Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10

the young Seminole chief who would
have forced her to be his squaw, il
her brave Freneau had not rescued
her from him. And now her lover,
who had escaped the dangers Of the
Jungle, had been slain on Riverside
drive; her romance had ended in van
ity and despair.
She found the pleasure paradise al
most the same.
A little more gorgeous, perhaps,
but all the gloomier for that. She had
come from the white winter OF the
north into the sudden July OF Florida
and her heart ached anew remember.
ing how love had bloomed in her life
under the tropical sun OF Freneau's
eyes. 1t was like going over an old
album OF souvenirs to revisit the
scenes OF that faroff yesterday, The
same throngs seemed to be dancing
the same dances, bounding through
the same waves, still slipping their
tea under the palms in the royal gar
dens Of the Poinciana.
She had almost forgotten her pur-
pose in coming here when she caught
sight OF Frank Mulry's broad back.
He was stepping briskly. She did not
know that he had caught sight OF
her first and made off in disgust and
amazement at her translation to his
new retreat.
She dared not run after him and
she could not keep pace with him. She
lost him in the maze OF the bazaars.
Later she saw him stepping into one
Of the rolling chairs propelled by
darkies on wheels--the familiar
"afromobiles" of Palm Beach.
Poor Mulry was winded by his
speed and he wanted to get to his
hosts cottage. But he caught
glimpse OF Gloria also chartering an
Automobile" To his horror her "af-
romobile" made after his, He dared
not put back to his hotel. He ordered
his driver to turn down powered
path and to give him all the steam
the blacks could afford.
The motorman was vigorous, but
the passenger was heavy. Gloria was
light, but her African was weak. 1t
was anybody's race with, every pros
pect Of a spill for one jockey or the
other, since the paths were filled
with dawdling strollers and the bicy-
Gle had come back into fashion.
Everywhere women in exquisite
dresses were rowing about on pedals.
Dozens OF automobiles" also clut-
tered the race course. Now, Gloria
gained and was about to head off her
man, when messenger boy on a
wheel cut in ahead and it was neces-
sary for Gloria's chauffeur to back
pedal wildly or endure collision,
Mulry would shoot ahead and re-
Joice at his triumph, only 20 find him
self in tangle Of pedestrians. His
power machine began to
feel the effects Of his bulky cargo.
Mulry applied gasoline in the form Of
a dollar bill brandished in front of
popping eyeballs and that gave him
the advantage for a time. But even
money cannot furnish everlasting
power, and the heavy breathing back
of him told Mulry that his engine was
about to die.
He looked back and saw that Glor-
las car had taken wrong turn and
shot down another avenue. He gave
three silent cheers for himself
Thus ended one OF the most blood
curdling rolling chariot races since
Ben-Hur's day. Mulry paid his ex-
haustcd man well and took the near
est way to the cottage where he was
guest He did not leave it that night,
and it was well, for Gloria hunted for
him everywhere.
She would not dance, though many
asked her. The music hurt her cruel
ly. She remembered how she had
wanted 70 dance that moonlit night
so long ago, but had been put to bed
by her heartless governess. She re-
membered how she had suffered till
she could bear it no longer, and she
had risen to dress in the dark and
steal out, leaving her governess
ashore.
She had envied David his liberty
and had stolen the car that David
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Judge Freeman's daughter Lois for
moonlight spin--and spoon. Gloria
had not prevented David from mar
rying Lois, and she had run herself
into series OF adventures that had
promised everything wonderful only
to stop short in black disaster, Her
poor, brave, patient lover was gone
from her life already and she was
only 20,
Frank Mulry did not dance that
night, either. He sat at his window,
listening to the music and wondering
how long this game OF hide and seek
would last. He was tempted to go out
and surrender to this young girl who
was stalking him with such relentless
stealth.
But he thought Of the money her
father had given to Frcneau and he
was afraid he would have TO give it up.
He thought Of his share in Frencau's
trickery and the ugly look il would
have in court. He beat his fat head