The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-26

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entire crew for a while. Pierpont re
fused the loan with all the severity o
a bank president, but Gloria calml,
sent for the sailing master and in tn
presence of her father gave him order
to be ready as soon as she had he
long-delayed dinner.
Doctor Royce and Judge Freeman
were at the house. They sat will
Gloria while she told them of her ad
ventures as she ate a hastily reas
sembled dinner. She said to Doctor
Royce: Il am surprised, Stephen, a
your leaving me alone by myself tt
solve my new problems. OF course
you didn't know where I a going
but you usually manage to arrive ir
the knick Of time. You ought to have
been there"
81 wish I had been there" Royce re.
piled. His heart ached at the sight OF
her beauty and at the adventurous
spirit which sent her tender body into
so much danger with 81 few resources.
81 won't let you quit my sight again.
Gloria" he said and stared with such
idolatry hat she felt afraid that he
was loving her too well.
"Then you will come along and help
beloved Dickf"
"All right, captain" said Royce with
a plucky smile, though her allusion to
Freneau cut him to the quick.
Judge Freeman seemed to be agf-
tated by the plan Gloria outlined for
the pursuit and capture of Trask.
you must not permit this. Pierpont,"
he protested, a~nxiously. "Your daugh-
ter has no legal right to arrest the man
Trask. If she should capture him h
would have to turn him over to the
authorities and she would have to face
a public explanation"
Gloria retorted with vigor: you had
him, judge, and you said that he
slipped out of your fingers. Now you
advise me not to go after him again.
You let him escape once and want me
to let him escape a second time. Why.
I do not know. Why don't you tell me
why?"
Judge Freeman looked away guiltily.
His eyes turned to Pierpont and his
answer was to him and not to Gloria.
You must realize, Pierpont, that
such a cruise is no place for a girl OF
Gloria's position and breeding"
"That's true said Pierpont. "It's
all off, Gloria"
"No, it isn't!" Gloria cried. "If you
don't help me to catch that f1end I'll
get the police after him."
"What police" Pierpont laughed.
1.-THE local chief? He couldn't capture
snail"
anyway" said the Judge. ut would be
quite a complicated process getting the
fellow arrested and he would probably
be hard to find"
my way is a very simple way" said
Instead Of sending, go!
That's a good motto. But the judge
will neither send nor go, and once
more 1 want to ask him why|
The judge was not used to being
,ross-examined and he bore it lily. He
altered:
"Some day you'll know and you'll
'ealize that 1 acted for your peace of
mind"
"My piece of mind depends on cap
uring hat mani" Gloria answered
'urtly, land anybody that wants to
come along now"
Royce saluted and waited for orders.
decided to go. Judge Free
ian refused and repeated his warn
lgs, but Gloria would not even tell
i'm good-by. She, her father and
went down to the yacht landing
were carried aboard in a little
oat, the oars flashing in the moon
ght and the sailors coming hand
omely alongside. '
1T was splendid to feel the deck under -,
Dot. Gloria chuckled at the contrast
etween the yacht and the canal boat. '
he rejOiced in the famous speed of 5
lie engines and she could imagine the :
row slicing the waves in pursuit of .
le numbering barge. She was on a :
and she was chasing an OK. !
ut ~racehorses are delicate giants and !.
are race cars and racing yachts. Z
his sea declined to rove. There /
rs engine trouble in the works and II
e captain brought the hateful news 1
at the yacht could not bulge for !
veral hours. Gloria was bitterly dis :
pointed and completely bafied. :
Its the old story of the tortoise and |
e hare" she grumbled. "While we 1
e sleeping here the barge Is moving
)ng every moment. Wen never find
It'll get away for keeps this time"
Never despair" said Royce stupid
Don't speak to me-" said Gloria.
flounced away to the stern deck
be by herself. Then the soft breeze -
wv away her anger and her furies. II
spite of herself she fell asleep. Her
ther came to urge her to go to her m
nth, but she refused to stir. OF
You'd better sell this old tub and
y a motor boat" she said. I'd
Later Gloria was half-awakened by =
title chill. She was too cold to say &C.
lere she was and too drowsy to h.
W She saw q shadowy figure tip