OCR Text |
Show LK llOVE and MARRIED LIFE I Jmj. the noted author Idah MSGlone Gibson I wuj not surprised thut the telephone tele-phone receiver at the other end of the lino woj slammed on the hook when I told John! mu(hr that, after this the car naa nt my disposal only. At this moment Charles uppeared at the door with so.ne of the baby's toilet articles which hnd fallen off Miss Parker's lap and got under one of the robes in the motor. Will you need the car any more this afternoon? he Inquired. It seemed tj me that I saw a rather ho pi ful gleam In his eyes and I took It to mean that ho hoped 1 would Kvldently Diaries did not particularly care for BIlMbeth Moreland and my moihcr-ln-law. "Shortl, Charles." I answered. "I nm sendli.R Miss Parker and the baby e out for a ride. Personally i shall reetl hire for the day." "Very well. Mrs. Gordon. I shall be waiting' at the door." was his ro- i i a UBJ in i.i i B won .s "Elizabeth Moreland.'' I -ald to myself, my-self, "Is a much cleverer woman than 1. Bhe has evidently gone back to, John's mother and made her angry at me over the car. hoping In this way to gain her own ends." 1 was certain that I could not make a cat's-puw of Mme. Gordon, but Elizabeth seemed to have no trouble' In making both mother and son take' up her quarrels, foster her fads and! ibej her moods. slJMrjJ Some ivn; 1 rather welcomed the' i . i slated for me I . T" " i : th futu re i realized thai I sraj physically well, and, althoui i i bad fcA Join re- UBr turned 1 accepted Helen's and Bobby's IP Invitation to dine with them that PJIfj night at the Country club. Aim Helen came over to see me in the H9 afternoon and told me that at last the PPH people had accepted her. "Bobby," HH she said, "woe very anxious to have WRJ mi turn down the Invitations when' I they did come from women who had yjt If J could1 I Af- thtai mi It would H, be much better for us and rather a , feather In my eap. And now, my: i dear I really think that all your! ngf frlende an fond of me." I : V W help i ked.M H "I knew that if ever one of these WL women came to know you she would I JjB become your friend if you wished her 1 "Katherlne," Bald Helen, I think! PPH you have a genial for friendship. If ppH it had not been Mr you 1 mvir would j PPH have been able to have rehabilitated ! PPPJ myself In tho eyes of the world. It t .1 fou who mad Alice orm i d - PPH pee mo. and, of course, with Alice s position here and you know what a I PPJ stanch adherent she ran be when she t , W he waa able to pui mc in ex- i PJ aetly the right place." t HPJ "You may talk all y on please. Kath- HH erlne. about the Inhumanity of worn- en to women, 1 think that old idea is exploded. Women will do much J for each other nowadays. They have i become much more tolerant of each ! other." Alice tells me that women have become more tolerant because they are more independent that up until now women have 'not ben afraid of the speech of peopk or even the speech of women, but they hae been afraid of the gossip of men. "Alice says that men have fostered the Idea that women Will forgive nothing at all reprehensible In their own sex. when the truth of the matter mat-ter Is that women will forgive much In their own six thut men Will not overlook." I must have looked my surprlce, for Helen proceeded: "h, yes, 1 know what you are going to say, Katherlne. It is the old stock tale ihat men are much better to women than women are to their sex, but did you ever notice perhaps, my dear, you have never been put In the position to notice no-tice that a man will be charming to you himself. In fait, If there is the leait bit of sranaal attached to you he will go out of his way t be nid to you. Hut he won't let the women of his household become intimate with you if ho can help It. Thai is why I think Alice U right. Your mother and mine used to acquiesce patiently when your father and mine said: 'I am hearing stories about .Mrs. Ulask and I don't want you to be seen with her any more.' but you and 1. my dear, at least think if we do not say. I shall choose my on friends, husband dear, as you choose your.i'." "I guffs you are right, Helen." I said, but how about Friend Husband torcing his Intimates upon vou?" Ml ST EIOOSE 1 OK ill. KM LP "W ell. I think that is also becoming obsolete." was Helen's unconsciously Impersonal reply. I think that ev-1 cryone should choose his or her own frlehdi; I know that Bobby has a number of friends that I am not fond, uf and possibly I have some that he Just endures. I know, however, that he Is fond of you and Alice, but 1 : met a young woman the other day, a Miss Moreland In fact, I think John) ntroduced me to her who so mod to be fascinating to both John and Liob-Sy. Liob-Sy. I want to tell you, Katherlne, hat for the first time In my llfo I lated a woman at sight." ' Then you believe, Helen, in both ove and hate at first sight 7" "1 am not sure, but 1 do know thai i'ou can dislike a person very much, md I hope that I am not s tying any- hlng agamy; any one of your friends vhen I say to yo: that of all the peo-)le peo-)le I have uvor met I fool the most irdent and strangest repulsion towatd hut woman your husband calls Ellza-eth." Ellza-eth." Copyright by National Newspaper Service. ) Tomorrow ISilzobeth and I Mow |