Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-05-01

you know" faltered the girl
Eyes. You poor thing!" There was
infinite pity in her voice.
The 7irl laid her head ON her arms.
Mrs. Wrandall sat above her, Iooh-
ing down, held mute by warning emo
tons. The impossible had come 70
mass. The girl for whom the who're
world would be searching in day OF
two. had stepped out of the unknown
and bv the most whimsical jest Oh
fate into the custody of the one per
! son most interested of all In that sen
same world 1t was unbelievable. one
wondered if it were not dream VI
| the hallucination of an overWrousne
mind. Spurred by the sudden DOUBT
as to the reality of the object before
her, she stretched out her hand anu.
touched the girls shoulder.
Instantly she looked up. Her nm
gers sought the friendly hand anu
clasped it tightly.
ooh, if you will only take me to the
city with you! II you only give me
the chance" she cried hoarsely.
! don't know what impulse was drlv-
| ing me back there. l only know l.
| could not help myself. You really
mean it? You will take me with you!
Eyes. Don't be afraid. Come! Get.
in" said the woman In the car rapidly
"You-you are real?"
| The girl did not hear the strange
| question She was hurrying around
to the opposite side of the car. AS
she crossed before the lamps, Mrs.
| Wrandall noticed with dulled inter-
est that her garments were covered
with mud; her small, comedy hat was
in sad disorder; loose wisps of hair
| futtered with the unsightly veil. Her
hands, she recalled, were clad in thin
suede gloves She would be half
frozen She had been out in all this
terrible weather-perhaps since the
hour of her flight from the inn.
| The odd feeling of pity grew strong
er within her. She made no effort to
analyze it, nor to account for it. Why
should she pity the slayer of her hus-
| band? 1t was a question unasked I'M
| considered Afterwards she was to
recall this hour and it's strange i'm
| pulses, and to realize that it was not
| pity, but mercy that moved her to do
the extraordinary thing that followed.
Trembling all over, her teeth chat
| tering, her breath coming in short lit
tie means, the girl struggled up be-
side her and fell back in the seat.
Without a word, Sara Wrandall drew
| the great buffalo robe over her and
tucked it in about her feet and legs
far up about her body, which had
slumped down in the seat.
"You are very, very good" chartered
the girl, almost inaudibly. II shall new
er forget" She did not complete the
sentence, but sat upright and fixed her
gaze on her companions face. You
you are not doing this just to turn
me over TOTO the police? They must
be searching for me. You are not
going to give me up to them, are you?
| There will be a reward L"
There is no reward" said Sara
Wrandall sharply. Il do not mean TO
give you up. l am simply giving you
a chance to get away. | have always
felt sorry for the fox when the time
for the kill drew near. That's the
way l feel"
ooh, thank you Thank you! But
what am / saying? Why should l per-
NIT you to do this for me? 1 meant to
go back there and have it over with.
know | can't escape. 1t will have to
come it is bound to come. Why put
it off? Let them take me, let them
do what they will with me. +"
Hush Well see. First of all, I'M
derstand me: / shall not turn you
over to the police. will give you the
chance. l will help you. / can do
no more than that"
But why should you help ne? I
I--oh, l can't let you do it! You do
not understand. I-have--committe
--a-terrible--" she broke of with
groan.
81 understand" said the other. some
thing like grimness in her level tones.
Il have been tempted more than once
myself" The enigmatic remark made
no impression on the listener.
81 wonder how long ago it was that
! it all happened" muttered the girl, as
if to herself. at seems ages-oh,
such ages"
Where have you been hiding since
last night?" asked Mrs. Wrandali,
throwing in the clutch. The car start
ed forward with jerk, kicking up the
snow behind it.
"Was it only last night? Oh, I've
been The thought of her suffer
ings from exposure and dread was too
much for the wretched creature. She
| broke out in a soft wall.
you've been out in all this wealth
err" demanded the other.
81 lost my way. In the hills back
| there I don't know where l was"
Had you no place of shelter?"
Where could / seek shelter? [
spent the day in the cellar of farm
er's house. He didn't know I was
there. | have had no food"
why did you kill that mann"
(To BE CoNTINUED).