New Britain herald., 1925-06-03

hulE itANfHk AfN HphaR JaeN Ac " was. Gloria closed the door Of 1t behind her, and started out She was going to see Mother Gregory! She'd let her know whose fault 1t was that Dicks marriage was a fizzle! ..
 She was through talking to Dick .. through pleading with him to treat her decently, Gloria told her self. .f. -@% <
 But she knew she was only try ing to bolster up her vanity. Under all her brayado, she knew that the fact of tho matter was that Dick was through with her! I. She had seen 1t in his eyes the night she had come home from New York. She had heard 1t in the indifferent tone he used when he talked to her. And his indifference was maddening her. She couldn't stand 1t!
 She had always had love and in- dugence from Dick. He had treat ed her like a beautiful, spoiled lit- tie girl. And now he hardly looked at her.
 Gloria's heart was heavy as she rang the doorbel of the old Greg ory homestead. Maggie opened the door for her
 She found Mother Gregory eating her substantial breakfast of ham and eggs, rolls and coffee. Her face was flushed with too much food.
 Well, Gloria!" she cried in her rich, full voice. She got up from the table.
 She put her well-rounded arm, about Gloria and gave her peck on either cheek.
 Come upstairs and talk to mt while get dressed" she said steering Gloria out of the dining
 room.
 She nodded her head in the di
 rection of Maggie, who was listen
 ing with all her might.
 "We'll talk up here where Mag gie can't hear every word we say
 she told Gloria in a stage whispe
 as they mounted the wide stair
 case. What did you come to SC
 me about, Gloria?"
 She knew That this was no friend
 ly call the girl was making. sh knew that Gloria didn't like he
 any more than she, herself, like Gloria, She was sure that Glori had~ come on special errand. - The girl curled herself up in little ball on the hard leather win dow seat in Mother Gregory's roon It was room as plain as the wom ? an who slept in 1t -. a woma , who scorned silk underwear an } makeup as only Mother Gregor could scorn them! There were n cushions in that room, no ruffle
 curtains. no dressing-table lade with perfume and powder boxes. Mother Gregory stood before tf [ walnut dresser and began to hoo l herself into an elaborate blac t dress, made in a style that ha been popular when Dick was
 baby.
 1 What did you come to see IT e about, G1ory?" she asked again. h Well" Gloria began, 'la j. night we were robbed of every | J. of that lovely flat silver you ga
 us for wedding present! Some ol 0 broke into the house" rt Mother Gregory threw up h plump hands.
 's My stars! .., Dicks report 0 1t to the police, of course?" s st said. Why. that silver has been It the family for hundred years.
 Slowly Gloria shook her pret e head.
 s NO, Dick hasn't reported It d the police. Dick doesn't know ar
 thing about the burglary" she sa e calmly.
 n Mother Gregory looked at h 'e with her sharp black eyes. r. You see," Gloria went on wit le out fickering an eyelash, Tit
 happened in the middle of the nig
 when Dick wasn't ct home" " When Dick wasn't at home t Mother Gregory echoed in a lot c, surprised tone. well, where sr earth was he at that time of nig h. them"
 d That's what want to knoV
 Gloria answered, "bpt l have eve 't reason to think that he was wi Miss Briggs"
 at The words exploded like a bo1 Id in the quiet room.
 With Susan Briggs" Motf 1t Gregory repeated. With Sus d Briggs. Oh, no. Gloria" of Gloria shrugged her shoulders n- Have it your own way" ( h. said. But l know that l fou ct them having dinner together on
 quiet, last night I left them at nj r. o'clock. They said they were gol e. to work for a while at the off d. And at one o'clock when l all .-x-,-vuwv~...uuzsv,sv. No x '