Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-27
Novelized From the Motion Picture Play
of the Same Name by George Kleine
Copyright. 1915. hy Adelaide Al iIuches L-- -
Copyright. 1916. by Adelaide NJ. Hughes

ei splendidly we'll. she was so pretty
that she made his heart ache. IL ached
for himself and then for her. the poor
little prisoner. He tapped on the win
dow.
Gloria turned and recognized her
visitor. Her eyes twinkled with af-
lection. She did like Doctor Royce,
David had presented him TO her. Doc.
tor Royce had graduated at David's
college; they were members OF the
same fraternity.
you ought to be out here in the
sum-" Doctor Royce suggested.
Gloria was shocked at the idea. She
pointed to the blackboard. I'm in
jail for a thousand years. Ii will take
me at least that long to do this hate
full problem"
Royce could not enter her room to
go to the blackboard, so he asked her
to bring the blackboard 10 him. She
fetched 1t joyously and gave him chalk
and said: There isn't any answer,
though"
He was too polite to say. why, this
is the easiest thing in the world" but
he showed that IL was for him by the
speed and smiling ease of his chalk
work.
In a moment the riddle was solved.
Gloria understood 1t a little less than
before. but II meant a release from
captivity, and she was so %entranced
that she flung her arms about him and
gave him a %resounding kiss and called
him "a wonderful. marvellous. angel
man"
To her IL was a kiss OF childish
gratitude for the help of older wis.
dom. She hurried the blackboard back
to the easel and began to copy the
doctors neat figures In her v
scrawl.
But Royce stood %Quivering with the
unexpected attack. He knew that 1t
was a young girls kiss given in conf
dence inc ignorance. and II was
therefore sacred. But he could not
help feeling a thrill Of prophetic hope.
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He saw that Gloria had already for
gotten him. She had copied his work
and she was rubbing out his calcula-
lions. He wondered If that were
prophetic. too.
When Gloria had the blackboard all
shipshape she howled TO the govern
ess to come and see her triumph.
Gloria regretted the deception; but
what other refuge has the weak from
the strong?
Miss Sidney raised her eyebrows
and doubtless suspected that Gloria
had enjoyed outside aid; but she had
an engagement Of her own with the
tutor Of a rich young imbecile, and
she pretended to Do convinced.
Gloria was permitted to call II an
algebra lesson. and for a reward she
was assigned to the study OF a list OF
the English kings. Gloria did not mind
that. for she hid a stolen novel inside
the page and read something far more
important 10 her than ancient history
modern
IL Gloria had not learned a lesson OF
any importance that day. neither had
her elders.
When dinner time came at last Glo-
ria's maid allowed her to select her
newest Paris gown for dinner. And IL
was a u ,asant dinner. on the veranda.
with thu" twilight drawing round like
soft curtains. the lamps glowing every
where In the tropical verdure like lit
tie moons, and the glimmering afromo-
bi,es spinning everywhere along the
walks.
And there was music. The dancing
was beginning a little distance away.
Gloria tried to sneak a sip OF her IA
tner's coffee. but Miss Sidney caught
her at II and took the cup away. But
except for her everything vas beauti-
full ard tender: the very atmosphere
was full OF pleasant reveries. And
then Miss Sidney had to look at her
watch and ruin everything with the
insulting word: Bedtime"
Glcria pretended not - hear her and
talked vigorously to David. But he
only laughed an elder brothers. laugh
and lighted another cigarette. she
ran 10 her father and nestled in his
arms lie Rugged her close, but she
could tell that he was afraid OF hat
gorgon g~overness.
Daddy. darling. let me 60 10 the
danca." lie shook his head. lust
three dances lie shook his head
1.-TWO? Onai"- Ha shook his bad