Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-29
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n
Y gone, but an attractive youth ike
~ Freneau was not left alone in
such multitudes of women as gather at
Palm Beach with no more serious pur-
pose than escaping the cold drafts OF
the north and the torments of boredom
in the south. Many women had to tell
him how brave ii was of him to go into
the depths of the everglades and tear
from the savages there the daughter OF
Stafford house. Many of them told him
that they would be glad to be rescued
by him from any danger.
He spent so much time gathering the
applause from fair women that when
the season closed at Palm Beach his
firm gave him his full liberty. He had
done nothing, they wrote, to encourage
them to pay him further salary He
had to go next to places where his fame
had not reached-where he had only his
winning personality as capital. he
found men rather hard to impress, but
there was always some woman foolish
enough to believe i'll his beautiful eyes.
Some of them were rich, and some
Of them were as poor as poor Nell
Trask. the daughter of Gideon TrasK'
a canal boat captain. He met her in
cheap boarding house, where he paid
his landlady nothing, except his atten-
ments
He behaved very shabbily in his af-
fair with Nell Trask, and deserted her
cruelty because, at a critical time Tor
her. he got tip on the market and
sold it to a broker, who gave MN
share of the proceeds.
He was so tired or poverty that he
went to New York and anticipated his
promise But Gloria and her father
were abroad on a summer vacation and
Freneau was thrown on his own re-
sources. He flirted himself into an
other tip and sold that to broker NAM
ed Frank Mulry.
Mulrv knew the value OF such a part
ner, and he encouraged Freneau to learn
from fnanciers wives and daughters
what could not be learned otherwise
In the course of time Freneau made
himself so important to Mulry that he
was taken into the firm as silent part
ner At length, through q most confiden-
tial tip, he got in as a sort of stowaway
In a piratical raid on the market and
cleaned up so much money that Mulry
was glad to take him into full partner
ship as the senior member Of the firm.
When he saw the legend, "Freneau
g. MuIry, stocks and bonds, members OF
the stock exchange" on the door and
on the letterheads, Freneau felt so I'M
portant that he did not care what Pier
pont Stafford, or his daughter thought
of him. He was the young Napoleon
One of these days he would buy ano
sell Pierpont Stafford.
His success enlarged his acquaintance
his attractiveness, and his temptations
He was on the crest OF the wave when
he met Lois Freeman again. He was
studying the diamond crop in jeweler
window and wondering just what peace
offering he should buy for a certain
person whom he had rendered violently
Jealous when who should step out o.
the shop but Lois Freeman!
Each stared at the other with eyes
ready for filtration. Each recognized the
other as a former Palm Beach comber
"Why, Mr.. Freneau" was Lois ex
clamation. Her language was not sc
brilliant as her eyes.
''Why, Miss Freeman" was his equal
w brilliant answer The same thing
was true of him.
But I'm not longer Miss Freeman
said she.
"Pm still Mr.. Freneau," said he.
I'm now Mrs. Stafford"
stafford Stafford? The name
sounds familiar" said Freneau.
Surely, you haven't forgotten David
Stafford, your old rival for my young
affections%
"Of course not" said Freneau. 'Tvt
never forgiven him for cutting me out
How long have you been married."
80, for an eternity-two years"
Really? You don't look it at all
But that's long enough for you to come
and take tea with me somewhere, ISM
it?"
81 suppose so. Anyway, I'm dead tired
and in need of a pick-me-up. It's sc
stupid shopping all day. And my hus
band has already been married Ions
enough to be quite frank about my ex
travagance But what else is there fol
me? He is at the office all day; ant
he travels a good deal He's ambitious
to outdo his father in business"
$50 am l." said Freneau.
They were buzzing away merrily wheT
they found seats in a tearoon
where dancing was the main business
with tea as an excuse. Freneau did no
even take tea. He was not particular
about excuses. He urged Lois to dance
with him. But she saw several people
she knew, and she declined. Also, she
slipped away early. She knew enough
to be elusive.
They met again, however, at a les:
conspicuous tearoom. Then she danced
with him. She told him he fox-trottet
divinely we'll He told her she fox-trotteC
devilishly we'll. When an INSCRIPTIONS
bachelor and the frivolous wife of al
ambitious and indulgent man once begin
a dance there is no telling how far 4
will lead them. At least there is nj
telling in circumSpect print.
And all this while Gloria was cherish
ing her ideal of Freneau and working
hard to make herself worthy of him
And her brother was cherishing trus
in Lois and working hard to give her tn
luxuries she exacted with increasing
greed.
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