The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-01
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would those take care of your
asked Pierpont, holding out two bills
"What does 'C' stand for?" asked
the captain. 81 can only count up to
double x"
sc stands for hundred" Pierpont
explained.
1.-TWO C's will just about take care
of me, SIR" said the captain. AS soon
as he touched the bill he touched his
hat, called his crew back to the tug
and set forth once more ON his twice
interrupted cruise. Pierpont ordered
Jed released to care for the barge. He
asked Nell to go with him, but she pre-
ferred to stay with her father, at Clio
ria's invitation.
Nell was sullen with Gloria, but
Gloria was neither surprised nor re-
sentful. She would have thought less
of Nell If she had been too easily pla-
Gated by her fathers prosecutors.
Trask was no more responsive to
Royces ministrations. He was be-
wildered with pain and terrified by
his captivity. He was as little CRATE
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bound.
To Royce he was doubly a mystery,
both as a patient and as a criminal.
If he were guilty of numbering Ere
neau, then his life belonged to the
state, and it was Royce's curious duty,
as citizen physician, to save Trask's
life so that the state might take 1t.
Royce had done what he could to
keep Gloria from investigating the
murder. He had lied to her, knowing
that Freneau had been killed by some
person from some motive unknown to
him. He had told Gloria that her ac-
count of witnessing the murder was
only delirium. He had lost her con-
fidence and her respect, and they were
precious to him. He did not know
that Gloria was tormented by a dual
emotion toward him, one of suspicion
and rancor, one of gratitude and af-
lection. Gloria was helpless in the
quarrel of her emotions. She could
neither love nor hate Royce perfectly,
neither trust nor distrust him.
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Royce was questioning Trask in a low
tone, trying to persuade him to speak
the truth, warning him that he might
not have long opportunity to I'M
bosom himself of his crime. But Trask'S
mouth, distorted with suffering, was
also twisted with sheer of hate. He
would not even answer Royces ques-
lions.
Pierpont had drawn Gloria to one
side, and he said: swell, now that
you've got your man, what are you go
ing to do with him?"
"Find out why he killed Dick" Clio
ria said, land then turn him over to
the police
"In spite of all the publicity?" Pier
pont asked.
"In spite of all the publicity" said
Gloria.
Pierpont gave up the fight. He
loathed the prospect of a newspaper
scandal, but if it had to come, he must
brace himself to endure it. He had
done all that he could legitimately do,
and more than that, to thwart the po-
lice, and now that the necessities of
the law compelled him to give the law
the right of way or suffer the con-
sequences. He resolved to turn
Trask over to Judge Freeman as a rep
resentative of the law and let the
judge assume the future responsibility.
When the yacht reached the country
house at length, Pierpont sought for
Judge Freeman. He had left the house.
Pierpont would have sent Trask on
after him, but he was too weak to be
moved farther. Besides, Royce was
insistent in giving Trask the full bene-
fit of his medical and surgical knowl-
edge, and asked for guest room to
lodge him in.
Now Trask was stupefied indeed He
had expected that his enemies would
throw him into prison cell. And
they had installed him in luxurious
chamber in palace. And his daugh-
ter was established in an adjoining
room whose fittings would have salts
fed princess. They almost terrified
the poor habitant of canal boat.
Royce decided to motor into the city
to fetch his surgical instruments and
bring out his assistant. While he was
gone Gloria stole into Trask's room
to question him, but he had passed into
a state between sleep and coma, and
she dared not trouble him. She found
that Nell had fallen asleep, too, worn
out with emotions of every sort. Clio
ria stole away to her own room. She
was tired out, too. She felt that she
was on the brink of discoveries that
would mean everything to her. She
was q little afraid of them.
She paused at her window, and, see
ing Doctor Royce just stepping into
his car, she unused on him. He was
an increasingly interesting mystery to
her, very much at her beck and call !
in some ways, and absolutely beyond |
her control in others.
He looked back and waved his hand. |
She thought he waved to her and she |
answered his salute. Then she saw |
hat he was signaling to someone else !
and had not seen her. 1t was a wOm- |
IN he was signaling to, for he lifted |
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