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 She closed her desk, and went out of the once. She knew she couldn't face Dick that day.
 But she faced the world with high bravery. She smiled at the ele- vator boy, and told him 1t was lovely day and she was going out to enjoy tito play hockey for once. From sheer habit, she bought pa per.
 =. She wondered If she would ever enjoy anything again. Her heart was breaking. And her pride was broken, too.
 q suppose I'll lose my job" she thought duly. She's sure to tell Mir. Gregory. She'll make him dis charge me, sure as death"
 It was characteristic of Susan Briggs, that she never thought of the man she loved except as Mir. Gregory" sho never had,
 As Gloria went up the front steps of her house. the mother of the Donberg twins came across her front lawn toward her.
 There was a policeman at your house a while ago." she said, pleas antly. What crime have you been committing?"
 She carried her mending basket in her hands. Gloria could see that she was primed for a neighborly chat.
 But she didn't want to be neigh borly with Mrs. Donberg. She was the type of women for whom Gloria had no use ,. the home body who talked of nothing but msrma- Jade, marketing and mathematics.
 We had burglars last night" Gloria said, without a smile, and I've ben so excited all day that l haven't done a bit of housework. I've got to get busy and do it before my husband comes home"
 She went into the house, and closed the door behind her.
 There was musty smell fin the rooms. The house needed thorough airing, as well as good cleaning. Gloria threw the windows wide open and went upstairs. She took off her hat and went to work.
 All the soiled linen came off the beds. She made them up fresh and smooth. She hung g neat row of towels in the bathroom, and secured | the tub.
 She began to enjoy her job. It was rather fun to dash around from room to room ranging the ashes from the tray on Dicks bedside table, slapping up the pillows on the window seat in the room where Dick had banished her.
 Well, she wouldn't stay in banish- ment much longer, Gloria made up her mind. 4
 She would show Dick that she really did mean to be good wife to him and he would take her back into his heart, again.
 It was perfectly silly for them to live apart this way, under the same roof. And unnatural, besides.
 And If Dick ever brings up Stan Wayburn again, I'll acuse him oi being in love with Miss Briggs, Gloria said to herself, "lll tell him she would never have fallen for hin if he hadn't made love to her, first Thatll shut him up, quick enough.
 The more she thought about Nils: Briggs the more firmly Gloria de. cided to tell Dick he'd have to send her packing. To have a secretary around who was In love with Dick was just throwing temptation in his way. Few men could resist 6 woman who was crazy about them She appealed to their love of flattery
 And no man was deaf and blind to flattery not even the level. headed Dick. Yes. he'd have to get rid of Miss Briggs. That was al lilClC Hob LO ILs
 Gloria ran downstairs. She heated the water in the kitchen tank ant washed up the dishes in the sink She secured it out, and mopped thu floor. It didn't look much bette when she had finished than whel she began but it had thu strong, pungent smell of a goot cleaning. anyway. That was some thing. At least Dick could tell tha she had been at work on 1t! H. could see that she was trying he best to be housekeeper,
 That, if anything, ought to mel him!
 At five o'clock, Gloria ran up stairs and bathed.
 At six she looked like anything but woman who had spent tn afternoon cleaning up a house,
 She was herself again creature of beauty charged with ele gance. Her hair was like molte copper. Her skin was sweet in it sheer cleanness. And all around he hung the old fragrane of mimosa flower that had always turned Dick head.
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