Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-15
lGillie Burke
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IN Presented By George Kleins I
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4 Supported b. HENRY kOLKER
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OH TO LOIS FFGAtt lie Nht fNlEN
her. She answered tina a. David as
going away tina; evening she thou
suc would run out to Lenox To visit
Aunt Kate.
Aunt Kate has gone 10 Florida a.
you know her father answered
sternly.
4 forgot. but anyway. ! have 20 get
of by myself for a few days. my
nerves are in ribbons. Please leave
me alone" Lois said, and burst into
tears.
Again her father left her. his
anxiety greater han before.
When Doctor Royce made his morn
inE call on his beloved patient. tllria,
he found her still progressing to ard
complete recovery from her illness.
But her spirits did not seem JOYOUS as
they should be. lie thought bitterly
that this might be due to his orders
that she should not be allowed to see
Freneau. lie told her that he With
drew the embargo and her rapture
confirmed his fears.
That afternoon he CHANGED to In
passing David Stanori's home iut as
David stepped from his car. David
greeted him warmly and insisted on
hts coming INTO the house. Royce was
oUt or his coat and hat before David
had finished glauring al some letters
the butler gave him. As he teit thor
ourhlv at home here. Rovcc went
ahead wv the living room. IIe thought
Die heard n murmur Of voices Porting
the curtains. he saw something that
made the blood pound in his temples.
Lois' arms were about Freneau and
his around her. Royce heard her say
ing
At midnight by the pavilion. near
the soldiers III be there.
D-n't fail me-
Royce dropped the curtain noise
lessly and stepped back as David an
preached. talking briskly. Royce was
thankful for the sound. IL would give
'Ic guilty pair time to separate and
srare David a hideous knowledge. al
Icast .or the time being.
Rovcn and David entered. and Lois
greeted her husband warmly. Royce
sichoncd at the sight. lie would not
anrak. hut he refused Freneau's hand.
Freneau. a tribe iolted. said hat he
Ind dropped III To inquire about
Gloria. After a few minutes he left.
Roycc said thar he would 20 along, AZ
he had something to discuss with Ere
Eaau.
lie told David that he would see
him later. and for very pity did not
look him in the eye.
But IVY gave Lois a meaning look ~
wonder at her evil recklessness. Then
Ae followed Freneau with wrath boil
me ~ his heart.
Without waiting for an invitation.
he jumped into Freneau's car. and as
soon ~ 10 was under way Royce burst
Forth:
'You Internal h0undi You could't
play fair A. you tried. could you? And
yul wouldn't. would you? But now
yon'Ye Eut Lo give M Gloria and get
in the other side al the globe or you'll
wish YOU had never been born. know
what you are Up ID and | advise YOU
not ~ undertake IL. / mean Id. |
yarn you that | viii stop al nothing
o prevent YOU from wrecking both OF
hose homes
A spark of manhood fickered vet in
Ireucau's soul. and he attempted 10
explain in some part his own helpless
ness. but Royce cut him short. The
facts a. he had seen them permitted
10 explanation.
'Of course YOU won't listen: YOU
want Gloria yourself. You are only too
nXicu 20 get me out. OF the way.
Hut don't let your jealousy drive you
absolutely insane"
Royce stopped the car and got out.
I've warned you" was his parting
shot.
All the rest OF the day Royce pom
dered over where his own duty In
the matter lay. lie could not tell
Gloria what he had seen. Tho shock
might have thrown her back into a
fever. lie could never bring himself
20 smirch her love and young faith
IN his rivals honor. re could not put
the responsibility and the horror OF
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nor cast the burden on David's old IA
Their. II was not Royce's nature to
shift responsibility on other shoulders.
Ee tried TO clear his brain by for
getting. lie took up a medical book
for study. INT between his eyes and
the page came a vision OF Freneau as
a leeriHg satan. IL laughed and
Knocked At him. seeming 10 say:
II viii destroy Gloria and Lois and
David. and you cannot stop me-"
Royce jumped up and closed his
book. a look OF set purpose coming to
his grim face. IL was nearly midnight
when he took from the drawer of his
desk table a revolver and slipped il
into his pocket.
When Royce had met David. David
had not told him that he was leaving
towr Tor a week. David was not sure
what would happen. and Lois was tho
only u he wanted to deceive. She
was so badly duping him that she had