The diamond drill., 1914-03-07
71Yes. Don't be AFRAID. comel c.

Yes. Don't be AFRAID. Gomez Gel
in.s 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
y with mud; her small. comely hat was
In sad disorder: loose wisps OF hair
huttered with the unsightly veil. Her
hands. she recalled, we're 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 IL. nor to account for IL. Why
should she pity the slayer OF her hus-
band? II was a question unasked, un-
considered Afterwards she was Il.
recall this hour and its strange i'm
pulses, and TO realize that II 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 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 and
tucked 1t in about her feet and legs
far up about her body, which had
slumped down In the seat
You are very. very good" chattered
the girl. almost inaudibly II 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 T."
There is no reward" said Sara
Wrandall sharply II do not mean to
give you UP. / am simply giving you
a chance to get away. have always
felt sorry for the fox when the time
for the kill drew near. That's the
way feel"
"Oh. thank youl Thank you! But
what am saying? Why should per-
init you TO do this for me? / meant TO
go back there and have IL over with.
know can't escape. II will have to
come, IL is bound TO come Why put
IL of? Let them take me, let them
do what they will with me. r"
"Hushl Wen see. First of all. un-
derstand me: | shall not turn you
over to the police. | will give you the
chance. will help you. l can do
no more than that"
But why should you help meH L
I--oh, can't let you do III You do
not understand I--have-committed
---a--terrible-" she broke OF with
groan.
II understand" said the other, some
thing like grimness In her level tones.
II have been tempted more than once
myself" The enigmatic remark made
no impression on the listener.
Il wonder how long ago It was that
Il all happened" muttered the girl. as
II 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 ND the
snow behind IT,
WAS II only last night? Oh. I've
been" The thought OF her suffer
ings from exposure and dread was too
much for the wretched creature. She
broke out I'm a soft wall
You've been out In all this wealth
err. demanded the other.
II iIst my way. In the hills back
there. don't know where I was"
XHad you no place OF shelter7"
where could ! seek shelter7
sDent the day In the cellar OF a farm
er's house. He didn't know WAS
there. have had no food"
''Why did you kill that MANI
There was nothing left for me 10
40 but that
B"And why did you rob him7"
"Ah, I had ample time 10 think OF all
that. You may tell the officers they
will find everything hidden in that
farmhouse cellar. God knows do not
want them l am not q thief. I'm not
50 bad as that"
Mrs. Wrandall maryeled Not SO
bad as that" And she was murder
ess, wantonl
You are hungry. You must be fam.
ishod."
No, am not hungry. have not
thought OF food" she said II IN such
a way that the other knew what her
whole mind had been given over to
slIfcf the night before
AJfreeh impulse seized her. You
shat have food and place where you
can sleep and rest" she said. Now
please don't say anything more. ! do