The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-06-18

sf a strong Dono OF frienoship.
CHAPTER IY.-4ftsr a few days
ter and Brena ripeng into love. He
ssks her fSa to .b marry r ya hiTs AND and she tSst eS Ssr
husband has vanished"
CHAPTER v.-Brena's life story. is
creek father and an Irish mother, her
Childhood and youth had been a strange
one. Her father, learned but imprac-
tive land beQauss Of rsyoiutionary al
hliations, ana his death, following
quickly upon that of his wife, leaves
Brena practically penniless, at Dallas,
boarding place meets Jim Hennepin.
He falls in love with her, and in her
loneliness she becomes In a manner
had a "call' and is going away. He
urges her to meet him in st. Louis.
Brena goes to that city.
Dallas alone. Compton Parmalee, Hem
nepin's employer, middle-aged and
wealthy, visits her. seeking news of
Jim, who has disappeared. Parmalee
tells Bfena Henneptn's intentions to-
ward her were dishonorable, which she
had suspected.
CHAPTER VII.-Some months later
Parmalee makes Brena an offer of mar
riage, admitting that he seeks only her
oompanionship, and promising her free
dom. After reflection, she accepts the
offer. They are married. At the rail-
roa station. Immediately following the
ceremony, Parmalee Is seized with ap-
p|arently uncomfortable fear. In ex-
PLANTATION he accuses Brena Of being in
some way the cause of his feeling.
CHAPTER Wilton their wedding
journey Brena shows her husband a
scrap of paper Hennepin had given her.
On It is a figure which Parmalee tells
her is the "Kuk-ul-oan," symbol of the
Mayas. He appears perturbed.
CHAPTER TX.--The ParmaIees settle
down in New York. His nervousness
and fits of fear increase, but he refuses
to tell Brena the cause of his uneasi-
ness. One night. in the darkness, he
fires q shot at his reflection in a pic
ture, telling Brena he thought It was a.
burglar. She realizes he is the victim
of some secret, overwhelming fear.
CHAPTER X.-Unable to purchase a
painting Of Brena, by a famous artist,
Parmalee shows irritation amounting
almost to madness. She is convinced
now that he fears recognition either of
her or himself, but can learn nothing
from him. He begins to drink heavily.
After a vistt to his lawyer, Lanfrew,
Parma!ee disappears, leaving no word
Of explanation. That was three years
before Peter and Brena meet.
CHAPTER XI.-Brena gives Peter
the paper with the mysterious symbol.
Against her protestations n warn
ings Of danger he declares he will go
to America n solve the mystery.
CHAPTER XII.-On the voyage De-
Wolfe analyses Brena's story without
finding any key to it's solution, but he
retains faith In her truthfulness.
CHAPTER xIII-At the Parmalee
home Peter hnds among the missing
mans papers a bill for an old book de-
desert" for which Parmalee had paid
So, 900. Astonished at the amount, he
searches and finds the book, discover
ing that three pages are missing. Led
by some intuition he seeks and finds
another copy of the same book, with
the same pages missing. Peter has a
feeling that somehow he is on the right
track. He receives a cable from Brena
urging him to give up the quest. and
announcing she is on her way to
America.
CHAPTER XIV.-Peter takes steps
to secure a perfect copy of the mutt
lated books.
CHAPTER Xv-obtaining the per-
feet copy. DeWolfe hnds the missing
pages tell of a visit centuries ago to
desert. He is confident now he is on
the right track. Brena arrives at New
York and to her CONSERVATION finds
Peter gone. A cable from him had
missed her.