The Washington times., 1938-04-01

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They drove back to the city
through a drifting snowstorm to
the Palace Hotel. They arrived
a little before midnight, and the
young man behind the desk who
was holding down Tommy'S old
Job opened his eyes wide at the
bride the very same young
man who had that morning asked
Gloria for date, who had said,
gayly:
"Is it fair of you, Gloria, to
stand there looking so ravishingly
beautiful behind that cigarette
counter of yours and not let me
do anything about the way my
heart leaps over on its hands and
stands on it's head?" He said now,
to cover his confusion:
There seem to be ever so many
congratulations in order tonight,
SIR"
Henry said, his black eyes puz-
zled: Just what do you mean?"
The clerk said: Il was talking
about the story in the early morn
ing paper, sir" and smiling, he
handed over q copy.
For one long moment Henry
looked at the headlines: Rodney
Callman and Isabel Lee Married
in Washington" He didn't say
anything. He lit cigarette, care
fully looked around to see if the
bell-hop had gone on up with
Gloria's bags.
Then he took Gloria's elbow
firmly and escorted her to the
elevator. He said, evenly: GO on
up. I'll follow you later" And he
turned abruptly and headed for
the cocktail room.
STILL IN DAZE
Gloria went to the suite, her
heart humping. She was still
dazed. She walked around the big
room; she sat down on one chair
got up and moved to another
She lit a cigarette and stood at
the window looking out over the
city.
And though it was more than
an hour later when Henry came
into the room Gloria's bags were
still in the center of the living.
room floor where she had told the
bellhop to leave them; she still
had on her hat, coat and gloves.
Henry went straight to the tall,
hand-carved cellarette by the win
dow. He had been drinking in that
hour, Gloria knew. He wasn't
steady on his feet. He poured
himself some whiskey and drank
it swiftly.
And then he turned and glared
at Gloria, who was standing there
in the center Of the room now, a
small, bewildered girl with enor-
nous blue eyes and golden hair
frothing out from under her perky
hat; a girl who didn't know what
to do-a girl who was just be-
ginning to realize what she had
done.
Henry said, his eyes blazing:
$50 that's why you married me!
You were jilted!"
II thought you knew, Henry"
she replied. And she said to her
self: Il thought every one must
know. But that was silly. Peter
and were the first to know, and
Henry came just few moments
after Peter left. Or did he?" She
couldn't remember.
How would know" Henry
flung the words at, her. Those
papers didn't come off the presses
until almost midnight"
Gloria said, softly: Henry, I'm
sorry. I do like you so much, but
I'm not in love with you. I really
don't know why I married you. I
was dazed, miserable 1 didn't
know what I was doing" She
paused a second. But I do know
this, Henry. 1t was a horrible mis-
take. I think realized it during
the ceremony. wanted to stop the
minister, to tell you then. but. :"
"You married me for my
money!" Henry broke in. You
wouldn't marry me when I had
just an allowance. No, you wanted
Rodney, who had money in his
own name. But now that I've got
money and Rodney has married
your sister :" his eyes went on
blazing at her, soaring her face,
beating against the trembling slim.
ness of her body" {. now that
I've got more money than Rodney
will ever have ."
Henry, I'd like you if you didn't
have a cent. Any one would.
You've a grand sense Of humor
and you're a lot Of fun most
of the time. I suppose you'd be
like that if you didn't have money,
and I suppose, because do like
you, II married you tonight.
That, and because I was SO miSer-
able. Still" she added, thought
fully. Il shouldn't have done it.
you've said time and again
that loving you didn't matter. that
you wanted me anyway, tnat you
could make me love you =. after
ward. But you couldn't Henry.
And it would be silly to try. You're
too nice to be saddled with a wife
who doesn't love you and who isn't
even dazzled by your money. We
can have our marriage annulled
or you can go to Reno. At the
most, 1t will only be few days
or weeks out of your life"