New Britain herald., 1925-04-11

told her mirror that night, with the memory of Dicks hard kiss still on ner mouth. T can marry that man and all his money, if want to-" We'll, she had wanted to and so she had married him. After May had gone. Gloria put on her hat and the new fur coat to 20 to see her mother.- She hadn't telephoned her since she had come | home.
 Don't bother about getting lunch for me-" she told Maggie, T ate a big breakfast, and I'm afraid Of getting fat" ...
 Have just a cup of tea and bit of salad" Maggie said. She couldn't understand these women who were afraid to eat, lest they gain few l bounds. She thought they'd all look better if they had little flesh on
 their bones.
 But Gloria shook her head.
 
 As she walked down ChuTch Street, she met Lola Hough.
 She was wheeling a baby buggy
 with one hand and carrying a man ket basket with the other. Behind
 her trotted the twins. Billy and Bet ty. :, Lola's tired face was wreathed
 with smiles under her last year s hat. . How nice to see you!" she kissed
 Gloria warmly. Are you all set
 tied in yohr lovely new house? l walked past it the other day, and :, I thought how lovely that big back s yard win be for your babies-wher q they come"
 Gloria raised her eyebrows. - q hope you're not going to bf { one of these foolish women, who = can't be bothered with having chil i dren," Lola said. She had caugh IS the look on Gloria's face at th'
 word babies"
 s Because they're not 8 bother
 They're the greatest fun in tn e world" Lola went on. "A womal e thinks she loves her husband. Bu
 she doesn't even guess what love
 until she has a baby"
 Lola raised the hood of the bug y gy. Inside, in little nest of pillows e lay Teddy Hough, who was not quit e a year old. Ills long lashes lay in
 dark shadow on his cheeks. Littl II gold wisps of hair curled from un der his bonnet.
 r, 'Isn't he a love?" Lola asked. st Nice baby" was all Glory coul l. find to say. She said good-by the 1t and walked on.
 lv3 The little house of her girlhoo Ia looked shabbier than ever hefof 1T when she came down the stree
 The paint was sealing in places, an er the snowy lace curtains had bee 'h darned in a dozen places. A car s' tackled up beside the doorbeli. reat U, Bell out of order. Please knock lu Gloria knocked. Her moth'
 opened lle u0uls ilIp 1hiH@N N saw her daughter she began to CT 'o "Whatever in the worlds Il matter, mother?" Gloria asked. Sl ne pushed the door shut and patt' se her mothers gingham shoulder WI TT one hand in it's white kid glove ot "oh, l don't know" her moth LII sobbed. "I guess I'm so happy hs seeing you married off so well ne such a good man that l just ha ail to have & good cry"
 he She wiped her eyes with one co 1s ner of her white apron. ah You've always been worry en your dad and me, Glory" she we
 on. "All your life. You were |
 pretty always. And you began 1e' have beaus when you were | as' young for them . Then, li year we were deadly afraid that y si- were going to run away with 1T lay good d-for-nothinE actor WI .es- was his name?" m stanley Wayburn," Gloria : rla swered promptly. But you need 's- have worried about him. He did iet want to marry anyone who did have q million dollars"
 
 the Stanley walburn was still a her ter memory in her heart.
 He was the one man who ] he never lost his head over her, just had told her frankly that he wo never marry for anything had money. But he was perfectly will