Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-06
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until 1 get out of their clutches. I'll
make up for this; I'll be Madame But
terfly all over the place.
David smiled at her innocence in the
allusion to Butterfly, but neither he nor
Gloria knew that Lieutenant Pinkerton
was a white woolly lamb compared to
Gloria's own lover, Freneau.
Lois had moved away from Gloria
toward the bedside table, where framed
photograph of Freneau looked tauntingly
at her. A jealous desire for posses
sion came over her. She longed to take
the image of the man from Gloria as
well as the man himself. The within
became Immediately a necessity to her
She glanced across at the group about
Gloria No one was looking her way. A
smile curled at the corners of her lips
and a triumphant CLEAN shot for mo-
ment into her handsome sullen eyes as
she slipped the picture into her opera
bag.
Lois was utterly maddened and des-
perate in her passion for Freneau now,
for the knowledge that she was to lose
him made her utterly ruthless to herseli
as to all who might stand in the way of
her last days with him. She hardly
knew what she was doing; she had but
one idea on earth. Even if she had
known of the anonymous letter her hus-
band had received, and Of the suspicious
aroused in Royce's mind, it is doubtful
If she would have acted differently.
She must be alone with Freneau unin-
terrupted to plead with him TO give up
Gloria and to run away with her
or, failing that, to get back her letters
and gain time to reconstruct her lie ana
recover from her loss.
She must be alone with Freneau IN
SHo Inn
agined Gloria's frantic search for 1t.
The next morning, as she was go
ing over Frenau's letters. her
father dropped in Unexpectedly.
One of Freneau's envelopes had fallen to
the floor unnoticed by Lois. The judge
stopped tc pick it up for her. He saw
Freneau's name and, trained as he was
in the wiles of criminals, he suspected
Lois at once and fatty accused her of an
intrigue with Freneau. She merely
flounced away in a temper, saying:
ct am old enough to take care of my
self If you want to believe evil of your
own daughter-why, believe it"
She left Judge Freeman dumfounded
and distracted. In the afternoon, while
David was at his office, the worried faith
CT again visited Lois to try softer words.
In the hall he met her houseman carry
ing a trunk downstairs for the express.
Freneau had advised Lois to send her
baggage by train and motor UP with him
in the Catskills.
Judge Freeman took the liberty of
readirR the tag on that trunk. He saw
that it was checked to Blendike, viii
.age in the Catskills.
Going to Lois room. he questioned
her. She answered that as David was
going away that evening she thought
she would run out to Lenox to visit
Aunt Kate.
Aunt Kate has gone to Florida, as
you know" her father answered sternly.
81 forgot, but anyway, 1 have TO get
off by myself for few days; my nerves
are in ribbons. Please leave me alone,
Lois said, and burst into tears.
Again her father left her, his anxiety
greater than before.
When DR.. Royce made his morning call
on his beloved patient, Gloria, he found
her still progressig toward complete re-
covery from her illness. But her
spirits did not seem joyous as they
should be. He thought bitterly that
this might be due to his orders that
she should not be allowed to see FIRE.
neau He told her that he withdrew
the embargo and her rapture confirm
ed his fears.
That afternoon he CHANGED to be
passing David Stafford's home just as