Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-14

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the little store with my purchases for
the evening meal, my eyes were al
ways searching, always looking for
the sight OF q face that remained
ever clear to me. Something seemed
always whispering to me that some
day would find that man whom
hunted; some day, he and / would
come face to face and then it would
be woman against man-with prison
or death as the ending. The police
in the years that had passed, had done
nothing toward success in catching
him, and for that hated them De
tectiyes had failed. As far as I knew
the case was outlawed; even should
find the man who had attacked my
husband there would be little chance
for reiribution. But stin / searched,
still my eyes roved, ever looking for
the face they sought, and one night"
The orchestra had begun the play
Ing Of plaintive melody. Alice Glen.
ent paused and looked far away, while
the pendant at her throat poised and
fell and rose again There was q
dangerous CLINT ia her eyes now;
saw that She was living with her
memories. remained silent. AT last
the voice blgan again.
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store next TO the flat occumed. a.
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derstand.
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hand turned INV head IN him tben
gasped The facet
"He aid NOT seem IN notice me Int
walked mast ranidlv wbirlo5 and
tried IN follow II was in mo IN
scream N seize him II could N
tear his th-oot with NV hands NV
teeth clencbed hard-it seemed that
all the furv that woman can know had
suddenly surged into nv heart at the
sight of those features. could have
killed and not have been sorry for
the deed But I failed. A half block
and the man was lost in the shadows.
For an hour 7 searched then walked
slowly to nv little apartment home. to
take nv baby in nv arms and sit won.
deringly by the window. looking down
In the darkness to where the little
secondhand shop reared its leprous
and planning and
scheming for some wav to find that
face again to catch the man hated
Alice Clement cooked no sumner that
night Earlv morning still found ber
sitting by the window, still thinking"
The music of the cafe was loud
now. There was laughter there was
singing from the cabaret yocalists who
lounged az one of the tahles Rut the
detective did NOT hear She was liv.
ing in the mast One hand was tan
ming the table nervouslv Her head
was forward. her body tense
az had saar ron with emit oosas on
into tbat littla socond.bond storo bo.
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windows chance wac +bere-a
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n
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