The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-02
After Ten Years
BY MARION RUBINcAM
THE ETERNAL PASSION
Chapter 70

There was one way of making Paul
want something very badly indeed
that was to refuse it to him. In after
life Patty knew this, and perhaps, just
7nce in awhile, she made use of the
knowledge.
II may be the commonest masculine
MISUNDERSTANDING it is stronger in
ONE men than others. In Paul's case
t was especially strong, for Paul had
lad everything during his life; there
ore. he always expected to have ev-
rything. II is the point of view OF
hose who are thoroughly spoiled.
So when something was denied him,
If course that one thing was what he
vanted more than anything else in the
world. Patty's first refusal to go driv-
ing with him after office hours, be-
cause of the jealousy of her sister. had
annoyed and then worried him. He
wanted her to go-and when there
were days and days that she would
not go, he wanted her desperately.
He learned how much he missed her
before that he had taken her for
granted, as part of his days pleasant
happenings
Now she was refusing to see him at
all! He knew how much he would
miss her-from the afternoons when
he moped around and finally got po-
sition, partly to quiet his conscience
partly to fill up time.
So he turned and faced Patty in the
car, and said, "Oh yes, you must" in
positive tones when she announced
again that she should not see him.
Il simply cant get along without
you" he burst cut.
He would have seen instantly
through any girl, had she tried this on
him eXperimentally. 1t was rather OBJ
vious-leading a chap on until he was
interested, then dropping him so he
could know what he was missing, and
so making him commit himself seri
ously as being in love
But Patty was genuine he knew
that. She never had tried to deceive
or to cOquet-now, Miriam Nesto1
MacKeen would have proved her de
STABILITY to Paul in some very subtle
and clever fashion And Paul, used
to these undercurrents would have
seen through it, and laughed and flirt
ed little with her.
But he knew Patty was realize
knew there was not a bit of coquetry
in her; he saw the agony in her blut
eyes as he looked at him, saw the
strained lines of her face, though the
road was dark and the only ligh
came from the tiny lamp over thl
speedometer.
81 simply cant get along without
you" he repeated, And he put {
! hand on her shoulder. you've made
me want to be something but an idle!
and waster in the world. neve,
knew what fun it was to end a da-
| feeling l had done sOmething-unti
I found job and wor'-od. You mad,
me do that
I He was wearing big driving glove
! that were leather on the inside of Tho
palm, and rough fur over the back
of the fingers and the hand Move.
! by an irresistible impulse, Patt.
turned her head and put her cheel
| against the rough, furry back of tn,
glove. In response, she felt tn,
weight of his hand more heavily OF
| her shoulder. And a feeling so har
! Ply that it hurt ran through her.
! ~ never knew girls did anythin:
but pay $500 for a gown, to dance il
! all night. l thought they slept all da,
and had tea and went to matinees AM
| just went about like that-butterflies
doing nothing but being pretty-ex