The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18

everglades and her capture by the
Seminoles.
She shook her head at Freneau and
turned TO see what her father thought
OF her fiirtatiousness. She saw why
he liked Boris Godunow" so much.
He had never slept better. Now. with
her chaperon gone to Dreamland, it
looked to Gloria as IL Providence
meant that she should pursue the ad-
venture.
She did o know that Lois Stafford,
seated in David's box, was taking in
these wireless signals from one side
OF the horseshoe to the other. She
did not see how Lois glowered at
Freneau's alluring grin; how fiercely
she frowned when Freneau rose and
left the box, and how frantic she was
when Gloria arose and left hers. For
Gloria, seeing Freneau 60, hesitated
only a moment. then rose and stole
away. too, leaving her father in q
peaceful slumber which all the clam
ore OF the Russian opera could not
disturb.
Outside the Stafford door Freneau
waited In ambush. He was rewarded
by the appearance OF Gloria. He was
30 delighted that when she asked
him why he had motioned to her to
meet him he could think Of nothing
better to say than: Il thought you
might be hungry. There's the buffet
upstairs"
Gloria smiled and understood and
accepted the challenge. She said she
was famished. The corridors and the
massive stairway were empty OF this
time and they scampered up to the
refreshment room like children.
Gloria was enchanted by the array
OF cakes and became hungry in the
presence OF the feast. She poked her
finger at the most toothsome.
Give me this. give me this: one of
these, two OF those and a chocolate
and pistache Ice cream-and some
lemonade"
Love had evidently not ruined her
young appetite.
Freneau led her to q table and they
began to old acquaintance. She
renewed her ~hve-year-old expression
or gratitude to him for rescuing her
from the Indians, and he had neither
the courage nor the honesty to admit
that 1t was not he but DR.. Royce
who had fought tho chief 20 a liestiii.
Freneau and Gloria had many things
to discuss, but he did not tell her ell
the mischief he had been up to in
the five years test. That went with
out saying. They did not know that
the room filed up with a chattering
mol when the curtain went down, nor
that the c~hattering mob disappeared
when the curtain went up again.
Gloria prattled on, munching her
cakes and Ice and slipping her lemon
ade. Suddenly she felt her ear seized
In a familiar grasp. Her father had
wakened with a start when the or
chestra quit playing. He had blinked
about In the sudden bright lights and
missed his daughter. She was lost in
the mazes OF the opera house. He
was tempted to offer a reward for
her, as he had when she decamped
into the everglades.
He decided to search first for her
himself. He found the estray In the
deserted buffet, ~spooning up the last
OF her ice cream and the hest of Ere.
neau's batteries. He dragged her out
OF heaven. She fought him all the
way down the stairs, but he would not
let her go. He would not let Freneau
come near.
At the next intermission her father
tagged along like q younger brother.
Before she could get to Freneau her
s~ister-in-law, Lois. captured him. Lois
rebuked Freneau for his attentions to
Gloria. and reminded him OF his oaths
of fidelity to her own unfaithful self.
He made light Of his interest in Gloria
and was avowing his devotion to Lois
when her husband appeared at their
elbows.
They masked their confusion as
best they could and Frcneau saun-
tered away. David covered after
him and glared at his wife. He had
not forgotten that Frencau had been
his rival for Lois tickle heart before
they werc married. He did not dream
how deeply she was involved with
Freneau now; but tho nrst seed Of
suspicion was sown. Lois father.
Judge Freeman, had not forgotten
Lois early i~nfatuation for the young
broker, who had . gift OF making
women reckless. He saw how David
was mifed. He saw also how Gloria
tried to reach Freneau. only to lose
him In the crowd. The Judge was
trained in observing human nature.
He v Q ventured to speak to Gloria
IT wouldn't think too much OF that
Freneau fellow II 1 were you. Gloria"
"But you aren't me, are you. judge?"
Gloria answered impudently, and the
! Judge retired, mumbling: mo! I'll
have to admit that"
Then Pierpont came up and COM
PEELED Gloria to 60 back and listen
to mere Opera, when she wanted to
hear Freneaass glorious yciee. When
the last curtain fell and the multitude