Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-20

lines had fared out with the state
ment that F%reneau's body had been
found In the lower bay. miles below
the spot on Riverside drive where he
had left II empty Of soul
He had cudgeled his brain trying to
conceive who could have disposed VI
the evidence of his crime and with
what motive. The papers said that
Freneau had committed suicide. and
nobody disputed 1t.
Trask had begun to grow used to
the hope that his crime was to 90 I'M
discovered. 10 remain another Of the
many instances that disprove the old
fallacy. Murder will out" II seemed
safe for him to return to his business
as bargeman. yet he had no sooner en-
tered his own cabin than a strange girl
appeared, unexplained. and charged
him with the murder. She avowed, In
fact. that she had seen him do the
deed.
Then she escaped. but after that
nothing occurred 10 hamper Trask's
northward voyage la his canal boat.
His night was sleepless. however. He
started up dozens Of times. seeing
Gloria's little white finger pointing at
MIN. hearing her cry out again:
You killed himl saw youi"
The daybreak found him stretched
out at the stern Of the canal boat, look
ing south for some possible avenger.
He saw the yacht swooping up the
stream long before Gloria made him
out. He seemed TO feel that the I'M
canny speed OF the boat meant bust
ness. So he hunted out his old rife
and kept his eyes On the yacht. as II
Joined with relentless persistence.
Finally he made out Gloria on the
Prov, pointing at him.
Now Trask felt assured that Gloria
was a witch She had appeared In his
cabin. then vanished. only 10 reappear
with a posse OF yachtsmen. lie felt
that he had beer a fool TO let her dupe
him when lac was alone. Now she had
Il little army and navy Of her own. hut
IL he got rid OF her he would be rid OF
he-oE- VIII ess a-aInst him. 60 he
reasoned with a madman's logic. He
leveled his rife at Gloria. He took
careful aim. lie a-cd.
SYNOPSIS.
Pierpont Stafford. with his daughter
Gloria. is wintering ut Palm Beach. Clio.
ria Is a vivacious but willful young LADY
a governess from whom she repeatedly
escapes. Her childish capers cause young
Doctor Royce to fall In love with her
Becoming lost In the everglades she falis
into the hands OF the Seminole Indians
Gloria falls In love with her rescuer. Ere
neau. Five years later she leaves schoos
and meets Freneau al the theater. he has
forgotten Gloria. Later Freneau per-
suades her 70 forgive him. Gloria's sis
ter-in-law, Lois. becomes intensely jeal-
Gus and Doctor Royce discovers in hef
an ally. Freneau takes leave OF Gloria
She sees from her window an attack made
upon him. Doctor Royce c~onvinces her Il
letter. comes from Freneau. She replies
but her kilograms are returned. She ac1
Cidentally sees the supposed suicide OF Ere.
neau reported In the paper. Gloria sNears
t. find the murderer OF her lover. Royce
tells what he knows Of Freneau TO MIR
Stafford. They seek to prevent scandal
from enycloping Gloria She accuses
them Of conspiracy against her. Gloria
sets about 10 run down Frencau's muir
dcrer. Royce warns Mulry 70 tell Gloria
nothing. Gloria calls on Mulry and there
sees Lois who Is also worried. GlOriasI
xlsp i-ions are aroused. Royce endeav-l
ors 10 show her the difficulty she faces
Gloria goes to David's country home. She
meets Mulry who fees at once. Gloria In
sists on going 10 Palm Beach. Again sh,
secs Mulry there. lie leaves FOR the
North. She Is recognized by her one-tinle
captor. the young Indian chief. He tells
Ter that Royce and not Freneau was her
rescuer at that time. Gloria attends night
court. she sees Mulry there. also the
tramp who attacked Freneau. But Judge
Freeman releases him. She follows the
tramp when he leaves the court and falls
into the hands OF hold-up men. She finds
herself In a low saloon dance hall. and ~
selected by one OF the patrons as hts part
ncr. Doctor Royce. however. follows her.
and when he attempts "A rescue. calls
down a riot on their heads. The hall is
raided and the crowd. including GlorIa
and Royce. are arrested and taken hefore
Judge Freeman. The newspapers feature
Gloria's arrest. Reporters surround the
house. Casifnir arrives with the chil6
Gloria promised TO adopt. She orders
Royce 10 take Casimir's wife To the Stat
ford home. She follows Trask and landsi
on "A houseboat TO hear him accused of
Trcneau's murder. She confronts him. h-
inrrisons her. but she ties him up and
escapes. BY many stages she arrives at
home. In the yacht Gloria and the
men pursue the barge. Trask fires on
tlem aS they near him