The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-06

.lc YOU the agent? she demanded
NO. ma'am. I'm simply stavin' hero
for the sheriff We're lool<in' for Il
wonan-Say" lie stopped short ana
stared at the yelled face with wide.
excited eyes. Gee whiz! Maybe
you
NO. am not tho woman you want.
DO you know anything about thu
trains?'
= guess III telephone to the ahcr,
III before /"
IF YOU VIII step outside you will
find one Of the shcriffs deputies In my
automobile, helplessly intoxicatcd l
am Mrs. Wrandall"
"Oh." he Easpcd Il heard en- saw
YOU We're coming UP Tonight Wen,
say, What do YOU thinl. Of"
Is there train in before inorn!ng?'
No ma'am. Scvcnf forty is tho
She waited moment Then shall
have to ask YOU to come out and get
your fellowdeputy lie IL useless to
me. mean to 20 on in tho machine
The sheriff understands"
The fellow hcsituted.
II cannot take him with me and Ia
will freeze 10 death II leave him in
the road. win you come
The man stared at her.
Say. Is II your husband?" he asked
aRapc
She nodded her head
" ei!. ~ 70 out anu nave look
mt the fellow You've got with you'll
said he, still doubtful.
She stood IN the door whilc lie
crossed over 10 the car ana pecrcd il.
tho face ~ the sleeper
stove Morley" he said "Fullcr'n
u goat"
Please remove him from tho car"
she directed
Later on. as h stood looking down
at the inert ngugc in tho big rocking
chair, amt painting from Ills labors,
he heard her Sag patiently.
And now VIII you bc so good IL to
direct me- TO the Post road"
lie scratched his head, This Is
mighty quccr III. Whole business" he
declared, assalled BY doubts. suppose
.ou arc not Mrs. Miaudan. but-thc
other one What them
As II ia answer to lis question. the
man Morley opened his blcar-cycs aud
tried To get 10 his icct.
'Wha-whnt arc wo dom here. Mis-
Wrou'all' Nha. uD''
stay whct. you are, steve" said
the other. IT'S All right Then no
Went iofth and pointed the way TO her.
ITS long ways - Columbus Circle
Keep siraieht ahcad after YOU hit tic
Ppst-io1u- lie stood there listening
until thu whir OF the motor was lost
w the distance. shell never make
H. he said TO himself ITS more than
strong man could 10 on roads lko
lhese. she must be crazy
Coming 70 the Post-rpad she in
creased the speed OF the car. with tho
sharp wind hcl!hd her, her eyes intent
on the white stretch that l.aped az
IN !rono OF the lamps IKE = blank wall
beyond which there was nothing but
dense oblivion Bui for the fact that
sh" kne" that this road ran straight
anu unoostructed into the outskirts OF
New YORK, she might nave lost courage
ana decision The natural confidence
81 nm experienced driver "as hers.
Shc had the DARING or one who mas
never met with an accident, ana VINO
trusts y the Instincts rather than 70
an actual understanding ~ conditions.
WIN hcr " was not g question OF her
own capacity and strength, but = be-
li'i ~ the tldclltS or me engine, that
carried her forward IL had not oc-
Cured 10 her mat the task OF guiding
th1t heavy. swerNins thing through
the unhroken road was something be
Houa nor powers OF endurance. she Of
ten had Gt!Ncn II = hundred miles ana
more without resting, o. without los
ing zest IN the ente!priss--then Why
should SAc lear the sinaIl matter OF
tnirty miles, even under the most try
inE oi conditions
me restless, driving desire 10 lie as
Tar as possible from that horrid aiEht
NJ the inn, with al ihat went 70 make
u icpcltht, put strength INTO hct arms.
The car swung from one side OF tho
foad TO thc othei, picking us way
through tho OPAQUE desert, reeilnS
from rut - Tut past hia""us SHADOWS
ana deeper lMto INC biach ABYSS thht
lay ahead. 80 friendly lisht slcained
~ IN: Wa!s!ae' me Wotiu was uiaeh
ana coid ana dead she aiohe was on
Inc hishWA?' the on!S human creature
I.
citheF s!de people !i'ed ana slept ana
were ~ atHhcss juAt aS ahn WAS hul
not IN d'cauiui uatHhesS: ihcF were
hot pursued ny Eh'S's' thcS were no.
/ running away iio!h u 1hihs' lhcF
Slept ana were ~ Ptacc' "h" thtlr
l'Shts were out ior my meie ho'
"ii'i" IN me oar IS. S.c 'housht OF tt
Shc was aioio. 80 o'hci et'"'"ic Wa
''ot""o-h"t one
Sharply mere came 20 hcr i'lhu mo
Iucst ioN."aS she nc ohiy one apEo"u
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