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

benefit and she hoped that he would
be there. She had something inn
portant to tell him. Everything she
had to tell him was immensely i'm
portant nowadays to her-and I'M
mensely unimportant to him.
The thing that agitated Lois was
her knowledge that Gloria had come
back to New York and was still in
love with the memory of Freneau.
Lois was in an anguish OF fear and
jealousy and she wanted to compel
Freneau to swear that he would p
forsake her for Gloria. Isl
Freneau was oblivious OF this, but
he had no intention Of keeping his
promise to Lois till Mulry, who had
overheard Freneas's end of the con-
versation, said: Come along. 1 got
stung for couple of tickets. You
can have one of them We might
meet somebody who might give us
line on the market"
So the Romeolike Freneau went
with his Falstaffian partner. They
haunted the promenade Of the box
holders, wishing to be seen In ex-
pensive company.
CHANGING over the balustrade, FIRE.
neau caught sight of Lois mounting
the stairs with her husband. She was
looking for him, and he smiled back
at her with stinted grace He did not
notice that on the other stairway Of
the big double zigzag Pierpont Stat
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young loneliness at his side. He did
not know Gloria saw him. He did not
zee her clutch her fathers arm and
almost swoon with delight.
He might have observed all this and
still not have suspected who tAs girl
was, for the Gloria he had found in
/ squaw costume in the evergladesxthe
! GLORIA who had exchanged vows " 1
him on the veranda of the Potnciana
the Gloria who had waved farewells
to him from the receding train five
years ago. had all but receded from
his memory. What recollection he
had Of her was of little sixteen-year-
old thing with her hair down her back
and an air of almost childish imma,
turity.
The Gloria who marched UP the
broad steps of the Metropolitan was
a young lady Of twenty, one with hey
hair up, her head full of knowledge
and her features changed as the/6ud
is Hanged when 1t becomes sfrose.
Her costume was the latest thing from
Paris. still Paris in spite of the war
Gloria could hardly climb the steps
to the level of Freneau. Her father
did not know him, but she did She
left her fathers side and hurried to
Freneau's. He did not hear her or
know that she was at his elbow, trem-
bling with rapture and trying to keep
from crying his name aloud and seiz
ing him by the arm that had saved
her from the Indians. She coughed
and he did not hear. At last she ven.
tured the terrific deed of touching his
sleeve with her finger tip. He turned
and she murmured:
"Mr. Freneau, l believer"
He turned, saw that a most exquis'
tie creature had addressed him, won.
dered who under the sun she was, lift
, ed his hat, made a violent pretense
at remembering her perfectly, having
met her just the day before, and er
claimed: "Why, hello I'm ee -''i
you got here" ~.
He put out his hand, but herr
away before he could clasp it.
had thrust her arm into her father
? elbow and hurried him along toward.
the door of their box while Freneau
whirled and stared
Mulry stared, too, and muttered:
Good Lord, who's the new peach with
i old Pierpont?"
1T must be his daughter; it's
Gloria!' Freneau gasped.
Ellis daughterl Do you know hsf
l. "Know hern Freneau Law
"Well, rathent I'm engaged to }sz..2T'
a way"
o Engaged in wayi" Mulry repeat
e ed. We'll, marry her quick Her ole
k mans money will come in might,
handy"
l. Freneau leaned against the balus
d trade thinking so hard and recastini
n his plans so rapidly and with sucl
/ enthusiasm that Lois not only touched
n his arm but pinched it fiercely befor'
@ he noticed her. Then he stared a
8 her with a cold Indifference that verl
fed her widest fears.
8 Meanwhile Gloria was sitting II
, miserable splendor on a little gol'
Ii chair in a box like a prison cell t
d ner, and she was batting her eyes fas
to shake away the tears that cam
l. pellmell. She was wringing her it'll
white gloved hands and trying not 2
It sob aloud: HE doesn't reesf ~
f. mel He doesn't remember me!
It (TO BE CONTINUED.) ~