New Britain herald., 1925-05-21
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Gloria Gordon. beautiful fapper marries Dick Gregory, a struggling lawyer. Her Idea of marriage is fun and fine clothes :r. and no work or children.
 Dick borrows Maggie, his moth CTS maid. to teach Gloria to cook But to the disgust of Mother Greg ory Gloria won't learn. Later Mag gie leaves because of Gloria's wild parties. A ThcA Gloria hires Ranghild Swanson. although Dick tells her they can't afford a maid. And she swamps Dick with debts for new clothes and an automobile.
 Dick becomes dangerously i'll with pneumonia, During the days of his slow recovery Gloria sees a great deal Of Stanley Wayhurn. an actor, with whom she is infatuated. Her best friend, May Seymour. wife of Dr. John Seymour, warns her against being seen with Wayburn. She tells Gloria how she herself has been snubbed because of her foolish affair with Jim Carewe. Wayhurn says he has the offer Of a lob in New York. He needs money Gloria gets s2O0 for him from Dicks secretary, Miss Briggs, She tells Miss Briggs the money is to be spent on improving the back yard as a surprise for Dick.
 Wayburn and Gloria so riding one afternoon. Wayburn, drunk, makes violent love 10 Gloria. In her effort to protect herself, she forgets to steer the car, and 1t overturned in the road. Wayburn disappears and Gloria is found and taken 10 9 hos pital.
 There she calls for Wayburn. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Gloria was asleep when her moth CT arrived at the hospital.
 Mrs. Gordon and the floor nurse sat at the foot of her bed talking in low tones.
 ! Sllb W DD L " dhF hb lS' 0 'f''0' the nurse said. we have her a sleeping powder.'
 Gloria's mother ciasped her hands tightly together.
 "You're sure she's not seriously hurt ." she asked for the third time Well her collar bone's broker and she's pretty we'll bruised" the nurse answered. for the third time also. But she's not going 10 die of course"
 "Who is 'stan7'" she asked, after moments silence. "She kept ask ing about stan before she ven to sleep"
 Gloria's mother didn't answer.
 She knew at once who Stan was That had been what Gloria hat always called that good ornothin' Wayhurn,
 Mrs. Gordon wondered if Glori; had been seeing Wayhurn all dur ing her married life. She wondere' if Wayburn had been with he when the car had been wrecRe , that afternoon.
 She stood up and looked a Glorie's face.
 A year ago Gloria, in her sleeT had looked as innocent and sWee as baby. Mrs. Gordon had ofte l told herself so when she had gon into her daughters room 10 tue her up for the night.
 Now that look of hild-like innc cence had gone. There was a ne' and hard expression around tn beautiful mouth.
 What had brought it there, Mir Gordon wondered.
 And as if in answer 10 her ques ton, Gloria stirred in her sleep an murmured Stan"
 An hour later she stirred agai and opened her eyes. She smiled { she saw her mother, who was si ting beside her,
 Car" Gloria asked. after q fe minutes. Her voice was droWsy.
 T guess It's pretty badly "recke' Your dads going 10 see about 1t the morning. Mrs. Gordon ar swered. She took the fingers ( Glorias handaged hand in hers.
 The girl winced and drew the' away,
 "stan?" she asked. after anoth' long pause,
 Mrs. Gordon shook her head.
 Was it Wayburn who was vii you in the car this afternoon" sl asked.
 Gloria closed her eyes. She pr tended that she was asleep so th she would not have to answer h mothers question.
 But her pale lips quiyercd and tear slid down her check from Il der her shadowy lashes -. tn another.
 she's been seeing that Waybu again. I'm sure Of it." Mrs, Cord said to Cloria's father that nigl as they walked home. The nur says she's been calling for him ev since she came into the hospita,
 DO you think he WAS with | in the car when 1t turned over Mir Gordon asked.
 | His little Gloria! His baby gi An, no. She wasn't the Ri of woman who ran around " men after she Eas married'
 Not the little daughter that and mother had raised so caref lyl ,. The little daughter who h learned her prayers at his kn Not his Glory There couldn't
 anything bad in her.
 Mother. y6u don't think w burn was with our Glory today
 you?" he asked again.
 I'm afraid I do" Mrs. Gort ,o- answered firmly. I'm afraid I
 She wouldn't answer me wher asked hsr about him"