Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02

Five years IL z long time, and many
things can ha- -cn n the eighteen hun
dred odd days and nights.
Frcneau hated Royce. for we rarely
like the people whose property we
have stolen.
Gloria vas gone and Lois was gone.
but an attractive youth like Freneau
was not left alone In such multitudes
OF women as gather at Palm Beach
with no more serious purpose thar
escaping the cold drafts or the North
and the torments OF boredom In the
South. n..
" He spent 30 much time gathering
the applause from fair that
when the season closed at Palm Beach
his firm gave him his full liberty. He
had done nothing. they wrote. to sn-
courage them to pay him further sal
airy. He had to 60 next to places
where his fame had moi reached
where he mad only his winning per
sonality as capital. He found men
rather hard h Impress. but there was
always some woman foolish enough to
believe in his beautiful eyes.
Some OF them were rich and some
Of them were as poor as poor Nell
equally brilliant answer. The same
thing was true OF him.
But I'm no longer Miss Freeman"
said she.
I'm stin Mr.. Freneau." said he.
I'm now Mrs. Stafford
stafford: Stafford? The name
sounds familiar" said Freneau.
Surely you haven't forgotten David
Stafford. your old rival for my young
affections?"
never forgiven him for cutting me
out. How long have You been mar
riedgr
'Oh. for an eternity-two years"
Really? You don't look II at ALL
But that's long enough for you to
come and take tea with me some
where. isn't it?"
Il p 30. Anyway, I'm dead
tired and in need of a pick-me-up. It's
SO stupid shopping all day. And my
husband has already been married long
enough TO be quite frank about my
extravaganza. But what else is there
for me? He is It the Office all day:
and ne travels a good deal. He's am
bilious to Guido his father in Dusi-
ness"
$50 am L." said Freneau.
They were buzzing away merrily
when they found seats in a tearoom
where dancing was the main business.
with tea as an excuse Freneau did
not even take tea. He was not par.
ticular about excuses. He urged Lois
to dance with him. But she saw sew.
erai people she knew and she de.
clined. Also. she slipped away early.
She knew enough to be elusive.
They met again, however. at a less
conspicuous tearoom- Then she
danced with him.
And all this while Gloria was cher
fishing her ideal OF Freneau and work
ing hard to make herself worthy oil
him. And her brother was cherish,
ing a trust In Lois and working hard
to give her the Injuries she exacted
with increasing greed.
Five years was a long time foi
Gloria. too; but not so long as she
told herself. Her girl soul did moi
Trask. the daughter of Gideon Trask
a canal boat captain. He met her liz
a cheap boarding house. where he
paid his landlady nothing much, ex
cept his promises and some extrava
CANT compliments.
He behaved very shabbily In his ar
fair with Nell Trask. and deserted her
cruelty because. at a critical time for
her. he got a tip on the market and
sold 1t to q broker. who gave him q
share Of the proceeds.
lie was so tired OF poverty that he
went to New York and anticipated his
promise. But Gloria and her father
were abroad on a summer vacation.
and Freneau was thrown on his own
resources He firted himself into an.
other tip and sold that to q broker
named Frank Mulry.
Mulry knew the value Of such a
partner. and he encouraged Freneau
TO learn from financiers' wives and
daughters what could not be learned
otherwise. In the course OF time Ere
neau made himself so important 10
Mulry that he was taken into the irm
as a silent partner. At length. through
q most confidential tip. he got In as o
sort OF stowaway in . piratical raid
on the market and cleaned up SC
much money that Mulry was glad &c
take him into full partnership as the
senior member or the Arm.
When he saw the legend. "Freneau
4 Mulry, stocks and bonds. members
OF the stock exchange" on the door
and On the letterheads Freneau felt
SO important that he did not care
what Pierpont Stafford or his daugli
ter thought OF him. He was the young
Napoleon. One Of these days he would
buy and sell Pierpont Stafford.
His success enlarged his ~acquaint
ance. his attractiveness. and his temp
taticns.
He vas on the crest or the wave
when he met Lois Freeman again. lie
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