The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-21

in her newer suspicious of this mar
Mulry. He was evidently running
away from her. Therefore she mus
pursue him. His flight was evidence
of some mysterious guilt.
Gloria cut short her visit to the
country and announced her intention
Of going back to town at once. Her
father and her brother were used to
her whims and did not oppose them
nowadays out of pity for her.
The next morning Gloria made an
other journey to Mulry's Office. She
went early within business hours. The
stenographer told her that Mr.. Mulry
had gone to Palm Beach the night be-
fore with a rich client who had in
vited him to be his guest.
Gloria was furious at this new es-
cape. She pondered it all the way
home. When she saw her father she
| told him that he was not looking at
all well he needed some golf and surf
| bathing. He ought to 60 to Palm
Beach. He accepted the suggestion
heartily. He was more than willing
to undertake the golf and he was
eager to get Gloria out of the region
of her sorrow. He was so worried
over her swift alienation of gloom
and gayety that he invited Doctor
Royce to came along as a member of
the family party. He did not have to
ask Royce twice.
Gloria had not been to Florida dur
ing the last five years. To her it was
not SO much a flight from her romance
as return to it's birthplace. 1t was at
Palm Beach that she had met her fate.
1t was there that she had made her
girlish escapade in David's racing car,
and wrecked it in the everglades. 1t
was there that she had wandered into
the heart of the wilderness and into
the heart of the young Seminole chief
who would have forced her to be his
squaw, if 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 River
side drive; her romance had ended in
vanity and despair.
tolit IOuIlti Luc pleasure puIdClSc d.
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 IN
der the tropical sun Of Freneau's eyes.
1t 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-
kies on wheels-the 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
MS hotel. He ordered his driver to
urn down powered path and to give
him all the steam the black could af-
ord
The mOtOrman was vigorous, but the
passenger was heavy. Gloria was light
tut her African was weak. 1t was any
'ody's race with every prospect of
pill for one jockey or the other, since
he paths were filled with dawdling
trollers and the bicycle had come
ack into fashion. Everywhere wOm |
n In exquisite dresses were rowing
bout on pedals. Dozens OF other afro |
mobiles also cluttered the race course.
Tow, Gloria gained and was about to y
edu OIL ueF IHdu, wien lucSStuScA
oy on a wheel cut in ahead and it was I
Necessary for Gloria's chauffeur to
ack pedal wildly or endure collision.
Mulry would shoot ahead and rejoice
his triumph, only to find himself in !.
tangle of pedestrians. His one
arky power machine began to feel the
fleets of his bulky cargo. Mulry ap- =
lied gasoline liz the form of a dollar
ills brandished in front of popping,
hite eyeballs, and that gave him the = :.
ivantage for time. But even money ?
innot, furnish everlasting power, and Il
lie heavy breathing back of him told
ulry that his engine was about to die. g
He looked back and saw that -
loria's car had taken wrong turn n
I'd shot down another avenue. He n
I've three silent cheers for himself. 1
Thus ended one Of the most blood