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

idu Will you hDu uS Hdu pIOIIlpSCu.
When | heard him make that rem
devious with--with that woman,
went right to him and told him that
| knew of his vile scheme. | de-
manded that he break off the affair.
Besides, the woman's husband was
one of my dearest friends and |
wanted to protect his home as well
as your heart.
"Freneau laughed at my earnest
ness and ridiculed me, resented my
interference, called me meddler and
a busy body. 1t told him ] would pre-
vent his treachery at all costs.
took my revolver with me. didn't
mean to kill him. The revolver was
not even loaded. But ! intended to
brighten him with 1t.
II never dreamed, of course, that
the binoculars | gave you to amuse
yourself with would give you a sight
OF the whole tragedy. | waited and
waited for Freneau to appear. At
last walked down the drive expect
ing to meet him. found his body
lying in the snow. knelt down and
listened to his heart. 1t was still. He
was dead beyond all rescue.
II saw that envelope in his pocket
| didn't knowswhat was in it, but was
afraid Of what 1t might contain. |
imagined the police discovering him
and the newspapers publishing what
was found on his person. Before l
realized what was doing ! took the
envelope. | saw somebody coming
along the drive. ] didn't know who
Il was. ! don't know now, but |
ran away.
"When got back to my Office I
got word that your nurse had called
me. | ran to yow house. You told
me you had seen the murder done.
You had seen me without recogniz-
ing me. told you it was a delirium
like the other you had had. | looked
through the binoculars when | went
out on the drive. almost believed
that had imagined the whole thing
myself.
II went to the pavilion. There I
saw a woman, the woman, waiting for
Freneau. told her that he had been
killed. She was frantic with grief. |
sent her home and went back to you,
You were in state OF hysteria. |
gave you drug to keep you from
losing your mind,
Il had no idea then. and have none
now, as to the murderer's name or the
name OF the man who took the body
away. | had never seen this man
Trask till you pointed him out to me.
! can't imagine what grudge he had
against Freneau or whether he dis
posed OF the body or not. He is your
captive now, and intend to do all |
can to get tile truth from him.
Il ought never to have tried to de-
cieve you, even for your own good
The truth is dangerous thing to
tamper with. ! see it now, but my
only guilt was longing to protect
you. 1t was my love that led me to
hoodwink you, and now my love must
bear the punishment
Gloria's mind was not too busy with
its own thoughts to heed the profound
devotion OF his tone. Her heart soft
ened toward him a little. and once
more Freneau was on trial before her
soul But all she said was:
THE night courtl Judge Freeman
let Trask go. He tried to persuade
me not to pursue him again, What
reason did he havef He must have
known Trask. He's got to tell the
truth"
Royce disclsimed all knowledge Of
Judge Freeman's knowledge, or his
motives. He saw Judge Freeman COM
ing into the driveway in his car, He
saw the Judges daughter, Lois, greet
him.
Gloria saw him, too, and she did not
wait. She glared at Lois with savage
dis.rust and CURLY demanded word
from the Judge. She beckoned to him
and walked away, and the old jurist
followed her like guilty lad going to
his punishment
Gloria moved away to a secluded
bench in a powered nook, an exquisite
Grecian inelosure more suited to a
courtship than to an inquisition into a
crime. Gloria motioned the Judge to
sit down. She made sure that no.
body was within sight or hearing, then
she threw off Ill pretence of respec.
for age and, seizing the old man by
the lapels Of his coat, commanded
him:
Nov you shalt speak, You are GO
ing to tell me why you let the muir
dercr Of Dick Freneau go free. You
are going to tell me what you know
about him. ! can only think Of one
reason. You know that your daughter
was going to run away with him and