Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

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He continued to cling to his wrist The
pain had surged entirely through his system,
down as far as his knees 1t had sickened
and rendered him utterly nerveless; never
theless, as he looked on her face, he was
strangely distracted from his suffering
A sudden outburst of sunlight was poured
down on her at a parting of the Clouds and
the gold of it made her goddess. She had
dropped the dainty lace handkerchief down
beside his foot; but neither of them knew it
was there.
~ car-and the man beside her started,
uttered a snothered note of apprehension,
and rigidly froze in his seat.
Bearing down on them, in criminal mad
ness of speed, two huge red cars, with hoods
abreast, were racing like motion-crazy
demons.
They practically occupied the road, and
to it they chung, each of the drivers stub
bornly determined that the other must slack
and give off to the side to let the blue touring
Car pass.
Thurley was out at the middle of the road.
There was neither time nor opportunity to
shift her position. The two wild comets
charging 1awlessly upon her were scarcely
more than four feet apart, from wheel to
wheel.
A momentary indecision, gasp of help
less fright, and she and her passenger, car
and all, would be hopelessly in collision with
one or the other of the fools in the road,
where death might claim them all.
The man at her side was out of it-abso-
lutely. Cold sweat broke out on his fore
head, so imminent did disaster appear. Even
had he held the wheel himself, he could
scarcely have known what to do.
1t happened in the briefest fraction of
minute. Thurley stayed with the middle of
the thoroughfare, driving as true as die for
the space between the onrushing monsters.
1t was far too narrow to let her through
when she headed for the gap She could
only hope to wedge it wider.
For a terrible second everything seemed
hopeless. The wreckage of all three cars
seemed inescapable as the coughing mino-
taurs hurtled upon her position. The swerve
of an inch, seconds unsteadiness, the
slightest panic at the steering post, and the
crash would startle the air.
She was almost upon the race-tied pair
when they gave to the nerve she was dis
playing. Even then they relinquished but
trifle apiece-and between the two, as they
rocketed by, she passed with a hands width
to spare.
THE fools!'' cried the man who rode at
l Thurley's side. Then he sank even
deeper into his seat, from sheer relief to all
his throbbing nerves, plus the pain unrelent-
ing in his wrist THAT was superb"
A wave of color passed lightly across
Thurley's cheek. She began to realize the
strangeness of the situation, now that the
threatened climax to the ride had sped away
to the rear.
"You are going to doctor first, sup
poser" she said, as she glanced about for
possible policeman and gave the car per-
ceptible touch of speed. Your hand must
pain you dreadfully."
"I-we're going-we'n see" he an
swered undoubtedly. After moment he
added, "Perhaps 1 can manage to present
my card" and he started as if to grope in
pocket with his uninjured hand.
PLEASE DON'T" she begged. She cast him
quick, inquiring glance. rs it necessary?'
Up to now there had been for her no element
of personality in all the encounter.
He tried to smile again, despite his pain.
Is anything necessary anything that you
or l did,"
For moment she did not answer. Then
she said, "Well-it happened. Here we