New Britain herald., 1925-06-25
THE STORY so FAR:

| lawyer. Her idea of marriage is run and fine clothes . but no work or children.
 She refuses to do her own house. work, and hires a maid, But Dick has 10 let the maid go. Gloria has swamped him with debts for clothes and parties.
 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 on the stage as a chorus girl and fails. Discouraged, she comes home 10 Dick. He takes her back, but not as his wife.
 Gloria begins to suspect that he is in love with his secretary, Susan Briggs. At last she wrings from | Miss Briggs a confession that she Is In love with Dick. and insists that Dick discharge her. When he re- fuses, she goes home to her moth- | CT.
 Dick puts his house up for sale | and goes to live with his father and mother. He sends Gloria $50 week. | ly, but she returns 1t to him, and goes to work. Her employer makes love to her and she resigns her position. She hasn't sufficient cour- age to go out after another job. Finally she makes up her mind 1 to go home to her own home She gets the key of the house from Miss Briggs, buys some groceries and goes. After she has eaten her lonely supper, she makes up her mind 10 telephone Dick and beg him to come 10 her. But Dicks mother answers the phone, and ad- vises Gloria not to communicate with Dick any more. Gloria realizes that Dicks mother wants him to divorce her.
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 Mother Gregory turned away from the telephone to meet Dick coming in from the back yard "Why, l thought you'd gone." she said in surprise, and l just tolt fib without knowing it. . Gloria called up, and said you'd gone out for the evening"
 Dick considered. T guess it's jus as well you did" he said after z time. i've don't get anywhere, talk ing things over. It's just waste ol time"
 His mother drew a long breatf that caused all the black jet beadl to heave on her vast bosom. T cer' tainly am glad to hear you say that" she declared. Your father and l have been afraid you'd gc back to her, all along. She's no the woman for you. Dick, and nevel was"
 Dick twirled his hat in his hands T came back here for .my brie case" he said. Have you seen it?'
 His mother walked into the Twin. room and returned with it in he capable hands. "A place foi everything and everything in it place." she quoted. If you'd onl, put that brief case on the hall tabl you'd always know where it was Where are you going" Down 10 the ofiice,' Dick an swered shortly.
 His mother followed him out ont' the wide side-porch that overlooked the driveway and the back yard,
 Now, don't be silly and call Glor. up," she said, as he bent to kiss he goodby.
 "She probably didn't want to sa, much of anything, anyway" Dici answered, but think III give he a ring and see what she wanted. He resented his mothers advice Didn't she realize that he was grown mand, well over thirty? 0 did mothers always feel that wa about their sons - that they wer still little boys, even when thei hair turned gray"
 At the first drug store Dicl stopped and went in to telephon' his wife at her mothers house.
 Why, Glory's not here." Mrs Gordon said, when she answerec the phone. Don't you know wher she is?"
 How should I know" Dicl asked hclplessly. When did sh leave the house."
 About five o'clock"
 Well, she called me about al hour ago." Dick said. When sh comes home ask her to call me a my office, will you?"
 He climbed into his car and drov downtown at break-neck speed, s' as not to miss Gloria's next tele phone message when she calle again. That is, If she did call again
 He unlocked the door of his offic and went in. Miss Briggs was sit ling at her desk, with her lon white hands draped over the key of her typewriter She looked as she had been sitting that way long time.
 T thought I told you not 10 wor late these hot nights, Susy?" Die said severely. closing the outer doc behind him.
 I'm not working" Miss Brisg answered, duly. And it's not lat only eight o'clock"
 As she spoke a clock somcwher across the roofs Of the city chime eight.
 Has Mrs. Gregory called up her tonight for me 2" was Dicks ne1 question.
 Miss Briggs shook her smoot brown head. No" she said, almo' insudibly.
 She sat mouonlcss, Only her blu cycs moved as she watched hil take off his hat and hang it up, H ricked up hls brief,case from th chair where he had laid 1t an turned toward his private office.
 Sue Briggs could see that thei vas a sort of restlessness upon hin He seemed to be waiting feverish for something vital--stupendous.