The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-23

hers were almost those Of q maniac,
and tie nurse signed to the distracted
father to help her. Gloria was shrek
Ing now as she found renewed
strength:
There. there. look! Look down by
the steps of the monument Dick is
lying there. tell you they've killed
him. Oh. my God, why don't you go
to him instead OF holding me here?"
With one supreme effort she
wrenched herself free from the two,
only to be mercifully seized with an.
other fainting spell. Swooning for.
ward. her face would have been
dashed against the footboard of her
bed had not Richards recaptured her
in her arms. At last Doctor Royce
appeared in the doorway His foot
struck the binoculars, which still lay
on the floor where they had fallen
from Glorfa's hand. He started back
from them, looked towards the pros
trate Gloria, and, STOPPING swiftly,
thrust the glasses into his pocket with
what sounded to Richards much like
an oath. Then he came forward to
/ Gloria, taking her from her fathers
arms.
Gloria opened her eyes again and
stared into the doctors own with an.
other outcry:
You will believe me and go to him,
won't you?"
Reason seemed to return to her
now, and her eyes were oyerfiowing
with tears. Her father had to turn
his own away, for Gloria's made him
think of a child torn from its mother
and beaten and pleading. When Doc
tor Royce spoke his voice was hoarse
with emotion:
Gloria, you know that would give
my life to spare you any pain or to
do you any service, but remember
that you are still very ill, that any
further excitement might be fatal to
you. You have high fever and are
not yourself. You are very sick
child. Tell me what is troubling you
and what frightened you and will do
anything I can to help you"
Gloria seemed to be holding herself
under extreme control as If to con.
vince them of her sanity.
"Oh, Stephen, you must believe.
tell you saw it all-from the window
here. But there is no time to lose.
You must go to him. Dick Freneau
is dead! Murdered! His body is
down there at the base of the monu-
ment.
Miss Richards was sleeping. /
couldn't. 1 looked through my glasses
on the drive. / turned them towards
the monument. l saw a man in eve
ming dress lettering about. l couldn't
see his face. He seemed to be wait
ing for someone. A policeman went
by. The man stepped behind the mon
ument till the officer had gone. Then
he came out again. He took revol-
yer from his pocket. Then he walked
away as tramp came along.
Il saw the tramp-a slouching crea-
ture with a hideous face-a face l
shall never forget. l saw 1t plainly
under the light of the lamps as he
dropped on a bench. But l thought
nothing of him and turned my glasses
down the drive.
Il saw man stop to light cigar.
1t was Dick. l was surprised.
thought he would have. been on the
train. He seemed to look up at my
windows. Then he walked on. 1
turned my glasses back to the tramp.
I saw a terrific look come over his
face, under the -post-as he saw
Dick approaching. l wanted to scream
a warning, but he was too far away
l saw the tramp skulk behind tree
"As Dick passed him the tramp
leaped on him from behind. There
was struggle in the shadows. I tried
| to scream-not sound came from
my throat. l could only hold the
tramp was like a mad gorilla. Dick
hadn't chance with him. The fiend
either choked him to death or stabbed
him, l don't know which. But know
that l saw these things. ! know it's
true. and saw his body thrown down
lifeless.
THE man in evening dress came
back again. 1 thought he was going
to save Dick. The tramp ran away
at sight of him. The man knelt down
by Dicks body. couldn't see very
well, but he seemed to be listening
to his heart. 1 thought surely he
would help Dick. Then 1 could hard
ly believe my eyes, for he began to
search Dicks coat. He pulled out
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