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 Upstairs in the big front bed room the twins, in nighties and red bathrobes, were having bread and milk for their supper,
 Before the grate fire a bath basin was waiting for young Teddy, On the mante shelf, his bottle of milk stood in readiness,
 Gloria sank into an armchair covered with clean, faded cretonne. With somber eyes she watched Lola bathe her baby,
 Isn't he q little aid kewpie?" Lola laughed, as she took him out of the tub and bundled him into his sleeping
 In Glora's opinion, Teddy was far too fat, but she didn't say so, She knew that, in Lola's eyes, her three babies were beautiful as cher ubs.
 Lola tucked them tendcrly into their little beds and turned out tho light.
 Goodnight, baby birds" she said, softly closing the door.
 Gloria followed her silently down. stairs to the dining room.
 A cold supper was laid there for one. Sliced corned beef. bread and butter, and bowl of canned peaches.
 Lola took an extra plate from the china closet,
 Stay and have a bite of supper with lonesome woman" she begged. And while I'm boiling the water for the tea. you can tell mo what's on your mind. can see that something's bothering you"
 Something? .. Everything!" Gloria cricw. My whole litc's wrong from start to finish, and I'm just beginning 10 find it out. ., Lola, I'm married to man I don't love-"
 Lola stared at her with wide eyed astonshment.
 You don't care for Dickr she asked increduously, "why, you must be crazy, Glory! Dicks the very incest man I know. |.
 Gloria interrupted her with a harsh laugh.
 And not only that" she said, but the man I do care about doesn't give snap of his fingers for me-"
 "Whos this man? Anyone l know" Lola asked curiousIy.
 "Yes. you know him. But I'm not going to say who he is" Gloria an- swered, stubbornly, 50 don't ask mel"
 Lola was silent, She measured tea into the little brown pot on tho table. Her eyes were thoughtful.
 "Oh. l see.' she exclaimed pres ently.
 What do you secc 2" Gloria asked. T see why you come to me with this story Lola said, "l wondered why you'd picked me . It's Bill you're in love with. isn't it?
 Gloria threw back her hhad and laughed wildly, That Lola should , think she was in love with Bill Hough was too funny. Couldn't she see that he was fat and middle , aged, and had puffs under his eyes?
 But that was the way with women who loved their husbands, They thought everybody else was In love with them, too, Bill? Not in million years. Gloria answered soberly. No, the reason I told you about myself Lola, is because you have more sense than the rest of the girls l know. And you won't bIab it all over. either. And just had to tell somebody! What would you do if you were r." Lola pondered.
 "Wcll," she said at last, If l were you, I'd go right home and tell Dick about it, That's the only square thing for you to do, so far as l can sec"
 Slowly Gloria shook her lovely head. Her eyebrows strengthened into a frown. "Of course. cant do that, with Dick so sick" she unused. But when he's better, 1 think l will tell him - that is, If he gets better
 Lola set her cup down with a clatter.
 Do you mean 10 say Dicks sick" she asked. She couldn't be- lieve her ears. q forgot to tell you. He's down with pneumonia" Gloria answered That's why had to get out of the house. There's a nurse there, and Mother Gregory. besides. And the whole place sounds and smells , like a hospital. Oh, it's awful"
 Lola gasped. For a minute She was speeches.. Well, my advice 10 you is 10 get o home as soon as you can'' she cried, when she had found her