The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
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She felt him shrink rs she called
the uhine.
MY name" lie said. ia Hugh"
She waited for tho rest; but he
told no more 'lIugh'" sho whls-
pcrcd to herself Hugh"
A rod glow was lighting the sky.
its right across the road" Hugh
announced as thoy neared II.
"lt's the bridge over tho next
raviro" Harriet said
Tho girl stopped tho machine 90
feet from tho edge Of tho rayino.
They crossed with their ma
chine" she said 20 Hugh
And fired the bridge behind.
| There's no way across that rayine.
! suppose" Hugh questioned.
The other roads back more than
mile. and two miles around
She throw IN tho reverse and start.
cd 20 turn. Hugh shook hia head.
That's no use"
No" nho agreed. and stopped the
car again Hugh stepped out.
A man appeared on tho other side
OF tho ravino--a carpenter. who
lived nearby. From him Harriet
and Hugh learned that thros men
had Iust passed in car, none OF
them hurt.
Harriet turned 20 Eaton. How
many men should there have been
In tho machine she asked
six" Eaton told her. And one.
AZ least badly hurt"
There's another car coming. .
the carpenter announced Two
cars"
This must be tho pursuit from
santoino's house.
Eaton put his hand over liar.
rlcts. I'm going Jus, beside tho
road here" ho said TO her. quietly
I'm armed. OF course II those ara
your people, you'd better 10 back
with them
She caught AZ his hand. mo
no." she cried You must get az
far away as you can before they
GOMEZ I'm going back TO meet and
I hold them" She turned tho car
Again they clasped hands
You must so quick" sh. urged
Shall hear from you-shall ever
ace YOU AGAIN."
No news win be good news hs
said. until"
"tutil what
Unttl they catch and destroy me
or until come 10 you a. you have
never known mo yeti"
An Instant more she chung e
him. Then sho released him: he
plunged into tho bushes and she
shot her car forward
She had made only a few hun
drcd yards when the first o, the
tao cars met hcr Il turned 20 10
rlEh, 70 pass. she turned the same
way. the approaching car twisted
20 the len. sho swung hern 60 op
pose r. Tho two cars did not
strike. they stopped. radiator q
radiator Tho second car drew up
behind tho first Tho giara OF her
headlights showed her both we're
fun % armed men Their head
lights revealing hrr 10 them hush
I'd suddenly their angry ejAcnia
lions. She recognized Avery IN
tho frs, car. no lesped out and
ran up 20 her
Harriet In Gods name. what
are you doing hcrcT"
She Aat unmoved In her sea-,
gazing al him. asn leaping from
the cars ran past her down the
I road.
Avery cAught her arm. rspeatin =
his demand for an explain alton. His
hand dropped 10 tho back o, the
scat and no drew Il M quickly.
Harriet there's blood here"
She did not reply. Ho stared Al
her and seemed 10 comprehend.
ile shouted % the men and ran
toward Thorn They called in an
svcr 10 his shout. and under
Ayerys direction. began TO beat
thru thu bushes after Eaton. AverJ
came running back to her.
You drove him out here. liar.
rirt'' hs charged.
Hint Whog' she asked cooily
Eaton. ITO was hurt" The tri
lumph Ia tho ejaculation made her
recon lie was hurt and could
not drive. and you drove him out
his tone changed suddenly 80 like