The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-25


CHAPTER lion the way she meets a
Young woman IN the ROAD vino proves 10
h- .!e woman wto killed WruteN Fed.
ins thtt the gin had done her a service.
n rianins her of the man who though
SIZE l"'ei HIM deeply. had caused her
great sorrow Mrs. Wrlneall de,e rInines
home
.cHApTtt M Mrs. Wrandau hears
ibr sleiN % lirlN tastl-ton's life eS-
re2t that portion that relates to N'reu-
dail. TN" story "f the tragedy she for
DOS Tie "'fl ever a. tell her She offers
deity - home. friendship and security
rom "'Fii "n account ~ the Tragedy
The girl did not hear the strange
question, she Was hurryiug around
to- the opposite side OF the ear, As
he crossed before Inc lamps. Mrs
Wrandall noticed with dulled inter.
ast that her garments were covered
with aud; her small. co,neiy hat was
in sad disorder; loose risps Of hair
fiuttered with the ahsigh'i$ veil Tier
hands, she rerailel. were clad Ia 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 tie inn
The odd feeling OF pity grew strong
err within her. She made no effort TO
analyze it, nor to account fer it. Why
should she pity the slayer OF her hus
band? II Was question unasked, un-
considered Afterwards she was to
recall this hour and It's strange i'm
pulses. and To reaii2e that it was not
pity. hut mercy that moved her to DO
the extraordinary thing that followed.
Trembling all over .er teeth chat
tering, her breath coming in short lit
tie means, the girl struggled up be,
side her and fell back IN tha seat
Without word Sara Wrandall drew
the great buffalo rob oyer her and
tucked it in about her feet aud legs
far up about her body, which had
slumped down IN the seat.
You are very, very coed. Chartered
the sili, almost inaudibly, Il shall ncv-
er forget -" she did not complete the
sentence. but SAT upright and Fixed her
gaze on her companion's 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 IN to them, are you?
There win be a reward ="
There is no reward said Sara
Wrandall sharply. Il 10 not mean to
give you up | am simply giving you
q CHANGE TO getaway have always
felt sorry for the fox when the time
for the kill drew near That's the
way feel"
sfOh, thank you, Thank YOU Eut
what am | saying? why should per-
nit you to do this for me? meant to
go back there and have it over with.
| know can't escape It will have to
come, 1t is bound to come Why put
it off? Let them take me, let them
do what they will with me T."
-''ffush! Wen see First of all, un-
derstand me; shall not turn YOU
over TO the police. viii give you the
chance | viii help YOU. | can do
no more than that
But Why should you help me? +
l-oh, cane let you do IT, You DO
not understand l-have- committed
- a--terrible-S' she broke off with a
groan. :;
Il understand" said the other. some
thing like grimness in her level tones
II have been tempted more than once
myself The eniematic remark made
no impression on the listener.
81 wonder how long ago it was that
it all happened" muttered the girl, as
| II. to herself at seems ages-oh,
such ages
L s'"WffEfe have you been hiding since
/ fast night?" asked Mrs. Wrandaii.
| throwing in the clutch The car start
| I'd forward with a jerk, kicking up the
snow behind it. s~t
Was it only stsnight?" Oh. 1--we
been" The thogsht OF her suffer-
dngs from eSppsuFe and dread was t6o
much COR the wretched creature She
broke out In a soft vail.
+ You've been out in all this wealth
err" demanded the other.
Il lost my way. In the hills back
there don't know where | was"
chad you no place OF shelter?"
| Where could | seek shelter? I
spent the day in the cellar of farm.
ers house He didn't know / was
| there | have had no food"
"Why did you kill that MANI"
There was nothing left for me to
do but that"
And why did you rob him."
"Ah, | had ample time to think Of all
that You may tell the officers they
will find everything hidden in that
farmhouse cellar God knows do not
want them am not thief. I'm not
so bad as that
Mrs Wrandall marveed. Not so
bad as that And she was murder
ess. wantonl
| You are hungry. You must be fam
ished."
NO, am not hungry. | have not
thought of food" she said it in such
| a way that the other knew whs, her
| whole mind had been given over 10