The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-12-12

put on fresh clothes.
Then he strolled out to order a new
evening dress in hurry from a Palm
Beach tailor. He met Freneau, 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 trifie, 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 1 suppose l
ought to feel sorry that you arrived
too late. But 1 cant feel sorry. l
didn't even know you were there"
! Royce glared at MIN, 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
redeemlng influences of a tub, and
shampoo, and fine linen and a silk
frock, she found that her interest in
Freneau was as keen as ever. She
W.. IT grateful to Lois Freeman for
even - David She sat out on
nii'ins wf' he veranda and day.
dreamed i
Wnen her father saunte. ed by and
asked her what she was up u ene
answered:
90. nothing. I'm just baskiEg in
the SUM-
But when Pierpont came by that |
way a little later he found Dick FIRE.
neau basking i'll Gloria's most be-
witching smile. They were Romeo
and Juliet at Palm Beach, separated |
only by low wall and a clump OF |
rhododendrons And Romeo was
reaching across that with his walking |
stick
It 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 90 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
a 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
book. He drew the weapon now and
a 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 or
the name Richard Freneau" and the
amount give thousand and no-hun-
dredths dollars-$5O00." Freneau's
fingers twitched to clutch the fortune,
but his brain advised. him to play for
higher stakes. He put away the temp
tation with . proud smile.
1T IL reward enough to have been
able to be Of service to Miss Stafford"
II Gloria had not adored him be-
fore, that chivaafous speech would
have won her. It quite disarmed Pier
pont. With his check book ruled out,
his best weapon was gone. But he
clustered all the harder. my daugh-
ter is a little girl. l won't have her
fooling time away with you. She must
get her education first. She is hard
ly more than child"
ooh, papa!" Gloria cried.
Pierpont went on: "And she's 60
ing to school at once. We start north
on the next train
| Then Mr.. Freneau will come north,
too, and we shall see each other all
we want to. For we love each otner,
don't we, Mr.. Freneau? Desperately!
/ Don't we, Mr. Freneau?
Mr.. Freneau's answer was blurred.
| Pierpont studied the two young peo-
ple He had his own opinion of Ere
neau. It was formed on brief &C.
quaintance, but he was judge OF
men.
You love each other, eh! Desper-
ately, too? Well, well! Now. look
here" he said, after a quick balanc-
ing Of his mind, "of course you both
know that Gloria 10 too young for
larriage. She must prepare herself
the solemn responsibilities OF lie
4 graduate at . good hnishinG
ool. Now. II you viii wait, and
- each other or write to each
TN then. and II you stdn love
other then, ! vim not oppose
carriage. IN 10 Ill can .
a. happy. y Il . barSAihT
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