The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-01
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GLORIA GORDON. beautiful flap
per marries DICK GREGORY, "a
struggling lawyer Tier idea ot
marriage Is FUN and fine clothes
but no work or children.
When Dick suggests that she do
her own homework, she has hys-
tsFirs Dick horrnws his mothers
maid, MAGGIE. 90 teach Gloria 10
cook, But she refuses 20 learn.
Gloria gives a EHy houscWarm-
ms. and Invites STANLEY WAY
BtRN. an actor with whom she
had once been In love. 90 be one
u the guests When Dick sees
Way burn, he is Jealous 81 him, all
tho the actor carefully confines his
attention 70 MNRA GAIL married
friend % Gloria's,
The party breaks up whom LOLA
HoUGH scolds Rlll. her husband,
FOR 'petting" with MAY SEYMOUR
wife % DIR, JOHN SEYMOUR Mag
gle. Disguised. quits her job.
Then Gloria hires RANGHtLp
SWANSON. a new maid. altho Dick
tells her they can't afford one,
And she buys some new and eN-
pensive clothes. and insists upon
having an automobile ~ her own.
~ this time she begins Go be teal
Gus 81 Dicks secretary, MISS
BRIGGS Gloria goes driving with
WaNburn In the ear. and Is seen
BY MOTHER GREGORY,
One day when Gloria believes
Dick 20 be. out OF town on bust
ness she Invites Wayburu. MAY
Seymour. and Mays lover. JIM
CAREWE, 20 the house Dick
comes home Unexpectedly Furt-
ously angry, he turns 90 Gloria TO
demand ~ she actually dared TO
ask Wayburn 70 hts house
NOM GO ON WITH THE STORY
GLORY tossed her head wilrully.
VI Yes. did ask Mr wayhurn
here she answered Was that
such a terrible thing 20 dog
To have a few friends in TO cheer
me up7 You hike of on bust.
ness trip. never suggesting that
30 along! Never thinking that I
might possibly be lonely here, And
then you get sore because don't
spend my time crying over it,
she pulled herself away from
Dick.
He turned toward the hall May
and Jim stood there. stlll. waiting
20 see what was going to happen,
May. this is your doing" Dick
said. hts voice trembling. He put
one hand on the back OF tall
Jaeobean chair to steady himself.
You know that everybody In
town Is talking about You and Jim. +"
he went on. so you want to drag
my wife down TO your ovn Level.
Well. you're not going TO do q, I
forbid YOU ever 10 come hore again!
You, or your lover, either, Now
ger out both OF your
May burst into careless laughter.
~oh. we're going. hut not because
you say so! We were Just leaving
when you came" she cried Eally.
And don't you be 80 sure that 1
framed this little party today. Ask
your wife whose idea Il was. j.
Come along. JimmIer'
The pair OF them went. leaving a
dead silence In the house behind
them.
At last Dick broke IL.
''GIory. wouldn't have believed Il
Of you" he said. hopping his damp
forehead His eyes were fixed on his
wife, Glory. with bent head. stood
In the doorway
Both she and Dick seemed TO have
forgotten that Stanley wayburu was
still in the room
II don't see what there Is 10 make
such fuss about" Glory said. pout-
ing ehiIdishly There's nothing so
disgraecfuI about my having two or
three people in 20 tea. in broad day
light. Is there7'
E Tea Dick gave a short laugh.
THE house smells like a distiliery.
not tea room, Was q tea
you were drinking from those high
ball glasses
He indicated the two empty ones
that stood on his smoking stand
"oh, Jim brought that stuff along.
You know how he thinks he has to
drink every five minutes or he isn't
having a good timer Glory said
easily. stan and really didn't want
any OF it,
Stan and r. Dick turned
and looked intentIy at wayburn as II
ne had just seen him for the first
time in hts life. Under the cold