The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-11-04

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She shook her head at F'reneau an
turned to see what her father though
of her Righteousness. She saw VIII
he liked Boris Godunow" SO mucI
He had never slept better. Now, wit
her chaperon gone to Dreamland,
looked to Gloria as If Providenc
meant that she should pursue the ad
venture.
She did not know that Lois Stafford
seated in David's box, was taking Il
these wireless signals from one sid
OF the horseshoe to the other. Sh
did not see how Lois glowered a
Freneaus alluring grin; how f1ercel.
she frowned when Freneau. rose ant
left the box, and how frantic she wa
when Gloria arose and left hers. Fo
Gloria, seeing Freneau go, hesitatet
only a moment, then rose and stol,
away, too, leaving her father in (;
peaceful slumber which all the clam
ors of the Russian opera could moi
disturb
Outside the Stafford door Frenear
waited in ambush. He was rewarded
by the appearance of Gloria He was
80 delighted that when she asked
him why he had motioned to her to
meet him he could think of nothing
better to say than: II thought you
might be hungry. There's the buffet
upstairs"
Gloria smiled and understood and
accepted the challenge She said she
was famished. The corridors and the
massive stairway were empty at this
time and they scampered up to the
refreshment room like children.
Gloria was enchanted by the array
of cakes and became hungry in the
presence of the feast. She poked her
finger at the most toothsome.
Give me this, give me this; one of
these, two of those and a chocolate
and pistache ice cream-and some
lemonade"
Love had evidently not ruined her
young appetite.
Freneau led her to table and they
began to renew old acquaintance. She
renewed her five-year-old expression
of gratitude to him for rescuing her
from the Indians, and he had neither
the courage nor the honesty to admit
that it was not he but DR.. Royce
who had fought the chief to liestill
Freneau and Gloria had many things
to discuss, but he did not tell her all
the mischief he had been up to in
the five years test. That went with
out saying. They did not know that
the room filled up with a chattering
mob when the curtain went down, nor
that the chattering mob disappeared
when the curtain went up again.
Gloria prattled on, munching her
cakes and ice and slipping her lemon
ade. Suddenly she felt her ear seized
n familiar grasp. Her father had
with start when the or
'hestra quit playing. He had blinked
bout in the sudden bright lights and
missed his daughter. She was lost in
he mazes of the opera house He
vas tempted to offer reward for
Ter, as he had when she decamped |
nto the everglades.
He decided to search first for her
imself. He found the estray in the
eserted buffet, spooning up the last /
f her ice cream and the best of Ere
eau's batteries. He dragged her out
f heaven. She fought him all the
1t her go. He would not let Freneau
ONE near.
At the next intermission her father
lgged along like a younger brother.
efore she could get to Freneau her
ster-in-law, Lois, captured him. Lois
sbuked Freneau for his attentions to
loria, and reminded him of his oaths
fidelity to her own unfaithful self.
e made light of his interest in Gloria
Id was avbwing his devotion to Lois
hen her husband appeared at their
bows.
They masked. their confusion as
,st they could and Freneau saun-
red away. David glowered after
m and glared at his wife. He had
It forgotten that Freneau had been ]
s rival for Lois tickle heart before
ey were married. He did not dream |
w deeply she was involved with {
eneau now; but the first seed Of
spicion was sown. Lois father
dge Freeman, had not forgotten
is early infatuation for the young
oker, who had a gift of making \
men reckless. He saw how David +
8 miffed. He saw also how Gloria S
ed to reach Freneau, only to lose G
n in the crowd. The judge was o
lined in observing human nature. Il
even ventured to speak to Gloria. n
I wouldn't think too much Of that n
sneau fellow if I were you, Gloria G
But you aren't me, are you, judge?" u
,ria answered impudently, and the III
ge retired, mumbling: mo! I'll a.
re to admit that"
'hen Pierpont came up and COM p'
led Gloria to go back and listen
mere opera, when she wanted to 10
II Freneau's glorious voice. When te
last curtain fell and the multitude u