The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-31
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per- marrlea DICK GREGORY. a
STRUGGLING lawyer, Her idea OF
marriage Is FUN and fine clothes
but 40 work OF children
She REFUSES 10 cook and keep
house. She hires h ANGHup SWAN
SON 20 do IL Tor her, altho Dick says
, they cant afford a maid, And she
swAmp- him with debts FOR her
clothes and an automobile.
Gloria becomes infatuated with
STANLEY WAYBuRN. an actor She
and Wayhurn, with MAY SEN MouR
and JIM CARENE, make a jolly
foursome. Wayhurn t. offered a job
IN New York. as leading man for a
he needs money. Gloria lends him
$500 OF Dicks money which she
BRIGGS.
Dick is IN with pneumonia. when
he RECEIVERS. DIR. JOHN SEYMOUR.
husband OF the flighty May, sends
him away for rest. Gloria refuses
10. 40 along because Dicks mother.
whom she hates. Is going,
As soon as they leave on their trip
Gloria sets out for New York She
goes straight 10 wRyburn hut no
spurns her. and tells her he has Just
married Sonya Chotek For two
weeks Gloria tries TO land Job. but
fails Finally she comes home 10
Dick. He takes her back. hut tells .
that she intends TO be a better wife.
" she wants 20 STAY. lie feels sure
that the only reason she came back
10 him. was because Wayhurn had
tNow co on WITH THE sroRp
TUE next morning Gloria was
i awakened by d loud knocking on
the door OF her room.
Yes" she called In a thick.
sleepy voice. She had been dream.
ing that she was still In the lonely |
hotel room In New York.
Then she heard Dicks voice.
Better get up. Glory" no was
saying. There's no Ranghud 10
bring you breakfast this morning.
you know
Gloria didn't answer at once. The /
door was not locked Why
didn't Dick come in to say hello" to t,
her.
Oh. all right. she made up her
mind suddenly. II no wanted 10 keep
her at arms length. she'd help him
out
Thanks. I'll get up when / feel |
like itr' she said But the old snap 1
ard spirit had gone out OF her voice.
There was silence for few sec
onds. then the soft pad-pad OF Dicks /
feet going down the stairs.
Before he had reached the bottom.
Gloria was out OF bed on her bare |
feet.
Dick looked up In surprise as she
ran down into the hall.
Il think you might have been a
sport and made some coffee for me,
she said 10 him.
do your Dick asked politely. |
There was no color In his voice. He !
picked up his brief.case from the
table in the living room.
'yes. do" Gloria cried. Il think |
it's mean OF you TO treat me like a /
red-headed stepchlld when I've come |
back and told you I'm sorry. Do
you know you haven't spoken kind /
word 10 me since the night / showed |
you Stan Wayburns letter. III
suppose you never had letter from 4
a woman In your llfel I suppose you
never did anything you're ashamed |
Of. You're so darned purcr'
womanlike she seized upon the
iaif-forgotten letter incident as a peg
to hang all her disconten; upon now.
Dick didn't answer. He crossed /
The room 10 his old writing desk Il
the only bit Of furniture that he had l
brought with him from his old home.
He took from II a bundle of letters |
and photographs. and tossed them |
down on the table without a word.
There was queer cold smile on his
face as he went out.
The front door banged. In tho
stiffness that settled down over the |
house, Gloria could almost hear her
heart beating.
Did Dick mean that she was to
look at the letters? Was there an |