Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-06-01

Agnes Winters this you?"
ohe recognized the peculiar American
lang which was never unpleasant At
| shat moment, she almost laughed.
es-yes,'' she answered.
linen crawl TO your feet. Don't try
10 get up; crawl over this man. [ don't
KNOW who he is, but I surmise he IS
dead"
She ooeyed, and found her way out of
ne narrow door and up some steps,
lose Dehlnd her followed some one, whom
SIZE TOOK to be Matthew Mark Easton.
cut 1t ultimately turned out to be Oswin
grace VINO was in his turn followed by
me American, but not until later
Helen Grace heard the word Come"
ina submitted obediently to the support
ing arm, which half dragged, half carried
'er up some steps. She remembered be-
ing carried like child through some dark
some place where the atmosphere was cold
and damp. Then she was conscious of a
halt, followed closely by the sound of
breaking wood and the tearing of some
! materlal-probably canvas, for they were
among the scenery. After that she prob
ably tainted, and was only brought to
Consciousness by the shock of a violent
fall in which her companion was under
most Then she heard voice calling out ::
This way, sir; this way"
She recollected seeing a fireman stand
ihS IN narrow passage waving a Ian
| tern. By the time that she reached the
open air she was quite conscious.
Let me walk" she said, Il am all
right. Where is Agnes?'
They are behind" answered Tyars
She is all right She has two men to
look after her. You have only me-"
wait for Them said the girl. Il will
not go home without them"
"All right; we shall wait outside Let
rs get out first"
They were standing in a small room,
| probably the office of the theater, and Il
| policeman stationed near the window, of
which the framework had been broken
away. called to them impatiently.
| The window was about four feet from
| the ground, and Helen wondered momen-
| tarily why Claud Tyars accomplished the
| drop so clumsily. In the narrow street he
turned to police inspector and pointed
TO the window.
Lift the lady down." he said
| a cab was near at hand, and in it they
| waited-seated side by side in silence
for wha seemed hours. The crowd dropped
| away, seklng some more interesting spot.
| At last there was a movement a the win
| dow, and Tyars got out of the cab and
| went away, leaving Helen in an agony
| of mute suspense. In few moments it
| was over and the girl breathed freely.
1t seemed strangely unreal and dream
| like to hear Agnes Winters voice again ;
to see her standing on the pavement be-
| meath the yellow gas lamp, drawing to-
gether the gay little opera cloak round
her shoulders.
AS Miss Winter stepped into the cab
| she leaned forward and kissed Helen.
| That was all a; no word was said. But
| the two women sat hand in hand during
the drive home.
Tyars and Oswin spoke together few
words in a lowered tone quite overwhelm-
ed by the rattle of the cab, and then sat
| silently. The light of occasional lamps
flashed in through the unwashed window,
and showed that the mems clothes were
covered with dirt and dust, which neither
attempted to brush off.
| When the cab stopped in Brook street,
Oswin got out first, and going up tho
steps opened the front door noiselessly
with a latch key. Tyars paid the cab
man, and followed the ladies into the
house.
The gas In the hall and dining room
had been lowered and they all stood for
moment in the gloom round the daintily
dressed table When Oswin Grace turned
ND the gas they looked at each other curl
ously.
Miss Winter kept her opera-cloak
closed, simply stating that her dress was
torn. Her hair was becomingly untidy,
but she showed no sign of scratch or hurt.
Helen was hardly ruf1ed beyond a few
little stray curls, almost golden in color,
stealing down beside her ears. She
doubtless owed her immunity from
harm, and in all human probability the
60 fetv of her life to the enormous bodily
strength of Claud Tyars. 1t was she who
spoke first.
"Your armv she said, pointing to
Tvar's right sleeve. Have you hurt it,"
hanging in a peculiar way very close to
his body, with a vague and questioning
smile. as if it were not his property.
Yes" he said, sit is broken.
Miss Winter and Oswin went to his
side at once. Helen alone remained stand
ing at the table. She said no word, but
continued looking at him with very bright
eyes, her lips slightly parted, breathing
deeply.
He avoided meeting her glance in the
same awkward, embarrassed way which
she had not noticed before answering the
questions put to him with reassuring
smile.
at happened" he said, during the
first rush. We fell down somewhere
through some scenery, and my arm same
underneath"
"You put it underneath" corrected
Helen, almost coldly, ''to-save me, l
suppose"
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