New Britain herald., 1925-05-23
THE STORY SO FAR:

lawyer, iltI lh'd bl iha' - AheN '' f"' and fine clothes . but no work or children.
 She refuses 10 do her own house. work, and hires Ranghild Swanson, although Dick says they can't afford a maid. And she swamps Dick with debts for her clothes and a new automobile.
 Gloira becomes infatuated with Stanley Wayburn, an out-of-work actor. Her '"iazzy" friend, May Sey- mour. warns her not 10 be seen with Wayburn. She tells Gloria how she herself has been snubbed because of her love affair with Jim Carewe, Dick becomes sriously i'll with pneumonia. During the days Of his slow recovery, Gloria sees Wayburn constantly. He tells her he is going to New York to get job. He needs money. Gloria borrows s2OQ from Dicks secretary. Miss Briggs, for Wayburn, She tells Miss Briggs she needs the money for the house.
 Gloria and Waypurn so driving and the car orerturns. Wayburn disappears. Gloria, badly hurt. is taken to the hospital. When she. is better Dick goes to see her. She tells him all about her affair with Wayburn and he forgiyes her. But later, when she goes home, she be- gins 10 be blue" and unhappy. One night Dick finds her in tears. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY What's the matter, honey?" he asked yawning. what are you cry ing about"
 Gloria raised her tear-stainec face.
 My arm aches" she said, "Ant 1 I'm lonesome"
 Lonesome? Dick repeated Why should you be lonesome righ' here in your own house with me 2 Gloria smiled.
 "You." she cried. You aren here when you're asleep. Why don you stay awake and talk 10 me-"
 Dick laughed good -naturedly H. pulled his lacquer smoking -stan' up beside his chair, and filled hi pine. It was a little short -stemme' brier pine that smelled like a bon fire of autumn leaves.
 He puffed for while in silence. DO you want me to tell you wha ails you, Glory" he asked at last What makes you so restless an uhappy?'
 There was 3 troubled look fl Gloria's eyes. She turned her wed ding ring round and round on he finger neryously.
 "Tcll me- she said.
 "Weu you're out Of job, Dick answered her.
 "Oh. I might have known ths vas what you were going to say, Gloria snapped. You think wor Is the answer 10 eyerything,'
 Dick took his pipe out of hi mouth. Ut iS," he said,
 Marriage is 8 job like ever! thing else" he went on. But yo !, won't work at it. You'd be happ enough if you got up every mornin and made the coffee and got breal fast. You wouldn't have so muc time to cry about being lonesome you had 10 dust the house ever day. You'd have something 10 loo forward to if you were sitting ther making a little baby dress this mir ute. You haven't anything do, That's all that's wrong wit you, honey"
 He tapped the tobacco from h pipe into an ash-tray and rose.
 Think it over,' he said.
 Gloria tossed her head,
 You've got me all wron smarty" she cried. Tt isn't dus ing I need to make me happy. It dancing
 Dick laughed.
 Jazz baby" he said. Tied | 10 a. nine-o'clock husbanl!"
 Well, it's no joke -. yc needn't laugh" Gloria answerC him hotly. "I hate to stick arour the house like this every nigh slowly dying Of dry-rot l wa some fun. some parties! If tn is married life, I hate it. So there
 Well, I'm sorry, Glory" Di' said soberly. But I don't see he can help you out,
 He crossed the room 10 the boo cases and brought her thick, sha by volume. l, was Fiaubert's M dame Bovary."
 Here's q story of another womi who hated married life," he sal Read it. There's lesson in 1t I you, Glory"
 Gloria took the book and hurI f across the room, T don't want to read about Ii want 10 live it." she cried, " l Sunday-school prig, you"
 Without another look or wo Dick went out of the room,
 After few minutes Gloria co, hear the thud of his shoes on | floor of his room upstairs as threw them down. Then came { sound of his window being rais The hall clock struck nine.
 "Ye gods" Gloria walled 10 h self. What a life! Is this what l going 10 do every night for the Ii 50 years? Sit heres alone, watt for the clock to striker" r. She hadn't noticed before h deadly dull these evenings with DI could be.
 2. She was sure Dick didn't thi they were dull,
 The mere fact that he was in same room with her satisfied hi He often said so.
 There was no doubt about it. Dick adored her.
 But she didn't want 10 be ado' tu that good, quiet way Of his. wanted 10 be thrilled-to be sw' off her feet,