The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-28
pTER II.-Continued.

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..rbere was nothing left for me to
do tut that
Ard why did you rob him?'
a.b had ample time to think of all
10, Won may tell the officers they
IN find everything hidden in that
tarmbouse cellar. God knows l do not
aant them. / am not a thief. I'm not
so bad as that
urs Wrandan marveled. Not so
.sao that" And she was a murder
,ss. wauton.
Won are hungry. You must be fam
ished'
Mo | am not hungry. l have not
,h,,,ghr OF food" She said it in such
vay that the other knew what her
ubole mind had been given over to
since the night before.
fresh impulse seized her You
sba]l have food and a place where you
.,o sieen-and rest" she said. Now
nlease don't say anything more. l do
nj want to know too much. The least
,on saw tonight, the better for-for
both OF US,
With that she devoted all of her at
,ontion to the car. increasing the
sneed considerably. Far ahead she
cou7d see twinkling, wil1-o' -the-wisp
lights the first signs of thickly popu-
lated districts. They were still eight
or ten miles from the outskirts of the
civ and the way was arduous. She
was conscious of a sudden feeling OF
fatigue The chill of the night seemed
10 have made itself felt with abrupt,
almost supplying force. She won
derpd if 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 peculiarities of speech
that determines the London showgirl
or music-hall character were wholly
lacking Her voice, her manner, even
under such trying conditions, were
characteristic of the English woman
of cultivation. Despite the dreadful
were evidences of that curious Sc
renity which marks the English WON.
an of the better classes; an Unborn
composure, a calm orderliness of the
emotions Mrs. Wrandall was con
scous of a sense of surprise, Of a
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 mile or mose she sent the cal
along with reckless disregard for com
fort or safety Her mind was cropping
for something tangible in the way Of
intentions. What was she to do witt
this creature? What was to become
OF her? At what street corner shoulC
she turn her adrift? The idea O
handing her over to the police die
not enter her thoughts for an instant
Somehow she felt that the girl was
stranger to the city. She could no
explain the feeling, yet it was will
her and very persistent. OF course
there was q home of some sort, O
lodgings, or friends, but would be cir
care show herself in familiar baunts
She found herself wondering VIII,
the poor wretch had not made wa,
win herself, Escape seemed out o
Inc question. That must have bee
Gear to her from the beginning, els
why was she going back there tc Civ
Hefsef up? What better way out q
tnan self-destruction. She woul
ADVISE the girl to leave the car whe
'he! reached the center of a certai
ofldge that spanned the river. No on
would find her
Even as the thought took shape i
"ef mind, she experienced grea
sense OF awe, so overwhelming thu
sue cried out with the horror of i
'"e :ufned her head for quick glanc
d. me mute, Wretched face shown
white above the robe, and her heal
"e'ed with sudden pity for her. TIL
"oVght OF that slender, alive thin
s'"s down to the icy waters-he
'0I' turned sick with the dread of il
- mat instant, Sara Wrandall-n
.nIhroplst, no sentimentalist-
";e up her mind to give this erin
nioFe than an even chance for sa
.a'oh' She would see her safe
c.''sS mat bridge and many other
~, nao directed the footsteps of tn
-. - 30 that she should fall in wit
ohe best qualified to pass jud
A' On her. 1t was in that person
liver 10 save her or destroy her. I'll
tonlahdment. Thou shalt not kill
800 Oh a broader meaning as she CO
eu the power that was hers; Il
power to kill
"" great relaxation came over Sa,
randall Il was as if every nery
n. muscle in her body had reach,
y,a swapping point and suddenly h;
eN way For a moment her han,
fan weak and powerless; her he;
~, forward In an instant 81
.4ueFed - but only partially-tl
e..,, feeling OF lassitude. Then 81
" - no" tired she was, how fierc
hr,t %e SHain had told on her body al
fo,.1' no" much she had really 8,
f.. blurred eyes turned once mo
m.. look al the girl, who sat the1
As, as she had been sitting for mil.
nr. "hlte face standing out with
IL ~ ~ IN at-TsI clearness, and as rig
- ~ hat of 4 sphinx.
en- a. s'fl spoke. DO they hang wo
\. TINS country"
,,"ia' WrdndaU startad "J, roma
AM. states, she replied, and was I
t,n 70 account for the swift impul