The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-20
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She shook her head at F'reneau aoa ~
turned to see what her father thoush,
of her Righteousness. She saw vb,
he liked Boris Godunow" SO mnoh
He had never slept better. Now wiz
her chaperon gone to Dreamland =,
looked to Gloria as If Providence
meant that she should pursue the I'd.
venture.
She did not know that Lois Stafford
seated in David's box, was taking IN ID
these wireless signals from one sid.
of the horseshoe to the other Sh0 SIS
did not see how Lois glowered AZ
Freneau's alluring grin; how fercelv #
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 IS
only moment, then rose and stoe
away, too, leaving her father in 4
peaceful slumber which all the clam.
disturb.
Outside the Stafford door Freneau
waited in ambush. He was rewarded
by the appearance of Gloria. He was
SO delighted that when she asked
him why he had motioned to her to :
meet him he could think of nothing
better to say than: II 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.
Gloria was enchanted by the array
of cakes and became hungry in the
presence of the feast She poked her
finger at the most toothsome
"Give me this, give me this; one Of
these, two Of those and a chocolate
and pistache ice cream-and some
Lemonade"
Love had evidently not ruined her
young appetite.
Freneau led her to a table and they
began to renew old acquaintance. She
renewed her five-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 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
cakes and ice and slipping her lemon
ade. Suddenly, she felt her ear seized
in a familiar grasp. Her father had
Weakened 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 reward for
her, as he had when she decamped
into the everglades.
He decided to search first for her
deserted buffet, spooning up the last
Of her ice cream and the best of Ere
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 Freneau
! come near.
At the next intermission her father
tagged along like a 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 SELL
He made light Of his interest In Glons
and was avowing his devotion to Lol1
when her husband appeared at thell
elbows.
They masked their confusion y
best they could and Freneau ssun
tered away. David covered afte'
him and glared at his wife. He hae
not forgotten that Freneau had bee'
his rival for Lois tickle heart belol'
they were married.. He did not dream
how deeply she was involved VII
Freneau now; but the first seed
suspicion was sown. Lois 1athef
Judge Freeman, had not forgotte'
Lois early infatuation for the youn
broker, who had a gift of maxim
women reckless. He saw how Da'i
} was miffed. He saw also how Glori
tried to reach Freneau, only to loS
him in the crowd. The judge va
trained in observing human natuIt
: He even ventured to speak to GloFl'
'1 wouldn't think too much OF th'
F'reneau fellow if I were you, Gloria,
But you aren't me, are you, Judge
Gloria answered impudently, and u u.
judge retired, mumbling: No.
have to admit that"
Then Pierpont came up and con
: PEELED Gloria to go back and lls'e
to mere opera, when she wanted
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