New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
THE STORY so FAR;

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 She refuses pointblank to do her own homework, and hires a maid.
 But Dick has 10 let the maid go, because he cant afford to pay her wages. Gloria has swamped him with debts for her clothes and a new automobile.
 She becomes infatuated with Stanley Wayburn, an actor. She lends him money, and when he leaves town 10 go to New York, Gloria follows him. But he spurns her. IL is only then that Gloria real izes that she never really cared for Wayburn. But she Is afraid to go home to Dick. She tries to land job as a chorus girl and fails. Discouraged, she goes home to Dick, who takes her back, but not as his wife. While Gloria Is at home one night, the house Is burglarized. Dick doesn't get home until early morning. Gloria wonders if he has been with his secretary, Miss Briggs, of whom she Is extremely jealous.
 But next morning she learns that he was at the house of Dr. John Seymour, who had killed himself in despondence over the love affair of his wife, May, and Jim Carewe. Gloria goes to Dicks office to tell him about the burglary, but he is not there. She wrings from Miss Briggs confession that she is in love with Dick.
 Gloria goes home. determined to win Dick back again. She does her best to clean up the house, and | show Dick what good wife she is going to be. But she forgets to order food for supper. Dick unwillingly offers 10 take her out to a restau- rant.
 NOW co ON WITH THE STORY Gloria followed Dick out to the garage.
 She couldn't help noticing how his shoulders dropped and his step Jagged when he walked. "Rikky," she said, using the old | nickname, I'm sorry as the dickens l that I didn't have dinner ready for you tonight. can see that you're dead tired. How much sleep did you have last night?' Not a wink" Dick answered. How could l sleep when my best friopd bod j,,sf l,IIlad lt,,sniS Ao cause of his utterly worthless wife? ] can't figure out why John cared so much for good -for-n othing creature like May. .. He should never have married her in the first place! That was his big mistake" Gloria bit her lip. She wondered if Dick thought she was any better than May, Perhaps he was sorry that he had married her. We'll she wouldn't let him be sorry! She had turned over new leaf.
 Where are we going? she askedss the car turned into West Main street.
 Were going to invite ourselves to Mothers for q meal" Dick an- swered firmly. I'm sick of restau- rant food. I'm fed up on it." Neither of them said another word until they swung into the broad driveway of the Gregory homestead.
 It looked so peaceful and well coming tonight, with it's lights streaming out from the windows . its rose bushes blooming be- yond the sweep of lawn.
 Mother and Father Gregory were just sitting down to dinner, when Dick and Gloria walked in. Well isn't this fine surprise" Mother Gregory cried. She got mp and put her arms around Dick, while Father Gregory beamed al them over his horn-r trimmed spec tacles. Gloria felt left out in the cold.
 How did you know we were go- ing 10 have strawberry shortcake for supper" Mother Gregory asked. She turned to Gloria and gave her the briefest of kisses.
 T smelled it." Dick answered laughing. Blocks and blocks away I smeled it .. . above the rich perfume of gasoline that scents our town, And it drew me, like mag net"
 He looked like a boy as he sat down at the table -. . carefree and happy. in his old home. Gloria | watched him with narrowed eyes. She hadn't seen him like this for weeks.
 Mother Gregory hustled around the room, getting out plates from the china cabinet, and napkins from the side- board.
 Leg of lamb tonight-and fresh peas. l shelled them, myself and they were. a job!" she said. But there was no complaint in her voice. She was a bGrn housekeeper and she loved hard work really en- , joyed 1t!
 Gloria looked around the room. How different it was from her own dining room al home! She couldn't l help thinking that.
 There the silver was tarnished, and the chairs were dusty. Here there were fresh roses in the center Of the snowy cloth. Everything .. glasses, forks and furniture that could be made to shine, was agleam. There wasn't speck Of dirt anywhere.
 Tho salad was crisply cold, and the things that should be hot were hot. The meal was delicious.
 Mother Gregory" Gloria said. on sudden impulse. "You're won derful! If I could keep house just half as well as you I'd be satisfied! And by links, I'm going to learn how 10 do it."
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