Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-29
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THE LAUNDERING CHORUS.
not let her go. He would not let
Freneau come near.
At the next intcrmission her father
tagged along like a younger brother
Before she could get TO Freneau her
sistcr-n-law, Lois, captured him. Lois
rebuked Frcneau for his attentions to
Gloria, and reminded him Of his oaths
OF fidelity to her own unfaithful self
He made light of his interest in
Gloria and was avowing his devotion
to Lois when her husband appeared
at their elbows.
They masked their confusion as
best they could and Freneau saun-
tered away. David glowered after
him and glared at his wife. He had
not forgotten that Freneau had been
his rival for Lois tickle heart before
they were married. He did not dream
how deeply she was involved with
Freneau now; but the first seed OF
suspicion was sown. Lois father,
Judge Freeman, had not forgotten
Lois early infatuation for the young
broker, who had a gift OF making
women reckless. He saw how David
was miffed. He saw also how Gloria
tried to reach Freneau, only TO lose
him in the crowd The judge was
trained in observing human nature.
He even ventured to speak to Gloria.
81 wouldn't think too much OF that
Freneau fellow, if were you, Gloria"
But you aren't me, arc you,
judge% Gloria answered, impudently,
and the judge retired, mumbling;
mol I'll have to admit that"
Then Pierpont came up and COM
PEELED Gloria to go back and listen to
mere opera, when she wanted to hear
Freneau's glorious voice. When the
last curtain fell and the multitude
flooded the corridors she did not get
a glimpse of him. Her father kept
watch over her, and Gloria went home
amazed at the cantankerous mcddle-
someness of parents in love affairs.
She told her father that he ought
to be in better business than playing
the demon chaperon, but he only
smiled. She was all he had and he
wanted to keep her to the last mo-
ment He wanted also to make some
investigation Of Freneaus behavior
and his reliability as son-in-law
He had not heard much about him,
but that little was not good.
The next day a rescuer appeared in
unexpected guise. Her aunt the
great Hortensia Stafford, called to see
her, raved over her beauty, and hailed
her as graduate from the ranks Of
girldom,
you must have a coming out
party" she said, land take up the
duties OF womanhood"
Pierpont violently insisted that
Gloria was only child But he was
only father and merely brother 10
Hortcnsia, SO she waved him aside
as a nuisance Gloria embraced her
fervently and thought her an angel
She changed her mind when il came
10 sending out the invitations for the
debut, for Aunt Horteusia was
stickler for social selcclness and she
loved 10 blue pencil doubtful names
Gloria made out a list al those She
wanted There were dozens of girl
friends and a few young men she had
known from hahy-earriage days She
wrote among these the name Richard
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