Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-08
FIRST EPISODE.

most expensive hotel and the most luxurl-
Gus resort in the world should be only
few miles from an almost impenetrable
wilderness inhabited by Indians that the
United States army could never dis
lodge?"
Yes. It Is odd" said his young doctors
"but the prices here are almost as i'm
penetrable as the knife grass OF the ever
.glades. And as for Indians. the United
States navy couldn't dislodge some OF
these old millionaire squaws from their
snobbery"
I'm afraid my daughter finds II So"
the Judge agreed, Here we've been for
two whole weeks and Lois doesn't know
anybody who IL anybody--except Pierpont
staffords boy, and I'm afraid he's only
flirting with her"
Dr. Royce had not been engaged 10 pre-
scribe for Miss Lois Freemans ambitions,
40 he changed the subject. TITS hard 10
believe that there Is blizzard in New
York today when you look al these flow
srs and see those half-dressed mobs wal
lowing in the surf"
The Judge gave jump and gasped;
Good Lord. hear that sereaml Some
woman is being murdered"
Royce checked him with gesture and
smile.
sit stiii. Judge IT'S only Gloria stat
ford having another battle with her gov
erness"
Tho Judge settled back into his blanket.
grumbling Tho little devil-always in
hot water
Dr. Royce came 70 her defense with
curious warmth. They're driving her
with too tight rein. She's too big
hearted and brave and wise to be treated
as child much longer"
The old man sighed: I'VE fathers with
notherless girls TO raise are pretty help
less cattle. ! can send criminal to the
chair, but ! can't punish my daughter;
she does what she pleases, and IL rarely
pleases me. And Pierpont Stafford can
run a string OF banks and make n rail-
road system cat out OF his hand, but
that girl Of his has hlm-I believe they
say 'buffaloed'--or IA IL 'PlttsburghcdT'
Isn't that Pierpont out there in the surf
now7 ! wish could 80 in. DO you think
might?
The doctor shook his head: You run
ont on the links and play little golf
among tho palm trees Tomorrow ] may
let you have n Dip
II don't feel quite up to golf"
60 on; don't diaoboy You're worse
than--than--' Another scream from the
corridor gave him tho missing word.
You're worse than Gloria"
He lifted tho Judge from his chair,
thrust a bag OF golf clubs into his arms
and ordered him off The Judge pleaded:
who'll play with me? win your
mot muchl You've had enough Of me
for today. Here's your daughter. Miss
Lois. let me introduce your father Take
him around the links once, won't your"
Lois obeyed with more grace than
eraciousness. Her thoughts were on the
two strings 70 her bow. She had had 10
content herself for her first week at
Palm Beach with the attentions Of Rich
ard Froneau. a young broker In charge
on branch office az the Royal Poin-
ciana. But recently SIN had caught the
eye OF David Stafford. and she had tried
10 hold II. Freneau was handsome--much
TOO good looking for his own good or
the good OF any girl or woman he TO
cused his eye upon Frenoau was mag
netic and he was great fun. but David
Stafford was good business. TO capture
tho son OF pierpont Stafford would be
high finance-something tremendous
The Judge. her father. kept his eyes on
Lois more than ON tho golf ball, and
landed in the bunkera with regularity.
lie knew that his daughter was UP to
some mischief but he was sure that II
was not the innocent mischief OF the OBJ
Atreperous Gloria.
Gloria Stafford. exquisite In her bath
ing. suit. was like bisqno figure como
10 ilfo-very much 10 life as she stood
outside her bedroom door and held the
knob against her govcrness. who tugged
in vain at the opposite knob. Then Gloria
let co. and tho govcrness went stagger-
ing backward across tho room. while
Gloria with shrieks OF laughter made
her way off and down the corridor and
out to the beach.
The beach being no less than Palm
Beach. she lodged among throngs OF the
well-known. the much photographed, who
were also making their way. though
more sedately. 20 the surf. II was II
o'clock. the fashionable bathing time. TO
be seen in the water more than half an
hour earlier or more than half an hour
late was socially fatal
The governeas followed tho fugitive IN
hot haste. but Gloria sought refuge IN
fhe crowded ocean She diyed and
stayed under as long as ahe could, hut
Miss Sidney deserted her az once and
Ecsticuiated violently, commanding her
TO come back, Gloria merely bobhled
her pet little bonnet aud aplashed In be-
hind her father Misa sidney persisted
and Gloria gave her father pnah. sAy-
tnEs ffoa SO make her let mo alone.
nell her shell b sorry II she doesnt"
The capitalist flcundered out With the
epolpgetic manner o. an evergrown
echoolheys Ter even be vas afraid Of the
aefsrunsa And he vas nos yeFy impress.
alive in bathing aaH
ilu made hls wAy q Miss Sidney
pftssnce and mamblsd Would sea
mind y Gloria had hoe morning ssla.
please
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ehe we're talAlne q anetheF fhlia thas
since dlovsa had positively REFUSED a
wcfk ear bss pFVplsm IN asaeetA aha hAa
been fathta1sa % ae lhEe ths watef
Nevertheless sha tsd flasfastiy rehslist.
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