Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-05

watched them burn anu hung herseii
across her bed weeping madly. Va
w.pt herself to exhaustion and finally
10 sleep. Ii was II troubled sleep Win
n hitieous vision ~ Frcneau Ia Internal
flames that mounted about him as the
flames had danced around his photo
graph only they dii not consume him.
lie put his ARIA out TO her through
III. flames. appealing for pardon. She
heard him say: Gloria, ] had repent
ed Of my evil ways and vowed Ia mend
them. but / was struck down before
/ could. Forgive met"
She answered him harshly: Ask
Nell. not me. Come back and undo
The evil you did"
He sighed: IF only l could. There
Is only one evil that can be undone. |
stole your love from "A man who loved
you before | did. and loves You still.
Give him your heart, Gloria. Give him
your heart, Gioria-Clo-ri-a J"
His voice died away a. h vision
Of him faded and she woke. She wept
again 10 think of The pity Of life and
death and love. and her heart melted
"A little toward Freneau.
She bathed her eyes and went out
INTO the hall. There she found Nell
Trask weeping inconsolably. Her fa-
gher was dead. Gloria ooh the girl
INTO her arms and tried Ia think Of
consultations where there were none.
Her anger ragged again at Freneau.
whose t~reacheries We're To blame for
everything. The man Jed. hearing
Nell Weep. came laundering into the
house aud up the stairs and claimed
her from Gloria's arms. saying
leave her to me. miss. She belongs to
me. She told me all you heard today
a long while ago. | love her just the
same, or more. maybe. And I'll take
good care OF her and the baby. It's
a mic baby: Ii amt To blame. I'll
take good care Of the baby, miss, and
Nell. too"
Gloria surrendered the girl TO him
and saw that Nell leaned heavily upon
his strong. encircling arms.
Gloria left them together and went
down 10 the living room. There she
found Judge Freeman. The haggard-
ness seemed To have left his ancient
face. He spoke 10 her:
Il heard what Trask old YOU. Il
never was so glad or "a proud 10 be
proved wrong. / owe David IA humble
apology"
"WiIl you make IL 10 himi"
"No. not for world. The most pro-
found apologies We make "a people are
the silent ones they never hear. |
could not apologize 10 David without
telling him what apologized for, and
that ! could never 10. Lois IL going
To be a good Wife 10 him. She ought
10 have her chance 10 build up their
lives together. Have you the heart TO
tear their home To- pieces now? Have
you rlie rigiitf"
Gloria answered dresrily: II haven't
the strength. That's about all | know
She walked out upon the lawn where
the sunset MAS adding almost intoler-
able beatty 10 the majesty az h river
and the Palisades. The vast old peaks.
INT IFtttAAif~N JH1Atrs WIN bfins "tAA~
ened into Il tenderness by h soft
coloTs from The sky. Gloria sat down
ON u bench before a softly plashing
fountain whose waters were made rosy
by the light. Royce found her there
aud sat Town 10y her. lie was tired
and very solemn with The last rites ~
old Trask.
rs your heart az peace al last.
Gloriar'' he murmured.
al peace. no." she gasped. 1T is
ull In chaos"
About i'reneau. | mean"
ma. ! hate him nom-or at least I'm
trying TO-"
Don't hate him. Gloria. Don't hate
him.
"You ask thatf"
"YrS. for how was he to hlaInef lie
was horn what he was; he Went the
way hiS nature drove him. lie had III
tie help from women except 10 be what
he Was. lie paid ii lIid.ous price for
the wrong h. did
Don't you hate hiini"
NO
cor aEybody:'
No. Hate Is not only unchri>tian.
Gloria. its unScientific: It's ignorant.
Ii comes only from AN inability err an
unwiIlingnr~> ~ understand. ] can't
bear To think 81 your lear heart civ
lug out such poison as hatred implies.
You want me TO love everybody,
them
"NrS."
"%Including youf"
GLORIA 7"
What more might have been said
there was no telling. for Aunt Horton
sia came hustling down the lawn with.
a yarilength OF committee lists and
tasks for Gloria. Before her tempest.
Of garrulity. Royce took flight. Glorio.
was kept on the run for days and
nights. She worked as only rich worn-
en- work when some orgy of charity
IL an foot.
Gloria In turn kept everyone In her
nei9hh"rhood ~scampering. Her father.
her fathers secretary. her brother and
his secretary. even her brothers wife.
She made use ~.
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