The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-11


Gloria covered her eyes. Trask
laughed.
II spose I'd ought to feel sorry, and
do, now that I've got 70 go where he's
went. But it felt mighty good then to
know he wasn't goin' to break any
more hearts or fool any more girls.
81 left him lay there in the snow and
| got away fast as I could. Next day
| expected to see big holler in the pa
pers. Not Il word. A hull week passed
and not word. l felt creepy about it,
Then l read about him bein' found
down in the bay and l couldn't under
stand. l been driven near out O. my
senses tryin' to tigger out how he got
there
The secretary&n hiding wondered,
30, but the judge kept silence and so
I'D Gloria on her side of the flower
screen.
Gloria was not concerned about
T-ask's bewilderment. She was staring
at the little baby that Nell carried al.
ways in her arm. Her last spark Of
love for Freneau died out in her soul,
leaving it utterly dark. There was not
enough embers left to flare with jea-
lousy. She was restless to have done
with Freneau forever.
When Trask appealed for her for
giveness if he had caused her any pain,
she gave it freely. Her bitter heart
felt that Trask had done a cleansing
task in removing Freneau from the
earth.
Trask sank back exhausted and his
hand relaxed it's hold on her. Then
she left him to the ministratiOnS OF
Doctor Royce, who whispered to her
that she had better not linger to the
last. He sent her away. She went to
her room in loneliness more pro-
found than she had ever felt She
had not even dead love for compan-
ionsiip now. She found the photo
graph of Freneau there and her lips
curled with disgust at the kisses she
had squandered on that worshiped
image.
In her wrath she broke it to pieces,
fireplace, set Il match to them. She
watched them burn and flung herself
across her bed weeping madly. She
wept herself to exhaustion and finally
to sleep. 1t was troubled sleep with
hideous vision of Frcneau in Internal
flames that mounted about him as the
flames had danced around his photo
graph only they did not consume him.
He put his arms out to her through
the flames, appealing for pardon. She
heard him say: "Gloria, had repent
ed of my evil ways and vowed to mend
them, but l was struck down before
l could. Forgive mel"
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 Il man who loved
you before l did, and loves you still.
Give him your heart, Gloria. Give him
your heart, Gloria-GlO-ri-a !"
His voice died away as the vision
Of him faded and she woke. She wept
again to think of the pity of life and
death and love, and her heart melted
Il little toward Freneau.
She bathed her eyes and went out
into the hall. There she found Nell
Trask weeping inconsolably. Her ia
Their was dead. Gloria took the girl
into her arms and tried to think of
where there were none.
Her anger ragged again at Freneau,
whose treacheries We're to blame for
everything. The man Jed, hearing
Nell weep, came laundering into the
house and 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. 1 love her just the
same. or more, maybe. And I'll take
good care of her and the baby. It's
4 nice baby; it amt to blame. I'll
take good care of the baby, miss, and
Nell, too"
Gloria surrendered the girl to him
md saw that Nell leaned heavily upon
MS strong, encircling arms.
Gloria left them together and went |
Town to the living room. There she
'Ound Judge Freeman. The haggard-
ness seemed to have left his ancient !
ace. He spoke to her:
II heard what Trask told you. I
never was so glad or SO proud to be
proved wrong. l owe David humble
apology"
"Will you make 1t to him."
mo. not for world. The most pro-
'ound apologies we make to people are
he silent ones they never hear. II
'Ould not apologize to David without |
elling him what apologized for, and |
hat could never do. Lois Is going |
o be a good wife to him, She ought |
o have her chance to build up their
ives together. Have you the heart to
ear their home to pieces nowr Have i
'Ou the rightr
Gloria answered drearily: II haven't |
he strength. That's about all know"