The state herald., 1917-02-23

to the intricate stratagems-not to
say treasons and spoils-ot Wall
street
He and Mulry In the flush Of their
early successes had spread out-had
established branch oflices In Albany.
Buffalo. Cleveland Detroit, Chicago,
81. Louis and Pittsburgh While the
tide set their way these branches
sesred as 30 many hands to gather in
shekels. But when the hard times
came upon the financial world they
served as 30 many mouths to feed.
The ofice 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
fn."
When Freneau at last awoke to real
ixe that bankruptcy instead of plutoc-
racy was likely to be his portion he
turned back to his work with q des-
pcrate energy. And now Lois found
that he was as fierce an ONCE 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
b. fitted.
Il was during this crisis that Gloria
marked on the last month Of her five
years' ordeal. She was ambitious
enough to 90 on and finish her course
and get her diploma. She compressed
her last year Of schooling into half .
year and graduated all alone in mid
winter.
She dashed into her room at college
for the last time. with her solemn
mortarboard askew ON her head. her
somber black gown flying from her
shoulders. and in her hand her parch-
ment diploma Tin Latin that she could
nearly translate). She looked like .
little Portia for Q moment.
She threw her diploma in air and
her mortarboard after II. She whipped
OF her black robe and began to juggie
school books. letting them fall where
they fell. She danced . JIG over her
scholarly past and made haste to
pack her things and dart out to meet
her future. Future" was her spelling
Of "Freneau."
The Journey to New York from
school was ~ long ~ the journey TO
Now York from Palm Beach had been
years ago: only then she had been
travelling away from her romance,
now toward Il.
When her father met her at tho
train she Rugged him almost to suf.
location. then asked him how dear
Mr.. Freneau was the last time he saw
him.
The last time I saw dear Mr.. Fro
neau was at Palm Beach," said Pier.
pont, who had almost forgotten his
name and had hoped that Gloria had
forgotten II entirely.
As soon as she reached the house
ON Riverside drive and embraced the
old servants and shook hands with
the new. Gloria took her father into
his library and asked him for Mr.. Fre-
neaus telephone number. She had
found "Frcncau q Mulry" in the
book already. and she said: DO you
suppose that that Mr.. Muiry's Fro
neau 10 my Mr.. Frencauf"
II don't know. I'm sure" Pierpont
grumblcd But II wouldn't be very
correct to telephone . busy man.
would III"
II suppose not" Gloria admitted.
"Where's . peni III write him."
How long has II boon since you
wrote him lastf' said Pierpont anx.
iousiy
why, I've never written him At all"
Gloria answered. shocked. Il prom.
iscd. didn't IT,
Picrpont kissed hcr brow with .
profound PRIDE Then ho vcntured 10
say. Don't you think Il would be
nicer II you waited for him to look
you up?'
Gloria gnawcd tho cnd OF tho PEN
holder = moment. and then sighed
with all tho impaticncc OF youth In
tho shncklcs OF conycntionniity. Il
suppose so' She fung down tho pen
and wondered how sho could manage
dciicatcly 10 attract Mr.. Frcnoau's
attention without seeming 10.
BY tho way" said Picrpont, there's
= big gala performance at tho Metro
politan Opera house tonight. . special
bcneat for pome war reiiet Would
you liko to cor
You bct!" crisd Gloria with school.
girl elegance.
At about that timo Frencau was lust
putting down tho telephone In his Of.
fee Lois hsh called him To say that