The state herald., 1917-03-16

MS conQuests appeared. Nell Trasi
had learned from a newspaper tha
her father had been knocked down b!
an automobile and taken to hospital
She visited him there. His bodily IL
juries were not serious. but he was
brooding SO bitterly over Freneau tina
Nell began to fear for his reason. HI
told her that he had seen Frenea,
and had denounced him. and Frenea,
had struck him in the face. Old Trasl
was burning to avenge 1t. He whis
pered to Nell that he would reach
Freneau yet and strangle him like
dog. She feared both for her ows
father and for the father of her deac
child. She thought of writing Freneav
to warn him. but that might only Leaf
him to persecute her father. Perhaps
II she begged him to marry her. he
would be rich enough now. She fount
out Freneau's address with little diff
ficulty. and appeared at his door sooi
after Lois had left him. in an ugl,
mood. The apparition now Of SO hum
BILE an incident In his past 40 the
daughter Of a bargeman was too dis
gusting to endure.
When the valet opened Freneaui
door. Nell slipped past him and raI
straight to Freneau. He could no
even pretend the ordinary courtesieS
He would not listen to her. He or
dered his valet to bundle her out ant
to take his own two weeks notice.
Nell had no more fight In her thar
. violet. Like q violet. she bloomet
to be trodden on or plucked for
moment and tossed aside. She driftet
back to the shabby barge moored n
the dock anA waited for her father tc
return home"
Freneau. raging and calling himsel
a fool. drove his arms into the over
coat his man held for him nnd let
for his ONCE. wondering whether h.
was to be compelled TO close up tn,
ofiice because Of the follies no hat
committed. He agreed that fiirtatior
was poor business.
All this while Gloria lay in her bee
by the window imagining that Freneas
was pining sway for her. while sh.
was getting well as fast rs she coult
for him Doctor Royces treatmenr
consisted mainly In keeping out o,
the way Of nature. helping 1t. but no
impeding II with drugs. Gloria war
responding with all the rush Of youth
He was glad Of his success as q physii
cian. but he was miserable over her
cagerncss to get back to her romance
Once. while he watched her as she
slept. no saw that she smiled. He was
afraid that he knew why. When he,
eyes opened and stared about he,
room and at him in bcwiiderment. h,
understood that she had come out o.
tho dream realm.
"Oh. such wonderful dream rv..
had. dreamed I was well-ail OF
sudden ] hoped out Of bed. and-prcs
to. my clothes were on without NIL IN,
trouble Of buttons and hooks and eyes
and I noated through tho wall an,
over tho roofs and climbed down IN,
chimney Of Dicks apartment hous. ,
like regular Santa Claus.
Then camc out through tho steam
radiator without even rumpling my
frock. and thcrc ! found Dick no .ione
~ and forlorn ~ mover was. When
he saw mo ho nearly expired Of Joy.
"Thon took him by the hand and
hoatcd with him through tho wall and
across tho roof 10 tho darlinsest little
church. Tho dariinsest little minister.
noatcd through tho pulpit and then
dog on It'll had to 20 and wake up.
But wasn't Il q beautiful dream7"
beautiful" groancd Doctor Royce.
shc was too happy 10 hear tho sor-
row IN his voice. shc merely OK
claimed: Hurry up, for heavens
sakc. and get mo we'll"
And, like dutif,il young physician.
no promised. But he wondered whcth.
or II was kindness or not to restore
her 10 tho world where dreams do not
oftcn como true-unlcss they are bad
dreams.
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