New Britain herald., 1925-07-29
Starting
 A New Love Serial

ing up his house, on his way up stairs to bed,
 He turned out the light in the hall and stood for a moment listen ing 10 the staCcato music of the rain against the windows. It was then that he noticed something odd | about the pane Of glass in the front door,
 There was shadow on it, against the light from the street lamp out side. The shadow moved and then stood still. It showed clearly the slim outlines of q woman.
 There came light tapping on the pane. As Dick went toward the door, the tapping became louder, faster -- nervous appeal,
 He opened the door, and the 1 lampIight showed him the yelled face of the woman who stood there.
 May" he said. Its May Scy- mour! Isn't it?'
 With only q little throaty laugh | for answer, May Seymour stepped | into the warm darkness of the hall. | As Dick switched on the lights she threw back the sodden veil from | the pallor of her face.
 "Ycs, it's the return of the prodi- gal May" she remarked fippantly, | but kill me no fatted calf, Dick. I've come to see you on business, that's all."
 She stopped and looked around 1 her. "Where's Glory?" she asked.
 Upstairs, giving the baby his 10 | o'clock bottle," the man answered. 1 "Ill run up and bring her down
 "A baby" The nervous laugh l shook in Mays throat once more, and turned into d cough. T hope I'm not catching cold. -. I'm soaked to the skin,"
 Dick put his hand on her arm and led her into the living room. He drew up a chair for her near ' the wood fire that glowcd in the i grate.
 May peeled off her wet silk coat. and the long gloves that were plas- tered to her arms. She held her drcnchod hat in her hands and l looked down at it ruefully
 From upstairs came little, vail 1 ing cry, and the sound of closing | door.
 "A baby" May said again. T cant imagine Glory with a baby!"
 Wait until you see her." Dick answered, you won't know her. :"
 May turned her face '9ward the door as there came a sound of light steps on the stairs and Gloria Greg ory walked into the room. So far as May could see, Gloria vas the same Gloria she had al- ways been, except for a new look in her eyes. There was a tender ness in them |. . a softncss that had not been there a year ago. The look of fulfllmeut that is only in | the eyes of mothers.
 It deepened in them, as she saw the woman who sat holding out her slender hands to the fire.
 "Why, May! May Seymour" she cried, and put her arms around her. "Whcre in the world did you drop from 2"
 May shrugged her shoulders. Prom everywhere ace anywhere" |" she said, stoniIy. T haven't any special place to drop from these days. ."
 Gloria looked down at her sharp | ly, taking in the wet rings Of hair on her forehead, the look of strain ! around her eyes, the weary droop of her painted mouth.
 The year since May Seymour had | left town following tho suicide Of her husband had put it's stamp on her face once so charming in it's gayety and impudencc. It was thin ncr-older.
 "You're soaking, sopping, sizzling wet" Gloria cried, "I don't know whrrc you came from, but this do know - you're not going out into this storm again tonight! You're going 10 stay here with us"
 Sho turned 10 h,r tall husband who stood, silent, in the doorway of tn" hrrIit room
 You go ana make some of your famous coffee, Dick" she ordered uriskly "and I'll gyt some dry things tor her 10 put on"
 May sank hack and closed her cycs. No, no" shc protested. "plraSr don't hother abou, me. I'm gong right back to the hotcI--'
 Rut Gloria had gone, May could hear her moving lightly around up stairs. Sin. could hndr the sound of running water ln inc kitchen where prk vas making hls coffee. -. .. Src irowscd.
 Whom sha opened her eyes aEaln . h. vas hack in the room.
 "You sal1 lou'd come 10 sec me on tusness." he said prorping his onE body against the chimney piac" Ills eyes questioned her,
 "I dlI -- come to see you as my la"har' Nav seymour answered. '1 oart to sell ouf. I'm going to sell e,ery'hluE have that ties me to New Er'aln. I've been away from h.re Cor more than year now. And I' ! rln manage it. I'll stay away for 'h. rest of my life. I hate the town and hate lhe people in fl, .,
 Her ,oirr. shriIl and bitter, stepped as Gloria cam" downstairs. Sr hnru down before May and drew thc dreuch,1 satin slippers from her f~rt -- pulled of the thin cbnun stockings.
 "ratc these into the kitchen and pu' tU.m under the water heater" >n, said. handing them To Dick. "ls that coffee rualy.'
 When he came hack with the cof- . fec tr7v the room was empty. From