Gunnison news-champion., 1914-03-13

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far from . ssllaos. In the hilAs"
Eo you mean ksurtousy"
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me-" TIE voice es The Giri Was 1n1nk.
she sssoe1 about 10 fall
n b ssz or eight mikes sroo hsss.'
said Ars. Wrendall ssill lookiaG -
wonder ct the miserable aiGht .nAsss.
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spair esoe sAssS0h her No.. sa1na0 -
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Then sAe drew herself ap With . ens
shex q vssOlutiea- "but ! onst -
stop here. Thask yos"
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Q un1Ass e M o. 1sasAr
nOo Vas . hsaG skAsssa "vA .
nsst ha1 ~ was 0sss \ hOossA-
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glovel hAnl @ the on1n AnGsss ~
tOscAsd the ttss
"Listsa 70 ns." she saiA. Q sAs1nl
nOts q sssOlvs raging N ~ vssss.
4 an going TO New Vera Weot
you let me take you wieh ns?"
TIE Giri arsw bach. woaAes 81 -
prehension struggling for Ne uastssy
Of her eyss.
But I an bound the otAss ~. 70
the Inn. I must 20 on"
'Come With me." said oosa WpanAnn
Asnly. "Yos nsst not 90 bach thsss.
! know wheA has hApVensd thsss.
Csoe! I wtll take care - yoa- vGu
0ust "a - 70 the Inn"
Yea hnow!" faltered TIE girl
"yss. You poor thing" rhess ~
1n0nite pity In her voice.
The Girl laid her head on her ssDs
| Mrs.. Wrandall sat above her. lOOh-
! No down. held mute BY warning emo
tleAs. The impossible had come to
poss. The girf for whom the whOls
world would be searching in q day o.
two. had stepped out Of the unknown
end, by the most whimsical lest Of
fate, into the custody of the one per
son most interested of all in that self
I same world II was unbelievable She
wondered II 1t were not q dream, OF
I the hallucination of an overwrought
mind. Spurred by the sudden doubt
rs to the reality of the object before
her, she stretched out her hand and
touched the girls shoulder.
! Instantly she looked up. Her m
eers sought the friendly hand and
clasped IT tightly.
! oh. n you will only take me TO the
city with you! N you only give ne
the chance" she cried hoarsely. 81
don't know what impulse was driv
ing me back there I only know
could not help myself. You really
mean II? You will take me with your
Yes. Don't be afraid. Gomez 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. Al
she crossed before the lamps. Mrs
Wrandan noticed with dulled inter
est that her garments were covered
with mud; her small. comely hat was
in sad disorder; loose wisps of hair
futtered with the unsiehtly veil. Hei
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 fight from the inn.
The odd feeling of pity grew strong
| er within her. She made no effort te
analyze it. nor to account for it. Why
should she pity the slayer OF her hus
band? u was a question unssked un
considered. Afterwards she was tc
recall this hour and its strange i'm
/ pulses, and TO realize that IL was MOI
1 pity. but mercy that moved her to dc
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 ant
tucked 1t in about her feet and leg
FAR up about her body, which ha<
slumped down in the seat
You are very. very good" chattere<
the girl. almost inaudibly. Il shall nev
er forget" She did not complete tht
sentence. but sat upright and fixed he
gaze on her companions face. You
you are not doing this Just to tur1
me over yo-to the police, They mus