The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-06

rescue. "You forget he doesn't go out |
as much as when he was younger
Exactly ! don't git out like did |
when | was younger" Kerr repeated |
81 think every one will have to like
me very much" C,oria complained |
with whimsical air of doubt, TO |
come way out to Locust Lawn TO see
me-" She knew well that they would
come, but town apartment, some
thing modern, doomed large in her
mind. These remarks were only the
pioneer work preliminary to a siege
I'm afraid Belmont will seem mean
compared to the places you nave
lived" suggested Mrs. Gilbert. In the
short time she had been with Gloria
she had seen enough to make her GER
tain that there were breakers ahead
mot at ALL" answered the girl.
Judge Gilbert was talking earnestly
with her father, and this gave her
chance to confess privately to Mrs.
Gilbert.
1T seems good to me because it is
home, and | can do as please with
out comment. | mean to live my life
to the full, just as do other girls
whom | visit. Except when I've been
with them, it's been chaperon and
school. school and chaperon for SO
long that I'm honestly glad to get into
house where no one rushes In every
few minutes to see if I'm reading
French novel or writing love letters
to the chauffeur"
Mrs. Gilbert laughed heartily at the
martyrdom Gloria had suffered, and
promised that such would not be her
lot in Belmont. When Mr.. Kerr joined
them she went to summon her other
guests.
Judge Gilbert has been telling me,
Gloria" Kerr began, that things was
quiet here just at this season. Now
California"
Telling you!" repeated Gloria. Why
did her father need to have any one
tell him anything about Belmont?
Then wasn't she excuse enough for
all the gayety possible?
, Amt got nothin against California,
, have you?" Kerr asked, ignoring her
: exclamation.
Il don't know" She turned away
) from him, consciencestricken at he1
tone of INDIGESTION. 81 wanted to come
. home, yet"
2 Don't you like Locust Lawn, girl?'
+ Eyes. yes she answered quickly
"But-everything is so different from
n what imagined it would be. Give
me little time to think about th'
o California trip"
At that moment Mrs. Gilbert re
turned with the guests who for some
!. little time had been entertaining
o themselves in the drawing-room.
q Mrs. Hayes and her husband wer'
first introduced to Gloria. While the,
exchanged few pleasantries, Wright
!. in charge of Judge Gilbert, was meet
- ing David Kerr. 1t was not until Mrs
- Gilbert called him to her to presen
~ him to Miss Kerr that the editor @
the Belmont News and the daughte
10 of David Kerr came face to face.
To the surprise of the others pre-:
- ent Gloria gave little scream Of dt
u light and came forward with bot
hands outstretched to greet the youn
~ man. He no less gave evidence of hi
4 pleasure at the meeting. His fac
o lighted up with a smile and the wa
IL he grasped both her hands betokene
III his happiness at seeing her again.
~ the others could not share their graf
g. fication, they could at least shar
=" their surprise.
CT Joe Wright, of all persons!" e,
&c claimed Gloria, shaking his hand
CT heartily, her face radiant with smile
10 Miss Kerr! You here!" 1t va
all he could say, but he put into it
ct wealth of feeling which made it IN
possible to mistake his meaning. +
at forgot David Kerr, he forgot ever
er one but this girl whom now he M
~ again after so long time.
e. You're the last person I'd expe
to find in Belmont"
eu But you're not the last person /
hope to find here" he replied.
er Whereupon they both laughed al
shook hands again.
10 Mrs. Gilbert was the first of Il
er others to recover the power
speech. you know each other!"
OF Indeed we do" replied Gloria ~
III travelled abroad for time in the sar
party. How do you happen to
On here?" asked Wright. Tell me
Id about it,"
There isn't much to tell. / Ii
ct, here now"
How funny!"
RS, I'm not apologizing for it,"
is laughed.
II don't mean 1t that way. Belmc
1t Is my home, too. | was born here.
nts Here! In Belmont!" He made
ten effort to conceal his surprise.
a "Yes," she said proudly; Il am
lch daughter of David Kerr"
at Had she struck him blow full
use the face she could not more have st
he gered him. In the joy of meeting h
nld I WRIGHT had forpotten everything