New Britain herald., 1925-05-18

store and telephoned stanley way burn.
 "Il have that money for you to- morrow. stan," she said. Meet me | at two o'clock at the usual place."
 The first thing Gloria did the next morning was to telephone Henry Moss, the gardener who had sold Dick the dwarf evergreens that circled the house.
 She told him just how she want ed the garden in the backyard laid out.
 And send your bill to me not to Mir Gregory" she added. I'm fix ing up the yard as birthday pres ent for him."
 "I certainly am getting 10 be an artist at telling white lies'" she re- marked to herself on her way downtown to Dicks office. "All l hope is that I can keep track of the fbs I've told different people"
 Miss Briggs had the money ready for her. Gloria counted 1t '. ten s20 bills in a white envelope.
 Gloria wished she could keep the money for herself. There was a red dress in one of the stores that she would love 10 have; a cunning thing with a bell-shaped bodice.
 Stan was waiting for her on their street corner.
 Lord, but hate to take this." he said, as he slipped the envelope of bills into his pocket. But it's only loan. I'll return 1t to you in- side of three or four weeks
 "Yes, I'm afraid you'll have to, unless you want me to lose my happy home" Gloria answered frankly. "I got the money from Dicks secretary And I told her ] wanted it for some gardening that , I'm having done. So you see, I'll really have to have the money, so . I can pay the bill when it comes in on the first of the month" l Don't worry, Russet. you'll get it." Wayburn answered. There was , more than a shade of sarcasm in his voice.
 He took a cheap nickeled watch } from his pocket and looked at it. l T made an appointment with the tailor this morning." he said. And I'm ten minutes late. now. Toe bad we couldn't have spent the 5 afternoon together.Meet me tomor' l row, will you? We'll go for a hike eh, That?"
 l Gloria didn't answer him at once
 She had made up her mind no l to see him again.
 s And besides she was angry witl
 him for making an appointment = with the tailor. He might, at least
 have tried to persuade her 10 spent l the afternoon with him, sh r thought!
 "N-no," she began. B Wayburn laid one of his hands ol e her arm.
 "Oh, have a heart, Russet," Il IS pleaded. I'm going away in wee e or two. It cant hurt anybody If "
 see each other once in while, ca d it?"
 |" All right" Gloria yielded. 1T .e bring the car here tomorrow at thi s. time. Would you like to drive or II into the country?"
 Sure. We'll watch the gras ;s grow, and listen to the zimwitc
 bird singing in the amfalula trees, # Wayburn answered, nonsensicall, g He showed his strong white teeth 1 t a broad grin, and went. a Gloria watched him go. He cal
 ried himself with an air of engagin
 insolence.
 le Hes the best-looking man any E. where!" Gloria remarked to hel 10 self, but wonder if I'll ever SC le that s200 again."
 S. She didn't know what she woul s do if Stan failed to pay it back bt 70 fore Henry Moss bill came in. .. a She walked along Main stree s, window-shopping as she went. IT little red dress with the bell-shape Id waist was still in the show-windo
 where she had seen 1t few da. Is before.
 m T think I'll go in and try 1t on i'd Gloria thought. "Of course, l car
 afford it. But I'd like to see how #, look in it. anyway"
 S,,to ,k There's little dress down in q i'd window that I'd like to try on," sl
 told the saleswoman who came By wait on her, "A little red crepe" IT, The saleswoman looked at h h. doubtfully.
 se That dress in the window is he small size" she said. "I don't | ok leve it's big enough for you" Id "Nonsense.' Gloria said sharp
 T weigh only 115 pounds. l alwa at wear misses sizes" iss She took off her own dress in [
 ftting-ro while the saleswom me went 10 get the dress out Of { all window.
 cs. Perhaps she would buy the dre is after all. if it was becoming. he So long as she was g3ing to [ put Stan again, she might just as " i'm look pretty for him, she decide by Gloria drew in her breath as
 saleswoman slipped the red dr iue over her head, and bean to fast
 it down the back. II was just Nr. least bit tight across the shoulde nk I'm sorry. but the dress wo id. so around your waist" the sal -ou woman said, finally. She straig
 ened up from her task of trying ria pull the dress together Her fl , a was scarlet with the effort. the She slipped tape meas son around Gloria's waist and held the up so she could see the measu be ments. Gloria gasped. if Let me try" said Gloria, i'm