Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-03

ing the cary grazing the taxicab and
Keeling down 4 dark street. She pounded
on the glass and put her head out to
check the driver. She ordered him to
hack up. He backed into the very street
car that Trask had just left. There was
a crash, a tinkle of broken glass, and
Gloria was evicted through the broken
door.
The chauffeur got down and began the
usual wrangle with the motorman and
the conductor Of the street car; the
passengers piled out; crowd gathered.
Two policemen ran up and began to
make notes. Gloria tugged at the coat
of the chauffeur, but he was too busy
tc pay any attention and she had no
money to pay him. So she left him and
ran FOR Trask, not entirely sorry that
she had saved her fare.
The delay had enabled DR. Royce to
gain some ground. but he lost it again
trying to ask the excited chauffeur
where his passenger was.
Gloria could see Trask's tall, grizzled
head over the heads of the crowd, and
she was nearly at his heels when a
belated truck, bearing q long steel Cir
der, drove across her path. 1t seemed
toe take forever to move by. When
at last IL cleared the way Trask was
almost out of sight. He hesitaJed be-
fore two or three saloon doors and
Gloria had retrieved most of her lost
distance. Then, suddenly, he turned
and dashed into barroom.
Gloria was headstrong, and she
startled herself with her own behavior,
but instinct drew the line at entering
such a place. Her eyes were attracted
by the sign. ladies entrance" over a
side door. She did not know that it led
to a large dance hall at the rear Of
the barroom. She ventured along the
grimy corridor until she heard the mu-
sic and the shutting of feet.
Then she understood and would have
retreated if a brace of typsy women
had not come lurching in from the
street and cut off her escape. She backed
away from them n terror and back into
the dance halI-a large noisy, dirty
room, filled with vicious or shabby
characters. Couples were dancing in
characteristic clinches or sprawling
about the tables. Gloria was of such
a different sort that her sudden appear
ance caused a silence. She turned and
stared.
a burly ruffian. called Choey, a
waterfront beau, smoking Gig
arctic nub, saw her and. leaving
his companion, went to Gloria with ad-
miring enthusiasm, and roared:
Cheese, kid, but you're chust my
Gloria declined his invitation with
terrified thanks and started for the door,
but ChOey seized her by the waist,
whipped her into his arms and fox
trotted away with her. She was more
Disguised than afraid. She resisted
yainly, pushing against him and strug-
Cling. He laughed; the crowd laughed.
She struck up at the villains face but
he held his head too high for her reach
nd la11 nrbi IN VIII round
round through the crowd
About this time DR.. Royce was in hot
pursuit of Gloria. He had caught a
glimpse of her hat, and he thought he
saw it turn in at door. He was almost
more angry than anxious. He tried all
the doors. At length he reached the
dance hall. He glanced at the crowd
and felt sure' that Gloria could not be
there. He was about to retreat when
Choey's late companion, Mall, admired
him and danced up to him. inviting him
to Invite her TO spiel. Royce shook
his head with polite regrets. And then
he saw Gloria-a most astonishing
Gloria. She had been so enraged by her
captor's insistence that she seized him
by the neck scarf and, leaping up, caught
him by the hair and, dragging his head
down, slapped his face.
Choey was a believer in the equality
of women, and he made ready to return
blow for blow. Royce made a wild rush
and blocked the attack. He drew Gloria s
arm through his and started out
The crowd stopped dancing and
watched Choey was not in the habit
of surrendering. He let out a yell and
seized Gloria's other arm. Royce broke
his grip by jiu jitsu and flung him off.
He fell against a table, upsetting the
occupants, who rose and struck at him.
then at one another. Choey leaned, at
Royce The zest of battle filled the air.
Royce put Gloria back of him and met
Choey half way. Royce was a college
boxer and Choey had a SCHOOLING, in the
East Side rings. 1t was a pretty EXIT
bition of two schools of science. The
spectators were of divided opinions and
began to take sides.
Men and women quarreled and smote.
the whole place fell into uproar Royce
was attacked on all sides. He seized a
chalr and cleared a space for Gloria 1t
was wrenched from him. Bottles were
thrown. Royce went to his knees and
rose with a cash on his head.
Gloria did her best to protect him till
ne got up, put she was a novice in such
scenes. Through terrific melee Royce
slowly fought backward to the door.
Even the musicians entered the fight
Gideon Trask, never dreaming that he
was the cause of it all, watched the bat
tie from the barroom door, through
which the aproned barkeepers' entered
the fray.
Choeys neglected lady friend began to
fear for him. She forgave him the
slight he had put on her and when she
saw him slip on the wet floor and go
sliddering under the feet of the tramp
ling herd she was alarmed for his manly
beauty She dashed from the woman's
entrance and down the street to where
two policemen stood. She ran up to
them, yelling:
Say, deres swell guy in dere mold
erin de whole bJnch."
The policemen ran with her rapping
the pavement. One of them stopped to
telephone the station for the patrol
wagon. Two other policemen galloped
in from side streets.
Royce and Eloria had struggled
through to the DIOR Just as the police
men poured in, at their backs Royce
being the first man they found, they
seized him roughly. Gloria interceded
with anger and was threatened with a
backhanded blow. Policemen have to
act quickly and vigorously in riots, and
these officers were not accustomed to
finding well-bred young women from
good homes in that quarter.
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