Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
THE GOLDEN BARRIER
By VIVA Delmar; Author Of Bad Girl
Brought Up Believe That the World Revolved About Her

Forgive and forget. Avis.
And, although Gilbert tried for
months to find Avis, he was not sue
cessful.
A Wis became very chummy with a
"A girl across the hall. She was an
artists model and she found job for
Avis. Her name was Gwen Hildreth and
she was the kind of friend who tries to
talk one out of ones follies and, when
she finds she can't, will then help one
to be as foolish as one pleases to be.
She was a beautiful blonde and
perfect friend. On the day that Avis
told Gwen the story of her marriage,
Gwen said: You got him; you got rid
of him. Now, Avis Clayton, let's see
what else you get out of life"
Avis laughed recklessly. There was
mirror across the room In which she
could see her reflection as they talked
cleaning. her hair falling In soft, silky
waves. She was SO sure that she was q
favored daughter of fate that she was
amused at the serious note In Ovens
voice. as she said:
Marriage is the most important thing
In every girls life. think you should
have given Gilbert chance. You would
have come to love him in time"
Avis said nothing. She had given
Gwen to believe that she had left Gil
bert merely because she had not loved
him. Ovens loyalty and sincerity often
made Avis feel a strange. unpleasant
doubt that, perhaps, she, after all, was
not quite perfect.
The time passed pleasantly for the
girls. Gwen and Avis took large rom
with a kitchenette, and pooled their
funds. They had plenty of work in
several studios and managed splendidly.
There were men who took them out,
now and then. Ovens friends mostly.
Nice chaps, but they only represented
dinners and theaters. Nothing more.
They were not marrying men, and it
mattered little to Avis that they were
not matrimonially inclined, for she was
still set on marrying money. and these
men did not have it In abundance.
She soon discovered that the success
full artists treated their models with
cold courtesy and that most of them
were already married. She was con-
tented enough. however, and a year
passed. Gwen and Avis were happy and
very busy. Despite the fact that they
were popular models. neither of them
mad saved a penny. Gwen was as fond
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she had had few hard knocks in her
life and had learned not to rank clothes
first in her list of important things.
The following year held a surprise
for Avis. A play called THE Queens
Glove" made its appearance on Broad
way. 1t was, she heard, very high
class thing. Splendid voices and fine
music. A we'll known woman was
starred in the show, and the support
ing cast was headed by Gilbert Trent.
Avis saw his name in large type on
the billboards as she passed the theater
with Gwen. She was astonished, and
Gwen was amused.
See what you threw over?" Gwen
smiled.
If she had known Avis real reason
for leaving Gilbert she would have
laughed aloud. Here vas Avis. living
comfortably, but certainly not iyxur-
iously, in furnished room, while Gil
bert was on his way to success and
fortune.
'FlE Queens Glove" proved unsuc-
cessful. Avis followed its career
In the newspapers and felt sorry for