Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-13

OF girder, abe looked down at the
fallen motor car.
"Hendrickl" she called. and her
voice broke into sobs.
She fancied that some OF the
planxs around the car moved: then a
gloved hand was visible, then
shoulder, and at last Hendricks pale
face looking up at her from the
heaped debris.
Go back!" he ordered hoarsely.
For answer Evelyn leaned over the
abyss of boiling foam and stretched
out hand. Let me help you--what
ian do?" she called.
Ga back" he repeated. 81 am all
light" - ~~~-'--
you can do nothing alone" she
protested Keep perfectly quiet and
will go for help-please, please
keep still and let me do something
-Jr yjta .,--- 49, ,---..~.'
very WELL" he agreed shortly
only make haste and get on that
broken girder-go back cautiously.
fix your eyes on shore and don't lose
your nerve"
With encouraging words he cheered
her way back along the dangerous
stringpiece-a way which she had
bravely trod a short while before
in the great fear that he was forever
lost.
Gaining the river bank. she tossed
Ill cd Qnnd the
road to the top of Mill Hill. and
stumbled through the gate Just as
Mrs. Beatty came down the drive In
her smart runabout.
There we're hurried EXPLANATIONS
and questions. which Evelyn an
swered with what calmness she
could muster. Then Alice Beatty is
sued few orders and in ten min
utes several men we're racing down
the long hill to the broken bridge.
Mrs. Beatty and Evelyn followed in
the runabout.
When they reached the bridge it
was to find the food tearing at the
splintered boards which had impris-
oned Hendrick in the fallen motor car
The Beatty servants were quick-witted
and trained to meet emergencies. Two
of them tossed down a noosed rope
to the chauffeur. who slipped 1t under
his arms. Then, by main force they
pulled.
When Hendrick reached the river
bank he promptly lost consciousness
Bigley, the gardener. made hasty ex-
animation and spoke to his mistress.
He's hurt his head, think. mann.
We better be taking him up to the
house In the car"
Evelyn turned her head that she
might not see Hendricks still. white
face, stern even in its unconscious
ness. Mrs. Beatty leaned forward
eagerly. pressed back the heavy locks
of brown hair and screamed:
why it's Teddy! Evelyn, thought
you said 1t was your new chauffeur"
why 1t is-Hendrick-he has only
been with us few months. If it isn't
Hendrick-who is 1t. Alice?"
my cousin. Teddy Hendrickson, ="
sobbed Mrs. Beatty, holding Hen
bricks strong hand in both of hers.
HE specialized and lost every penny
he had. Father offered to help him
get back on his feet again. but he re-
fused-said he'd find some way out
all by himself-hes the Quickest boy
alive! Then Teddy disappeared and
father has been looking for him high
and low ever since"
Evelyn was crying bitterly as they
| walked back up the hill.
1t was several hours afterward,
when the late chauffeur was lying with
| bandaged head In the best bedroom of
the Beatty home, that Evelyn was ad-
mitted to see him. Mrs. Beatty had
personally borne her cousins request
to see Miss Post. '"
, The room was bathed in the late
afternoon sunlight. Teddy Hendrick-
son was lying with his dark eyes fixed
on the door. A glad look came into
his face when Evelyn entered.
For a long while they looked at
each other Then the girls glance
wavered and fell beneath his ardent
| glance.
I'm sorry-I cannot tell you how
sorry | am to have been the cause of
your injuries. 1t was all my silly will
fulness. and | hope you will forgive
me-"
'Forgive-youT he breathed quick
ly you must have known it was a
privilege to serve you"
And am sorry-sorry that I said
that said you did not know your
place. didn't understand that it was
your better judgment and your coux-
age in rising above your situation that
prompted your defiance of my orders.
She held out her hand timidly and
Hendrickson covered 1t in a warm
clasp. His dark eyes looked into her
blue ones with strange significance.