The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-25
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months she was waking IN tho home
Of friends instead OF In hotel
packed with strangers Her voice
was cheerful and welcoming Rs she
heard light tap on tho panels Of
her door
Come In sho called
The door swung open. and Gloria
came In holding small white bun
do in her arms
"well~ Mays tone was flippant
II certainly never expected 90 10
treated 20 this bight-you with n
child OF your own
Gloria smiled mysteriouHly. an rho
laid tho small bundle on the pillows
beside May
Tho tiny haby.tacs that looked
up at her was 80 Ike Dick Greg,
ory'A an 10 - almost fuunyihe
same Serious eyes and cleft chin.
tho firm mouth.
why. you cute man.chiidr' May
laughed. 'It you aren't just ike
your DADDY LNt mo hold him.
Glory
I'VE ell, Tor Just second then.
10 careful. don't drop him." Gloria
answered. laying her precious son
tn Mays arms. Now. Iyc got 20
take him hack TO the nurse It's
his hath time. Dick wants TO
SEQ you before hs goes TO tho Of.
flee"
AN right. I'm getting up right
away" May answered. swinging
herself over the side Of tho bod.
with The quick Eraco Of tiger.
cat.
By tho time she was drcrsed, an
appetizing odor OF toast, bacon and
coffee filled tho little. sunny house.
From tho lower floor came the
faint sound OF mellow African
voice singing tho Wabash Blues.
on tho sill Of her open window
was n bowl Of saliva. There were
magazines on tho table. snapshots
stuck IN tho mirror OF tho dresser,
bright cushions on tho wide. friend
ly windowscat
All thls--how different it was
from tho drcary. over elaborate
rooms OF tho most expensive hottest
May shuddered Two tried IL for
year. battered around from pillar
to post" she sald 10 herself And
now I'm going TO find a place that
suits me some farawny place
and settle down. There must
DO a now life waiting for mo some.
where. Life Isn't over at 81. II
can't be-
Breakfast was laid In tho sun.
room. There was vase OF dahlias
on It. among the bluc.and.white
dishes A pile OF letters lay beside
Gloria's plate. and tho morning
paper was folded nj Dicks place.
Tho percolator bubblcd mcrrily.
May thought OF neat, barren Ia.
bles on Pullmans and In hotels.
She shuddorod again, inwardly.
Go on with your letters, Glory"
Dick Gregory said to his wife,
May and / want 10 talk business.
for a minute or two"
Ho turned to May as he unfolded
HIS napkin and sugured his coffee.
You're sure you want TO soil
everything you hnvr7" he asked.
May Seymour nodded vigorously.
Positive" she said Pm going
to cut every tic that holds mo TO
Seattle I'm going to look around.
and SEQ n thoro isn't some happl.
ness for mo somewhere. want
to be az free as air.
Dick grunted. Even an pirplnue
has TO have n hangar .. n land.
ing place, somewhere, May" he said
grimly.
well That's what I'm looking
for really" the woman answered.
"But I'm going to tako my time
finding some place some far.
away place o.. that suits me-"
Gloria looked up suddenly Would
you marry again, II you had tho
chance May" abe asked. blunty
A duh rcd flush swept over
Mays face II wasn't until months
aftcrward that Gloria knew what
that flush meant,
"Of course, | would" May re.
piled promptly But not many
mon would want woman whose
husband killed himself because she
ran around with another man, .,,
No don't look shocked, Dick That's
tho plain truth, and IN never keep
II from any man who falls In love
with mo-
She looked dcflantly from one face