Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-18

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in a car to notice q. bit Of paper on
Fbut few pedestrians. II she only had
something larger, more c
She glanced at her belongings n
suddenly remembered thef book she
had brought with her to read. onesot
the new novels from the cottage, "a
goodly sized volume in a bright req
cover. The very thing!
with a cautious glance at her keep
ers. she took up the book as i to read.
and opening it at the fyleaf began 70
write surreptitiously much! the same
message that had been on her last
postal, signing her name. and nome
address and giving her employers ad-
dress. Her heart was beating W1idly
when she had finished. h was try
this last bit OF ammunition to the best
advantage. Should she just drop u
In the road quietly? II only there
were some way to fasten the pages
open SO her message, would be. read!
Her handkerchief! OF course! she
folded it cornerwise and Nslipped 1t IN
across the pages so that the book
ting the ends on the back Of the cover.
Every moment had to be cautious,
and she must remember to keep her
attitude Of reading with the. printed
pages covering the handkerchief. 1t
seemed hours that 1t took her. her
fingers ,trembled SO. %~If it had not
been for the rushing noise of wind and
undiscovered, but apparently her cap
tors were Satisfied that she still be-
lieved their story about going to Sec
rotary Bakers country house, for they
seemed mainly occupied in watching
to see IL they were pursued, casting
anxious glances back now and then,
but scarcely noticing her at all.
Shirley had noticed two or, three
times whenta a had passed. them
that the men both leaned down to do
something at their feet to the ma
chinery Of the car. Were they. afraid
of being recognized?- Would this per-
haps give her a chance to fling her
book out where it would be seen by
people in an oncoming car? Oh, if
she but had the strength and skill to
fling it into a car. But of course that
was impossible without attracting the
attention Of the two men. Neverthe-
less. she must try what she could do.
She lifted her eyes to the road
ahead and 10, a big a was bearing
down upon them! She had almost
departed of meetiny any more, for the
road was growing more and more
lonely and they must have come many
miles. AS soon as theatwo men in the
front of her sighted the car, they
seemed to settle in their seats and.
draw their hats down a little further
over their " The same trouble
seemed to develop with the machinery
at their feet that Shirley had noticed
before, and they bobbed and ;ducked
and seemed to be wholly engrossed
Shirley's heart was beating SO fast
that it seemed as though it would suf-
focate her. inc her hand seemed
as it lay innocently holding
the closed book with the knotted
turned down out of
sight; but she Was girding herself,
nerving herself for one great last eff
fort. and praying to be guided.
The big a came on swiftly and was
about to pass, when Shirley half rose
and hurled her book straight at it
and then sank back in her seat With
a fearful terror upon her, closing her
eyes for one brife second, not daring
to watch the results of her act-if
there were to be any results. ). = ~ \
The men in the front seat suddenly
Strengthened up and looked around.
who had got in last in quite a
different tone from any he had used
What you tryin' to put over
us?":
Shirley gasped and caught at her
self-control. ~
1--WE dropped my book" she stam-
mered out wildly. Gould you stop
long enough to pick it up? It was
she ended sweetly as. if by
of her tone when blood was
SO in her throat and: ears,
any everything was black before her.
Perhaps-oh, perhaps they would
stop and she could cry out to the
people for help
The nan rose- up II. his seat and
back. Shirley cast one fright
.ned glance back. 700, and saw in that
brief second that the other car had
and someone was standing up
and looking back.
"Hell! No." said her captor briefly,
ducking down in ihs seat. LET her
QUIT" he howled to the driver. and the
broke into a g%alloping streak, the
wheely hardly seeming to touch the
ground. h tonneau bounding and
swaying this way and that. Shirley
seat. At one moment she thought
how easy it would be to spring from
the car and lie in a little still heap at
the. roadside. But there were the
notes! She must not abandon her
trust ven for so fearful an escape
from her captors. Suddenly, without
warning, they turned a sharp curve
and struck into a rough, almost un-
broken road into the woods, and the
hind them and shut them out from
the world. -
Shirley shut her eyes and prayed.
Continued i'm Tomorrow EVENINGS
Herald,
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