Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-31


twice. You fought for me then, why
against me now?"
He answered sadly, II am not
fighting against you, Gloria. Some
day you will know it, but not from
me-"
Gloria went out sadly and Royce
INDUCED in little delrium of his
own, cursing his luck in managing
always to have his devotion misun-
derstood He was glad that Lois re-
peated his laison with Freneau, but
he wished that she had chosen some
other person for father contessor or
some other time to call.
In the majestic blue dining room
of the Bankers club, Gloria found
Casimir already installed. Pierponts
influence had secured the engagement
for him and money had provided the
neat costume that changed Casimir
almost as much as Stas had been
changed. The captain waiter placed
cushion on chair for Stas and mo
toned Casimir to lift him into It,
Casimir had not yet recognized his
own boy, disguised as he was with
a bath and rich mems clothes. But
Stas recognized his father and Rugged
him with vigor to the amazement OF
Aunt Hortensia, who had been in,
yited to the luncheon so that she and
Pierpont might agree on some new
interest for Gloria. They agreed to
postpone the task till after luncheon;
By that time Gloria had flown, and
she never did learn what Aunt Hor-
tensia meant to propose.
As the luncheon neared its last
course, Casimir was beckoned out by
an anxious looking waiter. When he
returned he was evidently suffering a
great emotional strain. He made
blunders and was so excited that
when Pierpont rebuked him Gloria
took pity on him and asked him what
the trouble was. The captain was
aghast. For a waiter to have personal
troubles during meal was as bad
as for soldier to stop battle tc
write a letter home. But Gloria was
"she who must be obeyed."
Casimir told her that he had just
received word that his wife had been
sent back from the hospital he
broke down and chung to the weeping
Stas.
Gloria could not understand. She
said: "But | should think you would
be glad to have your wife sent back
mo, no." sobbed Casimir. Poor
people who are going to die are Sent
away from the hospital so they will
not die there"
Gloria was furious. She proposed
to investigate the hospitals and turr
out the fiends in charge. Meanwhile
she insisted on going to Casimir'
home and taking Casimir with her
She paused only to telephone Doctor
Royce to meet her there. He wa:
difficult to understand as man, bu
as a doctor he was ideal So Gloria
dashed away with Casimir and Stas
while Hortensia and Pierpont held uf
their hands in despair of her.
When Gloria's chauffeur and foot
man heard the address she gave then
they thought they had misunderstood
She repeated it in most positive tones
They raised their eyebrows in a wa,
that insinuated, What next"
Condolences do happen now ane
then in real life-not quite so Otter
or so gracefully as in fiction, ant
yet once in while. In fact, coin
cidences make life what it is. Ant
so it CHANGED that the murderer o
Dick Freneau, whom Gloria had fol
lowed from the night court, had fount
a hiding place in the same blocl
where Casimir lived.
Gloria recognized the region a
her limousine turned into it. Sh,
recognized the saloon and dance hal
where she had found and lost he
man. But she did not recognize TIL
, murderer's daughter in the crowd tina
gathered about the unusual limousin
when it drew up along the garbag
cans.
Nell Trask was looking for he
/ father, and she paused to see the fin
! lady descending from the palace CAT
| In Nell's arms was the child of Rich
ard Freneau, a beautiful creature lik
! its father. Gloria, hurrying througl
the crowd, could not help pausing t
| admire the baby and to tweak the lit
tie finger it upheld. There for mo
r ment the two women paused wit
. Dick Freneau's child between them
, and neither dreamed that the othe
had ever heard Of him. Gloria passe
on into the tenement and Nell wen
to seek her father.
8 When Gloria was led up and up
8 gloomy staircase to the one disma
5 barren room which Casimir and hi
wife and their child had had to cal
Q home. she felt that she had no RICH
I to complain of any woes that had be
fallen her.
e The sick mother was outstretche