Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-13

CHAPTER VII Continued.
FRENEAU went to his rooms in 2
II new mood. Gloria's trust haC
! touched him more than Royce's
threats. He was furious at himself and
! at Lois. He started to the telephone tC
call her up and tell her to do her worst
he would not go away with her AS he
was about to take the receiver off the
rock he looked at his watch. 1t was toe
late; she would have started for their
i trysting place by now. He caught q
! glimpse of himself in a mirror and
! loathed the face he saw. He vowed that
! he would redeem his soul He would
! begin at once. He would meet Lois at
the pavilion and tell her that he would
carry no further the chains of intrigue
On his way to the little classic stone
pavilion near the Soldiers and Sailors
monument, where Lois had agreed to
meet him, his car broke down. He took
! that as a further reason for not making
/ the journey. He left the chauffeur to
correct the trouble and went ahead on
! foot.
( Gloria had retired after Freneau left
her, but lay tossing about on her pill
/ lows unable TO sleep. The moon was
pouring white glamour on her window.
The night nurse, sitting upright by her
| bed, was sleeping soundly. She had won
Morpheus because she was spurning
him instead of counting him. Gloria
determined to try the same method her
self.
DR.. Royce, who seemed to think of
everything, had, during her illness
made her a present of a pair of binocu-
lars. She had been able to while away
many tedious hours with them watching
the traffic on the drive and boats on the
river.
Now she slipped into a negligee and
slippers quietly, not to disturb her sleep-
ing sentinel She took up the binoculars
ana moved to the window. The moon
cast usch a glow on the river that she
drew in deep breaths of delight The
columns of the monument stood in the
foreground like marble trees clustered
about a little temple.
suddenly her attention was caught nv
the. curious behavior of a man who
seemed to be skulking about the nonu-
ineht' lie had his hat pulled down and
ms oVercoat collar pulled up. and she
could not see his face He was annor
entity waiting for someone She saw
MIN take from his pocket sometime
mat looked to her like a revoIver
Glorla was greatly excited. Before sba
could decide what to do the sknlker
walked away. she saw another man
49,, sloulu the column and crouch
down for moment.
she put up the glasses to see ,,oro
clearly' the figure moved forward he
meath a street lamp and Gloria could
see distinctly a wild and bearded faco
shudder went through her: uncon-
selousIy she drew her robe closer about
her. 0i '''OuI
turning her glasses down the drive /
she saw third man approaching Ha
rocked vaguely familiar. Coming clos
err he stopped to light cigar. II was
Freneau! ""'
She realized it with establishment Sha
wondered If he had missed his train. He
saw that she looked out of her window.
Before she could wave to him a figure
sprang from the shadows and leaned
upon Freneau, long hands -cIutching his
Gloria tried to cry out. She could not
make sound. Subconsciouslv her
hands kept their grip on the binoculars
ana held them to her eyes that she
might see the whole of the tragic spec
tacle.
Inc struggle that ensued seemed i'm
possibly unreal. Surely she was IN