The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-10

pangs she would have had to endur
as the wife Of Freaeau, for he had al
the graces and none Of the severitie
OF character. Gloria had known onl,
his charms when she saw him mur
dered before her window. She had
long battle to persuade her people tina
she even saw the deed. Her doctor
stephen Royce, persisted In declarin;
that what she witnessed was the fc
ton Of her imagination.
With great difficulty she had learned
a few truths. She had overtaker
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 assasslnate his enemy. Trask alone
could clear David of that charge or
fasten 1t 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
learnedia part Of Freneau's duplicity,
he was ready to help her learn all the
truth. He was eager to know 1t 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 viii be
nothing to find."
He spoke a truth that Trasx himself
was beginning to realize. The human
frame Is no built to serve as a buffer
between yachts and barges, and
Trask's frame was wrecked within his
flesh by his accident. His fear of ius-
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 1t run more slowly. Finally il
grew plain to him that he was about
to escape from earthly judgment and
punishment altogether. He had moth
Ing to fear from tho police or the wear
ers OF the black robe. He began to fear
the more what higher courts awaited
him. He dared not enter those tribu.
nails with a burden on his soul.
Suddenly he selt that Gloria, who
had been his tormentor and his enemy,
was n person on earth who could
give him comfort. He began to
cry out that he wanted to he taken
back to her. Jed and Nell and the
chauffeur thought him mad, but they
were afraid of him. He held the un-
canny weapon of the power to die
Hell be dying on u.s." the chauffeur
said, as he checked the cur and began
to turn 1t round. He had a upe |
fear Of thwarting a mans last
wish. He was not afraid of anything |
else, but he was In a panic lest Trask
should die In his car. He paid little
heed to Trask's groans and made oil
speed to the Stafford home.
Royce had just taken Gloria into his
to set forth on q hunt for Trask
when Judge Freeman's motor brought
him back. Judge Freeman saw the
meeting and he was covered with
chagrin- He saw that Gloria recog-
nlxed his chauffeur. and she threw him
look Of reproach, but she was too
absorbed In Trnsk's needs to re-
>roach him.
To Gloria's establishment, when
rrask was lifted from the car he did
lot glare at her, but put his hand out
o her.
Hes got a lot he wants to tell you"
aell explained.
Royce motioned for one OF the re-
lining chairs to be brought from the
parlor and Trask was placed in 1t.
When they started to take him into the
ouse, however, he shook his head and !
mo. no; leave me out under
sky over where there's flowers" !
it's strange how the suffering of an I
nemy pleads and prays for him. s
iozia was distracted with sympathy (
'r Trnsk. and hep heart ached for q
m as for an old friend In distress. '
he had the servants carry him to q {
nook where the breeze
spicy and there was shade with Z
1t gloom. (
Judge Freeman watched the group
an idea came to him. He stepped I
the house and motioned to Pier {
mt StaRot{fe secretary to bring his !
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