The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-12

where in the tropical verdure like lii
tie moons, and the glimmering afromo
biles spinning everywhere along thu
walks.
And there was music. The dancing
was beginning little distance away
Gloria tried to sneak a sip of her ia
theirs coffee, but Miss Sidney caught
her at it and took the cup away. But
except for her everything was beauti
full and 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!"
Gloria pretended not to hear her and
talked vigorously to David. But he
only laughed an elder brothers laugh
and lighted another cigarette. She
ran to her father and nestled in his
arms. He Rugged her close, but she
could tell that he was afraid of that
gorgon governess.
Daddy, darling, let me go to the
dance" He shook his head. Just
three dances" He shook his head.
1.-TWO? One!" He shook his head.
She knew that the governess had
given him his orders.
David. shifted. Little girls aren't
allowed to mingle with grownups af-
ter dark"
Gloria choked for words and threw
IN the eye he would have had good
one. But he only laughed the more.
Then her father hardened his heart
and gave her a run-along-now kiss.
She went along, but she did not run.
Once more the rebellion began to sim
mer in her brain.
Her helplessness was her chief
grievance. How could young girl
defend herself from big governess
and big maid, flinty-hearted father
and brute of brother? She was
bordering while the maid took off her
dinner gown and hung it up and hand
ed her her sleeping suit. A. pretty |
time to- go to bed with all Florida call |
ing to her under the moon!
She said her prayers with an absent
minded lack of conviction and crawled
into bed. The governess and the maid
put out the lights and left her. But
they did not put out the moon.
The governess had a prosaic soul
and she fell asleep in spite Of the
moon and the music and the pleading
call OF all outdoors. She even snored!
Gloria could stand everything but
that. She stole from her bed and tip
toed to the governess' room to shake
her and beg her not to play that tune
on her nose. A better idea occurred
to her. Seeing the governess' cloth
slippers neatly placed on the bedside
rug. Gloria pinned them there. whisked
back into herF own room and, 1inging
on her bedgear slipped into her din
ner gown again. She dressed in the
lark and got away safely from her !
'oom.
She was afraid to face the brilliant
lights and the crowd, but she found ;
look on the piazza where she could
beer in at a window and watch the
couples. The tune set her
leart to Waiting and she was SO fam.
shed for dance that when old Judge
Freeman came into sight she asked '
lin to waltz with her He shook his I
lead dolefully. {
I'm sorry, my child, but I've been
ent to bed, too" a
She FELT sorry for him, but she t
Wished that people would stop calling
er my child" t
She peeked at the ballroom again y
nd watched the rivalry of David and
lr. Ferneau for the dances of Lois +
'reeman. The two men were jealous a
each other. David was furious, a
nd Gloria was glad of it.
After time David had a great S.
oheme. Never dreaming that Gloria s
as just outside the window, within il
caring distance, he asked Lois II she e.
ould not enjoy little moonlight tt
pin in his racer She said that she
ould. David said wait right here" l,
I'd left the ballroom. But Lois did m
1t waste any time waiting. She beck CO
led Mr.. Ferneau and told him that m
lie had headache and could dance m
lily one more dance before she said h,
'odnight. Gloria knew that she was re
ling time till David could get to the ne
rage and back. m
She heard David's car coming. The tn
hits almost revealed her on the piaz-
David stopped the car at a side re
trance and ran into the hotel for ha
u.s. Ia
Then Gloria's inspiration came. She ov
'uld save David from that siren and m,
e would get bit OF moonlight for an
rself wi
She dashed across the lawn and,
piping into the GER, commanded it Cur
obey her wild will, and away it CHI
MT like al magic carpet. no
=. 49, ev'
Her practiced hands and feet knew
steering wheel and the clutch and
brakes and all, and there was a
ture beyond words in her power, =
liberty, her speed. At last she was tha
ng obeyed and not obeying. This ma
ping monster outran the greyhound gus