Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-22

honorable sentiments. Don't los
your head, though; and don't try an.
Of your tricks on little Gloria Stat
ford +"
I Freneau laughed again, a more ugl,
laugh this time That seems to m,
to be Miss Stafford's business, an,
certainly none OF yours
I'm going TO make il mine salt
Royce.
Freneau walked away He would
not even give Royce the satisfac
ton OF an excuse for trouncing him
Royce almost smothered with sup
pressed rage. He had an uppercu
in his unchanged right hand whief
he was fairly aching 10 plant or
/ Freneau's jaw--an exact duplicate o.
I the one he had administered 10 Che
Katcalani
Pierpont Stafford was overjoyed tc
have his lost eve lamb restored tc
the fold, and he was chidishly happy
/ till he realized that, after all, she was
only temporarily his. She had es'
capped marrying the Seminole, but
that did not mean that she would es'
( cape marrying somebody
( After Gloria had enjoyed all the re-
/ deeming influences Of tub, and =
shampoo. and FINE linen and a silk
froek, she found that her interest IN
I Mr.. Freneau was as keen as ever
She even felt grateful to Lois Free
man for flirting with David. She sat
out on the ledge Of the yeranda and
day-dreamed.
When her father sauntered by and
asked her what she was up TO she
answered
%, nothing I'm just baskins in
the sun
But when Pierpont came by that
way a little later he found Dick Ere
neau basking in Gloria's most be-
witehing smile. They were Romeo
and Juliet at Palm Beach, separated
only by a low wall and clump Of
rhododendrons. And Romeo was
reaching across that with his walking
stick
II was the first time Pierpont had
seen his child in a filtration. 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 go her car EIe had
always been afraid Of her and I'M
able to manage her He was not afraid
of Freneau, however. He went for
him at once. He was about 70 be-
gin with a stout How dare you speak
10 my daughter" He paused feeling
that without Freneau's help he might
have had no daughter TO be spoken 10.
Pcrpont was used 10 accomplish
ing his ends with the weapon OF the
check book. He drew the weapon
now and fountain pen and said
BY the way, there's that reward.
1t will give me great pleasure to pay
II over"
He wrote after PAY to the order
OF" the name Richard Freneau" and
the amount Five thousand and no.
hundredths dollars--$5,00000." Ere
neau's fingers twitched to clutch the
fortune, but his brain advised him TO
play for higher stakes. He put away
the temptation with proud smile.
1T is reward enough to have been
able to be OF service to Miss Stat
ford"
II Gloria had not adored him be-
fore, that chivalrous speech would
have won her. II 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. ! won't have her
fooling time away with YOU She
must get her education first She is
hardly more than child"
20, papaI" Gloria cried.
Pierpont went on; And she's go
ing to school at once. We start north |
on the next train"
This was another thing again. Free
neau quailed before the old capitalists |
glare, which was as fierce as the In
dian chiefs had been But Gloria was |
used to that glare. She knew the ten
der heart back of il. and she said:
Then Mr. Freneau will come north, /
too, and we shall see each other all /
we want to- For we love each other,
don't we, Mr., Freneau? Desperately /
Don't we, Mr.. Freneau?'
Mr. Freneaus answer was blurred.
Pierpont studied the two young
people He had his own opinion Of
Freneau. II was formed on brief ae-
1uaintance, but he was a Judge OF
men
"You love each other en-, Desper-
ltely, too2 Well WELL Now look
lere." he said, after a quick balancing
n his mind OF course, you both
tnow that Gloria is too young for
She must prepare herself
or the solemn responsbilities Of life
md graduate at good finishing
school Now, It YOU will wait. and
rot see each other or write to each
,ther I'LL then, and II you still love
ZACH other then, ! viii not oppose
-FOUR marriage TN do all | can 10
make you happy Is u hargainf"
Freneau had not the courage 10 re.
use the demand IN the cold eyes OF
NE millionaire To be accepted as
us sonsin.laW 40 any time was a mar
.elous promise He FASTENED 10 give
'is own Boz exchange for It. II
When bc had promised there was
.othuE left lor Gloria o. do but
.fowsf also She could not gst mar
ifd al by herself d takes two 10 I
aahe q maffaEe any other quar-
tt II
+For htf Yfass, then said Pier +.
.oHt sFmlN ven promise not 90
otht cash other va sPtah nt write "a
ny five wears n
Z prem ad Ffsasm qa.skb I
From lamnrfaa kai8 Gloria
.Ha qut' mHfst
ANr WBW E8Nts trfs ahnfHa