The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-06
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GLORIA GORDON. beautiful dap
per marrles DICK GREGORY.
STRUGGLING lawyer. Her idea ot mar
nAse A. FUN and fine clothes but
40 work or children,
She refuses poiuthlank 10 do her
eva homework, and hires n maid,
But Dick has 20 let the maid s., be-
Vauxr he can't afford 10 pay her
wakrs. Gloria has swamprd him
With debts Tor her clothes and a new
automobile.
she becomes infatuated with
STANLEY WANBURN, an actor. She
Lends him money, and when he
leaves town 10 80 Go New York.
GLORIA follows him. He spurus her
tculng her that he has Just married
a Russian actress Then Gloria tries
10 land sob a. a chorus girl aud
rails. Discouraged. she comes home
10 Dick,
He taxes her back. but not as his
wife one night Gloria leaves him
TO work late az his office with his
secretary. SUSAN BRIGGS. While
Gloria Is at home alone, the house
is hurglariacd Dick doesnt get
home until early morning Gloria
wonders II he was with Miss Briggs
an that time. hut next morning she
learns that he was az the house Of
DIR. JOHN SEYMOUR who had kill
ed himself because % tho love at
fair between his wife MAY and JIM
cAREWE
Gloria goes 60 Dicks office 20 tell
him about the robbery and 60 make
one last attempt 90 win him again.
Dick Is out. AMI Gloria has a long
talk with Miss BrigEs. She accuses
Mss Brlsgs OF being in love with
now GO on WITH THE sTeRY
Miss Briggs stood up then. and
faced Gloria.
The flush In her checks had gone,
and her eyes were tho cold blue OF
Polar lake.
What right have you 20 say such
thing 10 me-" she asked
Gloria's laugh was haunting, We'll
it's tho truth. isn't It? You are in
love with Dick. aren't YOU" she
said.
She could see Mss BTiggs' breast
heave under her plain blue dress.
"What " l ann" she asked, 'I'd
never let him know H. II wouldn't
hurt anyone.
She seemed TO be lost in thought
for moment. Then her eyes flash
ed with spirit.
II am in love with him you may
az well know itr' she cried, Il do
care about him.
Gloria wouldn't have believed that
such a tone could have been wrunE
from tho sedate and proper Miss
Briggs. II was vibrant with tender
ness
II DO love him. she said. again,
as II il gave her certain fierce sat
isfaction 10 say the words she had
been waiting TO say for years.
= Gloria hlinkcd with surprise. She
couldn't imagine Miss Briggs telling
her secret 10 tho wife OF the very
man she loved. There must be
something back OF II Perhaps
Dick loved her. And she knew H.
and didn't care who else knew u
And Dick?-Is he In love with
YOU" Gloria asked Docs he make
love to you down here in this office
when you're alone with him an day.
.. A queer expression OF disgust went
over Miss Briggs white face
''oh. NOT she said. II wouldn't
care for him II ne were that kind OF
y miaa I'm just the woman
who works for him' And I'm con-
tented 10 be just that-for him.
The whole spirit OF her love for
him was IN the words They filled
/. Gloria with pity for her
Miss Briggs" shs said. I'm truly
sorry for you. You'd rather
hoped TO marry Dick all those years
when he was a bachelor. hadn't
yon?"
. Miss Briggs smiled a wry little
smile that twisted her mouth UP n
ono corner.
II suppose I had. without quite
/. knowing IL" she said "Oh. let's
stop talking about It youth
never speak OF it to Mr.. Gregory.
will you2 Please. I'd die OF shamer'
. ''We-el. I'm not so sure you
ought TO go on working for him. feel
ing about him as sou do Gloria an.
: swcred do you think you should.
F. YOURSELF"
Miss Briggs looked at her long
and gravely. She could scarcely be-
lIeve that, in her moment Of weak.
(. ness, she had told Dicks wife that