Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

ChaIu0 Wrandall 10 found murdered n
dan Is SUMMONED from the city and iden.
s r.nd. y0s to u. Inn and MO sub
ssS.s: IA Ia u sss IL.
apd neglected his wife. Mrs.. Wrandal
s(aFts back for New York in an auto dur
Ing q binding snow storm On the way
W. proves TO = TIE woman VINO kiiisd
WSa6dAll.
CHAPTER ll-CoWetnved.
There was nothing left for me 10
DO but that"
And why did you rob hamr-
"Ah. had ample time to think Of an
that. You may tell the officers they
win and everything hidden in that
farmhouse cellar. God knows do not
want them. I an not thief. I'm not
% bad - that"
Mn. WsanAan mArvelsd. Not %
bad - that" And she was . murder
80, . wanton!
You are hungry. You must Be fam.
Ashed."
mo. ! am not hungry. I have not
thought Of food" She said 1t In sueh
. way that the other knsw what her
whole mind haA been given over 10
since the night before.
A fresh impulse seised her. "Yoo
shall have food and . place where you
oan slssp-snd rest" she said. Nov
please don't ~ anything moro DO
not want 70 know too much. The lsast
you say touight the bsttsr for-for
both Of ~"
With that shs devoted al Of her at-
tsutton to ~ or. inoreasing the
spsed considerably. Far ahead she
could 80 twlnkhns. vill-o'the-wisp
lights. Tie Afst signs of thickly popu-
listed d1StF3o1B. Thsy were stu eight
q tn miles fSum tie outskirts Of the
city md the way Was arduous. She
was conscious Of Q sudden feeling Of
haOna. The chill Of the night seemed
70 have maAe itself felt with abrupt
almost stupsfying foroe. She won
dered II she could keep her strength.
her couraee-her nerves
The girl was English. Mrs. Wran-
DALI was convinced Of the fact. almost
Immediately. Unmistakably English
end apparently Of the cultivated type.
In fact. the pseuliaritiss Of speech
that detsrmEnss the London show-girl
or music-hall character were wholly
lacking. Her voice. her manner. even
under such trying conditions, were
cAaracteeisAo Of the English woman
Of. cultivation. Despite the dreadful
strain under which she labored. there
we've evidences Of that curious ~
rsnity which marks tho Bnglish WON
n Of the bsttsr classes; IN Unborn
composurs. . calm ordsrliness Of the
emotions. Mr.. Wrandall vas con-
ssioQs oi Q sense Of surprise. Of .
wonder TIT increased - her thoughts
resolved Themselves into oomsthinS
Dees ehaotic than they were q the time
Of contact With this Visible condition.
yoe Q mlls or moro she sent TIE car
aloag With rseklsas disregard for com
fort or safety. Her mind was groping
1oe somsth1ng tangible In the way Of
Intentions. What was she to do with
tAis orsaturef What was to become
Of hsrf At what street corner shoald
she turn her adrifti The idea Of
heading her over 10 the police did
not enter her tAoaShts for IN instant.
Somehow abe felt that the girl was
. stranger to the city. She could mot
explain the feeling. yet II was With
her and veSy persistent OF course.
there was . home Of some sort. or
lodgings. or friends. but would he girl
dare show hsesslf In familiar hauntsf
She found hsrself wondering why
IL poor wretch had not made way
With hsrSelf. Escape seemed out Of
The question. That must have besn
clear TO her from the beginning. else
Why W. she Solng hack there to give
Asssslf up? What better way out of
it than self-destruction. She vo3ld
advise the girl 10 leave the car when
they reached the center Of Q certain
bridge that spannsd the rivsri No one
Even - the thought took shape in
her mind. che experienced . great
sense Of awe % overwhelming that
she cried out With the horror Of It.
~ turned her head for Q quick Glance
ct the mute. wrstohsd fAes showing
wAits above the robe. and her heart
sahsd with sudden pity for her. The
thought Of that slsades. alive thing
goang down 10 Tie icy watsrs-her
soul turned SEX With the dread Of Il!
In that instant. Sara Wrandall-oo
phi1Anthropist NO ssntimentalistH
nade mp her mind 10 give this erring
one more than IN even chance for sal
vattca. She would zee her safely
across that bridge and many others.
God had directed the footsteps Of this
giri 90 that she should fall In with
The one best Qnalified to pass tudg-
ment on her. II was In that persons
power to save her or destroy her. The
commandment Thou shalt not KIN"
took on broader meaning - abe con
stdered the power that was hers: he
power to kill.
A great rslaxatton came over Sasa
Wrandan. II w. - Y every nsrve.
svery muscle IN hsP body had reached
he snapping point and suddenly had
g1veo vay. pof . moment her hands
vsre weak and powerIsss: her head
M forward. In IN instant she
eeoQssred but only partially-the
s1raAge feeling Of lassatuds. Then shs
FoAn3ed how tired she Wa, how neros-
y the straan bad told On her body and
Rsin. how mech shs had really ~