The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-11-04

he put all his contempt into his eyel
whenever Freneau's attempts to get ,
word alone with Gloria became too
fiagrantly expressive.
The chase was watched also by an
other-the terrified, conscience-haunt
ed wife Of David. Lois had given VI
her peace and happiness and her re
spect of self for the prize that she
now saw being taken from her. She
felt no repentance, but only q helpless
rage
Gloria had counted on dancing the
first dance with her Mr.. Freneau. She
was so beset with wooers that he
could not reach her. He was not the
only man in New York willing to
make love to the heiress of the Stat
ford wealth, who was, incidentally,
lowered in her own right with beau
meant fortune to any girl.
Gloria tried to dodge the gnatlike
suitcrs: MAY have this dance? The
nex1 The one after that, them"
They followed her among the pillars
about the ballroom floor. They cor
nered her at last, and DR.. Royce con-
fronted her She was about to take
him in desperation when she saw FIRE.
neau at her shoulder.
He was the man of men, but sud-
den shyness overwhelmed her Her
betrothal to him had not yet been rati-
fled again, and she was afraid to let
everyone see her choose him. Her
humid eyes caught sight of her father,
who was smiling in the hope that
there was security in numbers. She
made a dive at him and made him
her beau Everybody admired her
tactful choice; but Pierpont knew
more about investments than about
the fox trot, and he had more rheu-
matism in his muscles than grace. He
made sorry figure in the crowd of
dancers, and finally collapsed in
Royce's arms. Gloria giggled.
Il turn him over to you, DOCTOR"
Royce laughed till he saw that she
surrendered herself to Freneau Then
he frowned. He was in a miserable
dilemma He could see that Freneau
Gloria, and he knew him to be I'M
worthy of the girls trust. Royce
knew that Freneau was a cad. He |
had stolen from Royce the fruits of |
his victory over the Indian chief |
Royce had fought for Gloria and for
his own life while Freneau carried
her off, And now Royce wanted to
save her from Freneau as he had
saved her from the Seminole. But,
alas! this was quite another matter,
or Gloria did not want to be saved.
Royce could not bring himself to
declaring the truth of the matter, for
le could not endure to exploit his own
'rowess He knew enough of the
World, too, to know that if he went
o Gloria with criticism of her cava-
Ter, he would only add to Freneau the
harm of persecution. He was in the
us symptoms, and he did not know
ow to act to prevent their developing
lto a PLAGUE of troubles He could
My do what he could to keep Ere
eau assured that his conquest of the
Dung girls heart would not be op-
osed.
Suddenly careless glance at Lois !
ave him a start She was in such
lstress that he moved to her to offer t
is help. She was watching Freneau
ance with Gloria. She saw how con-
mt they were together and her heart
lrned sick. But before Royce could :
ZACH her determined youth cut in
l Gloria's dance with F'reneau and I
jagged her from his arms for the
st of the dance. Then Freneau hur-
ed to Lois.
Instantly Lois was better, smiling
Ice more, for now it was she whom
'eneau encircled with his arm and
loted through the skipping and Gid
g traffic on the ballroom floor.
Freneau held Lois tightly and whis-
red to her honeyed lies He ex-
aimed that he had to be polite to his
stess and that Gloria was dear
lid, but of course, she was nothing
him, while Lois was all in all.
And Lois believed
Bad women are, of course, bigger
lis than good women; otherwise =
~ would be wise enough to be good. )
t, being FOOLS it is not strange,
rhaps, that they should be so easily
lied. They can seldom believe or
believe truly The intuition upon =
ich they so confidently rely con- =
ntly plays them false, and belief
,Omes the servant of wish. w
That dance over, the godlike young
Irt breaker betook himself again to 81
trail and followed the Stafford per
lions. gus
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