New Britain herald., 1925-05-15
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| that she had lot Stanley Wayburn make love to her? She raised pointed finger and rubbed 1t hard across her lips. She felt as though they were soiled by stan's kisses,
 She made little movement with her hands almost as If she were wringng them, She was terribly afraid she was going to cry. And she turned away and looked out Of the window so that Dick shouldn't see her face. ...
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 "Ill never cheat" he had said to her. What an ugly word cheat was!
 Gloria saw now that she ought to have told Dick haw she felt about | Stanley Wayhurn from the moment when he had kissed her in his dressing room. That would have | been the square thing to do!
 But the whole affair had hap pened so gradually .. that she hadn't realized that 1t had com pletely separated her from Dick un- til 1t was too late. But was 1t too late, after all, to put Wayburn of of her life? Couldn't she forget him and try to be good wife to Dick? After all. what were few ' kisses, a few automobile rides with ' Wayburn? There had ben no real
 harm in them-and Stan was going . away soon,
 Gloria stared out into the street, thinly yelled by gray April rain. "I'n try to get that money and
 give 1t to Stan and then I'll never v see him again .. I'll never think
 of him again." she said defantly.
 IL was as if she disputed something
 with herself
 , She put her handkerchief up to
 her eyes and brushed the yelling e tears away.
 The telephone buzzed loudly a In the quiet room. ~' ~ Gloria glanced at her wrist watch. 'l It was 2:30. And o'clock was 'e the time that she usually met Stan
 at the corner of Church and Elm , strets for a drive or hike. He was ,1 ,, probably phoning to ask why she n had failed him,
 Shall I answer the phone o. honey" Dick asked. 0 "No, no. Let me do it." Gloria ,s rushed across theroom lik small 1a a" vhirlwind and took the instrument =. from his hand. " Hello" she said nervously. Tt ,,, her relief 1t was not stan's voice MI that answered. a This Is Maggie, ma'am,' the grim - voice at the other end of the wirt ' said. "Will you please go up to thf -. New Britain General hospital righ " away? Dr. Seymour has just taker r ~ Mr. Dicks mother there to operat' ho on her for appendicitis" He Dicks mother: Gloria coul, he scarcely believe her ears, he Mother Gregory with her brigh
 eyes and blown roses In her cheeks un was the last person in the worl ,an who looked like a hospital case.
 "Mr. Dicks father is out ,lf- town," Maggie went on. And l q
 think someone of the family shoul ras be al the hospital when they opel ms ate on poor Mis- Gregory. =, Pleas
 don't let Mr. Dick know about 1 wn maam. II might kill him the wa a his heart is. and all.' vn "Of course I won't" Glor!
 snapped, as she hung up the IT ent ceiver.
 But how to keep Dick from know an ing about his mother. That was tf to question.
 and She couldn't go away and lea' cu- him all alone in the house, sick ar all helpless as he was
 q And there was no one to stay vii I'm him. t was Mrs. O'Hara's day c
 Ranghtd had gone to the denti
 and wouldn't be back before ov- o'clock.
 Suddenly Gloria thought of Mi ,ars Briggs. Yes, she would ha 'oId to ask Miss Briggs to come and st ,llv with Dick in her absence. There W
 nothing else to do. and That was my dad on the phone
 Gloria ibbed to Dick. He says I arc mothers sick and wants me to vou over 10 the house right away. :. rht Would you mind if l phoned Mi med Briggs to stay here with you wh
 I'm gone?"
 Dick considered her "Oh, can stay here alone, ca if 9" r." he asked. after a minut na- pause. There's no need 10 botf
 Miss Briggs" that That's nonsense. You can't st nrce here by yourself" Gloria cried. S hing pirked up the telephone and call hnot Dlck's office number.
 Miss Briggs low, sweet voice ,nrt- swered at once.
 Could you leave the office for This hour or two, and come out here send the house ." Gloria asked her. T ,rs had some bad news from my mott r."
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