The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-23

OF her f1irtatiousness. She saw why
he liked Boris Godunow" SO much.
He had never slept better. Now, with
her chaperon gone to Dreamland, 1t
looked to Gloria as II Providence
meant that she should pursue the ad-
venture
She did not know that Lois Stafford
seated in David's box, was taking in
these wireless signals from one side
of the horseshoe to the other She
did not see how Lois glowered at
Freneau's alluring grin; how fercely
she frowned when Freneau rose and
left the box, and how frantic she was
when Gloria arose and left hers For
Gloria, seeing Freneau go, hesitated
only a moment, then rose and stole
away, too. leaving her father in a
peaceful slumber which all the clam
ors of the Russian opera could not
disturb.
outside the Stafford door Freneau
waited in ambush. He was rewarded
by the appearance OF Gloria He was
80 delighted that when she asked
him why he had mctioned to her to
meet him he could think of nothing
better to say than: "I thought you
might be hungry. There's the buffet
upstairs"
Gloria smiled and understood and
accepted the challenge. She said she
was famished. The corridors and the
massive stairway were empty at this
time and they scampered up to the
refreshment room like children.
C1Oria xvoo cbo,toJ h., +l,o
of cakes and became hungry In the
presence of the feast. She poked her
finger at the most toothsome.
"Giye me this, give me this: one OF
these, two of those and chocolate
and pistache ice cream-and some
lemonade"
Love had evidently not ruined her
young appetite.
Freneau led her to q table and they
began to renew old acquaintance. She
renewed her flve-year-old expression
of gratitude to him for rescuing her
from the Indians. and he had neither
the courage nor the honesty to admit
that it was not he but DR.. Royce
who had fought the chief to a liestill.
Freneau and Gloria had many things
to discuss, but he did not tell her all
the mischief he had been up to in
the five years test. That went with
out saying. They did not know that
the room filled up with chattering
mob when the curtain went down. nor
that the chattering mob disappeared
when the curtain went up again.
Gloria prattled on, munching her
Co1 1rAa ,x,l Ioo IL.
ade. Suddenly she felt her ear seized
in a familiar grasp. Her father had
wakened with a start when the or
chestra quit playing. He had blinked
about in the sudden bright lights and
missed his daughter. She was lost in
the mazes of the opera house. He
was tempted to offer a reward for
her, as he had when she decamped
into the everglades
He decided to search first for her
himself. He found the estray in the
deserted buffet, spooning up the last
of her ice cream and the best of FIRE.
neau's batteries. He dragged her out
of heaven. She fought him all the
way down the stairs. but he would not
let her go. He would not let F'reneau
come near.
At the next intermission her father
tagged along like younger brother.
Before she could get to Freneau her
sister-in-law. Lois, captured him. Lois
rebuked Freneau for his attentions to
Gloria. and reminded him of his oaths
of fidelity to her own unfaithful self.
He made light of his interest in Gloria
nd hi I -tc
when her husband appeared at their
elbows.
They masked their confusion as
best they could and Freneau saun-
tered away David glowered after
him and glared at his wife. He had
not forgotten that Freneau had been
his rival for Lois tickle heart before
they were married. He did not dream
how deeply she was involved with
Freneau now: but the first seed of
suspicion was sown. Lois father.
Judge Freeman. had not forgotten
Lois early infatuation for the young
broker. who had gift of making
women reckless. He saw how David
was miffed. He saw also how Gloria
tried to reach. Freneau, only to lose
him in the crowd. The Judge was
trained in observing human nature.
He even ventured to speak to Gloria.
II wouldn't think too much OF that
Freneau fellow II l were you, Gloria
But you aren't me, are you. judge?"
Gloria answered impudently, and the
Judge retired. mumbling: mo! I'll
have to admit that"
Then Pierpont came up and COM
PEELED Gloria to go back and listen
to mere opera, when she wanted to
hear Freneau's glorious voice. When