The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-15

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GLORIA GORDON. beautiful flap
Struggling lawyer Her idea ~ mar
riage is fun and fine clothes
but no work or chlldrrul
Dick borrows MAGGIE. his moth
er's maid. 20 teach Gloria 60 cook
But she refuses Co learn. Later
Maggie leaves Disguised with
Sloria's wild" parties and her iaEEy
friends.
Then Gloria hires RANGHu.n
SWANSON, aitho Dick tells her they
can't afford maid She swampa
Dick with debts Tor new clothes
ami insists upon a new automobile
Gloria goes ridins In q with
with whom she Is infatuated They
are seen by MOTHER GREGORY,
who begs Gloria 90 mend her ways.
Next day Gloria asks Wayhurn.
NAY SEYMOUR. wife Of DIR. JOHN
CAREWE. 10 the house. Dick re-
turns and puts the guests out
Because OF her silly affair with
Carewc. May Is summed by her
women friends, But that doesn't
stop Gloria from seeing Wayburn.
Dick Is dangerously III with pneu-
menia. He Is nursed by MRS.
ohARA. whose sister SUSAN
BRIGGS. Is Dicks secretary.
Toward tho end OF Dicks illness.
wAyburn tells Gloria he Is going TO
New YORK 20 get a Job on the stage
there. lie needs money Gloria
promises 10 set $500 for him,
She Is LEFT In charge OF Dick one
day when he asks her TO mail let
ter for him, IL Is sealed and Ad-
dressed 20 Miss Susan BriggA"
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
Gloria went into her own room
after her wraps 20 go out and mail
Dicks letter.
The day was cold and there was
tiny Jet OF steam kissing on, from
the radiator beside her dressing
table.
II gave Gloria sudden idea.
She picked up tho envelope and
held II against tho little Jet OF
steam. The edges OF the gummed
flap began TO curl back slowly.
She would Just open that
letter and read what was In Il.
She would find out what Dick was
writing 10 Miss Briggs about He
had no business TO DO writing 70
her. anyway.
Didn't Miss Briggs telephone him
every morning from the office 10
tell him how things were going
there? II he had anything impor.
tant to say 10 her. why didn't he
say IL, instead OF putting IL into
letter. for goodness sake2 I'm.
less Il was something that no didn't
want anyone 10 hear. All. that
must be II! -.
Gloria picked up her nail file from
her tray OF toilet things, She
slipped its sharp point under the
loosened flap OF the envelope.
Then she stood still, looking down
at the sedate syilables OF Susan
Briggs name.
She was filled with sudden self.
disgust.
What a sneaking thing she was
doing Opening another persons
letter,
Gloria flung tho envelope down
on her dresser as IL II had been a |
live coal. She pressed tho Zap down |
tight.
Then she snatched Il up and went |
back Into Dicks bedroom.
"Looky here. Rikky." she began.
do you think it's fair OF you TO
write a letter to Miss Briggs and /
ask me 10 mali II for your Paricu-
larry when you give It to me all |
sealed up for fear might take n
peek at IL. :. Here II Isl I'm not /
going 20 post II for you"
She tossed II down onto the COW
crs OF Dicks bed
AS IL care a snap OF my
fingers what you've written TO your
old Miss Briggs" she added scorn-
fully. You flatter yourself"
Dick threw back his head and
laughed.
by Jove. believe you do care.
at tfatF' he said Il believe you
dol" Tho thought that she might
DO jealous OF Miss Briggs seemed
TO please him immensely.
He ripped open the envelope.
Here's the letter / wrote 10 her.
Glory" he said. Want to see TT"
Gloria took the two sheets OF i