Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-13

Would never have Il child OF ner OWN.
She remembered her own chill HOOD
and the nursery where she and ner
brother had been INDUCED Ia every toy
that money could buy or ingenuity in
gent.
She FASTENED up TO the great room
which she had not visited for years.
Poor Stas had never had any nursery
besides the streets or any toy except
some pItiful makeshift. He did not
really know 10Y to play. Gloria had
10 teach him. He vas nm apt pupil
with the horn aud drum. lie pounded
and blew till Gloria covered her ears.
He tried to climb the hobby horse
with the drum still on. He got of
head first ON the other side, hui ne
soon mastered the fierce steed-
His attention was attracted by Il pie
ture of Indians on the walls. They
were doing a scalp-tango about a white
captive. Stas wanted to know all
about Ii. He had thought Gloria an
angel before. but she grew still more
wonderful when She told him that She
herself had been an Indian captive.
He seemed 10 be d trifie disappointed
when he learned that she had never
been honorel by being tied 10 a stake.
She saved herself a little by explain
ing: Il might have been worse than
tied 10 a stake If | hadn't been res
cued by Mr.. Fre-I mean, Doctor
Royce"
Then she fell INTO such n deep med
itntIon that StaS could hardly recall
her to finish the story. IL was not yet
ended when the butler and the second
man marched In with two towers or
p~asteboard boxes-Stas' trousseau had
arrived.
Now there was excitement. indeed.
and Gloria aud Stas forgot the merc
Indians in the thrill Of dressing aud
being dressed. Gloria began 10 fear
that she had adopted a hopeless fop
when She saw how Stas siruttcd In
his dnery. In his Knockers and frillcd
shirt. his starchcd collar. silk tie, pat
pnt leather shoes. and derby hat, he
looked like Il pocket Beau Brummel.
And then her rapture turned % alarm.
The hoy began 10 cough. to turn ROD
and purple IN the face, and g shake
with paroxysms.
80. DEAR q. dearl" Gloria moaned;
"he's had a bath. and its given him
pneumonia. The doctor! Quick, |
must get him To the Doctor
pr. stephen Royce was trying 70
practice the proyerb. Physician. heal
myself" lie was dressing the wounds
~ battle he had received the night
before III Gloria's defense. He was
plaStering his fist aud approving il for
its good work when a caller was m
npunccd. II was Lois stafford. She
had repented Of her affair with the
dead Freneau and was trying 10 live X
down. IdlenesS was both temptation
and distress. she wanted 10 know II
there was not some work She could do
Royce told her that there were alwaysI
poor people In plenty and lonely sick.
He gave her the address ~ some ~
his patients who would never pay.
hut whom he treated with none the.
less care.
A. She was leaving she met Gloria
coming in with the boy. Royce was
Disguised because Gloria looked angry.
lie should have beer delighted at the.
hint If possible jealousy. Gloria cold
~ informed him ~ the boys bath
and its terrible consequences. She
made the boy cough for the doctor.
Royce did not seem Ia be a. mach
impressed rs Gloria had been. lie.
set the boy "a laughing and got him
10 put out his tongue by making faces
~ him which the boy Knocked. Then
he said:
Its nothing. just q little tickling
in the throat. ehf'
II guess -" StaS confessed. Il am
tickled all over"
He gave the boy n lozenge for medi-
cine ana turned 10 Gloria. She asked
him again why he had tried 10 deceive
her about the delirium.
"NNh, don't you tell me the truth
now7 What is Lois to your
Royce protested that Lois was moth
ins 10 him and that a doctor has his
srcretS-like n priest. Gloria was furi-
Gus. She gathered M the child and
was about ~ storm out. hut She
paused, meditated. whirled, and went
I'd him impul>ively.
Forgive me. You saved my life
twice. You fought for me ;hen. why
against me nowT'
lie answered sadly, 81 am not fight
Ing against you. Gloria. some day
yCu will know IL. but not from me-
Gloria went out sadly and Royce in
dulged In n little delirium Of his M
curSing his luck In managing always
Ia have his devotion misunderstood.
lie was glad that Lois rcpented her
liaison with Freneau. but he wished
that she had chosen some other person
for father confesSor or some other
time 10 call.
In the majestic blue dining room
Of the Bankers club. Gloria found
CaSimir already installed. Pierpont's
influence had secured the engagement
for him and money had provided the.
neat costume that changed CaSimir
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