The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-07

gan to feel as though she was actually
seeing life.
They walked quite long distance
to the place, and there was very loud
music and a young man and girE
singing and dancing. Hetty was just
bit shocked at the rasping laughter
and coarse language at some of the ia;
bles, and when she saw one OF the
men put his wineglass to the mouth Of
girl and almost pour the wine down;
her throat she partly rose, intending;
to ask her escort to take her home.i
He, noticing her frightened face;
laughed it off, telling her they were;
brother and sister, and he was only!
teasing her little, and so induced her
to stay. He ordered wine and, as the
waiter went away, got up and followed
him, speaking to him.
II was afraid he would bring some
poor stuff, and wanted the BEST" he
said in excuse.
He poured out glass for Hetty, and
when she refused, saying she never
drank anything, he laughed and In
sisted, saying he had ordered two bot
ties and would have to pay for them.
When she remained firm in her refusal
he became insulting and she got up,
left the place and found her way home
alone. =
She scarcely slept that night think
ing over the horrible experience. When
Daisy Long, the girl next her at the
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told her the next day, as they walked
home together, that she would have to
leave her at the next corner as she
was going for an automobile ride, Het-
ty said good-by, but followed the girl.
Her own experience had made her
fearful for others. She was on the
other side of the street, but she kept
her in sight. At corner Daisy paused
and a man jumped from a motor car
and put her in. Before he could mount
to his seat Hetty was across the street
and up to the car. The man was her
escort at the restaurant.
Daisy" she implored, "don't go
with this man. Oh, I beg Of you
don't!"
"Huh!" he sneered. "She's jealous |!
Mad cause I don't want her! Don't
you mind her, girlie!" And he started
to crank the machine.
"Daisy, he'll take you to some awful
place! You'll never get back r. .A--r>''
"Get away from here, or I'll run you
down." he yelled to Hetty.
BY this time Daisy had become
frightened and begged him to let her
out Of the car, but he hastily finished
the cranking and jumped up to his
bseat. Daisy stood up and again begged
him to let her out. She was fussing at
the fastening of the door when he
turned around and told her to be quiet
and behave and he would let her out In
the next block If she wanted to go, but
not to make scene there.
mo, no; let me out here!" she cried.
"Now, grille, be quiet" he laughed,
turning to put his hand on the lever.
At that instant a mans fist came
down so heavily on his hand it fell
from the handle.
% your yelled the disabled
man. "I'll have you pinched!"
"Oh, no, you won't! They know
you too well! Let that girl out this
minute!"
He turned to unfasten the door, but
Daisy was already out of the car and
the man was losing no time speeding
down the street.
In her excitement Hetty had had no
time to notice the rescuer. Now she
looked at him.
"Win!" she gasped. "Where did you
come from?'
Manchester" he said quietly.
"When?"
yesterday; but didn't have min
ute to come to see you. I'm on the
track of some witnesses, and it has
been some hustle"
Then Daisy began to thank the gen.
tleman who had come up just In time
and Hetty introduced him.
"Oh, Hetty!" she said, IF it hadn't
been for you I would have gone with
him."
you've had a pretty narrow escape,
Miss Long," said Green. Il saw that
fellows face in the 'rogues' gallery
only this morning. He's very bad
lot"
Green insisted on taking the two
girls to dinner, and Hetty laughingly
told Daisy she needn't be afraid, as
Mr.. Green was very old friend from
her home town. After dinner Daisy
asked them both to come home with
her. She shared a little fiat with two
other girls and could ask her friends
in. While the young man was putting
on his overcoat to go, Daisy whispered
to Hetty she thought he was "just per.
fectly splendid" and she urged him to
come again.
Green remained week in town and
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