The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-26

pangS she would nave mad to endure
as the wife of Freneau, for he had all
the graces and none of the seventies
of character. Gloria had known only
his charms when she saw him muir
dered before her window. She had a
long battle to persuade her people that
she even saw the deed Her doctor,
Stephen Royce, persisted in declaring
that what she witnessed was the fic-
ton of her Imagination.
With great difficulty she had learned
a few truths. She had overtaken
Trask only to be told that she had bet
ter let him go since his confession
would involve her brother David. She
had refused to believe that David had |
taken justice into his own hands, and |
like an ancient Indian hired a brave
to assassinate his enemy. Trask alone |
could clear David of that charge or
fasten it on him. And Trask had van
ished.
Doctor Royce had done all he could
to keep Gloria from piercing the veil
about the crime. But now that she had
learned a part of Freneau's duplicity,
he was ready to help her learn all the
truth. He was eager to know it him
self.
When she told him that Trask had
been carried off, he said: "They can't
carry him far without killing him. He
is doomed anyway, I'm afraid. We
must find him soon or there will be
nothing to find"
J He spoke a truth that Trask himself
was beginning to realize. The human
; frame is not built to serve as buffer
between yachts and barges, and
J Trask's frame was wrecked within his
: flesh by his accident. His fear of JUS
: tice had made him consent to the eff
fort to escape from the Stafford house,
but the judges automobile had not
gone far when he was compelled to
beg that it run more slowly. Finally it
grew plain to him that he was about
to escape from earthly judgment and
+ punishment altogether. He had moth
e ing to fear from the police or the wear
/. ers of the black robe. He began to fear
l. the more what higher courts awaited
him. He dared not enter those tribu-
e nails with a burden on his soul.
t Suddenly he felt that Gloria, who
+ had been his tormentor and his enemy,
was one person on earth who could
% give him comfort. He began to
d cry out that he wanted to be taken
4, back to her. Jed and Nell and the
f. chauffeur thought him mad but they
k were afraid of him. He held the I'M
d canny weapon of the power to die
ID He'll be dying on u.s." phe chauffeur
a. said, as he checked the car and began
" to turn it round. He had super
oil stitious fear of thwarting a mans last
err wish. He was not afraid of anything
else, but he was in a panic lest Trasl
IS should die in his car. He paid little
lg heed to Trask's groans and made al
Us speed to the Stafford home.
Royce had just taken Gloria into hi
I car to set forth on a hunt for Trasl
when Judge Freeman's motor brough
him back. Judge Freeman saw tn
meeting and he was covered wit
q chagrin. He saw that Gloria recog
q nized his chauffeur, and she threw hir
81 a look of reproach. but she was to
81 much absorbed in Trasks needs to re
al proach him.
To Gloria's establishment, whe
81 Trask was lifted from the car he di
al not glare at her, but put his hand GU
NJ to her.
"a Hes got lot he wants to tell you,
81 Nell explained.
g Royce motioned for one of the r'
n Ginning chairs to be brought from tn
q sun parlor and Trask was placed in /
fol inn n n
% house, however, he shook his head an
y moaned NO no; leave me out unde
"a the sky over where there's flowers"
ID 1t is strange how the suffering of a
~ enemy pleads and prays for hin
n Gloria was distracted with sympath
81 for Trask, and her heart ached fC
= him as for an old friend in distres
She had the servants carry him to
~ hower-walled nook where the bree;
was spicy and there was shade wit
out gloom.
b: Judge Freeman watched the grot
and an idea came to him. He stepp'
into the house and motioned to Pie
slx pont Stafford's secretary to bring b
'or- note pad and pencils.
mo as it dictation" the secreta
the asked
ken yes" said the judge, ''but it's b
yond mine. It's possibly the fin
nor statement of dying man and it M
ten have legal Importance"
rea- He led the secretary back of t
won arbor, where he could hear witho
ved- being seen. The secretary did 4
fred relish such eavesdropping, but t
owe. judge kept him to the work.
fiji There was some delay in maxi
MON Trask as easy as possible, and Roy
= to sent for his medicine case that
rely might keep him from sudden c
rob- lapse. Trask grew impatient with
delay and clutched at Gloria, mu
and bling: Listen, missy; l don't KIN
vent yit jest who you air, but l got
tho tion you got right to know wha'