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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-24
THE STORY SO EAR:


GLORIA GORDON, beautiful flapper.
lawyer. Her idea of marriage is fun
and line clothes but no work or
children.
She refuses pointblank to, do her own
housework and hires a maid. But DICK
has to let the maid go because he can't
afford her wages Gloria has swamped
him with her debts
She becomes infatuated with az a, out o
of-work actor, STANLEY WAYBURN.
WW When he leaves ga, town. to- go to or3 New
her. Then she tries to get. job as
chorus girl and fails. Gloria begins to
realize how lonely she issfor Dick. But
she is afraid to so homeeto him.
At last however, she does go. DICK
takes her back. but not as his wife.
Gloria wonders il he IS not IL love WITT
his secretary. SUSAN BRIGGS. Dick
stays out late one night. Gloria is sure
that he is with Miss Briggs. but the
next day she learns that he spent the
night at the home of DR.. JOHN SEY-
MOUR who had killed himself because
Of his wife. MAYS love affair with
jim CAREWE.
The breach between Dick and Gloria
widems Gloria makes up her mind to
get back into Dicks good graces. Finally
She goes to Dicks mother to ask her TO
teach her to cook. Mothe r Gregory
spends the day with her helping her DO
the housework. And Dick comes nome
To find dinner ready. the house in order,
and his tousled wife in bungalow
apron,
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w know" Dick said, unbe-
lovingly.
But his eyes swept Gloria from
her untidy head to the hem Of her
bedraggled apron. He had never
seen her like this before. =.
She certainly looked as if she had
been working!
"Who do you suppose did it?' she
snapped at him. 1.-THE army OF
servants you've hired to help me?
OF course I did it, and I'm all
in"
Every bone in her body ached. She
dragged herself YEARLY past Dick
into the kitchen. Dinners ready"
she threw over her shoulder as she
went.
The meal was done to turn. The
chicken was richly brown, the vege-
tables tender, and the salad chilled
and crisp.
With the first thrill Of housewifely
pride that she had ever known,
Gloria set the dishes down on the
spotless tablecloth.
Marvelling, Dick sat down to eat.
IT hope everythings as good as it
looks" he said doubtfully. Gloria
sent him a look of fury.
"It ISL she said.
And so it was. AS he ate, Dick s
sense of wonder grew. Had his wife
become an expert cook over night?
But when Gloria brought in the
dessert, the mystery was solved for
him. "It was Mother, bless her!" he
said mo one in the world makes
chocolate custard like that but herr
''It was not your mother" Gloria
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He broke off abruptly. And when
he spoke again his voice was quite
cold and matter-of- fact. Come on,
let's go into the house. The mos
quitoes are beginning to bite out
here" He stopped to scratch his
ankle.
T11 HEY went in. Silently Gloria
cleared the table, piled the
ls-l dishes on the sink and put the
clean milk bottles out on the back
porch.
Then she went into the living
room to join Dick. But he didn't
look up. He went on reading as If
he were all alone in the house. 80.
He was utterly unaware Of Glo-.
ria.
WELL" she said after ten or fif-
teen minutes had crawled by, you
treat me just as If I were piece
Of furniture or something"
Dick closed his book and laid 1t
on the table. did you want to talk
to me?" he asked.
words came with a rush. i've been
thinking over what you said about
Stan Wayburn having come between
you and me. And yet you keep
Miss Briggs working in your office
when you know she's in love with
you. >. and that 1 want you to get
rid of herr
| Dick gave short laugh. He
picked up his book and opened it.
IF every man whose wife wanted
him to, would fire his stenographer,
half the girls in the country would
be out of a job tomorrow morn
ing" he said. mo, I'm not going
to fire Miss Briggs. Why should L?
80. She's 81 good worker. I'd have q,
hard time filling her place"
There was a flick of finality in
his voice.
Very well, you keep her." Clio
ria answered. II should worry. I'm
going home to my mother tomorrow,
anyway"
Dick made no sign that he had
heard her.
You don't care If I go, do your"
she asked, hoping he'd say he did
care.
Il want you to do whatever you
think will make you happy" Dick
said gravely. You know you can
stay here as long as you like. But
if you'd rather live with your mother
and father, I'll take care Of you.
I'll send you all the money I can
spare every week. So do as you
please"
Gloria tried to smile. "a poor
little smile that barely lifted the
corners Of her mouth. Her throat
swelled and her eyes ached with un-
shed tears.
'All right, old dear" she said, try
ing to make her voice light and care
less. But high note Of agony ran
through it.
7NCREDIBLY she went straight
to sleep, her WORKOUT body
throbbing in every nerve.
And at dawn the next morning she
aWoke.
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Gloria, After a Quarrel with
Dick, Again Decides to
Leave Him.
Leave Him.

She sat up in bed and looked
around her room. the familiar
room with it's wide window-seat, its
Powered cushions and silver pic
ture frames.
Tomorrow morning she'd be wax
ing up in the shabby little bedroom
in her fathers shabby little house.
Shuddering, Gloria thought of it =.
the brown spot on the ceiling where
the rain had leaked through the
roof, the blistered woodwork, the
battered iron bed.
How she had always hated that
little room that was too cold in the
winter, too hot in the summer! And
how utterly glad she had been to
escape from it, when she had mar
ried Dick Gregory!
A tear slid down Gloria's cheek as
she thought of all the mornings Of
her future the lonely awaken
ings in that little room.
HE lay with closed eyes and
III heard Dick stirring in his
III room. whistling in his bath,
singing Rocked in the Cradle Of the
Deep" as he dressed.
Later the sound of his car leaving
the yard. Then silence. She would
not see him again, she knew.
The doorbell rang. Gloria slipped
has naked feet into the bedroom slip
pers, threw a kimono around her,
and ran downstairs.
Through the net curtains on the
front door, she could see May Sey-
mour standing on the porch. What
in the world did May want, coming
at that time of the morning?
Hello, Glory, how's every little
thing with your" she asked, as she
came into the hall. Her face was
white as paper under her black
crepe hat and there were faint
mauve marks under her eyes.
Fine as silk" Gloria answered,
borrowing the brave phrase that her
father used when things were at
their very worst, "And you .
How are you, May?"
May tried to answer. Then, sud
denly, she collapsed upon a chair
buried her face in her hands, and
burst into horrible, shaking sobs.
She opened her handbag and took
from it a folded bit torn from a
newspaper.
Read that" she sobbed.
Ito Be Continued
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made that custard all by myself! All
your mother did was to sit out in the
kitchen and give me orders. :"
Dick nodded. "Sure, I knew she
bossed the job" he said. You
couldn't cook a meal like that alone,
on bet! What's she doing?
Giving you cooking lessons?"
Gloria grunted.
She's been giving me orders,
mostly" she answered. "She said
she'd come over and help me out.
But all she did was to cut lot Of
your best roses and strew them all
over the house! She's some
kid! She ought to be a gang boss!
She'd make a peach :"
II wish you wouldn't speak about
by mother in that way. Gloria, q"
Dick interrupted. He looked an
noyed
ooh, blah! I'll do as I please" the
girl answered, bitterly. I'm getting
tired of being slammed all the time
It's time 1 began to pan a few peo-
pie myself You treat me like a
doormat and expect me to like it!'
eff I've treated you like a door
mat I'm sorry" Dick apologized. He
got up and walked out onto the front
porch.
,SwT) HAT was just like Dick!
Whenever he was getting the
- worst of an argument, he
got up and walked away. He was
simply maddening!
Well, this was one time when he
wouldn't get away with it! She'd
walk right out after him, and say
what she had to say to him!
Suppose the neighbors did hear it.
p? They probably had a few
family battles themselves at times.
But just as Gloria opened the
screen door to go ont, Dick walked
down the front steps and around the
house to the backyard.
Gloria ran upstairs and put a
touch Of rouge on either cheek. Then
she followed him out to the garage
where he was tinkering with the car.
Dick" she said in a quiet, even
voice, Il can't go on living like this.
For three days I've been doing my
housework just as well as I know
how to do it and I'm willing to
go on with it, if youll only treat me
decently. Won't you, please?"
Dick turned toward her. He had
taken off his coat and rolled up his
sleevs. His hair was rufied and
there was q smear of grease across
his cheek. He looked boyish =.
absurdly boyish.
Gloria took her handkerchief from
her apron pocket and rubbed the
grease from his face. Her hand
dropped to his shoulder and stayed
there.
Dick" she said, I'm so un.
happy. :"
She looked up at him. In the dusk
her eyes were black and luminous,
her mouth like a dark flower. "I
want you to kiss me, Dick" she
murmured, Lets be friends.
its terrible, living at arms length,
this way. ="
Two falcons in a SNARE" Dick
quoted. He moved a step or two
away from her.
Now, just what do you mean by
that?" Gloria asked sharply. She
hated Dick to quote things that she
didn't understand from the books
he was forever reading.
He shrugged his shoulders. at
doesn't matter" he said, But I
know, myself, that we can't go on
living this way. It's impossible. I
see it, too"
II LORIA dropped. She braced
ri herself against the side of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-24
Puzzle aDay

Edwin C. Aldrich of Oakland, Cal,
claims to be the only living son Of
the Revolution. He is now 81 years
old Eleven years ago he was as old
as his father was when Edwin c..
was born. How old was Aldrich Jr.
when Aldrich Sr. was times as old
as his son?
What age must Aldrich Sr. reach
to become three times as old as
Aldrich Jr.?
Last puzzle answer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-24

YEW, ALLSTEEL INTERURBAN CARS product Of the latest efforts
builders
will limited the Union
Wednesday October Is, 1925
THESE FINE NEW CARS
ndns
public desire for comfort speed and safety
DOUBLECUSHIONED SEATS spacious
richly upholstered
provide unobstruced
all
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contributes the passengers comfort Spacious oe with fixtures
and OF the latest and design the improved features
FOUR 125HORSEPOWER MOTORS heavy
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aIer There smoker Vestbues
well lighted and Step lights illuminate surface for
aghtng 1t is believed that refinement design has been omitted
and that these notable addition ltee which
been in Union Traction service for several
ALSO paor arrangement
ubruom table who okeand of
the Npeyil added
between Indianapolis and
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and beautifully upholstered mahogany chairs Compact buffet kitchens
and refreshments which will be served upon aluminium
o the chairs
THE AISTEEL EQUIPMENT will be the Hooieand
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and Bufton; the Wabash Valley Flyers Nobvile Upton Kmo
Wabash and Huntington; the Marion Flyer Wabash Marion Anderson
Indianapolis
a and the Kokmo Traveller Kokomo Indianapolis
BELIEVE PUBLIC JOIN in pride in being
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The sketch shows six vacant fields
from each of which one COW was,
removed. This leaves 16 even rows,
counting down, counting across,
s counting diagonally in one direc-
ton and counting diagonally IN
another. making the required tota
Of rows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-24

~ LORIA dropped. She braced
IL III herself against the side of the
0 garage door,
We'll. what are we going to do
about it?" she asked. do you want
me to leave you? Do you hate me
as much as that, Dick?"
He did not answer at once. He
took his old pipe from his pocket
and filled. it.
IT'S like this, Glory" he said
finally. " don't hate you, at all.
But Wayburn he's there, be-
tween us, somehow. You see, I
can't ever kid myself again that you
care about me. I know that you'd
be in New York with him now, if
he'd wanted you to be there. i. A
man doesn't forget a thing like
that. No one but a boob like me
would ever have had you in his
house again, on any terms. :"
"But I didn't do anything wrongv'
Gloria defended herself. What are
a few silly kisses?"
Dick sneered.
Yes . know that's the way
you look at it," he said, "but no
decent woman would let any man
but her husband kiss her, Glory. She
wouldn't soil herself that way"
Gloria tossed her head impatiently.
ooh, you're so old-fashioned," she
answered. Think of all the petting
that goes on at wild parties. And /.
doesn't mean a thing"
THAT makes it all the more rotten
then" Dick pointed out. Love isn't
a game or a toy. It's bigger than
any of us. . :"
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0E7 no did all the heavy house
N/l work? Not you, l
know" Dick said, unbe-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-24
THE
FLAPPER
WIFE

He broke off abruptly. And when
he spoke again his voice was quite
cold and matter-of-fact. Come on,
let's go into the house. The mos
quitoes are beginning to bite out
here" He stopped to scratch his
ankle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-24

to sleep, her WORKOUT body
- throbbing in every nerve.
And at dawn the next morning she
awoke.
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ri HEY went in. Silently Gloria
1 cleared the table, piled the
- dishes on the sink and put the
can milk bottles out on the back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-29
CITY BUYING PLOWS
TO COMBAT SHOWS
d. c. Will Have 80 Pieces of Ap-
paratus to Open Streets
After Storms.

When the first heavy snow falls
on Washington this Winter the Street
Cleaning Department will have 80
pieces OF apparatus available to open
lanes of travel, as compared with only
20 plows and scrapers last year.
Bids were opened at the District Build.
ing Tuesday afternoon for the pur.
chase of these 10 additional plows and
the Baker Manufacturing Co. submit
ted the low figure, S205 each
This purchase, when made, will give
the street clea ning department a total
of rs plows. to be attached to heavy
motor trucks, and four graders avail
able for snow work.
The plan under which the depart.
ment has been operating for the pa st
rev years is to have the trucks equip
ped with these plows start out shortly
after the snow begins to fall and tray
erse the streets on which car tracks
are laid and other thoroughfares which
carry the bulk of Vehicular traffic to
and from the center of the CITY.
a program mapped out at the Dis.
tflct Building last year called for the
pioWing of snow on 81 miles of streets
having car tracks and As miles of main
trafhc highway, making a total of 40
miles. Estimating that a pillow could
take care of four miles of streets, the
report figured that IS plows would
De needed to carry out the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-29
ADMIRAL ATTACKS
LEE SHRINE PLANS
Says Proposal Is Effort by
Southern Women to Keep
Alive Sectional Agitation.

Rear Admiral Purnell f. Harrins
ton, commandments of the Mill
tary Order, Loyal Legion of the United
States, was the principal speaker at
q dinner in his honor by the Com
mandery of the District of Columbia
at the New Willard Hotel last night.
Admiral Harrington Endorsed the
national defense act and said that the
United States has been unprepared in
every war in which it has engaged.
In referring to the Civil War, he said
that the thinking people of the South
realize that secession was an impos-
sibility and are glad that the War OF
Secession failed.
1t is the Southern women. he said,
who are responsible for the remaining
agitation between the two sections OF
the country. The proposed Lee Shrine
is an effort on the part of the South
ern women in Washington to make a
national hero out of the great Con
federate leader and TO place him on Il
pedestal of equal greatness with Gen.
Grant. he declared. He said that in
his opinion, the greatest single duty
Of the Loyal Legion is TO fight against
movements of this kind.
Maj Henry NJ. Rogers. comma nder
of the Massa chusettS Commandery.
told of his first meeting With Presi dent
Lincoln.
Admiral Billiard. head of the United
States Coast Guard, speaking in behalf
Of the hereditary members, urged rev
erence and obedience to their elders as
a remedy for the condition of the pres
ent-day youth.
Acting Master +. =. Il. Sands. com
mander of the local branch. of the le
gion, was toaStma Ster. Harry Angel
leo, local tenor, sang several solos dur
ing the evening. The banquet closed
with the sounding of taps al the re-
quest of Master Sa nds.
At a business meeting yesterday, the
national organization reelected Adj
miral Harrington as commander-in-
chief. Other officers We're:
Maj. Henry L. Swords, senior vice
commander; Brig. Gen. William H.
Bisby, Junior vice commander: Capt
John o. Foering, recorder-in-chief and
chancellor-in-chief; Grahame Powell
registrar-in-chief; Capt. William p
Wright. trea surer-in- chief: Rev. Alex
ander Leo, chaplain-in-chief; Brig
Gen. Edward S. Godfrey. counsel-in-
chief: II. NJ. Rogers. chief paymaster:
w. s. CoSswell. brevet lieutenant colo
mel, and j. L. King, captain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-29
CARUS0 RUMOR DENIED.
Singers Widow Says Italy Is Not
Seeking to Take Child.

NEW YORK, October % R.-Re-
ports that the Italian government is
preparing to begin proceedings to end
the guardianship of Mrs. Dorothy
BENJAMIN Caruso Ingram, widow of
the late singer. over her daughter
Gloria We're denied last night by her
counsel, Alfred E. Seligsberg.
The adVices from Paris also stated
mat Mrs. Ingram, who is now seek
ing a divorce from her second hus-
band, Capt. Ernest A. Ingram. denied
the rumors and branded them as
ma licious gossip arising in New
York"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-29
RALSTON ESTATE $4,000.
Late Senator's Will Lists $4,000
in Real Estate.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, October 80
Pp-Samuel NJ. Ralston, late Senator
from Indiana. left an estate of 100000.
His will. filed for probate yesterday,
listed real estate at $4,000 and per
sonal property worth $4,000.
Emmett G.. RalSton. son. was named
executor, and Julian c.. another son,
was named attorney for the estate.
HooSier Home. suburban residence
of the Senator. a 1S0-acre farm i'll
Decatur County, and his stock in the
First National Bank of Lebanon
We're Willed to his wife. The three
children received the remainder of
Senator Ralston's property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-29
FOWLER SCOUTS ALARM
ABOUT SCARLET FEVER
Sixty Cases Reported in City in
Past Two Weeks. But Situation
Is Not Serious

Although 60 cases of scarlet fever
have beee reported to the health de-
partment in the past two weeks.
Health Officer William c. Fowler be-
lieves that there is no cause for alarm
in the present situation.
The health officer said his only ad-
vice to parents would be that they
consult a physician if their children
show signs of becoming i'll rather
than attempt 10 diagnose the case
themselves. He pointed out that
many of these cases of scarlet fever
are mild in form and appea rance and
that it is safer to call the family
physician if in doubt.
Seven cases of the disease have
been reported from among the pupils
OF the Langdon School
In the Arctic regions of northern
Canada the thermometer goes 10 81
below zero.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-29

Joseph Phillips Original or
Loffler's.
Also Frankfurters, Scrapple,
Pork Pudding. etc.
Loffler's Link Sausage, too, if
yon want them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-29

Better enjoy them while you can g
them. When freezing weather come
these fine Eastern Shore Sweets will +
longer be available
The Washington times., 1925-01-15
CONTRACTOR
TOLD To CLEAN
HOUSE
Postmaster General New Tells
Association to Gust Shifty
Members

Elimination Of all INSCRIPTIONS
and irresponsible contractors from
business was urged by Postmaster
General New in an address last
night at a banquet which brought
to a close the sixth annual meeting
OF the Associated General Contrac-
tors Of America, at the Hotel Wash
ington.
He congratulated the contractors
on having organized into an asso-
cation having for its aim the raising
of building standards.
Officers were elected as follows:
George B. Walbridge, Detroit. presi-
dent; III. W. Baum. Salt Lake City.
vice president at large; Summer
Sollitt, Chicago, and Godfrey Ed
yards, Los Angeles. vice presi-ii
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BOTH SIDES READY IN
BROVVARD STAYING CASE

ORLANDO. Fla, Jan. Is. Both
the defense and prosecution are ex-
pected to announce ready" when
the case of Hal p. Cady, charged
with second degree murder in con.
nection with the death of N. B.
Broward, nephew Of former Gov
ernor Broward of Florida, is called
in the Orange county criminal
court tomorrow morning.
Cady, young lawyer of Detroit,
Mich, is free under $4,000 bond,
furnished by prominent Orlando and
Winter Park business men immedi-
ately following grand jury indict-
ment.
The Washington times., 1925-01-15

rointing to Southland said he could
tell the story.
Southland, much amused, blamed
Seldon's wife, Mrs. Edith Seldom,
for the loss. He said the Seldons
lived at 1926 Eighth street north.
west, and that the wife had taken
all papers belonging to her husband
and thrown them away when she
moved and left him.
Seldom said that he is a Mason
and that his wife, with whom he
could not get along, had also
thrown his Masonic document away
Not being able TO find the entry
on the record showing his citizen
ship. Mrs. Loeffel told Seldom to
make an effort to ascertain the date,
which he promised to do.
The Washington times., 1925-01-15

nomination or reelection - there.
fore, lame ducks" the
result. They were: Ball, of Della
ware: Bursom, Of New Mexico:
Sterling, of South Dakota; McCor.
mick, Of Illinois; and Dial, of South
Carolina, the latter Democrat.
The tame duck" knife cuts both
ways. At the outset of the present
session Administration leaders gen.
orally were wailing because lame
ducks" cluttered up the session and
stood as a barrier to the enactment
Of the will of the people, as ex-
pressed last November. Today they
are giving thanks for those same
lame duck" votes, for they en-
abled President Coolidge to win his
The debate that preceded the
vote was lively enough, and fea.
tured the fact that lame ducks"
were to determine the result.
The Washington times., 1925-01-15
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