The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-12
Love Affairs of a Lonely Woman
By MARY HAu

No. Ss.
 As Jane quickly read the few scrawled
 lines. she sat back on the cushions in
 ly believing that her eyes were not play
 ing her some trick.
 Do not go to the station in my fatb-
 CTS car" Burns had written. "Af.er you
 read this letter get out and send the
 car back. Hide somewhere along the
 road and I will pick you up in my car.
 Believe me, this is your safest plan. You
 will never reach New York if you try
 to go by train" He had signed himself
 Sincerely, William Burns"
 Jane almost gasped aloud as she real
 ized that these instructions. if they could
 be called instructions. were identical with the plan given her by the chauffeur who had promised to see her saftly into New
 York The man who had told her that Billy Burns was bad egg had
 planned the same way that Billy Burns had planned himself. The humor of the situation finally drove itself home to her mind and she laughed.
 The driver of the car looked up in sur prise and Jane passed a hand across her eyes as she tried to suppress her somewhat hysterical mirth.
 Do you know what Mir. Burns has said in this letter." the girl gasped, holding the letter out to the man with a quick gesture.
 II believe you were to wait for him somewhere along the road" the man answered without meeting her glance. -I an, to take the car back to the house. 'I have decided otherwise, Jane said on a sudden inspiration. 'T think 1 will go on to the station with you" JrAr i.,gt tl,a 1a foI kkav, with little shake of his head he looked up and met her eyes. "If you will allow me. missy he began awSwardly. "I am going to make suggestion. There is . cross road about a quarter of mile further along. It leads into the vil- lage. You can get trolley there that will take you into New York. It's longer than by train, but I think, miss, if y~~ don't mind me saying, I think you will find it safer. I'll take you down to the cross-road then I'll. turn back, and if anyone asks me any questions I'll say that you stopped me and got out" i "Will you do that!'' Jane exclaimed. | Here at last was way out of the diff culty. She would have to trust no one,
 save this unexpected friend who had sud- ] denly appeared at the critical moment. l "If you like" the man answered He 1 studied her face for an Instant longer and added, Most any man would do any thing for you. I guess that's where
 the trouble comes in' And with this
 last observation he closed the door of | the limousine and 6 moment later he was again behind the wheel and they were
 swimming the road like an aeroplane in | full flight.
 | Most any man would do anything for you!" Jane repeated aloud. settling her.
 self into a corner of the seat. She gazed
 absently at the back of the mans head | and after a time she shook her own with little touch of sadness. So far
 her experience in New York led her to
 believe that this statement was all too true, but not quite in the way that
 Jane would have liked. He should have said, Any man would do anything to l get mel! ;" she thought to herself. "Oh, dear I wonder why things have to happen this way? suppose the best plan for me is to return home-back to Fern
 bank, and take up school teaching again.