by convention. So she
sought to back up everything she
thought or did by intelligence.
Still, she decided, he'll soon know
that Gloria is in town-they will have
all sorts of friends in common"
That, as it happened, was not true.
Gloria had lived in almost every other
part of the world but London, here she
had but one or two friends. Santley
knew an entirely different set of peo-
pie, mostly men in his own profession,
and club men.
"Of course he must still be in love
with her" the girl decided, turning
about in her berth restlessly. And of
course, she'll hunt him up. She wants
TO see him, and she's so impulsive"
Then she began feeling sorry for
George. For if Santley was in love
with Gloria. if Gloria cared for him
more than George-but did she? Pan
wasn't sure-but if she did, of course
poor George was quite left out.
She went to sleep feeling very
sorry indeed for George.
When she woke, it was with a curl
Gus feeling that something was wrong,
at least, something was quite differ
emf from the way it had been the night
before. frankie, peering down from
his berth above hers, explained it.
The engines have stopped, we're
there he announced.
And that was it, the ship had pulled
into Cherbourg, and dropped anchor,
the stiffness woke her, as she was used
. to motion.
To frankie there" was vague. They
were going some place, he neither
knew nor cared where. The quiet boat
meant arrival
SO Pan dressed him and herself as
hurriedly as possible and they went
out in the early morning to see the sun
making rose hued clouds and the mist
masses of lovely blue colors, over u
dim and picturesque city. AS the sun
warmed, the mist cleared, the red and
green lights winked out on the ends of
the big breakwaters. The town be
came clearer across the harbOr be-
yond were sand dunes and fields. with
now and then a church spire rising
from a cluster of roofs.
They look like my toy village.
frankie observed. hanging on the rail
Cherbourg passengers were hurry
ing about finishing an incrediably ear
~ breakfast, finding luggage, getting
on board the tender Huge bags OF
American mail were being shot down
an incline TO be caught by men in blue
jackets and slowed away on the ten.
der's deck. Presently the two went in
to breakfast, and after a time, the trip
began again, and they dropped anchor
at Southampton.
The rest was more or less of a night
mare. as all customs experiences are
Pans idea of being useful amounted tC
nothing. she was told to mind Frank
lie. and stood off to one side, while
George ard Gloria fought through a
crowd of people. all apparently poss
essed with sudden frenzy-nice PEG
pie one had talked to and spent lazy
week with-then . lot of p0rters, and
ended triumphant but tired with bags
\ slowed safely in van of the train.
: They were at last safely in a car
riage-Frankie swore solemnly he re
membered perfectly the the tiny com
partments OF the English trains, with
padded blue seats and room enough
for six only. It was the second boa,
train. they had the compartment tc
themselves. the crowd had gone ahead
q think I'll wire we're in the second
section" said Gloria suddenly and was
out of the carriage and off to the tele
graph office.
Whom did you wire?" George ask
ed on her return, very dignified anC
very correct in grammar.
THE man in the MOON" Gloria an
swered saucily.
Pan was glad
1t was all right then, Santley woult
meet the train. Gloria at last had sen
him word she was coming. How sur
prised he would be and how glad