Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-19

WOVEN TO DECEIVE GLORIA.
pale and somewhat weak. She sub
mitted, rather than invited, the in-law
kiss that Lois brushed over her cheek
Then she turned to David and pouted:
"Oh, dear, some people have all
the luck. You are going to hear
Geraldine Farrar in Madame Butter
fly, while | must lie here doing moth
ing They won't even let ME read,
the stingy old thingsp she made a
mouth at her nurse And ] do de-
spise to be read to. Just wait until
| get out OF their clutches. I'll make
up for this; III be Madame Butterfly
all over the place"
David smiled at her innocence in
the allusion to Butterfly, but neither
he nor Gloria knew that Lieutenant
Pinkerton was white woolly lamb
compared to Gloria's own lover, Free
neau.
Lois had moved away from Gloria
toward the bedside table, where
framed photograph OF Freneau looked
tauntingly at her. A jealous desire
for possession came over her, She
longed to take the image of the man
from Gloria as well as the man HIM
self. The whim became Immediately
a necessity to her. She glanced across
at the group about Gloria. No one
was looking her way. A smile curled
at the corners Of her lips and a tri-
umphant CLEAN shot for moment
into her handsome, sullen eyes as she
slipped the picture into her opera bag.
Lois was utterly maddened and
desperate in her passion for Freneau
now. for the knowledge that she was
to lose him made her utterly ruth
less to herself as to all who might
stand in the way Of her last days
with him. She hardly knew what
she was doing; she had but one idea
on earth. Even if she had known of
the anonymous letter her husband
had received, and OF the suspicious
aroused in Royce's mind, II is doubt
full if she would have acted differ
entity.
She must be alone with Freneau
uninterrupted to plead with him to
give up Gloria and to run away with
her--or, failing that, to get back her
letters and gain time to reconstruct
her life and recover from her loss.
The next morning, as she was 60
ing over Freneau's letters, her father
dropped in Unexpectedly. One Of FIRE.
neaus envelopes had fallen to the
floor unnoticed by Lois. The judge
stopped to pick II up for her. He
saw Freneau's name and, trained as
he was in the wiles OF criminals, he
suspected Lois at once and fatty ac-
cused her Of an intrigue with Freneau.
She merely Aonced away in temper,
saying:
myself. II you want to believe evil
Of your own daughter-why, believe
It."
She left Judge Freeman dumb
founded and distracted. In the aft
ernoon, while David was at his office,
the sworried father again visited Lois
to try softer words. In the hall he
met her houseman carrying a trunk
downstairs for the express. 'Freneau
had advised Lois to send her baggage
by train and motor up with him in
the Catskills.
Judge Freeman took the liberty Of
reading the tag on that trunk. He
saw that it was checked to Blendike,
village m the Catskills.
Going to Lois room. he questioned
her. She answered that as David was
going away that evening she thought
she would run out to Lenox to visit
Aunt Kate.
aunt Kate has gone to Florida. as
you know" her father answered
sternly.
Il forgot. but anyway, have to get
off by myself for a few days; my
nerves are in ribbons. Please leave
me alone" Lois said, and burst into
tears.
Again her father left her, his anx.
iety greater than before.
| When DR.. Royce made his morning
call on his beloved patient, Gloria, he
found her still progressing toward
complete recovery from her illness
But her spirits did not seem joyous
as they should be. He thought bit,
terly that this might be due to hi.
orders that she should not be allowet
to see Freneau. He told her that hi
withdrew the embargo and her rap
ture confirmed his fears.
Il That afternoon he CHANGED to b,
passing David Stafford's home Just a.
n David stepped from his car, Davic
4 greeted him warmly and insisted OF
his coming into the house. Royc,
was out OF his coat and hat befor,
David had finished glancing at som,
letters the butler gave him. AS h,
felt thoroughly at home here, Royc,
went ahead to the living room. H,
thought he heard iaurmur Of voices
: Parting the curtains, he saw some
thing that made the blood pound ii