The commonwealth., 1917-02-13

to the Intricate StratagemS-nOt to
say treasons and spoils-of Wall
street.
He and Mulry in the flush Of their
early successes had spread out-had
established branch Offices in Albany,
Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago,
st. Louis and Pittsburgh While the
tide set their way these branches
served as SO many hands to gather in
shekels. But when the hard times
came upon the financial world they
served as so many mouths to feed.
The Office of Freneau & Mulry be-
came one Of those dismal places
where the pay roll is weekly agony
and where the watchword is EVERY
thing going out and nothing coming
in
When Freneau at last awoke to real
ize that bankruptcy instead of plutoc-
racy was likely to be his portion he
turned back to his work with a des-
perate energy And now Lois found
that he was as fierce an Office man as
her husband. He had engagements
when she was lonely.
She naturally imputed his neglect to
some other charmer She could not
believe him guilty Of overwork She
grew jealous and their meetings were
stormy She kept his telephone busy
to make sure that he was at his desk
She began to annoy him, He wished
TO be rid Of her. but she would not
be Tilted
It y:s,s during this crisis that Gloria
marked CT the last month Of Ter i've
years ordeal. She was ambitious
enough 10 go on and finish her course
and set her diploma She compressed
her last year Of schooling into half &
year and graduated ali alone II rid
winter.
She dass7ed INTO her room at college
fog the last time, with her solemn
moItarboard aslZevv Oh her heed, her
aoxnoer black gown flying frd1n her
shoulders, end in her hand her poTc7l-
ment diploma lin Latin that she could
nearly TRANSLATED. She locked like a
little Iortia FOR a moment.
Sire threw her diploma II air al1
! her n}orta1board after it. She whipped
Off ae7 black robe end began TO iugglo
school ool1s, letting them fall where
they fell. She danced a jig over he1
scholarly past and made haste tc
pack her things and dart out to meet
her future. Future was her spelling
= OF s'F'ren eau
The Journey to New York from
school was as long as the Journey tt
New York from Palm Beach had beer
o years ago; only then she had beer
" travelling away from her romance
% now toward it.
= When her father met her at t,o'
train she Rugged him almost {, TT.
Il location, then asked him how Cea
u .Lr Freneau was the last time he cav
him
> THE last tine / saw dear EEr. IRE
= neau vas at Palm Beach said Pier
q Eon:, vino mad almost forgotten =;
name ard i7ad 1o,ed that Gloria la
I forgotten il entirely.
= As soon IS she TeocEed the hons
: on RiEFar~;tfe drive and embraced III
. Ole servants and shook hands Wi:
o tie new, Gloria TOOK her father int
% his library and asked MIN fer n-r T're
neau's telephone number. She ila
IN found ''i5're12aa,l & lEulry" in th
70 book already and she said: fsDo 20
N suppose shat that Mr.. AEulry's Frt
ar Iieau is my Mr. Freneau?>'
e 81 don't know, Tn sure" Pierpon
Is grumbled But it wouldn't be yer
- correct to telephone a busy MAJ
III would it,"
6 81 suppose not, Gloria adm1tte;
~ :Where's a pen? TT write him.
VI s'How long has it been since yo
., wrote him 1ast?" said Pierpont an.
III iously
''Why, I've never written him ct ali
III Gloria answered, shocked. q prom
70 ised, didn't ~:
y. Pierpont kissed her brow with
1N N profound pride. Then he ventured |
p say, Don't you think it would /
10 nicer if you waited for him to loo
-. you up?'
Gloria gnawed the end of the Pc.
=, holder moment, and then sighe
'ol with all the impatience Of youth
us I..:.-s,:4
'ef suppose so.' She flung down the pc
and wondered how she could manat
ny delicate1y to attract Mr.. Freneau
pn attention without seeming to.
&C. "By the way" said Pierpont, there
~ q big gala performance at the Metr
politan Opera house tonight. speci
,o' benefit for some war relief. Wou
70 you like to go!"
ae1 "You bet," cried Gloria with seho<
girl eleganes.
At aAout 4hot time yfensau woe tu
-. pnsafnR down tAo telephone In IN
- hea. Lois 1aA eonse 1an . ~ -