The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-26
TnE STORY SO EAR.

GLORIA GORDON, beautiful flap
per marrics Dick a. n A. a. a. n n.
struggling young lawyer. Her idea
Of marriage II good times good
e,SSess and no work OF
Dick horrows his mothers maid.
MAGGIE, 20 teach Gloria 10 cook
But she refuses Co learn
Dick has an attack OF flu While
he l. WORKING az home with MISS
BRIGGS, hts secretary, Gloria plans
a house Warming she asks STAN
LEY WANUUKN. an actor with
whom she was once In love. 10 be
one ~ the guests He accepts,
When Dick meets Wayhurn ne 10
instantly Jealous. Althn tho actor de-
votes himself 60 MRS, GAIT Glory
drinks too much aud faints away
while deneing with pr JOHN sEY-
with JIM CAREwE The party
breaks up when LOLA HouGH
scolds MILL her husband. for pet
ting Maggie. disguEtcd. quits her
lob and returns To MOTHER GREG
DRY.
Then Gloria hires RANdHlLp
SWANSON. aitho Dick says they
can't afford maid She buys $500
worth ~ new clothes and insists
upon a new automobile Dick sells
hts old car 70 pay Tor the new ono.
They 80 To Gloria's parents on her
birthday. and while they are az din
ner. Dick gives Glory folded sheet
~ paper which, he says. contains a
NOW Go on WITH THE STORY
Glory took the folded sheet OF
paper that Dick held out 10 her.
birthday present. she repeated.
WHY. thought ms darling little
ear was all the birthday present l
was going 10 gctr'
Dick laughef indulgently
Wei, l thought I'd better give
YOU two presents this year. Next
birthday may DO too poor 10 give
YOU even one,.' he said. Aren't YOU
going TO take look at my gitt.
LltilestT'
Glory unfolded the thick cracking
sheet. I, was a certificate for 10
shares Of telephone stock. She hand.
ed Il across the table 10 her father.
Isn't that uiceF- she asked. THE
dividends from Il ought to buy me a
hat onoe in awhile. don't you think p
Mrs. Gordon looked ruefully at
Dick.
That girl and her hatsF' sho ex-
claimed do you know. Dick. after
Glory was married. was looking
thru her clothes closet. And /
found eight hats that she'd left on
the close, shelf. Eight OF them Not
old hats. either. but new fall ones, /
fixed two OF them over for myself.
and gave the rest Of them 10 the
nelghbors. Half the street is wear.
ing Glory's eastoft hats this win;crs'
We'll. now. Mother" GIory's
father interrupted. that was all
right. You can't blame n girl for
fixing herself up for her beau. can
your Dick thought he was courtiug
Glory but she was really courtlng
him with her hats. She was
like a bird prcenlng it's feathers In
mating time. that's ALL"
''she goes right on preeulng. sir. :"
Dick said humorously shes bought
a half dozen hats since we've been
married"
II have no,r' Glory contradicted
furiously. rive had only threcr'
e"Dfck. you make me tired with all
this talk OF yours on economy. any
how Glory reopened the subject on
the way home IAN you do is preach
10 me that we're too poor to afford
n maid. or a machine. or few de-
cent clothesi And then you
turn right round and buy thousand
dollars worth Of telephone stock that
means absolutely nothing In my iifei
What I want 10 know Is how
you could afford TO do II II we're as
poor as you say we are7"
Dick walked on in silence for sew
eral minutes.
AS matter Of fact, couldn't
afford to do IT, nearly brooks ms.
neck trying to pay for that stock. .
he said at last. II borrowed part OF
The money from Dad. And you know
I had 20 sell my roadster to buy you
your car.
That's right. rub It in, Make me
feel like selfish pieFr Glory inter.
rupted. Just because I wnnt car
ike every other woman in town.
your own precious mother included
swear I'll never ride in the
thing You can send it back. =
She stood stiff in the street and
began to cry.
II don't believe deserve this out.