The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-12-18

ana negleNed his wife. Mrs. Wrandall
ne ssrss S Sacs sor New York in an auto dur
she meets aNyoung woman in the road
Who proves to % the woman who Killed
WSandali.
CHAPTER lI.-contlnusd.
There was nothing left for me TO
DO but that"
And why did you rob him!"
An, had ample tine to think Of all
that. You may tell tie oficers they
will hnd everything hidden in that
farmhouse cellar. God Knows l do not
want them. am not th.ef. I'm not
so bad as that"
Mrs. Wrandall msrveled. Not 90
bad - that" And she was . murder
ess. Q wanton!
You are hungry. You must be fam
ished."
No, am not hungry. I have not
thought Of food" She said It In such
way that the other knew what her
whole mind had been given over to
since the night before.
fresh impulse seized her. you
shall have food and place where you
can sleep-and rest" she said. NOT
please don't say anything more. do
not want to know too much. The least
you say tonight. the better for-for
botA Of u.s. .l
With that she devoted all Of her at
tention to the car. increasing the
speed considerably. Far ahead she
nld see twinkiing. will-o'-thsw isp
)hts. the frst signs OF thickly popu-
he'd districts. They were still eight
Br ten miles from the outskirts Of the
Vcity and the way was arduous. She
was conscious Of . sudden feeling Of
fatigue. The chill Of the night seemed
to have made itself felt with abrupt,
almost Supplying force. She won
dersd n she could keep her strength.
her courage-her nerves.
The girl was English. Mrs. Wran-
dali was convinced OF the fact, almost
Immediately. Enthusiastically English
and apparently Of the cultivated type.
In fact. the peculiarifies OF speech
that determines the London show-girl
or musiyshall character were wholly
lacking Her voice, her manner. even
under iseh trying conditions, were
charact8 nAic Of the English woman
Of cuftfx ation. Despite the dreadful
strain under which she labored. there
wers evidences Of that curious Sc
renity which marks the English wom-
an Of the better classes; an Unborn
composure. . calm orderliness OF the
emotions. Mrs. wrandall was con-
scious OF Q sense OF surprise. OF q
wonder that increased as her thoughts
resolved themselves into something
less chaotic than they were at the time
OF contact with this visible condition.
For q mile or more she sent the car
along W. reckless disregard for CON-
fort or s!, Her mind was cropping
for some ~ tangible In the way OF
Intentions <SNhat was she to do with
this creature? What was to become
VI her! At what street corner should
she turn her adhni The idea Of
handing her over to the police did
not enter her thoughts for an instant.
Somehow she felt that the girl was
a stranger to the city. She could not
explain the feeling. yet II was with
her and very persistent. OF course,
there was Q home Of some sort, or
&2odgings, or friends, but would he girl
onre show herself In familiar hannts'
Rsho found herself wondering why
tho poor wretch had not made way
with herself. Escape seemed out Of
the question. That must have been
clear to her from the beginning. else
why vas she going back there to give
herself up7 What better way out OF
Il than seifdestruction. She would
advise the girl TO leave the car when
they reached the center Of certain
bridge that spanned the river! No one
would ind her. tEE
Even as the thought took shape In
her mind. she experienced . great
sense OF awe. so overwhelming that
she cried out with tho horror OF IT,
She turned her head for quick glahce
at tho mute. wretched face showing
white above the robe. and her heart
ached with sudden pity for her. The
thought OF that slender. alive thing
going Down to the icy waters-her
soul turned sick with the dread OF y!
In that instant. Sara wrandail--nc
phiianthropist. no sentimentAlist--
made up her mind TO give this err'nx
>ape more thar an even chance for sal.
~. She Sould see her safely
that bridge and many others.
a u y directed the footsteps Of this
ri, frd0 that she should fall In with
thsMN best qualified TO pass juds.
neAst4 her. II was 10 that persons
powerS % save her or destroy her. the
conn Sndment. Thou shalt not Kill"
W. ~, d broader meaning - she cor
= ~ TIC power that wss .hsrs; he
NE 8 MI.
- rs,axation came over bafa
Wrane4 Il was n n every nerve.
ever1 n1D N her body had reached
Ne nnouUo11 Dolnt and suddenly had
sven ~. 80 moment hsr hands