Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-05
DIR. WAKEFIELD WHISPERED
THE DREADFUL WORDS
TO STAFFORD.

look on Trask's face surely meant
death for him IL he were oyertaken.
And now at last he was all but over
taken.
Soon, however, Freneau broke from
his reycfic, dismissed ii as an unpleas-
ant memory, smiled at himself for Civ
ing il any place in his thoughts, and
turned his mind 10 Glofia-~thc be-
witehing girl-woman 10 whom Oh the
morrow he would tender his heart and
hand for all that they might be worth.
Meanwhile Gloria herself, tired be
yond words, her pretty right hand
stiff from the endless shaking OF other
hands at her reception, her tiny feet
weary OF their satin slippers and her
ears tingling still with the buzz Of
compliments poured into them, was
ecstatic as a fulfledgcd birding after
its first long flight.
The last OF the guests departing,
she threw her arms about her fathers
neck and gave him a resoundinR kiss.
Swinging her feet free Of The floor,
she kicked off her slippers, Then she
hugged Aunt Hortensia and thanked
her, and, please did she and father
mind il the new social leader left them
and betook herself 10 bed, where they
might send her crackers and milk for
her dinner before she toppled off TO
sleepf
They laughed through their own
WEAKNESS as Gloria, gathering up her
east-away footwear, proceeded TO
drag herself up the staircase, bent far
over in imitation OF an ancient cripple
Reaching her own room, she
screamed Justify TO Burroughs. her
English maid TO run hot bath for
her and for goodness sake to get her
out of her wreck OF a dress. As Bur
roughs fluttered between the two
tasks Gloria hummed the Aloha Oe"
that had been played IN waltz time
for her last heavenly dance with Free
neau. She picked a rose from her
dressing table and went through the
ritual OF He loves me, he loves me
not" down almost 10 the last petal.
But finding that II would come out on
the tragic not" she gasped, How
sillyF threw the rose away casting
shy little smile at herself in the
mirror.
Burroughs, having taken the woe
fully wilted and shredded tulle frock
from her, wrapped her young mistress
IN q dressing gown And Gloria went,
still humulng, 10 her bath
In the midst of the splashing. while
Burroughs was Strengthening the
dressing room, she heard 20 Bur-
foughs do YOU think my new iur.lned
driving coat looks very good on me Z"
Yes, miss do. indeed. answered
Burroughs, surprised al The apparent
lfreleyanCe of the question.
And BurroughsF
Yes. missf" ...
What warm afternoon dress have
l that / look aWmlly nice ini"
Why the brown velvet from IusI
1'le. miss YOU slo look a perfect little (
doll ~ that miss
Another splash Ia the tuh and 4
nrple 0l laughter
hank you, huffonRh yoa see. \
i m driving The pony and sleigh out HI 4
'he country tnmerfaw afternoon
"Nfa. mssa
eNnd ni NOT driving out alone.
Burroughs
Ne miss
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