The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-23

| ed of my evil ways and vowed to men
them, but 1 was struck down befor
l could. Forgive me !"
She answered him harshly: CAS-
Nell, not me. Come back and und
the evil you did,"
He sighed: ''If only I could. Their
is only one evil that can be undone.
stole your love from a man who lOve(
you before 1 did, and loves you still
Give him your heart, Gloria. Give hin
your heart, Gloria-Glo-ri-a !"
His voice died away as the vision
of him faded and she woke. She wep
again to think of the pity of life ant
death and love, and her heart melted
little toward Freneau.
She bathed her eyes and went ou
into the hall. There she found Mel
Trask weeping inconsolably. Her ia
Their was dead. Gloria took the CIR
into her arms and tried to think OF
consultations where there were none
Her anger ragged again at Freneau
whose treacheries were to blame fol
everything. The man Jed, hearing
Nell weep, came laundering into the
house and up the stairs and claimed
her from Gloria's arms, saying
Leave her to me, miss. She belongs to
me. She told me all you heard today
a long while ago. l love her just the
same, or more, maybe. And I'll take
good care of her and the baby. It's
a nice baby; it amt to blame. I'll
take good care of the baby, miss, and
Nell, too"
Gloria surrendered the girl to him
and saw that Nell leaned heavily upon
his strong, encircling arms.
Gloria left them together and went
down to the living room. There she
found Judge Freeman. The haggard-
ness seemed to have left his ancient
face. He spoke to her:
II heard what Trask, told you. ]
never was SO glad or so proud to be
proved wrong. l owe David humble
apology"
"Will you make it to him?"
mo, not for world. The most pro.
found apologies we make to people are
the silent ones they never hear. }
could not apologize to David without
telling him what 1 apologized for, and
that 1 could never do. Lois is going
to be a good wife to him. She ought
to have her chance to build up their
lives together. Have you the heart to
tear their home to pieces now? Have
you the right?"
Gloria answered drearily: II haven't
the strength. That's about all know
She walked out upon the lawn where
the sunset was adding almost intoler-
able beauty to the majesty of the river
and the Palisades. The vast old peaks.
like relentless judges, were being soft
ened into tenderness by the soft
colors from the sky. Gloria sat down
on a bench before a softly FLASHING
fountain whose waters were made rosy
by the light. Royce found her there
and sat down by her. He was tired
and very solemn with the last rites of
old Trask.
Gloria?" he murmured.
"At peace, 81" she gasped. ut is
all in chaos"
about Freneau, 1 mean,
mo, l hate him now-or at least I'm
trying to-" !
Don't hate him, Gloria. Don't hate
him."
"You ask that?"
eyes, for how was he to blame? He
was born what he was; he went the
lie help from women except to be what
he was. He paid q hideous price for
The wrong he did,"
"Don't you hate him?"
"No."
"Or anybody"
"No. Hate is not only unchristian,
Gloria, it's unscientific; it's ignorant.
1t comes only from an inability or an
to understand. I can't
bear to think of your dear heart CIV
ing out such poison as hatred implies"
"You want me to love everybody,
Lhen?"
''Yes."
e"Including your"
"GlOria !"
What more might have been said |
here was no telling, for Aunt Horton
,ia came hustling down the lawn with |
| yardlength of committee lists and
asks for Gloria. Before her tempest |
# garrnlity. Royce took flight. Gloria
vas kept on the run for days and
lights. She worked as only rich wom-
IN work when some orgy Of charity
s on foot.
Gloria in turn kept everyone in, her
scampering. Her father,
Ter fathers secretary, her brother and
lis secretary, even her brothers wife,
he made use Of.
Lois responded to the lash with an
that surprised Gloria. She
egan to understand that idleness had
cen a more cogent excuse for frivol-
ty than she had believed when Lois
ave it. She saw that Lois heart,
Which had yielded too easily to the
of Freneau, yielded as