The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-30
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THE sroRI so TAn
GLORIA GORDON, beautiful Flap
Der, marrios DICK GREGORY, a
struggling YOUNG lawyer. ulorta's
asa 81 marriage Is run and tine
clothes -, but no work or chill
she has Mysteries when Dick tells
asr she must do her own house
Work 50 no horroNs MAGGIE his
mothers maid. TO teach Gloria 60
took she refuses 20 learn,
Gloria gives = very gay house
.WhrminE. and invites STANLEY
wANBURN, an actor with whom
she was once In love. a. one OF
che guests
GLORIA Is still In love with him,
despite the fact that Wayburn de-
votes all his attention 20 Mrs
The wild party breaks up when
LOLA HOuGH -hawls out BILL.
her husband. for "petting" MAY
SEYMOUR, wife OF DIR, JOHN SEi-
.NouR, Niaggie, disguised. quits
Gloria hires RASGmLp SWAN
son as houssmaid. altho Dick has
toid her they can't afford ser
want Then Gloria buys hundreds
of dollars worth ~ clothes, and in
sists upon having a car % her
At this time. she begins TO be
u.alous Of MISS BRIGGS. Dicks
secretary,
Gloria takes wayburn for ride
n the ear, and Is seen by MOTHER
GREGORY,
The next day when Dick Is sup.
posed 20 be out OF town Gloria asks
WRyhurn May Seymour and Mays
lover. JIM CAREWE. TO the house
Jim brings liquor and soon a Jolly
party Is Ia progress
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
TIM measured liquor from his
- flask into each OF the tall
glasses.
Glory looked doubttully at her
hirhball as she stirred II.
Al last she set IL down on the
rcd lacquer smoking stand that had
been her Christmas present 20 Dick.
Oh, why were Jim and
May there. with their drinks that
she didn't want 10 take?
why weren't she and Stan there
alone. Us they had been alone yes
terday afteruoon7 There
were a thousand torturing questions
that she wanted to ask him.
And there was one thing she
yearncd 10 hear him say TO her
Il love you" For he never had
jim stared at Glory and her un.
tasted highball.
what's the matter. old slrly' he
asked Got cold feet?'
Glory nodded
I'm afraid TO drink since pass
ed out the other night after those
cocktails. she said.
"oh, where do you get that sweet
grl graduate stuff, Glory7" May
asked bluntly. Go on. take a drink.
You can't be a crcpe-hanEer at your
Town party
q should say not-' Stan nodded
Vigorously.
Glory lifted her glass.
We'll. here's 70 crime them she
.c1ed and slipped the pale amber
fluid slowly.
Stan leaned over and touched hts
glass 10 hers,
II drink 10 business trips q.
and to husbands who are away on
them nc said In tone so low that
May and Jim couldn't hear his words.
The chaperonss are going into the
sun room. so you won't have TO Wits
yer TO each other. S not polite" Jim
remarked in his loud. good.natured
voice
He picked up the plate OF sand
witches and followed May out OF the
living room.
CTAN looked at Glory with a ques-
- ton IN his eyes.
"chaperonesg" he asked. Explain
yourself Did you ask those two
birds over here today TO chapcrono
ls7"
Glory shook her head gravcly
NO. not exactly" she said. II
mentioned to May that you were
rorning to sec me this afternoon, and
she invited herself and Jim over.
Why do you wish they
weren't here?"
Il do" Stan replied shortly. He
Eazed thoughtfulIy into the fire.
Glory watched him. She had an
almost unbearable desire 10 cross the
room 10 him. and put her arm
around him TO hold his dark
head in the crook OF IL TO tell
him how very much he meant TO her.
Nervously she struck a match to a
ciraret.
Hmm, had letter this morning
that certainly wasn't looking for"
Stan said suddenly.