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that had been the House or Drehnis for her and Dick. .., House of Dreams7 -. Heart break House was more like 1t! .
 Gloria laid the key to the front door down on the hall table. where Dick would be sure to find 1t. She picked up her little handbag, and went out. The door closed behind her It closed on s chapter of her life. T.f-t The Sunday after Gloria's return | to her fathers house, Aunt Dorcas came to dinner. She brought Uncle Henry along with her =. a smallf silent man. He had been married 10 Aunt Dorcas for twenty-four years. And hesshowed 1t.
 q told you that Glory had left her husband, didn't ]. Henry?" Aunt Dorcas asked between bites of roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. Uncle Henry made tired sound in his throat.
 And very good thing it was, too," Aunt Dorcas went on. "A very good thing!",
 Gloria raised her eyes to her aunt's large, florid face. Why is it a good thing for a woman to leave her husband ?"-she asked.
 That's not what I said" Aunt Dorcas answered, sharply. But il your case it was. When girl .. a poor girl . marries the son of rich parents. and they treat her as the Gresorys treated you, the best thing she can do is to clear out!"
 Gloria looked down at her plate.
 They've been very nice to me both Father and Mother Greg ory,"' she said They gave us the money for our honeymoon, you know. And Mother Gregory gave us the family silver for a wedding present"
 Aunt porcas raised one hand like traffic policeman. "A-aah!" she cried, but that was for their son! What did they ever do for | you? Did old Mrs. Gregory ever give a party to introduce you to all their high-and-mighty friends? Not she! She left you, right out ir the cold, as far as can see!"
 Aunt Dorcas folded her hands or her magnificent chest, and looked around, daring anyone to deny what she had said.
 No one did, The meal came to an end at last.
 Gloria followed her father and Uncle Henry out on to the front porch, leaving her mother and aunt to clear away the dishes.
 There were. times when she couldn't stand Aunt Dorcas in large doses. Today was one Of them
 she sat down on the front steps and looked through the Sunday pa per. Suddenly the photograph of 8 house in the advertising section caught her eye. It looked like theiI house :. Dicks and hers. It Wal their house!
 "Owner must sell" read the cut line beneath the picture. Six room house, with finished attic. Every thing in good condition. Good terml if buyer takes furniture. Call Mir Gregory, Booths block"
 So Dick was going 10 sell the fur niture, too. Everything that hac been theirs . the friendly yellow lamp in the living room, the cum ming white kitchen table, the gold colored Chinese rug that had lair like sunshine on the floor of thu dining room.
 | T suppose he'll sell even the lit tie rcd smoking stand l gave hin for Christmas" Gloria thought mis erably, "and my little teawagon!' | The little tea-wagon had been th' pride of Gloria's heart. It had look , ed so honey with its blue tea cups !. and the little silver teapot that hal been Dicks grandmothers.
 ',I think I'll telephone Dick an , ask him for that little tea-wagon, ) she made up her mind that night
 as sch lay in bed.
 1 But when the morning came sh 7 did not telephone. She decided t , go to Dicks office to ask him fo r the tea-wagon. She didn't know wh
 but she wanted to see him She wanted terribly to see hin again. ..
 She spent two hours bathing her self, brushing her hair, making her
 self lovely for Dicks eyes. He l beauty was her only weapon agsins Miss Briggs. She must keep it brigh 3 and shining!
 Thank goodness, I'm still young! she thought. Years younger tha s Miss Briggs, who must be at leas . thirty,
 After a willie shall be thirt! ' and call myself twenty-nine, Glori said to herself But Fn bet l won l look like Sue Briggs! So long 6 ,, there's a grain of powder or/an inc
 of ipstick left in the world. I'll hay u it by. iinks!"
 E Her heart was light as she hun 6 ried down the street to the stree
 car line. She hummed happily. 6 " women do when they are going 8 meet the man they love. Bl
 did she love Dick? She didn't knoV '- She knew only that in few minute 2 she would be seeing him sgail lt That was enough.
 s =. She had hardly stepped frol $ the street car when she did see hin
 He vas not ten feet away from he
 walking along the pavement. Ar a beside him, looking up into his eye ]. was Susan Briggs! p.