New Britain herald., 1925-06-24
THE STORY so FAR,

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 She refuses to do her own work. and hires a housemaid. But Dick has 10 let the maid go, for Gloria has swamped him with her debts. She becomes infatuated with an out-of-work actor, Stanley Way burn, and follows him to New York. But he spurns her. Then she tries to get a job as chorus girl and fails. Discouraged, she comes home to Dick. He takes her back, but not as his wife.
 Gloria begins to suspect that he Is in lose with his secretary, Miss Briggs, At last she wrings from Miss Briggs q confession that she is in love with Dick, and insiUs that Dick discharge her. When he refuses. she goes home 10 her mother.
 Dick, upon the advice of Mother Gregory, puts his own house up for sale and goes home to live with her and his father He sends Gloria $50 weekly, but she returns 1t and goes Co work. Her employer makes love to her and she resigns her position. She can't screw up her courage to go out after another job.
 Finally she makes up her mind to go home. Not to her mothers house, but to her own -. the house that Dick wants to sell! She goes to Miss Briggs and demands the key 10 it. Miss Briggs gives it 10 her.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Gloria founced out of the office without even thanking Miss Briggs for the key. She put itinto the coin purse in her bag. and started home. On the porch of her mothers It, ! tie house stood an empty baby bug gy. filled with soft blue pillows and robes.
 Gloria groHned. T suppose Aunt Dorcas and Cousin Lulu have dropped in for lunch" she said to | herself
 It seemed impossible 10 face the pair again |. with their eyes thai searched her for sign of weak ness, But to her relief, only Lulu was in the living room of the house
 Well" she greeted Gloria. Die you get over your peeve yesterday?' | C1,a syipoIod peryo,1SIy
 "Al over it." Gloria answered tossing her hat down on the table that stood between the windows An open handbag stood there. too It was filled with infants lingerie and nursing bottles.
 Gloria went into the kitchen anC slipped into house dress.
 "I suppose that is the wonderful baby" Gloria said, looking at th' small white bundle in Lulus arms May l see her? l haven't yet. vol ! know"
 "Sit down in that chair and IT let you hold her" Lulu offered gen crously, Gloria sat down in a chai by the sunny window and held u her arms for The New Baby.
 Lulu laid the small, warm thin In her arms, and for the first tim that she could remember, Glorl knew what it was like 10 hold baby. It was utterly unlik anything she had ever known, be fore the feeling of compassion and tenderness that stirred in he heart.
 She was afraid she was going { cry. And when she smiled up a Iulu her eyes were wet and starr with unshcd tears. "Lulu," she sal slowly, "I :. I should like 10 hay q baby of my own, l think"
 The baby stirred in her arm' and laid ifs wee starfsh of han against her breast,
 Its a blessing it's got hair" sh said airiy 10 hide the emotion tha almost choked her. 50 many o 'cm are bald as billiard balls . .
 She scowled down, sullcn-swee' al The New Baby, and gave it bac 10 its mother.
 Then she ran upstairs to pac her trunks. "Where's mother? .. ID here 2" she called to Cousin Lul as she ran.
 Her mothers voice answered he from tha "spare" bedroom.
 I'm in here, looking up som old baby clothes of yours to give Lulu" she said. "The poor chil hasn't made a single flannel pett coat for that blessed baby, . M goodness, the women nowaday' They don't want their babies wear any more clothes than the wear themselves"
 She looked at Gloria as sf stood. lightly poised, on the thresl old.
 "I thought you were going work today" she remarked.
 Gloria smiled and tilted back h head. No, I'm going home, mot s er." she said, her eyes gleamil like amber through the thick lash that tringed them.
 Her mother turned sharply { ward her. Have you seen Dick she asked. Have you made up wi him 9"
 Gloria laughed. Ask me no que tions, at I'll tell you no fibs'" s said. 'And don't say a word Cousin Lulu CT Aunt Dorcas abo what I'm doing. -. Will you?"
 Al o'clock, when Gloria h finished packing. she telephoned a taxicab ... an unhcard of luxua
 "I wish 1 knew what you're 10, Glory" her mother said snxiot Iy. as she kissed her goodby l you've made up with Dick thi you might tell me, at least"
 Gloria smiled and kissed h Don't worry about me. moth,
 kjn," she said. '1 always land
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