Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-27
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Gloria passed her hand acr5rs her
brow in a daze. She read the teIe.
gram again and called 10 Miss Arm
strong and Doctor Royce. who had
just entered.
She showed them the telegram, try
ing 20 hold her fingers over the words
10 let them see only Arrived safely"
and Am writing
Doctor Royce started. but ecover
Ing himself. a.. agscd great delight.
Il told yaE il Ms a delirium.' Yet
the nurse. glancing from the telegram
TO the doctor, noted a puzzled look on
his face that belied his words.
At last the doctor was able to place
the thermometer In Gloria's mouth.
She tried TO speak, but he ordered her
to keep silence. and stood in a brown
study. Gloria indicated by crude and
impatient pantomime that she wanted
paper and pencil. She proceeded to
compose a telegram, shifting her posi-
ton that the doctor might not see
what she wrote
Doctor Royce tool the thermome-
ter from her lips. and she went On
writing. without noticing him. He
nodded his head, apparently satisfied.
and the nurse entered the tempera-
ture on the chart. Then bidding
Gloria good-by. the doctor left the
room. still musing.
Gloria continued her task. apparent
ly a difficult one. and chewed The end
Of her pencil to bits. AT last the re-
suit. much underscored and scratched
out. read:
Your angelic telegram received.
IL was terribly welcome. ! did not
sleep. but | dreamed a horrible dream
about you. Overioyed to know sou
are safe. Please take care OF your.
self and telegraph on receipt OF his
that you are still all right. Much
love. GLORIA"
Dispatching her telegram b. a ser
want. Gloria gave her attention 70 the
breakfast tray her nurse placed on the
bed. The Invalid turned up her little
nose as she uncovered the plate OF
Cruel. but ate il grcedily. nevertheless.
and then, worn out by her emotions Of
the night before. but IN q peaceful
frame OF mind at last. she settled her
self for a long. refreshing sleep.
A few hours later when she awoke
Ii was to receive another message.
The telegraph company notified her
that her telegram TO Freneau at his
hotel was not delivered: Party not
known there"
Before she could recover from her
bewilderment, close on the heels "
this message came a special delivery
love letter from her lover written on
the hotel paper and ~postmarked Al.
barry.
Gloria was completely dazed. her
brain in a whirl Of contradictions.
What could she DO? Where could
she find her lover? WAS he alive or
dead?
At this time, in the boudoir of her
home. Lois Stafford paced the floor.
staring az the photograph Of Freneau
which she had stolen from Gloria.
Despair tore at her heartstrings. She
sobbed and beat her breast A knock
at the door brought her 10 herself and
she called: Who's there The
voice OF her husband came through
the door. She cast a look OF anger at
the door, then hid the photograph and
dried her eyes hastily. Then h
forced a smile and admitted David.
lie carried an offering OF flowers In
his hands.
II thought you were on your way
South" Lois exclaimed as she en-
braccd MIN with apparent fervor.
Il decided not TO go and turned
back. Are YOU Sorry" he asked hun
grily.
She answered: my lovei" and
clasped him close.
She was afraid to ask him any ques-
tions lest he ask questions OF her.
The following morning Gloria, still
see-sawing between JOY and anguish.
received a telegram from Freneau at
Buffalo. She telegraphed to him at
his address there. Later the message
was reported u~ndelivered., Yet in due
time a letter came from Freneau on
the hotel paper.
Tho next day a message Of love
from Cleveland. Now she called the
hotel On the long-distance telephone.
The clerk insisted that Freneau vas
not there and had not beer there.
II "a the same with messages
from Detroit. Chicago. ST. Louis. and
Pittsburgh. Gloria felt that she was
being slowly driven insane. But her
bodily health improved throughout the
week In spite OF her mental distress
and Doctor Royce told her that she
might go down TO the dining room for
her breakfast. She vas glad OF this
because Dicks letter from Pittsburgh
had promised that he would call on
her that morning. She wanted to well
come him in state.
She herself had a royal reception
from the servants. She was dressed
in a trailing breakfast gown of orchid
Chiffon, n she bent 60 the bowling
old butler as il he were her prime
minister. Her father escorted her TO
her place, then whipped open his pa
pei to the financial page and vanished
behind H..
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