Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-15
Gloria's : Romance
Second 1nstallment.

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eserglades M midnight did not even
know thar she was lost The terrors
that were ia store fof her she was not
imagining She was still giagling over
her imagina. ons of the excitement at
Palm Beach when her sovcrness discov-
cred that she had run away. Having
pinned the gorgon's cloth slippers TO the
rug Gloria felt sure that the goyerness
would tumble TO the fact as soon ~ SHE
got up 10 take a peek at her charge.
There was excitement In plenty at Palm
Beach, even more than Gloria dreamed,
for the grownups knew what Gloria did
not know, how dangerous the path OF life
is for young girl alone All the world
is ireacherous everglades 10 her
Miss Sidney woke as Gloria expected.
sprawled a. well as Gloria hoped, her
feet on high and the rug waving in air.
She knew who played the trick and ran
into Gloria's room She saw that the bed
was empty, the sleeping suit tossed aside
the dinner gown gone. She flung into
her bathrobe and ran 10 give the alarm
10 Glorias father Her costume made
sensation even among the sensational
Pierpont playing cards With young DR.
Royce.
what she told them sent them running
in opposite directions. frightening the
dancers and the loterers about the tables
In the gardens and various couples sur
prised in loving embrace among The In
Mting nooks
On the lawn the two men came together
again and shook their heads IA signal of
failure They saw David and Lola
David mentioned the loss Of his automo-
bile. Neither be nor Perpont thought
u Gloria AZ the thief They continued
the search among the crannies OF the
enormous hotel and among the cottages
of their friends
But DR.. Royce had /been speaking Of
Glora's rebolions heart only that after
noon, He ran ut once TO a parking space
whore automobile were kept. The chauf.
fe0rs were not about aud lie did not
pause 10 haggle lie threw away a For
Hire" card and. lenplng into the saddle,
50 TO speak, of a eixscyliuder thorough
bred dug his spurs into its side aud
Piled tie lash.
The car broke into such run that it's
own chauffeur did not recognize II as it
shot into the main road, Royce checked
hts speed only when he met occasional
saunterers along The roads From most
u these be got no Information. From
one negro on bicycle chair he had the
comforting answer;
Yassa, | done seen a barhaldod young
missy IN a autefbile going lioketty split
yassa, She turned sothe az the next
eofnder II hadn't throwcd this year
wheel over mighty peart I'd A."
Royce WAS not interested in tile neEro's
might have beens. He was already at
the next corner. and he turned south,
too He had no interest In the beauty
OF the foliage, in the moonlt sky, or IN
the quiet sea alongside. His eyes were
probing the distance ahead lie spoke
TO the car an II II were a horse, and per-
haps he swore at IT, At any rate. a few
people crossing the road later shifted n
curious mixture OF gasoline and brlm
stone.
Now and then a red light ahead cheered
Royce on. but when he overlook II It
was never on the car that carried Gloria,
lie overlook and passed everything.
There was not much TO oyertake in that
lone road al that hour.
In one or two OF the villages no found
someone awake who had seen a young
sir or comet shoot through lie
pushed on and on. driving as fast as
possible and trying to drive a little
faster.
After miles on miles OF exceeding every
speed limit except that OF his engine he
began 10 fear that ne had come on 4
wild goose chasc-whero the wild goose
was not known lie knew that people
are usually ready 10 tell a roadside Ile
and say that they have seen anything
that any wayfarer asks II they have
seen Probably Gloria had not come til,
way At ALL
He had about decided TO turn back and
endure the laughter that would gree
MN Long ago, no doubt Gloria hat
reappeared aud been resenteneed to bed
But even as no slowed up for the turr
he caught sight OF tire tracks swerylns
wildly and turning off into the sand be
tween two dunes. lie shut off his power
and set his brakes. drew into the side O
The road. and jumped out.
lie passed the barrier OF the dunes an,
caught sight q payda racing car IN IN,
waves, The hlllowa flaming with moon
ilshl were sweeping over the little ma
chine with terrifying ruihlessness. nov
tossing ~ spray which the moon turne,
( 70 lewelrs, now smothering il all from
View.
Royce saSed ashast flo tore his hnh
AZ the vision Nc could almost sec
B Gloria caught in The wheel and held fas
While she drowned slowly. ehokinEly.
he was about % dash into the sea ant
flsht Il for the body ~ the little ruin
away when he saw footprints Ii the we
sand, Robinson crusoe could not has,
felt - Wild thflll of 10y IN Rove,
aid not see the marks % biaex mani
sole, BE aaW the impress Of tiny shippers
They were like exclamation niarks an,
me tpf vere pcintlug away from IN
Water
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