Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-28
GLoria's Romance

dTdggeQ IL DaCk OF the monument. n
policeman went by yawning and no.
ticed nothing. I dragged the body
down the steep steps and along the
winding pathways, down to the rail-
road tracks, and across them to an old
dock.
Not human being was in sight. |
i rolled the body off into the water
There was a splash and then turned
and climbed the hill and went home.
telephoned to Lois. She answered
me and said that | had Weakened her
from her sleep. | asked if David was
there. She said she had taken him to
the train. The next day learned that
he had come back, saying that he had
found the journey unnecessary. -
Il lived in agony for week. Then
Freneau's body was found in the lower
bay, where the current had taken it.
The papers said he had committed
suicide because of financial troubles.
1t seemed best to let the secret go.
What could it profit anybody to tell
the truth now?
When they told me that you had
seen the murder done | was aghast.
Evidently you did not see me drag the
body away. When you pointed out
Trask in the night court, | could only
believe that you had been mistaken in
the man, or that David had hired him.
| had not the courage to hold him and
let him speak, so added one more
shame to my malfeasance IN office.
And now you know all that l
know lrask is here, David is here,
II you want your brother accused in
the open court OF murder, u you want
your family IN the headlines OF all the
papers, then go ahead' TURN lrask over
70 me pohce ana ! VIII take my pun
ishment WIN the rest. :, j.,
ne waikeo away neavlly as II the
burdens OF NE were DreaEing MN
down uloiia $1,000 IN Gaze het
nina pictut,he me caa I Una.
must oyertake the iahi''y II sne were
10 speak. t.:f.,
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peeiaiy neie IN tns palduise' ,one
saw DdViu anu Lois ite. heai
quiVeIeu d. ,ho thoese. oi exposing
nun nun INTO pubic snsihe. 81, 1i;s ' IL q.
nl'i 1--WE ing ~ IN m Inv ueatn
rouse oeeausc vi hei ue'sl ni'i'd'ion 10
!, d ioSel Vi iiioSt uouo'iu'
honor'
ohe pu1 on .ne ueeislpn u p sne
couia aeciae whsl 70 10. pu. one
tning sne eouia 10 "iIhout pllnsins
DOWN puonc rum one tning she must
10, aha ',iat was 10 ai,ve IRON llis
paradise me eVii woman LOIS VINO
poisoned inc very ar.
2ng Sd" servant appioae,' Ddylo
ana LOIS; 'hen haVio hurried 10 me
mouse nc hau oeen ealeu ~ tae
leIepItoh1, pe'.ape. Lo,s sa' uo"n "
Wait iof MN, IN irlesis.iole anu !ety
Moinan'y nhpuise sI I u'o' ID 81. aisn.
TOWARD het. LOIS lookea up WIN
s,,e as sh o''d hesn Lo,s w and
happy one naa Deeh w'ckeu anu
escaped panishmeh ny; one naa ne re.
Pehseu anu oesn e;i, " Neep VIA W
sue naa iost t inc iisnl 10 possess. III
husband oiu not KNOW Oh hsr gum,
ne was no longer JEALOUS Gnu DoIlol
Royce was ap9pt 10 lgs : 10 hel
lnose letters OF hetS winch men W.T. w, an an
sve,iasune uahse' 70 hei VI, sue
couio iesa,n, .ne'ii anu iiiaNe Su'e Vi
'hS,i aestlue.i1n.
lel sIniie iauea 80 sue saw sne ,ook
o. O.. w1alhiu' eonienp' N l uloI'a e r..
men sne csusnt ghnpse oi INA.
is.eiui Gnnve.ope wnien pug asu iss.
seen III Dos'oi Noyes na.a' my O,
c0uio uIoria nave ootsheg ~ ~
all people ~ inc woiio' uioI's W"
most 10 DC DREADED WIN t L i s
n nei possesslon: Lol ia h ha oesan
% pound ner hlihd .ola ne. 70 III;
put heF knees coulu not even uphoiu
her:
Hloria wasted no time on pleidees.
one saio; see you Iscosnlze 1ness
letters. ohall give mem 10 Davlu
now, or nave you ahy'h'ns 70 say
hrst! :, ,,,, -,
What snall ! say "hat Cd"
say LOIS sIaminelea. ~, ,, !
fou mignt oegin WIN inc tIu'h
what was DICK rreneau 70 your
LOIS sniVerea at having 10 "aSe
oeiore sucn court 10.
ulor'a was youhs snu .n.I ~
a ans;,s sne ,nd io nass;ous 81 . woman lie
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