The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-24

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Yes. You poor thing There Was
pity in her voice.
The -irl laid her head on her arms.
Mrs. Wrandall sat above her, look
ing down. held mute by warning emo
tons. The impossible had come to
pass. The girl for whom the whole
world would be searching in a day or
two, had stepped out of the unknown
and. by the most whimsical jest OF
fate, into the custody OF the one per
son most Interested OF all in that self
same world. 1t was unbelievable. She
wondered If it were not a dream. or
the hallucination Of an overwrought
mind. Spurred by the sudden doubt
"a 10 the reality OF the object before
her. she stretched out her hand and
touched the girls shoulder.
Instantly she looked up. Her I'm
gers sought the friendly hand and
clasped 1t tightly.
oh. II you will only take me to the
city with you. If you only give ms
the chance she cried hoarsely. II
don't know what impulse was driv-
lllE lLt Odth LA14 6LAg
could not help myself. You really
mean it? You will take me with you?"
Yes. Don't be afraid. Come. Ge:
in said the woman in the car rapidlI
"You-you are real2"
The girl did not hear the strange
question. She was h%urrying 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
futtered 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 fight from the inn.
The odd feeling Of pity grew strong
er within her. She made no effort 10
analyze it. nor to account for 1t. Why
should she pity the slayer of her hus-
band It was a question unasked. IN
considered. Afterwards she was 10
recall this hour and its strange inn
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 coming in short III
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 and
tucked it in about her feet and legs
far up about her body, which had
slumped down in the g
you are very. very good chartered
the girl, almost inaudibly. Il 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 VIII be a reward /
There IS no reward said sara
Wrandal sharply i do o mean 10
give you up am simply giving you
a chance to get away nave always
felt sorry for the fox when the time
va
way leel
oh. thank you! Ihank u hu'
what am saylng: why should per
NIT you to do this Tor me meant 10
go back there and nave II over win
Know can escape. II VIII nave 10
come. 1t Is bound TO come why put
II on? Let them take me lei NueHn
do what they VIII win me.
lush wen see Flrst OF an I'M
derstand me i shaII not TURN YOU
over 10 the ponce NIL give YOU me
chahce' viii help you / eau u'
no more than that
But why should you help me- i
oh, ! cant let you do it. You 90
not understand, l-haVe-commltteo
-a-terrible- she broke on with
groan.
Il understand" said the other some
thing like grimness in her level zones