The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-12-04

IN give you twenty dollars for the
use of that rig of yours"
Cant do 1t mister"
But it's a case Of humanity, sir"
Indignantly. You are refusing to aid
the unfortunate"
The farmer thought 1t over for a 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
do"
THANK you. Help me in with her"
Vroon drove away without the least
intention OF going toward the village.
AS a result, when Florence came to
her senses she found herself sur
rounded by strange and ominous faces.
At first she thought that they had
taken her from the wreck out Of kind
ness; but when she saw the cold,
impassive face Of the man Vroon she
closed her eyes and lay back in the
chair. Well, Ill and weak as she Was,
they should find that she was not
without q certain strength.
In the meatime Norton revived and
looked about in 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 Florence?" she asked
dazedly.
God knows! Here, come over and
sit down by the fence till l see II there
is a field telegraph"
They had already erected one, and
his message went OF with a batch o.
others. This time he was determined
not to trust to chance. The shocl
may have brought back Florence's re
cent mental disorder, and she ma!
have wandered on without knowing
what she was doing. On the othe
hand, she may have been carried on
And against such a contingency h,
must be fortified. Money! The ours,
Of God was upon it; it was the trai
Of the serpent, spreading poison in 1t
wake.
By and by the princess wal abb
to walk; and, supporting her, he le
her to the road, along which the
walked slowly for at least an houi
They might very well have waited 70
the relief train. But he could nc
stand the thought Of inactivity. Tn
princess had her choice OF staying b,
hind or going with him. He hate
the woman, but he could not refus
her aid. She had q cut on the sid
Of her head, and she limped besides.
They stopped at the first farmhous,
explained what had happened, and ii
mistress urged them TO enter. Sh
she had seen no one, and certainly n,
q young woman. She must have wa
dered of In another direction. 81
ran into the kitchen for a basin al
towel and proceeded to patch Il
princess hurts.
She was extremely uneasy. Tn
+ she should be under obligation to Nc
ton CALLED her. There was a spa
Of conscience left in her soul. 81
had tried to destroy him, and he h,
4 been kind to her. Was he a fool
3 was he deep, playing a game as shrev
n as her own? She could not tell. Whe
r was Vroon? Had he carried Floren,
q off?
!, An hour later a man came in.
"Hullo! More folks from Il
/ wreck"
r Where's the horse and bugg
? Jake?" his wife asked.
t Rented 1t to a man whose daughtl
o was hurt. He went to the village
u VIII you describe the daughter
n asked Norton.
u The princess twisted her fingers.
. The farmer rudely described Etc
ence.
Il Have you another horse and
saddle?"
f What's your hurry"
I'm tell you later. What l want NO
8 is the horse"
What Is to become OF met" ask,
e the princess.
d you will be in good hands"
g answered briefly. Il am going to III