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-mi ' byMD>MR<T.l Novelized From the of the Same Name Copyright, 1916, bj SYNOPSIS. Pierpont Stafford, with Ms daughter Gloria, is wintering nt l'alm Beach. Gloria Is a vivacious but willful young lady who chafes under the restraining hand of a governess from whom she repeatedly escapes. Her childish capers cuuse young Doctor Royce to fall in love with her. Becoming lost in the Kverglades she falls into the hands of the Seminole Indians. Gloria falls in love with her rescuer, Freneau. Five years later she leaves school and meets Freneau at the theater; He has forgotten Gloria, l.ater Freneau persuades her to forgive him. Gloria's sister-in-law, l.ois, becomes 4 1 ?f Unlonn ? ?-? - I li - -11? Jaaiv.||?i\ IJ JCil IWUB, ailU lVUL'lUI I\wt> IT U1J5" covers In her an ally. Freneau goes sleighing with Oloria. It results in pneumonia for Gloria, whose family becomes incensed at Freneau. Royce is summoned. Freneau's finances being low, he approaches IMerpont Stafford. Doctor Royce warns Freneau of his conduct. lx>is threatens him with dire punlshihent. Her husband. Gloria's brother David, becomes suspicious. Freneau spends a week with Dels in the Catskills. He plans to )iave Mulry send Gloria a bunch of telegrams. After Freneau takes leave of Gloria she sees from her window an attack made upon him. Doctor Royce convinces her that what she has seen is the result of a delirium. Later, a telegram, followed by a letter, comes from Freneau. She replies, but her telegrams are returned. She accidentally sees the supposcd suicide of Freneau reported in the paper. Gloria swears to find the murderer of her lover. Royce becomes alarmed and tells what he knows of Freneau to Mr. Stafford. Together they seek ! to prevent scandal from enveloping Gloria She accuses them In her mind of conspiracy against her. Gloria sets about if) run down Freneau's murderer. Royce warns Mulry to tell Gloria nothing. Gloria calls on Mulry and there Fees Lois who is also worried. Gloria's suspicions are aroused. Royee endeavors to show her the difficulty she faces. Gloria goes to David's country home. She meets Mulry, who flees at once. Gloria insists on going to Palm Beach. Again she sees Mulry there. Tie leaves for the North. She Is recognized by her one-time captor, the young Indian chief. He tells! her that Royce and not Freneau was her i rescuer at that time. TWELFTH EPISODE Tho young Indian chief who hail j M .1 it - _i i r?? louuu me giri iiioria, a tattered run-1 away, lost in the everglades, and had 1 tried to marry her, had been the cause of her falling in V>ve with Dick Frenaii. After five years the Indian was I Ft ill only a poor Seminole selling his wares to Palm Bench visitors. But i <*loria had loved and lost, had been the unwitting object of Freneau's intrigues and the helpless witness of i his murder. ? ?. Now the chief had attacked the only J foundation of her trust in Freneau. ! The Indian had laughed at Gloria's ; story of the courage of Freneau and had given the credit for the battleto Doctor Boyce. The young chief was in danger of unconsciously de- J stroying the romance he had unconsciously begun. Doctor Itoyce had disclaimed the credit, and Gloria had been overcome with remorse at suspecting Freneau. jsnn, tne suspicion rested there. It Gloria Returned Gradually to Consciousness. kept flitting back to mock her whenever she tried to resume her quest. "What difference did It make who killed Freneau if he had been dog enough to take a young girl's gratitude and adoration and praise for bravery when he had been a poltroon? She was worn out with alternating between upbraiding Freneau and herself for turning against him on the word of an Indian. She could not find Frank Mulry, and she did not cure much whether he hod gone back to New York or not. She loitered about Palm Beach and TTUmCS aiPTOT MICHES' Motion Picture Play | ; by George Kleine r Adelaide ML Hughea ? responded to none of her father's up- 1 peals or her doctor's efforts to bright- i en her eyes. She went buck to New I York at length. Of evenings she re- j fused to go out. She sat while her futher pluyed solitaire. She played curds with him once or twice, but j she wns so absent-minded that he pre-1 ferred to play alone or occasionally with Judge Freeman, a kind of relation?that is. he wns the father of Gloria's brother David's wife, Lois. One evening while the two old men were playing Doctor Itoyce dropped in. lie found Gloria In a deeper lethargy than usual, lie cudgelled his brains to think up something to interest her, but without success until the Judge rose and said: "I hate to quite when I am winning, Piorpont, but I'm overdue at the Mulry Had Been Arrested for Speeding. night court. I mustn't keep the criminals up late." "That's it," muttered Royoe. "That's what?" Pierpont inquired. , Royce, startled from his reverie, apologized. "I think Ciloria needs diversion of some unusual sort, Mr. Stafford. Now, wuiie 1 would not cull .Judge Freeman's decisions u diversion, exactly, I do think that his night court would be interesting enough to compel Gloria's thoughts." "The very thing," said IMerpont. "It will appeal to her, and possibly she will try to mother some of your black sheep, if you'll let her, judge. Will you'tuke us?" "Of course; glad enough to have you," answered Freeman. Gloria received the proposition languidly, hut consented to be taken along. When they arrived at the courthouse they entered Judge Freeman's room, lie donned his judicial robe and they followed him to the bench, where chairs were placed for j them on either side of him. 10verybody in the courtroom rose as the judge entered and then sat down with him to the banquet of Justice. Gloria sat at his left, and frequently he : leaned toward her, explaining a cuse or answering a question. She became at once another Gloria, vividly alive and interested in the hu- ! .1 i . 1 t. A* I- ? i 11111 ii uocuiucius spreau ueiore iut. Sometime# the row of faces seemed like her childish memories of the chamber of horrors in Mine. Tussaud's waxworks; then again tlie beauty and nobility of some countenance would completely bewilder her when the .judge told her that it belonged to tJie worst conlidence man in New York or to a professional beggar ; who would certainly refuse any offer of real work, however real the re ......>vi .inww. <ilorlu was constantly amazed at the Judge's insight into human nature und his general fairness and tliscrlmination. A ferocious Irishwoman of huge proportions bogged protection of the court from a much battered and meek little husband whose heud bore, among oth- j er decorations, the outline of the fa miliar flatiron. IJ13 face was almost lost in tlie wilderness of bandages and adhesive plasters. His legs were a complete wreck, and he clung to the officer's arm for support. # The Judge' motioned the policeman to take the stand. As he did so the little man tried to follow him. He was restrained and upheld by another, officer, who protected him from the threatening uppercut of the woman. The policeman on the stand took the oath and tried to conceal his grin as he explained: "Your honor, the lady had me to arrest her husband for assault uud bat THE HORRY HKRi tery." | The spectators shook with laughter. Kven the solemn Gloria had to smother her snickers. The Judge pounded on his desk for order. The court officers silenced the spectators. The judge motioned the woman to the stand. The policeman stepped down. The injured inuocent begun to talk on her way to the chair. Siit was interrupted to take the oath, and I threatened the clerk, took the oath with indifference, and begun ut once to harangue the judge about the wickedness and brutality of her husband: "His croolty is somethln* uhful. I deuiun* protection for the poor, wakej woman I am." The judge tried to quiet her. She readied out her hand imploring help. Seeing Gloria, she appeuled to her. | Gloria recoiled in terror. It took two policemen to get the woman from the witness stand, but it would have tuken a hundred to silence her. Next the timid little husband was put on the stand. He told his story briefly, and the judge sentenced him briefly to "Thirty days on the Island for rest and recuperation." He received from the little man a smile of beatific gratitude; then he turned an unmistakable glare of triumph on the wife of his bosom and marched safely past her under the shelter of the police. The wife bustled out of the court through tin* spectators. They opened an alley quickly in the face of her wrath. | Next on the docket was a sad-eyed and timid Hungarian waiter. As he entered from the detention cell with the officers an agent of the (Jerry society came from among the spectators leading a ragged little boy, seven or eight years of age. The waiter and the boy, father and son, flew to each other's arms. Then the waiter, casting one heart-broken glance at the! boy. turned to the judge and poured forth his story. His name was ('asinur; bis son was Stas. He was out of work, with a sick wife, living in a miserable room. An ambulance had taken his wife to a hospital and then the law had taken his child away because he was unable to give it proper care. lie had fought to keep the boy and had resisted an ollicer. Gloria listened tensely while tears of sympathy gathered in her eyes. To her the man's story was finished. The judge shook his head sadly. He was powerless to restore the child to his father, and he was about to sign the paper committing him to the children's society when Gloria rose from her chair and commanded a halt in the proceedings. The court was thunderstruck as she turned to the judge, crying: "Give me the boy! I'll take care! |)f 11 i 111 llllll 1*11 I?I1? ,I.I * ? # ??-? iu*-|il iiji iiih | father." kxocbmbi^bb v #? ^^WMW w - , He Fought t Tho judge was amazed, hut when ho saw how serious Ciloria was ho inur111 urod to IMerpont: "Tho child will ho a toy for hor. Lot her have him." l'ierpont groaned, and tho judge nodded his consent, if not his approval. Tho judge conferred with (llorla, and she took a card from hor case and underlined her address. Tho judge gave it to the father and said, "Tomorrow."! Tho father howed and scraped to tilorlu ami, pushing the hoy's head, made him bow, too. They wont out at the gale together, so suro of protection henceforth tluit Gloria, the author of; their contentnienr, sat i)uck, proud i and comfortable as a purring kitten. She forgot her pride in the abrupt entrance of the man she had pursued in vain for weeks. It was Frank Mulry. An ollicer brought hltn forward. ife had been arrested for speeding. lie was indignant. Gloria crouched behind the judge's desk, so that Mulry could not see her while i he explained: "I was going only eight miles an hour." The policeman laughed aloud with sen,n and indicated that the speed was nearer eighty. Gloria tagged at the Judge's robe, j He bent down to hear her whisper: "That's the man I've been chasing for weeks. Tut him on ice till I can get at him." .fudge Freeman nodded and ordered Mulry sent back to the cell. i*D, ooffltfAlr, ft. & | Blulry pulled out a roll of money and looked inquiringly at the judge, hut he shook his head in denial. Mulry was led away, erestfullen and disgusted. Dragged haek to the detention room, he tried to bribe the pollceinun. This unheard-of insult was rejected and Mulry was thrown into a corner, while the policeman looked oil the next candidate for Judge Free nun's consideration. I The officer called to a prisoner who had slumped on a bench with his back I to the others. He d!d not answer. I The policeman went to him ami tapped him on the shoulder. The man turned j suddenly in fright. He regained some composure as the polceman smiled at him. lie smiled hack craftily. Gloria and Koyce were whispering and laughing together over Mulry's wrath. They did not see the new prisoner brought in. When he came to the bar the officer spoke as he handed up the complaint. The judge nodded wearily and said, "Plain drunk. First offense. 1 >iselmrged." At the sound of the Judge's voice Gloria looked up. Her casual smile changed slowly to wonder, incredulity, conviction, wild excitement. She sprang to her feet, pointing at the man and trying to cry out. She toppled and swooned as Doctor Koyce leaped to catch her. The prisoner gaped in amazement and started to leave, but the policeman cheeked him. Koyce carried Gloria out of the I roota, followed by Pierpont ami tin*; judge. Koyce deposited Gloria on a divan and, putting a cushion under her feet, ran to fetch a glass of water from the ice water stand. lie sprinkled her face lightly. The judge and Pierpont murmured together in bewilderment. Gloria returned gradually to consciousness, looked about, still dazed and wondering. At length she saw the judge, lifted herself to her feet, and, linally gaining her voice, pointed to the door, crying, "That man ?that man is the murderer! saw him when he killed my Dick!" She 1 airly assailed the juiif."1 io drive ! him back to the courtroom, crying I "Quick ! Quick ! Stop him !" The judge walked out more slowly ! than Gloria wished. Gloria started to ! follow. IMerpont restrained her. Koyee ! tried to quiet her. The crowd in the courtroom was i still in a Hurry of excitement when i the court ollicer called for order. The ! tramp was greatly alarmed. He struts- I Kled with the policeman. The judge I entered and paused with one foot on ! the step. He stared at the tramp, then } back at the door, hesitated, set his jaws I in stern resolution, motioned to the of- j licer, and said, "Release him." The policeman holding the tramp let him go. He threw a glance over his - vv.'/jB^pftWCTB^^SWra MMKO A^^ifyXo "A <KItMLV?*van0mcoe^SnM awMM y /v^ /. ,'qi?II/JW ix SKuHV '/// |Q^^^Hra99S^3(^VS^flB ^$^%CuCV / // ^ ^ ? ^ a? ? . o Keep the Boy. shoulder at the judge, then hurried i through the gate and through the' crowd and out. The Judge waited a | moment, pondering deeply. An olilcer brought to the bar two fierce looking desperadoes. The judge motioned them to wait and left the court room, pausing at the door to control himself. When (iloria saw the judge returning she ran to him demanding, "Is lie there? Is he a prisoner?" The Judge shook his head and mumhlod, "He had gone when I got there." (iloria llevv into a fury and commanded, "Then send some one after him."1 The Judge shrugged his shoulders, nodded, and went slowly hack to tlie court-! room. The outside steps of the court! were lighted by street lamps and tliel court lamps. Various people wcrei loitering outside the courtroom or go-1 lag up or down the stairs when the! tramp canto down, forcing his wayi through, the crowd, lie ran Into a' policeman standing there. The po-j plicetuaii gave him a shove and hei hurried away. Hack in the retiring room Gloria thought hard a moment, then made up her ndnd, and darted for the door to1 the street. IMcrpont checked her. "Where arc you going?" Gloria answered, resolutely: "To, lind that man." . i I Her Casual Smile Chan She tore the door open and rushed through. Itoyee seized Ids overcoat and dashed after her. Down the private stairs to the Judge's room ran Gloria, followed a moment later hy Koyee. Keaehinjj the street, Gloria stared lip and down, wildly searching the crowd. She w> s frantic to see the tramp. She turned to Itoyee, QuestionI ,>,r i.?m j- . ? . ..... x <111 nu.-'|MV IUUM.V. 1 IK* JUUge iCt nini go. Why?" Koyee shrugged his shoulders ami tried to dismiss the riddle. Gloria rounded on him with sadden doubt. "And you told me it was all n delirium. Why?" Itoyee was startled by her tone. lb* lowered his eyes before her. and J lien spoke suddenly: "It is too eold for you. I'll tret your furs." lie tried to lead her inside. She refused. There seemed nothing for him to do hut leave her there and go for her wraps. She stared at the crowd, then on sudden impulse ran down the steps to a policeman standing on the walk. Timidly she tapped him on the arm. "The man who just went by so hurriedly? he was poorly dressed, had a slouch hat and a heard, did you see which way he went?" she asked. The policeman pointed to the right and Gloria started immediately to run that way; The streets were ill lit and poor, but she hurried on with hardly a glunee at her surroundings. To lose the real murderer now was unthinkable to her; to have had him there in the very arms of the law, the man whom she had seen actually do her lover to death, onlv to have him ??? cape again, drove her Into a frenzy. She rail on, peering into dark doorways and alleys. Judge Freeman, whom she had watched all evening mete out punishment to far lesser crimes, had actually made no c?fifort to eut< h this demon for her. What was the mystery of it all? Why were they all in league to thwart her and to refuse vengeance on I lick's slayer? Her brain was whirling, her searching eyes ached and burned as they peered vainly alio,'id for the dread figure of the tramp. So absorbed win (Jloria in her pursuit that she gave 110 thought to the dangers she was exposing herself to, and the dangers were many. It was a had district, a very hot bed of crime and poverty. The hour was midnight and she was alone?a young and beautiful woman carrying money and jewels, as well as her own priceless girlhood, but the impetus of her search carried her on without a thought for her own safety. Doctor Itoyce and her father had returned with her wraps to the courthouse steps only to find her gone, and wil l with anxiety, they started recklessly in pursuit, each taking a different direction. Hy misfortune neither of them was right. Meanwhile Gloria hastened on. She actually caught a glimpse of the tramp ..i. i x* i 1 1..1* ?.t x <i11t ini hi. 11? i ; ill! wais liiiifriii^ in u doorway gnawing a crust of broad hungrily, and she redoubled her speed, but he started on and turned the corner of a street while she was In the middle of a block and when she got there he was nowhere in sight. Suddenly sin* realized she was tired and weak, that she could actually go no farther, and that she must rest. As she slackened her pace she was alarmed at seeing a rough-looking man cross the street toward her; he reeled as he came on, so that she was further aroused to danger at thinking him under the inlluence of liquor. She did not know that this was one of the numerous dodges of the pickpocket and that she would have been safer with an actually intoxicated man. She looked up and down the street as far as she could see, but there were no policemen in flight, uud, hearing steps behind her, she turned to seek protection, only to find three men more evil looking than the oncoming drunkard. Suddenly the whole world of Olorla Stafford seemed to crumble before her eyes. Her dreams of vengeance, her hopes of ferreting out the murderer, indeed the murder Itself became unreal as the immediate danger to her own person was felt. She longed to scream for help, but plucklly stayed quiet and, backing into the steps of a tenement suddenly, threw the following men into surprise for an Instant. 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The sudden plunge into u wh{) now world?u world of maliciousm* and crime; a world where inurdere went free and bandits gained the aims unchallenged ? appalled In, Breathing in little frightened gusi1 she leaned against, the friendly ra ing and tried to reassemble her scd tered views of life. i (TO BE CONTINUED.) i Dire Possibility. "Maybe It's lucky they didn't ha< moving pictures when Shakespeu' wrote." "Why?" ' "He'd probably have put Hamlet ) to the form of a 's'nario' and left IV | poetry out." ' Quite So. "What is the difference between horse track enthusiast and a strawho ry grower?" "I suppose the principal different Is that while one Is trying to pick tf wlniwpvi Hio ic. ? ? - '* v..v vvuvi in lining lO Will li pickers." I Preparedness. I Rill?He always curries a parachufl about with him. I | Jill?What for? m I "Oh, he makes ro many rash stntJ ! ments he wants to he prepared to lJ| himself down easy." U Likely as Not. The auto had broken down. A rql of legs protruding from underneath 1 seemed to indicate the presence <1 someone attempting repairs. V "Break down?" inquired a passerbl "Oh, no; only playing hide-and-setl with the works," came in muffled sal casm from the voice belonging to t) lege. But the questioner was not eastt daunted. \ "What power car is it?" "Forty horse/' came the reply. "What seems to be the matter?" "Well, as far as 1 can judge," ai swered the car's owner, crawling fro I under the wreckage, "39 of the hore< have bolted and the remaining one ; too upset to answer questions." Mortgages and . % os of hand * for sale at this oflice. i