The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-08-31


the jungle, had been slain on River
side drive; her romance had ended in
vanity 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 remembering
how love had bloomed in her life UNI
der the tropical sun of Freneau's eyes.
It was like going over an old album of
souvenirs to revisit the scenes of that
far-off 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 gardens 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 rolling along briskly. She
did not know that he had caught sight
of her first and made off in disgust
and amazement at her discovery of
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 riding in one of
the rolling chairs propelled by dar-
kes on wheelsAthe familiar "afromo-
biles" of Palm Beach.
Poor Mulry was winded by his speed
and he wanted to get to his hosts cot
tage. But he caught a glimpse of
Gloria, also chartering an automobile.
To his horror her automobile made
after his. He dared not put back to
his hotel. He ordered his driver to
turn down a powered path and to give
him all the steam the black could af-
ford.
The mOtOrman was vigorous, but the
passenger was heavy. Gloria was light
| but her African was weak. It was any
body's race with every prospect of
spill for one jockey or the other, since
the paths were filed with dawdling
strollers and the bicycle had come
back into fashion. Everywhere wom-
en- in exquisite dresses were rowing
about on pedals. Dozens of other afro
mobiles also cluttered the race course.
Now. Gloria gained and was about to
head off her man, when messenger
boy on wheel cut in ahead and 1t was
necessary for Gloria's chauffeur to
back pedal wildly or endure collision.
Mulry would shoot ahead and rejoice
at his triumph, only to find himself in
tangle of pedestrians. His one
darky power machine began to feel the
effects of his bulky cargo. Mulry APP
piled gasoline il the form of a dollar
bill brandished in front of popping,
white eyeballs, and that gave him the
advantage for 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
Gloria's car had taken a wrong turf
and shot down another avenue. H'
gave three silent cheers for himself.
Thus ended one of the 1nost blood
curdling rOlling-chariot races since
Ben-Hur's day. Mulry paid his ex
hausted man well and took the neares
way to the cottage where he was guest
He did not leave it that night, and l
was well, for Gloria hunted for hin
everywhere.
She would not dance, though man.
asked her. The music hurt her cruel
w. She remembered how she ha'
wanted to dance that mOonlit night S
long ago, but had been put to bed b
her heartless governess. She remen
bered how she had suffered till sn
could bear it no longer, and had rise
to dress in the dark and steal GU
leaving her governess ashore.
She had envied David his liberty an
had stolen the car that David brougf
round so that he might take Judg
Freeman's daughter Lois for a moor
light spin-and spoon. Gloria had nC
= prevented David from marrying Loi
and she had run herself into a serit
of adventures that had promised ever.
thing wonderful only to stop short
> black disaster. Her poor, brave, p
L tient lover would dance no more, smi
< at her no more. Love was gone fro
1t her life already and she was on
twenty.
Frank Mulry did not dance TIL
y night, either He sat at his windo'
- listening to the music and wonderiI
- how long this game Of hide and SCI
m would last. He was tempted to go o
and surrender to this young girl wi
n was stalking him with such relentle
70 stealth.
~ But he thought of the money her
" Their had given to Freneau and he W
o. afraid he would have to give it L
n He thought of his share in Freneal
triclzery and the ugly look it won
10 have in court. He beat his fat he
-. for some clever lie that would expla
ho everything gracefully, but no inspil
- ton came and he went to bed like
rf spanked and supperless child.
ro The next morning Mulry looked {
ON late upon the flood of sunlight gildi
-, the liquid emerald sea. The break'
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