The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

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. comely hat was
in sad disorder; loose wisps of hair
fiuttered 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 1t. Why
should she pity the slayer of her hus-
band? 1t was a question unasked, I'M
recall this hour and it's strange i'm
pulses and to realize that 1t was not
pity, but mercy that moved her to do
the extraordinary thing that followed
Trembling all over, her teeth chat
tering. her breath cesning in short lit
tie means, the girl struggled up be-
side her and fell back in the seat
Without 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. 81 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 /"
There is no reward" said Sara
Wrandall sharply. Il do not mean to
give you up. am simply giving you
chance to get away. l have always
| felt sorry for the fox when the time
| for the kill drew near. That'a the
way feel"
ooh, thank you! Thank yous But
what am l saying? Why should per-
NIT you to do this for me? meant to
| go back there and have 1t over with
| know l 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. L"
flush! Well see. First Of all, IN.
| derstand me: I shall not turn you
over to the police. will give you tho
chance. I will help you. l can do
no more than that"
But why should you help me? T.
I-oh, can't let YOU do it! You do
not understand. I-have-commfsted
-a-terrible-" she broke of with q
groan.
81 understand" said the other. soma
thing like grimness in her level tones
81 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. az
If to herself. 'Tt seems ages-oh.
| such ages"
Where have you been hiding since
last night?" asked Mrs. Wrandall,
throwing in the clutch. The car start
ed forward with jerk, kicking up the
snow behind it.
"Was it only last night? Oh, Eve
been" The thought of her suffer
ings from exposure and dread was toe
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 bach
there. don't know where was"
HAD you no place of shelter?"
where could I seek shelter? !
spent the day in the cellar Of farm
er's house. He didn't know I was
there. l have had no food"
"Why did you kill that man."
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