The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-10-18
heDAUGHIER of
DAVID KERR .ts
1y Harry Mn5 1ootle
Illustrations Iy HY 11I7=es %

rying with her magazines containing
pictures and descriptions of beautiful
homes. When the plans for the alter
atlons were finally approved, David
Kerr learned with a sigh OF relief that
/ the changes could be made without
driving him from the shelter OF his
own roof.
At the same time Gloria was plan
ming for the changes in the country
place she and Mrs. Gilbert were also
busy preparing for the ball which
would serve as her formal introduction
to Belmont society Her time was SO
!, engaged that she thought the sugges-
I ton OF her hostess an excellent one
when Mrs. Gilbert said that it might
| be better not 10 become tangled up
with too many social engagements az
| a time when il was more vital to see
| that the Locust Lawn alterations were
/ properly under way. The girl was
aware, from what she had heard her
/ father and others say, that things
Were duh at present, and she did not
wish to spur them into a premature
activity When the ball was given for
| her it would be time enough to begin.
Mrs. Gilbert was not letting things
| drift. although the daughter Of David
Kerr was not aware of it Every one
in Belmont knew what Glora did not:
! That she was about to make great
effort TO secure recognition. Belmont
was not in a receptive mood. Its first
thought was that she was the child OF
| shrewd political trickster who had
fattened at the expense OF the ;own.
The offspring of the leopard should
not hope to be without spots.
Mrs Gilbert was clever enough to
have girls to luncheon whom she
thought might become Interested in
Gloria. They came. and in the major
ity of cases surprised Gloria by their
charming manners and their beautiful
clothes. Her court was 10 be aven
more brilliant than she had drea med
The girls We're invited one at a time,
to give both Gloria and the visitor
the opportunity of becoming well ac-
quainted.
The luncheon guests came to call
aftervard but by strange mischance
it was always when Gloria was not at
home. She would go to the architects
office with Mrs. Gilbert, and would
find on her return that several cards
had been left for her. The bail was so
near that she made no attempt to pay
any calls herself She was too busy
Although railing at the fate which
| took him away most of the time. the
| first three weeks after Gloria's re-
! moval to town were spent By Judge
| Gilbert in Chicago Occasionally he
| ran over for a day, but even then mis-
wife and their guest saw little of him
| This would have made their evenings
hang heavy on their hands had It not
| been for Joe Wright. He got into the
habit of dropping in after dinner every
| evening and several times a week Mrs.
! Gilbert had him to dine with them,
Late in the afternoons he and Gloria
often drove together. the season of
the year keeping them most of the
! time on the city streets. Once he
/ drove with her to Locust Lawn, but
as it was late when they reached there
he did not get out. sitting in the run
about while Gloria ran into the house
for few minutes.
Neither Wright nor Gloria ever made
an effort to direct the conversation
into the intimate channel it had taken
the night they first had met in Bel,
mont One might almost have thought
they had agreed to consider them
selves merely good friends, so imper-
sonal were they in what they said.
| For this there was a reason; rather,
there were two reasons, his and hers,
Wright was keeping a firm grip on
| himself because he knew the truth and
was afraid. Gloria was self-possessed
and would not have permitted HIM to
pass the border OF friendship, had he
dared. because she wished to know
| Belmont well Even a hint OF an en-
tangling alliance would prove a hin
drance. Thus 1t was that each was
happy in the others company. And il
perchance they looked the sentiment
that each had inwardly resolved not tc
breathe. they were happier still III the
thought that some day their dreams
would come true4
The paper was occasioning Wright
no great anxiety. Somewhat to hi.
surprise the advertising revenue was
showing most gratifying gains caused
by the increase of local business. The
Banner had more advertising. but the
new owner of the afternoon paper hat
no cause to complain. Even his adver
tising manager could not explain it
Main street merchants who had beeI
out of the paper for years began Il
send in copy without solicitation
This made the mead of the advertiser.
department think that the millennium
was about due. The real reason, un
known to every one except the mer
: chants receiving the message, was tha