Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-03
CHAPTER CCCLXVI.
Copyright, 1919, King Feature
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For a minute Envy Mason stood
facing Val triumphantly over Shell
don Blake's dead body. Then her
face went through n gamut-from
triumph to bitterness and from bit
terness to a blank inscrutability as
impenetrable as any expression |
had ever seen Nars face wear. Then
she lowered her eyes, shutting away
from us the final look that | almost
caught as it leaped from their
depths.
had always thought Evvys eyes
shallow, artificial But they were
too deep now for me to fathom as
she turned from the fascinated help
lessness of Walls eyes and faced me.
You mustn't get doctors or an
ambulance-now," she said. You
must help me lift Shelly into my
car. Well have to get him to the
top of the road somehow"
You can't! Let me help" burst
from Val.
You're hurt too badly" replied
Envy. and her voice was so low that
] couldn't tell whether it held hatred
or patience. "Anne and ! must do
il. I'm going to take him home.
Home to my own place. Then I'll
get doctors. 1t will be too late then.
But it's too late now. 1t was too
late from the first"
A smothered groan burst from
Val.
BE quiet" said Envy. But she
did not speak the words rudely
abruptly You must do what l tell
YOU" she continued. turning to Val
with a face blank of all the feeling
that must have been surginS
through her to give her fragility so
much power
Then she went on. explaining
what she meant to do and what we
must do
IN take Sheldon home and Anne
must take you-for the visit she
had asked you for"
Even then ! noticed that Evvy
employed Walls formula of the visit
had asked Val for" not the visit
she was coming TO make.
Anne must take you to the Har
rison place and then send for doc
tors You need them. You have
more need Of them than he" went
on Envy You must wait here un-
til we have carried him up the bank
to my car. First l will drive it Off
the road through that gap in
woods few yards back. No one will
see us. It's only little after elght
now. No one is stirring yet. You
must send to the hospital up the North
road for doctors and nurses. Anne. l
will telephone TO the crossroads inn
and TO town. It's all clear. now, isn't
it" You will do as l say"
I'll do as you say" 1 repeated.
And you?" demanded Envy /
Val again refusing to call her by I
name
I will do as you say Val gasped
But tell me what you are going to /
do. What are you going to say? /
How will you explain" Anne had I
asked me to pay her a visit You I
understand that. don't you? / was
coming to spend the day with Anne. !
That's why l was so early. l wanted !
Il real day-a long day"
She wh!lnpered uneasily as she /;
spoke. And Envy and l turned with {
one accord to the luggage rest on the !
tank OF the gray car. which lay on its |
side a few feet away. a crumpled /,
mass Of wreckage. Then our eyes |
met for second. clashed and parted. |
I'm get my car" said Envy.
The moment we were left. alone Val !
crept to my side-abject. pitiable. a /
battered wreck OF her indolent. in |
solent self.
You had invited me to visit you"
she began.
turned questioning eyes to her
burning face. And then Valerie |
Cosby laughed throatily.
Il can see what you're thinking"
she began. with return to her old
We'll, think. then