The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-06-04

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CONTINUED from last week)
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CHAPTER I.-Out of uniform, at ths
end of the World war, with the ranh
Of major, Peter Devote, young Amer
lean of wealth and family, is urged by
IN English comrade in arms, Eversby
Benham, to visit the Benham home and
meet the Englishman's mother and Sis
ter, and, incidentally, Rrena Selcoss
AIR of mystery.
CHAPTER II. Murisl Penhsm,
EYersby's sister. becomes infatuated
with Peter, but he is interssted only
In the mysterious Brena Selooss, OF
Ehom he has had only q glimpse.
}ng him that II she (Brepa( should like
him he Is in danger OF vanishing
like the others"
CHAPTER III.-At his London hotsl
Peter gets a message from Brena, ask,
Il a strong bond OF friendship.
sofSppanioasSip i the f.siilrns bstsssn af Ps-
ter apd Brena ripens into love. He
oaks her to marry him, and she CON
fesses that she is married and that her
husband has vanished"
CHAPTER v-Rrsna,g life story. is
drssk father and On. Irish mother. her
SSs. Her fsStksf, learned but impraoe
tive land because Of revolutionary al
citations, n his death. following
quickly upon that of his wife, leaves
Texas. She secures work, and at her
boarding place meets Jim Hennepin.
He falls in love with her, and in her
had a "cail' and is going away. He
Urges her to meet him In st. Louis.
Brena goes to that city.
CHAPTER yI-Brena returns to
Dallas alone. Compton Parmalee, Hen,
Sepiihfh e 1ig}t9 her, mee eRies eews an of
Jim, who has disappeared. Parmalee
tells Brena Hennepin'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
companionship, and promising her free
dom. After reflection, she accepts the
road station. Immediately following the
ceremony, Parmalee is seized with APP
parently uncomfortable fear. In ex-
PLANTATION he accuses Brena of being in
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CHAPTER vIIL-on their wedding
journey. Brena shows her husband a
scrap Of paper Hennepin had given her.
her is the dKuk-ui-oen," symbol Of the
Mayas. He appears perturbed.
CHAPTER Ix.--The Parmalees settle
down in New York. His
to tell Brena the cause of his u%neasi-
ness. One night. in the darkness, he
fires a shot at his reflection in a pic
5 bnrelt telling NJ BT zen he thought III it was a
OF some secret, overwhelming fear.
q 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
from him. He begins to drink heavily.
After a visit to his lawyer, LanfreW,
ParmaIee disappears, leaving no word
before Peter and Brena meet.
: CHAPTER XI.-Brena gives Peter
Against her protestations and warn
ings of danger he declares he will go
to America and 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.
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CHAPTER XIII.-At the Parmalee
HON Peter finds among the missing
mans papers q bill for an old book de-
desert" for which Parmalee a 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
fna1fp o Nh q 3 enFaahnTxv ha 1 @ ~ a. -I-t4
track. He receives a cable from Brena
urging him to give up the quest, and
announcing she is on her way to
America.