Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-24

uH"-nter Murray. ne played with your
trust. He was = black-hearted-" II
Stop !" Gloria cried. "It's cowardly
to lay all the blame on the one who
cannot defend himself either with lies
OF truth"
The judge sighed and went on !:
We'll. let the guilt lie where the Lord
will place II. All ! know WIS that
had heard your brother threaten ID Kill
y man and that ] found the man dead
u little later. All my honor and r..
sp"nsibiiity as a Judge was forgotten
In The first law of a father. to protect
his children from the world.
IL am old and I will take what
blame IL min. or my children's. / lifted
the body Of FrenraE and dragged III
back OF the monument. A policeman
went by yawning and noticed nothing.
| dragged the body dow the steep
steps Inc along he winding pathways,
down to the railroad tracks, and
across them to an old dock.
Not a human being was In sight. i
II rolled the body OF into the water.
There was a splash and hen ! turned
and climbed the hill and went home.
l telephoned Lois. She answered me
and said that I had Weakened her from
her sleep. i asked II David was there.
She said hat she had taken him to
the train. The next day l learned that
he had come back. saying that he,
found the journey unnecessary.
Il lived In agony for n week. Then
Freneau's body was found In the Tower
bay. where the current had taken H..
The papers said he had committed sui
eide because OF financial troubles. IL
seemed best to let the secret go. What
could II profit anybody 10 tell the truth
now?
when they told me that you had
seen the murder done ! was aghast.
Evidently you did not see me drag the
body away. When you pointed out
Trask In the night court. I could only
believe that ybu had been mistaken In
the man, or that David had hired him.
! had not the courage 10 held him and
lei him speak. so ! added one more
shame 10 my malfeasance In office.
And now you know all that | know.
Trask Ii here, David il here. IL you
want our brother accused In the open
court OF murder. II you want your fam.
lily In the headlines Of all the papers.
then 20 ahead. turn Trask over to the
police and | will take my punishment
With the rest"
he walked away heavily as II the
burden Of life were breaking him
down. Gloria stood I'm a daze. her
mind p~icturing the catastrophe that
must osertake the family II she were
to speak.
The world was very beautiful. cspe
cially here in this paradise. She saw
David with Lois. Her heart quivered
M the thought ~ exposing him 10 pub
lie shame. She thought of him cover
ing in "a cell I'm the death house be-
cause of her determination 10 avenge
"A lover az most doubtful honor.
IN put of the decision till she could
decide what 10 do. But one thing she
could do without bringing down public
ruin one thing she must do. and that
was 10 drive from this paradise the
evil woman Lois, who poisoned the
very air.
h saw n servant approach David
and Lois: then David hurried To the
house. lie had been called to the fele-
phone. perhaps. Lois sat down 70 wait
for him. An irresistible and very
womauly impulse sent Gloria straight
toward her. Lois looked up with a
smile as Gloria approached. Lois was
happy. She had been wicked and es-
capped punishment. h had refented
aud beer enabled 10 keep what she had
lost the right 10 possess. Her husband
did not know Of her guilt: he was no
longer Jealous. And Doctor Royce was
about 20 restore 10 her those letters Of
hers which were dr everlasting dan
ger to her TIL she rould regain them
and make sure of their ~destruction.I
Her smile faded a she saw the look
~ wrathful contempt in Gloria'S eyes
Then she caught a glimpse OF that fate
full envelope which she had hast seen
in Doctor Royce's hands How could
Gloria have obtained il? OF all peo-
pie In the world, Gloria was most To bel
dreaded with those letters I'm her pos
session. Lois heart began to pound.
her mind told her to run. but her
knees could not even uphold her.
Gloria wasted no time on prefaces.
She said: Il see that you. recognized
these letters. Shall / give them tol
David now. OF have you anything to-
say first7"
what shall ] say? What can I sayY
Lois stammered.
You might begin with the TRUTH
What al Dick Freneau to youf"
Lois shiyered at having To make con-
fession before such a court. for Glorial
was young and clean-minded and shel
could not understand the trials andl
tribulations OF q woman like Lois.l
And Gloria. too. had been wronged.l
Her lover had been killed In his sins.
Lois realized what n hateful face vice
wears when Its pink domino is rippedl
from It's smile.
But Lois told her story. justifyingl
herself by laying all the blame on Fre-
neau or on Gloria. She told how Fre-l