The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-03-29

doctor he was ideal. So Gloria dashed
away with Casimir and Stas. while
Hortensia and Pierpont held up their
hands in despair Of her.
When Gloria's chauffeur and foot
man heard the address she gave them
they thought they had misunderstood.
She repeated it in most positive tones.
They raised their eyebrows in a way
that insinuated, "What nextP a
Condolences do happen now and
then in. real life-not quite so often or
so gracefully as in fiction, and yet
once in a while. In fact, condolences
make life what 1t is. And so it CHANGED
that the murderer of Dick Freneau
night court had found a hiding place
in the same block where Casimir
lived.
Gloria recognized the region as soon
as. her limousine turned into it. She
recognized the saloon and dance hail
where she had found and lost her
man. But she did not recognize the
mutderer's daughter In the crowd that
gathered about the unusual limousine
when it drew up along the garbage
cans.
r. Nell Trask was looking for her faith
ef, and she paused to see the fine lady
descending from the palace car. In
Nell's arms was the child of Richard
Freneau, a beautiful creature like its
father. Gloria, hurrying through the
crowd, could not help pausing to adj
mire the baby and to tweak the little
finger it held up. There for a moment
the two women paused with Dick
Freneau's child between them; and
neither dreamed that the other had
ever heard of him. Gloria passed on
into the tenement and Nell went to
seek her father.
When Gloria vas led up and up a
gloomy staircase to the one dismal,
barren room which Casimir and his
wife and their child had had to call
home, she felt that she had no right to
complain Of any woes that had befal-
len her.
The sick mother was outstretched
on an old bed by a dark window. A
neighbours wife, who introduced her.
self as "Mrs. Slattery, thank you kind
ly," was sitting by her. Casimir ran
to his wife, and gasping with terror
at her appearance, dropped or his
knees. She embraced him with long
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ened Gloria. Stas ran to the other
side of the bed and clambered up.
His mother turned, stared at him, and
only realized after a long look that
he vas hers. Then she gathered him
to her poor bosom with a sob Of pitt
full rapture.
Mrs. Slattery rubbed off q chair with
her apron and invited Gloria to rest
herself, but Gloria went to Casimir's
wife. The wretched woman clutched
her hands and held them to her cheek,
while Stas and Casimir both explained
to her who Gloria was. They told her
what miracles Gloria had performed
and they plainly hoped for another,
but Gloria was filled with a dread that
money would be useless here. She
promised glibly. but her heart felt
helpless.
Doctor Royce came at last and she
had some hope that he might redeem
the life Of the victim of life. He made
his examination and spoke cheerfu,ly
enough, but Gloria was sure from his
tone that he was lying, too. She led
him ont into the hall to question him.
He shook his head gloomily. Gloria
protested.
"But surely there must be some way
to help herl"
"Not in this Cavern Doctor Royce
insisted. "Of course II she were in
the country somewhere-in the air I'M
der the sky-but what chance has she
of thatr"
That was SO easy that Gloria
laughed aloud. "Oh, II that is all, I'll
furnish the air and the sky. I'll take
them all Up to our country place at
once. You get them ready. I'll go
tell my father that we are expecting
guests" 9
"But what win he say to-"
aWhat does It matter what he says?"
said Gloria as she ran back into the
dingy hall to scatter good news like
flowers. She ordered Royce to attend
to the details OF transportation and
hurried away TO INFORM her father that
she had invited three strangers to his
country estate. Gloria's feet skipped
tdown the stairway and she was hum