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(Coprrigbt, 1916, by RI THIRD EPISODE A PERILOUS LOVE tear agen eee Adelaide M. Rushes.) ‘VER before in all her luxurious young life had Gloria encountered the siichtest hardship, The most exquisite of tho niceties of existence had been hers as regularly as the breath she drew, So he had wearied of them and rebelled. And now she had found that adventure was not altogethor pleasant, either, A primeval comfortable. jungle inhabited by a primeval people was, to suy the least, distinctly un- Tt had been a busy day for one young girl, Within twenty-four houra she had sto har brother's automoh: the Everglades, and endured Indian posal of marriage—and from an Indian chief! Je, wrecked it in the waves, explored aptivity, She had had her first pro- for the first time she had wanted to die, For the first time she had fainted, She was rather proud of that—4t was so nice and old-fashioned to faint, Also, she had been rescued— and by such @ handsome man! And so modest he was about it! @he had had ail these thrilling experiences and there was @ happy ending: aiso a happy future. She believed whe was In for a romance. When handsome young men save the lives of young women they have to marry them, don’t they? Of course they do. elee te inartistic. Gloria felt it espectaily lucky that since she had to be rescued, fate had been polite enough to select a good- looking rescuer for her. Tho more she studied Mr. Frencau the better whe liked him. He had a nice name, too—a nice, marriageable name. ‘The only fly in the vlntment was the bad behavior of Dr. Royce. She had thought him charming. But now he gulked and mopel. Ho did not want even to come along back to Palm Beack in the big motor that had brought her father and brother dowa to the edge of the Kvergia But her father made him get in. Fortunately there were long dust- coata in the car to cover Gloria's aquaw costume and Dr. Royce's dis- reputable wreck of evening dress, Mr. Freneau wae spick and span. He was like a hero in a play or a novel. Fe could save @ heroine from frightful danger and not spot a collar or rumple a cuff. Dr. Royce was glum because he did not know what to do. He was con- fronted with a duty that he could not golve. It was like some obscure dinease, hard to diagnosticate. To speak up and denounce Freneau as @ liar and thief was impossible. Royce had no proof that Freneau had played either the cad or the coward. He knew only that Freneau must have seen him battling with the Indian, and a decent man would have come to the asistance of a fe low white. Even if Freneau had felt that he ought to put Gloria in the boat first, he might have come back to help Royce. But Freneau had left Royce to his fate, That was ugly. Royce heard Mierpont Stafford say to Freneau: “My boy, you've earned the 6,000 reward offered. You've earned a million dollars!" Now Royce felt that he under- stood. Freneau had been coaxed into the Everglades by that $5,000 lottery prime, He had won it; and it looked as tf Freneau were expecting to win Gloria's love im the bargain. For Goria was simply devouring him with her eyes. Royce knew little about Freneau, and that little was not to his ad- vantage. Freneau neglected his of- fice but neglected no opportunity for a love affair, Dr. Royce had come to Palm Bench As the private physician of olf Judge Freeman and he had abundant opportunity to see the in fluence of Freneau on the judge daughter, Lois. It was not @ whole- nome influence, Royce dreaded the look of adoration tn Gloria's eyes as they dwelt on Freneau. But what could Royce do? He could not order Mr. Stafford not to pay Freneau t reward. He could not boast of his ewa deads. So he kept silence. Om the long rido back to Palm Beach they passed the spot where Gloria had left her brother's racing car in the ocean. They paused to look at it. Several men and a team of mules were struggling to drag it eut of the water, David grew angry and wanted to know what Gloria was going to do bout getting him another car. She laughed at that. Her father did not allow hor much spending money, She wag not buying motor presents with what she got. But when Plerpont saw the big waves sprawling over the car and imagined what danger Gloria had escaped he had not the heart to retmke Gloria, He sata: “If you'll behave yourself, David, Vil buy you a new car, It’s worth « hundred of them to have the child safe.”* “You're a very nice dad." said Gloria. nd T prortise you Vil never run away in the Everglades or elope with a Seminole again.” But that was no proof that sho might not run into {ust as great danger in so-called civilization When they reached the Royal Potn- clana, Gloria passed through a throng of welcoming friends, and Freneau received congratulations innumer- able. Royce sneaked off to his room and plunged into a hot bath, treated i It ls absolutely necessury. Anything unds as best he could, shaved and put on fresh clothes. Then he stroiied out to order a new evening dress in a hurry from a Palm Beach tailor, He met Fre- neau, carrying bis bonors jauntily. Koyee went to him and held him skewered with his eyes as he sald: “Look here, Freneau, haven't you tile something to say to me?” Why, no, old man; nothing that T know of opt that 1 suppose I ought to feel sorry that you arrived too late, But 1 can't feel sorry. didn't even know you were there. Royee glared at him, then laughed harshly and sald: The diagnosis in your case is clear, You are hopelessly infected with yellow fever; but you are im- mune to all honorable sentiments, Don't lose your head, though, and don't try any of your tricks on little Gloria Stafford.” Freneau laughed again, a more ugly laugh this time: “That seema to me to be Mis Stafford's business, and certainly none of yours,” ‘“, going to make it mine," maid joyce. bib walked away. He would not ever give Royce the satisfaction of an excuse for trounctng bim. Royee almost smothered with sup- pressed rage. He had an uppercut in his undamaged right hand which he was fairly aching to plant on Freneau's Jaw—an exact duplicate of the one he bad administered to Chief Katealant, rpont Stafford was overjoyed to his lost ewe lamb restored to the fold, and he was childishly happy, till he realized that after all sho was only temporarily his, She had ea- caped marrying the Seminole, bur that did not mean that she would escapo marrying somebody. After Gloria had enjoyed all the redeeming influences of a tub and a shampoo and fine linen and a slik frock she found that her interest in Mr. Freneau was as keen aa ever. She even felt grateful to Lois Free- man for flirting with David. She sat out on the ledge of the veranda and day-dreamed, ‘When her father sauntered by and @sked her what she was up to she answered “O, nothing! I'm just basking in the sun.” Hut when Plerpont came by that Way a little later he found Dick Fre neau basking {n Gloria's most be- witching smile, They were Romeo and Juliet at Palm Beach, separated only by @ low wall and a clump of rhododendrons. And Romeo was reaching @cross that with bis walk- ing stick. It was tho first time Plerpont had seen his child in a flirtation, He did not like her in that employment. He took her by the ear and led her away Sho protested at the indignity Pierpont let go her ear. He had always been afraid of her and unable to manage her. He was not afraid of Freneau, however. He went for him at once. He was about to begin with 4 stout “Mow dare you speak to my daughter?” Ilo paused, feeling that Without Freneau's help he might have had no daughter to be spoken to. Pierpont was used to accomplishing hig ouds with the weapon of tie check book. He drew the weapon now and & fountaNn pen and said “By the way, there's that reward, It will give me great pleasure to 4 it over.” He wrote after “Pay to the order of” the name “Richard Freneau” and the amount “Five thousand and no hundredths dollars $6,000." Breneau's fingers twitched to clutch the for: tune, but his br advised him t play for higher stakes. Me put away the temptation with a proud smile It iy reward enough to have been ablo to be of service to Miss Staf ford Ir fore, tha id not adored him be cuivalrous speech would From the Motion Picture Drama of the Same Name Produced by George Kieine and |Featuring Miss Billie Burke OOO VHOOOSOOGOOO® ° - b SMFS MreTeEs 3 theme Le sat Beers 235 THE GLORIA WHO have won her. With bis check book ruled OUt, his best Weapon was gone. he ‘blustered all MARCHED UP THE BROAD STEPS OF THE METROPOLITAN WAS A YOUNG LADY OF TWENTY-ONE. other, till then, and tf you atill love euch other your marriag of fidelity, for of course he could not be expected to be a saint, { Pierpont Stafford or his daugh- ter thought of him. young Napoleon, One of these days would buy and eell I'll do all I can to Is it a bargain?” Five years is a long time and many have her fooling (me away with you. things can her education first than a child.” Glorla cried. Pierpont went on: “And at once, We start on the next train.” This Was another thing agatn. 1 quailed before the old capitals was as fierce the demand in the cold eyes of 8 enlarged his acquaint- be accepted attractiveness and his Freeman w train with Gloria, as did that hound of a Roy neau hated Ro: te hardly mor pe i marvelous promis 1g own in exchange for it. When he had pro: He hastened to the crest of the wave Lols Freeman again. He was studying the diamond crop “4 window and wondering ust What peace offering he should buy for a certain person whom he had rendered violently jealous when who should step out of the shop but Lois Freeman! Each stared at the other with eyes Each recognised other as @ former Palm Heach for we rarely left for Gloria rom ise also. She could not get mar- have stolen, takes twe to Or any otber quar- would have ist's glare, 1ke a marriage attacked th and knocked hun s t poor Indian was used to that glare, tender heart back of and she sald ou promise not h other or speak or write— for live years." “L promise!” sledge hammer that Royce was gone, he might nev Gloria was y for flirtation, He hoped that aid Froneau, quickly we want to. ne and Lois was gone, but an attractive youth like Freneau Was not left alone in such multitudes of women as gather at more serious purpose than escaping the cold drafts of t and the tormen: Mr, Freneau Her language was not nt as hor eye: with equal grime very shortly said Herpont, and led her in to super- intend the packing, Desperately! Palm Beach answer was blurred equally brilhant answer, esterd, broker's clerk day he was the son-in. own opinion of “But I'm no longer Miss Freeman,” how brave it Ww e deptas of the b from the savage: of him to go into erglades and tear acquaintance, but he was a judge of nh still Mr, Freneau, m now Mrs, Stafford,’ At was five y yu love each other, eh? Yet, if he had, it wou ” said Freneau, ‘Surely you haven't forgotten Dav- id Stafford, your old rival for my young affections?” tor an eternity—two years.” Hon't look it at alll that's long enough for you to tea with me gome- that they Would be glad to be rescued by him from any danger Hoe spent ¥ n He would have fair women that wh till he came dat Palin Beach the season cl nsibilities of a good finishing nd graduate a years sounded unimportant to had done nothing, they wrote, to seo each other or write to each Where, tgn't it? “L BUppOSe 30. would love that young 1 years were @ 81 forever, and he Was such a wonder- t she really ought to pre self to be worthy of him. He had to go next to places his fame b 9 he had only hi sonality asa capital, ier hard to impress, but there was foolish enough sil part of @ Anyway, I'm dead tired and in need of a pick-me-up, t's so stupld shopping ail day, already been mar- to be quite frank extravagunce, jg there for me? office all day and he travels a good He's ambitious father in business.” “So am 1," said Mreneau, y were buzzing when they found seats in a tea room Where dancing was the hess, With tea as an excus n take tea, particular about ea leis to dance with him, But she saw several people she knew and she de- Also she slipped away early, knew enough to b They met again, however, at @ lesa ried long enou always some 9 with bin { conversation chat with him yen in the dugout there had been @ stupid Indian leok~ Some of them were rich and some He ig at the of them were as poor as poor Neil Trask, the daughter of Gideon Trask, 4 canalboat captain cheap boarding house, where he patd his landlady nothing not had five rince the rescu te outdo bis Hoe met her ina uch except his Phere was one con= extravagant compliments. main busi- behaved very shabbily Nell Trask and ¢ her cruelly, because, at a critic for her, he got @ tip on the market to @ broker him @ share of the proceeds, He was so tired of poverty that he went to New York and anticipated his promise. father were abroad on a summer Va- au was thrown on atiair with die was not vely hours of etudy and rect- Sha would have girls of her and sold tt 1 station she was not Preneau wait- was enraged to ind drag her on the train, She away and came back to fi had started. told him he He told her fox trotted div she fox trotted devilishly well, When ‘Then the go eeif into another tip and sold that to ‘@ broker named Frank Mulry Mulry knew the value of partner, and he en 7 to learn from financiers’ wives a ntera what could not be In the course of time Fre- neau made himself #o important to Mulry that he was taken into the firm as @ silent partner. through a most confidential tip, he in as @ sort of stowaway in a piratical raid frivolous Wife of an ambitious and in- dulgent man once begin a dance there ig no telling how far it will lead them, At least there ty no telling in clrcum- spect print, ‘Then tho train Ano chance to say nd a half things a young wily have to @ay r fiancee on leaving him for five rer off bodily while Gloria cherishing her ideal of Fr g hard to make herself worthy And her brother was cherish= ing @ trust In Lois and working bard to give her the luxuries she exacted with increas! would natu ther lonely too when » him Into full Five years so long as she Kirt soul did not feel demands of a grown \ 5 --- f the sfonk ex Kee GLORIA LEARNED TO FENCE WELL AND TO BOX A LITTLE, and on the letter ture on her bureau and find sat. ying it wors! 4 Frenvau felt ao lnportant gat hy did pot care in the achool ehe Bad gipcover pretty as Gloria, That wae bis ides Scenario and Novelization By M , and Mrs. Rupert Hughes SESS SS aR mew Gloria was sitting in miserable splendor on a little gold chair in a box like a prison cell to her and she was batting her eyes fast to shake away the tears that came pellmell. She was wringing her little white gloved hands and trying not to sob aloud. ‘He doesn’t re- member me! He doesn’t remember me!!! new world. She fought her way togru the captaincy of @ basketball team as if It were the presidency of an Ama- fonian republic, She learned to fence well and to box a little, She even took an interest in some of her text books. Bhe thought she was very wicked, but she did nothing more vicious than to hold a chafing dish orgy now and then tn her room. And even there eome teacher was sure to hear the muffled laughter and walk in sternly and march all the girls to their own rooms, But the severest teachers found it hard to frown into Gloria's smiling ey Many and many a time she told to her breathless girl audiences the bloodcurdling story of her harrowing experience In the Everglades and the tremendous glory of her rescuer's valor. The magnitude of Freneau's feat may have grown @ little with retelling, but his photograph was al- ways convincing proof to the envious @udience. Gloria had few sorrows of impor- tance beyond the occasional disap- pointment her examination records gave hor. The chief of her disap- pointments was her brother's mar- riage to Lois. She never had liked Lois and had never understood her charm. Lois had taken little interest in winning the approval of women. She had played @ part in winning even David's serious interest. ne never cared for him, but she could not re- sist the wealth and prestige of his name. She was bitterly disappointed in him when after the honeymoon was over he expressed his unwillin ness to live on his father's mon and vowed that he would earn b own way by his own energy The life of travel and gayety that Tole had planned was taken from her. She drifted into the maelstrom of men and women whose eo hunt was pleasure, whose caresr was kill- ing time, Frencau was Lois's type toa T. Qloria had @ stanch little heart and she kept her word to her father. She kept faith, too, with her fiance tive years removed. She fell into the habit of talking to his photograph. When ashe was tempted to forget that ehe waa a solemnly betrothed young person, she would find atren. in his image to be austere and to deny herself many of the gayeties of the school or of her companto in the gorgeous resting places where she spent her vacations. Tt was a quaint and bitter irony that the eyes In Frenenu’s photograph should have had so pious an Influence while his own eyes were devoted to casting such evil spells, Unconsctously Los revenced her husband on Freneau, for while Fre- neau was causing Lois to forget h duties to the partnership she had er tered Into with David Stafford fascinations led Freneau to negiec his duties to his partnership with Frank Mulry. He spent time and money on Lota that should have been devoted to the intricate stratagems— not to say treasons and spotls—of Wall Street He and Mulry tn the flush of thetr early successes had apread out—had established branch offices in Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicaso. St. Louts and Pittsburgh, While the tide set their way these branches served as eo many hands to gather in shekels. But when the hard times came upon the financial world they served &8 80 many mouths to feod The office of Freneau & Mulry b came one of those dismal ; where the watchword 1s “everything going out and nothing coming tn." She naturally tmpnted his neglect to some other charmer, She could not believe him guilty of overwork She grew jealous and their mectines were stormy, She ker? his telephons Dusy to make sure that he was at his desk. She began to annoy him, He wished to be rid of her, but she would not be filted, It was during this crisis that Gloria marked off the last month of her five years’ ordeal, She was ambitious enough to go on and finish her cours and get her diploma. She compressed her last year of school into ha year and graduated all alone tn mi winter, She dashed into her room at col- lee for the last time, with her sol- emn mortarboard askew on her head, her somber black gown flying from her shoulders, and in her hand her parchment diploma (in Latin that she could nearly translate.) She looked like a little Portia for a momen She threw her diploma in air and her mortar-board after it. — She whipped off her black robe and he- gan to juggle school books, letting them fall where they fell, She danced a jig over her scholarly past < made haste to pack her things dart out to meet her ful neau” was her spelling of The journey to New York from school was as long as the Journey to New York froin Palm Beach had been years ago; only then she had been travelling away from her romance, now toward tt When her her met her at the train she hugged him almost to suco- cation, then asked him how dear Mr, Freneau was the last time he saw htm. “The last time IT eaw dear Mr. Freneau was at Palm Reach,” said Pierpont, who had almost forgotten his name and had hoped that Gloria had forgotten it entirely. As acon as she reached the house on Riverside Drive and embraced the old servants and shook hands with the new Gloria took her father into this Mbrary and asked hin for Mr. Freneau's telephone number, She had found “Freneau & Mulry” in the book already, and she said, “Do you sup- pose that Mr. Mulry’s Freneau ts my ir. Freneau?* “I don't know, I'm eure,” Pterpont uture.” ed, “But it wouldn't be very to telephone @ busy man, ite L suppose not, “Where's a pen “How long wrote him ast?" bi cor * Glorla 1 write 1s it been since you * said Pierpont, anal- I've nover written him af all,” Glorta answered, shocked. “! promised, didn't 1?" Pierpont kissed her brow with a profound pride. Then he ventured to say, “Don't you think It would be nicer If you waited for him to look you up?” Gloria gnawed the end of the pen holder @ moment, and then sighed with all the impatience of youth ia the shacklas of conventionality. “Tt suppose 40.” She flung down the pen and wondered how she could manage delicately to attract Mr. Freneau'e attention without seeming to. “By the way.” eald — Pierpon: o's a big gala performance a Metropolitan Op House toe ‘ial benefit for some war @ to go? Gloria, with 6 Freneau was the yhone In his offi Lois had hin to say th ‘r husband was taking her to the benefit and she hoped that he would be there, She had something iminensel nportant to tell him. Every had to tell him was unt nowadays to y unimportant to tated Lois waa 1 had come was still in of Freneau. of fear and mt to compel he would not The thing that ag’ her know back to New Y love with lois was t Jealousy and she Freneau to swear ner for Gi 1eau Was oblivious of this, but intention of keeping his 1 Mulry, who had overheard Brena ud of the con- versation, sald: "Com stung for a couple of t can have one of them. meet somed @ dine on t So the } his Fa ated t 1 got cket’® You We might who Juteht wive us sneau went tun partner, They promenads of the box holders, wishing to be geen in ex pensive company, Glancing over the balustrade, Fre- neau caught sight of Low r hu L vision of at his side, He did e him. He did not r fat sarin and Woon with delight. ave observed all this and > the girl back and immaturity most childish The Gloria. who m up the broad steps of the Meir tan was a young lady of twenty-one with her hair up, her ado tull Knowledge, and her features char ig changed when it be Her costume was t 1 as the bud Les & Tose. latest thing a spite of tha Gloria hardly climb the steps to t vel of Freneau. Her father v sho did. & er » and burried not hear her or is elbow, tram- trylng to keap » aloud and seix- m that had saved 3. She cough her, At last she ventured tho terrific deed of touche ing hiv sleeve with her finger tp. He turned and she murmured “Mr, Preneau, 1 b ei? Ho turned, saw that a mogt em quisite creature had addressed him, wondered Who under the sun she Way know t Digng with raptur from crying his n ing him by tho a her from tho In and he did not t lifted his hat, made @ violent pres tense at ving ber perfectly, ving t ust the day b 1 exc Why, hell away betore bo could ¢ . Bh had thrust arm into her father's elbow and hurried long toward the door of their box while Frencau whirled and stared, Mulry stared too and mutte: “Good Lord, who's the new pe with old Pierpont?” 1 be his daughter; t's Gloria!" Breneau gasped. Do you know her?* Freneau laughed. I'm engaged to her tn “Engaged in a way!" Mulry re- peated. “Well, marry her quick, Her old man's money will como tn mighty Freneau leaned against the balus- trade thinking so lard and recasting his plat idly 1 with such enthu only touched his t at her w verified Meanwht vble her and she was } to shake away the tears came pellmell, She was wringing her ite white gloved hands and trying not to vob aloud, “He do remember mal Ho does member me! (To Re Continued.) The Fourth Episode in the Serial “GLORIA’S ROMANCE Will Be Published SATURDAY, June 17