New Britain herald., 1925-04-30
THE STORY SO FAR


 marrics Dick Gregory, Q struggling young lawyer. Glorias idea Of mar riago is fun and inc clothes . but no work or children,
 Sho has mysteries whom Dick tells | her she must do her own house. work, so he borrows Maggie, his mothers maid, 10 teach Gloria to cook She refuses to learn.
 Gloria gives very gay house. I warming, and invites Stanley Way burn, an actor with whom she was once in love, as one of the guests. Dick instantly suspects that Gloria Is still in love with him. despite the fact that Wayburn devotes all his attention to Mrs. Myra Gail.
 The wild party breaks up when Lola Hough "bawls out" Bill, her husband, for 'petting" May Sey- mour, wife Of Dr, John Seymour. Maggie, disgusted, quits her job. Gloria hires Ranghild Swanson as housomaid, although Dick has told her they cant afford servant. 1 Then Gloria buys hundreds of dol lars worth of clothes, and insists upon having d car of her own.
 At this time, she begins 10 be jealous of Miss Briggs, Dicks sccre- tary.
 Gloria takes Wayburn for ride In the car, and is seen by Mother Gregory.
 The next day when Dick Is sup posed to be out of town Gloria asks Wayburn, May Seymour and Mays lover, Jim Carewe, to the house Jim brings liquor, and soon a jolly party is in progress.
 NOW GO ON WIT 1.-THE STORY Jim measured liquor from his flask into each Of the tall glasses Glory looked doubtfully at hel highball as she stirred it.
 At last she set it down on tht red lacquer smoking-s stand that hat been her Christmas present 10 Dick =. Oh. why were Jim and Ma! there, with their drinks that sh' didn't want 10 take?
 Why weren't she and Stan ther' alone, as they had been alone yes terday afternoon -. . There wer' a thousand torturing questions tha she wanted to ask him.
 And there was one thing sh' yearnod to hear him say to her "I love you" For he never had. Jim stared at Glory and her un tasted highball.
 What's the matter. old girl?' h. asked. Got cold feet?"
 Glory nodded.
 "Im afraid to drink since passed out the other night after thos' cocktails" she said.
 "Oh, where do you get that swee girl graduate stuff, Glory?" Ma, asked bluntly. "Go on. take a drink You cant be a crepe-hanger at you ; own party.'
 q should say not" Stan nodde' vigorously.
 Glory lifted her glass. "Wcl, here's 10 crime then,' sh cried and slipped the pale ambe fluid slowly.
 = Stan leaned over and touched hi glass 10 hers. "I drink to business trips | and to husbands who are away o them" he said in tone so lo' that May and Jim couldn't hear hi words.
 "The chapcronos are going, int thesunroom, so you won't have t whisper to each other. $ not polite, Jim remarked in his loud good-na tured voice.
 He picked up the plate of sand wiches and followed May out of tn living room.
 Stan looked at Glory with a ques iton in his eyes.
 "Chaperones? ." he asked. "Ex plain yourself. Did you ask thos two birds over here today to chap erone us?"
 Glory shook her head gravcly.
 "No, not exactly" she said. U mentioned to May that you wor coming to see me this afternoon and she invited herself and Jir over. Why do you wish the weren't hcre?'
 T, do." Stan replied shortly. H gazed thoughtfully into the fire.
 Glory watched him. She had a almost unbcarable dseire 10 eros the room to him, and put her arr around him . to hold his dar head in the crook of 1t . to te him how very much he meant [ her.
 Ncryously she struck a match | ciGarct.
 Hmm, had a letter this morr ing that l certainly wasn't lookin for" stan said suddenly.
 "I'rom Sonya Chotek, I'll bet dime" Glory answered.
 stan laughed.
 By love, you guessed right" | said "You're a fortune teller"
 "I wish I really were. Then l know how you feel toward all the women who send you letters" Glo ol said bitterly. How do you fe about Sonya Chotek, for instance Do you think shes as nice I am?
 "Oh, gosh, you have it all ov her like tent" Stan promptly a swercd. And, for the momeI s. Gloria's jealousy was appeased.
 By the way, did you find o for sure that your mother-in-Ia saw us, yesterday in the car?" Sti asked presently.
 Did I find out? I'll tell the stre n. found out" Gloria answered. "T minute l came home Ranghlid to me she wanted 10 talk to me h. so I went over to see her, and z banned me for half an hour abo