The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-27
By Ann Isle.
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up to me. why don't you
tell Betty to mind her own bust
ness ana not pun to you with re-
ports OF WHIST I'm doing and
where I'm going? The end Of
this whole circle we're chasing
around II is just tllia-why don't
you realize that when o man sub
scribes 70 his wife pursuing a
business, he's being pretty gener-
ous2 Why can't you be generous,
too2
/ was ell at sea, Jim had
shifted the entire emphasis OF
our talk. I didn't know what to
say. So merely sat and stared.
And Jim warmed ITO his theme.
EDO I nag at you when you
stubbornly persist In raising the
hue and cry over young Neal?
Don't I want you to, be friends
with Ralph Lacy? # ! have
enough breadth Of vision to ap-
prove heartily Of your friendship
with a fine man, why can't you
pay me the same compliment"
That's different" ! protested.
1--WE told you about Ralph's Inc
tsreSt In me. I've wanted to give
up seeing him You laughed at
my innaginatiOns and fairly drag
gsd Ralph back into our hfe."
"And why?' declaimed Jim
Because I trust you. Because I
believe In this freedom Of the
individual. you talk 30 much
about. The trouble IL that you
talk, and I practice. Ralph's a.
fine fellow. approve Of Your
Hrlendship. Ruth Gregory's o
fine woman. why can't you be
equally sane about our friend
ship"
cts different" began. You
. eren't frank about IT,
I'm not frank? Wei, LIN be
darn frank now"
Jim stared at me belligerently.
found my heart pounding. An
along ia wanted the truth. Now
I was to have it and found my
self afraid.
You're jealous. aren't your"
asked Jim.
Tim not jealous"-I pleaded,
almost an much with myself IS
with Jim.
AWell. you needn't be-" Jim
saad curtly. Ruth Gregory's q
great painter. feel that her
thinking me worthy OF her friend
ship Is q royal decoration. She's
one Of the finest women I know.
I'm mighty proud to call a
woman like Ruth my friend.
Now-what have you to say to
that?"
,''Oh, Jimr' cried. when he'd
made his curt declaration Of
pride in Ruth Gregory's friend
ship and had risen to limp jerkily
up and down my office. "Jiu-
I'm so glad you've told me.
wouldn't deprive you Of a big
friendship II could. just
didn't Like the mystery and
secrecy. guess I didn't-un-
derstand after an"
Jim stopped abruptly and
stared at me. The belligerency
faded from his gaze and the ner-
vousness from his manner.
"You don't rnind2" he said,
half 60 himself.
''I may wish I were all In all
to you," I corrected honestly.
"I guess that's only natural"
But you can see that it's also
natural to enjoy friendship with
a genius-man or woman!" cried
Jim eagerly.
Eyes," I said. "Great people
have a lot to give. There's roth
ing mysterious about a friend
ship that enriches You so much.
Only when you shut me out in the
dark. / thought thought
Ashamed to say what you,
thougft-ah?" asked Jim indul-
gently. well, now, I've told
you that your suspicious do Miss
Gregory an injustice-and your
self as well. That's disposed of.
So let's talk of something else.
Have you any idea az what I
thought you wanted to discuss
with me when you asked me to
come here for your"
mo" I confessed.
Money! I repeated in q daze.