The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-04

TIL give you twenty dogars for the
use Of that rig OF Yours"
Cant do it mister."
"But it's css e Of humanity. sirl"
indignantly. You &. refusing to aid
the uafossunate."
qhe farmer thought 1t over for mo-
ment. "All right. You can have the
buggy for twenty dollars. When you
get to the village take the nag to Doc
Sanders livery. He'll know what to
6o."
''TAAank ycu. HeIp me in with her"
VTccn drove away without the least
intention CT going toward the village.
Is a result, when Florence came to
ier scnees she found herself sur
rounded by strange and ominous faces.
At frst she thought that they had
taken her from the wreck. out Of kind
ness; byt when she saw the cold,
inDassi7e face Of the Eian Vroon che
closed her eyes and lay back in the
chair. Well, i'll and weak as she was,
they should find that she was not
without e certain strength.
Il the meatime Norton revived and
looked about il vain for Florence. He
searched among the crowd Of terrified
passengers, the hurt and the un-
harmed, but she was not to be found.
He ran back to the princess and helped
her out Of the broken car.
Where IS FlorenceT' she asked
dazeoly.
God knows! Here, come over ana
sit down by the fence till l see If there
is field telegraph"
They had already erected one, and
his message went of with a batch Of
others. This time he was determined
not to trust to chance. The shock
may have brought back Florence's re-
cent mental disorder, and she may
Nave wandered off without knowing
what she was doing. On the other
hand, she may have been carried Of.
And against such contingency he
must be fortified. :. Money! The curse
Ct God was upon it; it was the trail
of the serpent, spreading poison in its
wake.
By and By the princess was able
to walk; and, supporting her, he led
her to the road, along which they
walked slowly for at least an hour.
They night very well have waited, for
the relief train. But he could not
stand the thought OF inactivity. The
princess had her choice OF staying be-
hind or going with him He hated
the woman, but he could not. refuse
her aid. She had cut On the side
of her head. and she lirped besides.
They stopped at. the first farmhouse,
explained what had happened, and the
mistress urged them to enter. She,
she had seen no one, and certainly not
a young woman She must have wan
dered of in another direction. She
ran into the kitchen for a basin and
towel and proceeded to patch the
princess hurts.
She was extremely uneasy. That
she should be under obligation to Nor
ton CALLED her. There was a spark
Of conscience left In her soul. She
had tried to destroy him, and he had
been kind. to her. Was he fool or
was he deep, playing game as shrewd
as her own? She could not tell Where
was Vroon? Had he carried Florence
of?
An hour later q man carrie in.
'Hullo! More folks from the
wreck?"
Where's the horse and buggy.
Jake?" his wife asked.
Rented it to man whose daughter
was hurt. He went to the village"
'Will you describe the daughter?"
asked Norton.
The princess twisted her fingers.
The farmer rudely described Flor
ence.
Have you another horse and a
seddle?"
Whats your hurry"
I'll tell you later What want now
is the horse"
What is to become of ne?" asked
the princess.
You will be il good hands," he
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