Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-08

openly ridiculed her and splashed water
over her.
She pretended not to notice him but,
reaching her father at last, she hurled
herself upon him and ducked him under
the water Then she scrambled to the
beach. When the enraged governess
seized her by the wrist Gloria tried to
pull her into the froth. But the COVER
ness was too big for her and she hauled
Gloria out OF the romantic sea into n
hard world Of dry sand and drier mathe-
MATES.
Gloria skunk along in a white rage, a
storm brewing behind her eyes She
was not often sullen and never morbid
she- was made up Of Joy. sunlight and
mischief all the fresh and sweet Of life,
But she loathed being told to do things
or not 10 do things, forbidden, com
manded-in n word. bossed. She was
poised az the nameless stage between
childhood and glrlhood. She was not
what is termed tout" yet her FESTIVE
spirit made II impossible for her TO be
kept "in.' She was tired OF being
snubbed.
Her brother David. some four years
her senior, made life increasingly lone
some for Gloria by his freedom and the
superior, worldly airs he assumed for
her especial torment. In earlier years
they had been very near TO each other.
and now It was bittor to Gloria's proud
soul 10 watch David coming and going
at will. dancing every night, and flirting
desperately with Lois Freeman, whom
Gloria did not like because her brother
did.
o, yes, David could fiirt his head off,
but her father turned white and her
goyemess turned blue II Gloria so much
ms mentioned lover in novel or sug-
gested that she might have ons herself
al some time In that future which she
was waiting for as the next installment
OF an exciting serial Gloria was woman
enough TO resent restraint and child
enough to be capable OF making a tragic
blunder II she ever broke away.
Gloria issued a declaration or indepen-
dence as soon as she reached her room.
II began with: I'm too old to have a
governessi"
'Thanksl Miss Sidney snapped.
YOU'RE more than welcomed Gloria
snapped back. Il want one thing un.
derstood This Is the last time I'll stand
being treated AZ a child. I'm not one.
At my age my grandmother was the
mother Of my father, and II you don't
change your treatment OF mo I'm going
10 run away and marry the first man /
meet"
People who are always going 10 do
things never do them" said the govern
eas. with the primness Of copybook.
But n you're 40 old and wise suppose you
prove It first by doing your algebra les
son It's very simple.
They never made my grandmother
learn algebra" Glorin protested.
They never taught her to run an auto
mobile either
That's another thing. My brother has
a car OF his own and haven't even a
pushmoblc Half. the girls OF my ago
have their own motors. can run one as
we'll AZ any OF them. It's shame that
my father won't buy me one"
Perhaps IL You learned your lesson he
might reward you with car"
This rainbow OF hope brought the end
Of the storm. Gloria heamed and ran to
clip out of her bathing suit and into
her luncheon frock. The governess almost
smiled as she wrote the problem on the
black board she used for Gloria's lessons
When Gloria came back Miss Sidney
pointed TO the figures.
''Its very simple. my dear" she said.
You have only TO multiply alb by
alb"
But"
Work It out yourself dear, and cali
me when Il Is finished"
Gloria stared at tho problem and felt
herself slipping gaek into childhood at
hreakneok speed. She had no moro idea
OF what II all meant than a newborn
babe. She put on pair OF big tortoise
shell spectacles. but they made her look
younger than over and gave her no help.
She could see that foolish a Il b. but she
could not see why anyone should want
To know what would happen II you did
such foolish thing as 10 multiply IL by
itself
Whom tho blackboard blurred before her
eyes sho moved 10 the window and stared
at the glltterlng marriment OF the crowd
Everybody was at play except Gloria
people IN bathing suits. yachting flan-
nelE, golf toys. tennis things. bicycle
clothes. motor gear They Atreamed
along the walks. tho sand. the plazzas
sat in wicker chairs. or rolled along IN
Automobiles.
by and by Gloria saw Lois Freeneau
come IN from the links, when Dick Ere
neau sauntered up Lois deserted her
fnther az once. Gloria did not like tho
way she ogled Aff Freeneau Lois used
the same langulshing expressions Gloria
had seen her working of on David
Gloria wanted 70 run out and warn poor
SIR. freneau that Lois was deceliful
MINK Mr. rreneau had such lovely.
trusting eyes, Il was crime 10 lure him
on Gloria msaltated 'They cay he's
broker whatever that a. wonder
what broker breaks hearts. probably.
n Mr.. Ffensau Il sample o dear MS
awful algebra
She stood pomtns Al lie n eeaeral anA
study a. particular she tarnFd Ne IA
haF ass ard siaoa II 40 metanetely 4
paFtuFe that nf HoYee pssHuR her
window ana seems her. paused Is Study
her for mamsai a. if shs esre a
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