Just Married #54

In "Time of Beauty," a man named Ray struggles with jealousy over his wife Mrs. Burke's beauty and the attention she receives from other men at a party. After confiding in Anne, an old friend, Ray learns that Anne was once in love with him before he married Mrs. Burke. Ray tells Anne about Vikki, another beautiful woman, hoping to make his wife jealous, but the plan backfires when Vikki becomes genuinely interested in him. Six months later, Ray marries Vikki, though he notices her occasional sadness; meanwhile, his wife Mrs. Burke has remarried and appears content. The story concludes with Ray attending a dinner party where Adam Hobbs, a wealthy man, is escorting the blonde-haired Vikki, leaving Ray to wonder about the truth of the tales surrounding Hobbs.