Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-14


but you usually manage to arrive ir
the nick Of time. You ought to hav,
been there"
Il wish ] had been there" Royce
replied, His heart ached at the sigh
OF her beauty and at the adventurou.
spirit which sent her tender body int
so much danger with so few re
sources. . ...t
Il won't let you quit my sigh
again, Gloria" he said and stared with
such idolatry that she felt a little
afraid that he was loving her toe
we'll.
Then you will come along and
help me to capture the man who killed
my beloved Dick?"'
"All right, captain" said Royce
with plucky smile, though her al.
fusion to Freneau cut him to the
quick.
Judge Freeman seemed to be agi.
tated by the plan Gloria outlined fol-
the pursuit and capture of Trask.
You must not permit this, Pier
pont," he protested, anxiously. "Your
daughter has no legal right to arrest
the man Trask. II she should cap
ture his she would have to turn him
over to the authorities and she would
have to face a public explanation"
Gloria retorted with vigor. "You
had him, Judge land you said that he
slipped out Of your fingers. Now
you advise me not to go after him
again. You let him escape once and
want me to let him escape a second
time. Why | do not know. Why
don't you tell me why?'
Judge Freeman looked away guilty.
His eyes turned to Pierpont and his
answer was to him and not to Gloria.
You must realize, Pierpont, that
such cruise is no place for a girl
OF Gloria's position and breeding"
That's true" said Pierpont. Its
all off, Gloria"
mo. it isn'tl" Gloria cried. IF
you don't help me to catch that fiend
I'll get the police after him."
What police" Pierpont laughed.
THE local chief He couldn't cap
ture a snail"
"The man is out Of his jurisdiction,
anyway" said the Judge. at would
be quite a complicated process getting
the fellow arrested and he would
probably be hard to find"
MY way is very simple way"
said Gloria. Instead Of sending, gol
That's good motto. But the Judge
will neither send nor 60, and once
more | want to ask him why?"
The judge was not used to being
cross-examined and he bore it ill. He
faltcred;
Some day you'll know and you'll
realize that | acted for your peace
of mind"
"My peace of mind depends on cap
turing that MANI Gloria replied
curtly, "and anybody that wants to
can come along now"
Royce saluted and waited for
orders. Pierpont decided to 90.
Judge Freeman refused and repeated
his warnings, but Gloria would not
even tell him good-by. She, her
father and Royce went down to the
yacht landing and we're carried
aboard in little boat, the oars fash
ing in the moonlight and, the sailors
coming handsomely alongside.
1t was splendid to feel the deck
underfoot. Gloria chuckled at the
contrast between the yacht and the
canal boat. She rejoiced in the
famous speed of the engines and she
could imagine the PROV slicing the
waves in pursuit Of the numbering,
barge. She was on racehorse and
she was chasing an OK, But race
horses are delicate giants and so are
race cars and racing yachts. This
sea rover declined to rove. There
was engine trouble in the works and
the captain would not bulge for sew
eral hours. Gloria was bitterly dis,
appointed and completely baffled.
IT'S the old story Of the tortoise
and the hare" she grumbled. while
we are sleeping here the barge is
moving along every moment. Wen
never find It. It'll get away for keeps
this time"
Never despair said Royce. stu
pidly.
Don't speak to me-" said Gloria.
She fiounced away to the stern deck
to be by herself. Then the soft
breeze blew away her anger and her
furies In spite Of herself she fep
asleep. Her father came to urge her