The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-28
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George Barr MoCutCheOn
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They send them to the electric
chair sometimes" said Mrs. Wran-
DALI
There was a long silence between
them, broken finally by the girl
you have been very kind to me,
madam. | have no means of express
ing my gratitude. l can only say that
| shall bless you to my dying hour
May l trouble you to set me down at
the bridge? l remember crossing one
| shall be able to"
moi" cried Mrs. Wrandall shrillv,
divining the others intention at once
You shall not do that. l, too, thought
of that as way out of it for you,
but-no, it must not be that. Give me
few minutes to think / will find a
way"
The girl turned toward her. Her
eyes were burning.
DO you mean that you will help
me to get away?" she cried, slowly,
incredulously.
Let me Think
you will lay yourself liable"
Let me think, l say
But l mean to surrender myself
to-
An hour ago you meant to do it,
| but what were you thinking of ten
minutes ago? Not surrender. You
F! were thinking of the bridge. Listen to
| me now: l am sure that | can save
| you. | do not know all the-all the
!. circumstances connected with your as
ISOLATION with-with that man back
| fhoro of tho
passed before they were able to iden-
tify him. 1t is not unlikely that to-
morrow may put them in possession of
the name Of the woman who went
with him to that place. They do not
know it tonight, of that I am positive.
You covered your trail too we'll. But
you must have been seen with him
during the day or the night"
The other broke in eagerly: Il
don't believe any one knows that I
! that / went out there with him. He
arranged it very-carefully. Oh, what
| a beast he Was!" The bitterness of
that wall caused the woman beside her
to cry out as if hurt by sharp, al
most unbearable pain. For an instant
she seemed about to lose control of
dangerously near leaving the road
A full minute passed before she
could trust herself to speak. Then
it was with deep hoarseness in her
voice.
You can tell me about it later on
not now. l don't want to hear it. Tel
me, where do you live?"
The girls manner changed so abso
lutely that there could be but one in
ference, she was acutely suspicious
Her lips frightened and her figure
seemed to stiffen in the seat.
Where do you live?' repeated the
other sharply.
"Why should l tell you that? l dc
not know you. You
you are afraid of me-"
ooh, l don't know what to say, Of
what to do came from the lips of the
hunted one. 81 have no friends, NJ
one to turn to, no one to help me
You-you can't be SO heartless as tt
lead me on and then give me up to-
God help me, II should not be made
to suffer for what l have done. If 20,
only knew the circumstances. If yol
only knew
Stop" cried the other, in agony.
The girl was bewildered. you ar,
so strange. l don't understand"
I'VE have but two or three miles t,
co. interrupted Mrs. Wrandall. CIV
, must think hard and-rapidly. Ar
, you willing to come with me to m
hotel? You will be safe there for tn
f present. Tomorrow we can plan some
! thing for the future
e IF l can only find a place to res
e for little WHILE began the other.
f Il shall be busy all day, you will no
i be disturbed. But leave the rest t
n me. | shall find way"
q 1t was nearly three o'clock whe
e she brought the car to a stop in from