New Britain herald., 1925-06-16

the evening with Miss Briggs. Hut next day she learns he was at the home Of Dr. John Seymour. who had killed himself because of his wife's love affair with Jim CareNe.
 A few days after pr. Seymour's suicide. Jim Carewe's engagement 10 young college girl Is announced. May Seymour decides 10 leave town. She begs Gloria to go with h"r. But although Gloria is unhappy with Dick, she refuses to go. But finally she does leave him. and goes back to her parents home. One day she meets Dick on the street. With h,m Is Miss Briggs.
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 Gloria's one fear was ,har the two might see her.
 Quickly. as if he wer9 nceing, she ran across the sidewalk. end into a drugstore. She Sat down at the soda fountain and ordered a chocolate sundae.
 When it came the sight of it made her i'll. She paid her check and hurried out Into the fresh air and the sunshine.
 Thank goodness Dick and Miss Briggs were nowhere in sight!
 "I suppose they're having lunch s m ewh here, together" Gloira thought. with a pang Of selt-pity. She walked along. not knowing or caring where she was going. -. Then a poster outside a moving picture theater caught her eye. Jealous Wives"-the words famed out on it.
 Gloria smiled grimly 10 herself. I'm one of them she thought. T think I'll go in and see what it's all about"
 She went into the dark, cool cav ern Of the theater. She sank grate- | fully into a chair. |. Ah. 1t was good to be here, alone! Away from her mothers disappointed eyes. her fathers kindliness, from Aunt Dor cas- sharp tongue away from everybody.
 There was no sound in the thea ter except the whirring Of huge electric fan in the center of the ceiling. Down in the, orchestra pit, the organist was turning the leaves of his music. ;.
 The picture flashed on the screen. Against it Gloria could see the sil- houctte of man who sat directly in 1 front of her . DICK!
 She leaned over to touch him upon the shoulder. Then caught herself. No, he would have 10 come to her! She was through beg ging him 10 take her back.
 But there was certain cold conn 1, fort in the thought that he was not with Miss Briggs. at any rate. She must have merely walked out Uf the building with him on her way to lunch.
 Gloria was glad of that. The thought that Dick could give her up for a plain woman like Susan Briggs had added to her cup uf bit terness. Perhaps. after all, he l'Gn't care so very much tor her.
 Suddenly Dick shifted little in his seat. Gloria held her breath. Suppose he should turn around and see her there. .. He would think that she had followed him into the l theater.
 No. he mustn't think that. She would never give him another chance to think she wanted him to take her back. She was through.
 Softly she slipped from her chair. and walked out Of the twilight of the theater.
 But a great loneliness dropped down on her like a cloud, as she went out into the throngcd street. How lonely a crowd could make you feel. -.
 ter of the town. She walked along familiar streets. She knew where she was going. Home. l Not to her mothers house, but 10 the little place that had been Dick { and hers. She was going 10 that forbidden place .. the one spot on the whole wide earth where she felt at home.
 How cozy and happy the little green and white house looked as Gloria came down the street toward ! n! It seemed 10 twinkle welcome to her with all of its shining win dows.
 But in the center of the green lane was a real estate agent't For Sale" sign. Gloria had a sud den impulse to pull up the sign, al she might have torn a weed out oi the lawn.
 Hello, there, lady" voice hail cd her.
 Her neighbor, Mrs. Donberg, Wal leaning out of one of the second floor windows of the house mex door.
 "I was thinking of calling up thu real estate people to ask them t' show me through your house" sh' said in her shrill voice. But nov that you're here you can let me in I'll be right over!"
 Gloria eyed her coldly. I'm sor ", Mrs. Donberg," she said, "bu haven't any key with me. - just came to pick some Of the rose in the backyard. Were yol thinking of buying the house?"
 Well, wed love to have 1t. It. a little bigger than ours" Mrs. Don berg answered.
 Gloria knew perfectly well lha she had no thought Of buying thu house. She just wants 10 lool through 1t, to see all my things 7. The big busy -bodyl" she tol' herself snErily, as she walket around 10 the backyard.
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