Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-04-05

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She shook her head at Freneau and
turned to see what her father thought
Of her firtatiousness. She saw why
he liked Boris Godunow" so much
He had never slept better. Now, with
her chaperon gone to Dreamland. II
looked to Gloria ~ II 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
these wireless signals from one side
of the horseshoe to the other She
did not see how Lois glowered AZ
Freneau's ailuring grin; how fiercely
she frowned whom Freneau rose ana
left the box, and how frantic she was
when Gloria arose and left hers. For
Gloria, seeing Frer eau go, hesitated
only q moment then rose and stole
away, too, leaving her father in a
peaceful slumber y hich all the clars.
ors OF the Russian opera could nor
disturb.
Outside the Stafford door Frene&u
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: Il thought you
might be hungry. There's the buffet
upstairs"
Gloria smiled and understood and
accepted the challenge. She said she
was famished. TIE corridors aud the
massive stairway were empty at this
time and they r,ampered up to the
refreshment roo1a 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 chocolate
and pistache ice Greenland some
lemonade"
Love had evidently not ruined her
young appetite.
Freneau led her to 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 1t 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 a chatterinS
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 familiar grasp. Her father had
wakened with . start when tho or.
chestra quit playing. He had blinked
about in tho sudden bright lights and
missed his daughter. She was lost in
the maxes of tho opera. house. He
kas tempted to offer . reward for
isker, ~ he had when she decamped
40 the everglades.
He decided to search first for her
himself. He found, the sstray in the
deserted buffet, apooning up the last
! Of her ice cream and the best Of Fro
neau's batteries. He dragged her out
Of heaven. She fought him all the
way down the stairs, but he would not
let her 20. He would not let Freneau
some near.
At the next intermission her father
tagged along like a younger brother
Before she could get to Freneau her
I sister-in-law. Lois, captured him. Lois
Eebuked Freneau for his attentions to
0loria, and reminded him OF his oaths
Of fidelity to her own unfaithful self
| and was avowing his devotion TO Lois
when her husband appeared at their
elbows.
| They masked their confusion a.
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 Tavid
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.
IT wouldn't think too much of that
Freneau fellow if / 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 60 back and listen
to mere opera, when she wanted to
hear Freneau'B giofions voice. When