The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-11

plunged into not path, treated hill
wounds as best he could, shaved, and
put on fresh clothes.
Then he strolled out to order new
evening dress in a bury from Palm
Beach tailor. He met F'reneaus carry
ing his honors jauntily. Royce went
to him and held him skewered with
his eyes as he said:
Look here, Freneau, haven't you
a little something to say to me?'
Freneau colored a trihe, but he
stared back at Royce without discom-
fort and he laughed no less easily
than usual:
why, no, old man; nothing that l
know of-except that l suppose l
ought to feel sorry that you arrived
too late. But 1 can't feel sorry.
didn't even know you were there"
Royce glared at him, then laughed
harshly and said:
THE diagnosis in your case IS clear.
You are hopelessly infected with yell
low fever; but you are immune to all
honorable sentiments. Don't lose your
head though; and don't try any of
your tricks on little Gloria Stafford"
Freneau laughed again, a more ugly
laugh this time. THAT seems to me to
be Miss Stafford's business, and GER
tainly none of yours
I'm going to make it mine," said
Royce.
After Gloria had enjoyed all the
redeeming influences of a tub, and a
shampoo and fine linen and a silk
frock, she found that her interest in
Mr. Freneau was as keen as ever. She
even felt grateful to Lois Freeman for
flirting with David. She sat out on
the ledge OF the veranda and day
dreamed.
When her father sauntered by and
asked her what she was up to she
answered:
20, nothing! Pm just basking in
the sun"
But when Pierpont came by that
way a little later he found Dick Ere
neau basking in Gloria's most be-
witching smile They were Romeo
and Juliet at Palm Beach, separated
only by a low wall and a clump of
rhododendrons. And Romeo was
reaching across that with his walking
stick
1t was the first time Pierpont had
seen his child in a Irritation. He did
not like her in that employment He
} took her by the ear and led her away.
She protested at the indignity.
Pierpont let go her ear. He had al
ways been afraid of her and unable
to manage her. He was not afraid OF
Freneau, however. He went for him
at once. He was about to begin with
/, stout, How dare you speak to my
daughter?" He paused, feeling that
: without Freneau's help he might have
no daughter to be spoken to.
, Pierpont was used to accomplishing
! his ends with the weapon Of the check
l book. He drew the weapon now anC
fountain pen and said
"By the way there's that reward
It will give me great pleasure to pay
it over"
| He wrote after "Pay to the order Of
| the name Richard Freneau" and the
| amount Five thousand and no-hun
| dredths dollars-S5, 00O." Freneaui
| fingers twitched to clutch the fortune
| but his brain advised him to play fo
| higher stakes. He put away the temp
| tation with a proud smile.
| 1T is reward enough to have beef
| able to be of service to Miss Stafford
| If Gloria had not adored him be
| fore, that chivalrous speech woul'
| have won her It quite disarmed Pier
| pont. With his check book ruled out
| his best weapon was gone. But h
| clustered all the harder. my daugt
| ter is little girl. won't have he
| fooling time away with you She mus
| get her education first. She is hard
| ly more than a child"
| "Oh, papa!" Gloria cried
| Pierpont went on: and she's e
| ing to school at once. We start mort
| on the next train"
| "Then Mr.. Freneau win come nortl
too, and we shall see each other a
i don't we, Mr.. Freneau? Desperately
II Don't we, Mr.. freneau!
ii Mr.. Freneau's answer was blurred
y Pierpont studied the two young pei
1. pie He had his own opinion of FRI
neau It was formed on brief a.
quaintance, but he was a judge {
d men.
g "You love each other, Ell? Despe
g ately, too? Well, we'll Now, loo
here" he said, after a quick balan
ing of his mind, "of course you bot
n know that Gloria is too young fC
e marriage She must prepare herse
g for the solemn responsibilities of iii
k and graduate at a good finishin
If school Now, II you will wait, an
1t not see each other or write to eac
other, till then, and If you still 10y
D. each other then, | will not oppoi
x vour marriage I'll do all 1 can