Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-01
:" "When a Girl MQrrieS"
BY
A New Romantic Serial Dealing With tie Absorbing
Problem of a Girl Wife
BY ANN Isle

tinence, | came to the tiny turnstile
set below the messy steps leading
from the green tangle of the rivers
banks to the dusty curve of the
high road. The road was long
ribbonempty and blank for a mo-
ment or two. Then vaguely
familiar. battleship gray shape
loomed up mile away at the cross
roads. which / could just see from
my top step. The car stopped for
a moment hesitatingly, then with
cut-out open and with terrific
speed sweeping it forward. it made
the turn and sprang down the high
way toward me.
At that instant the honk of "a
horn made me turn my head. | saw
Evvys blue car. sweep out of the
Mason Towers gate and come jaun-
tily down the road toward the on
rushing gray car. Then the gray
car swerved madly as if to turn
again and go back to the cross
roads.
Something in my subconscious
mind seemed to find voice and to
Shrek aloud:
HE wants to avoid Evvy!"
For q second the gray car blocked
the road. Then it skidded, backed
and in a terrible rush that came
faster than thoughts or words, it
careened toward the embankment
and lay between me and Evvy'sI
oncoming car. In the next instant
! saw the blue car fling itself back
abruptly with the grinding of
brakes even while the gray shape
righted itself for a second and then
whrled forward to crash over the
embankment with a horrible tear
ing and thudding that swept it
through bushes and barbed wire
down the hill and out of sight.
There was a crunch-a woman's
scream-a medly of horrible crashes
that tore the air. Then terrible,
breath taking silence
ran toward the embankment. AS
I reached the torn ground down
which 1t had gone, the blue car
drew up TO the spot and ENVY
leaped to my side. We faced each
other for a moment-silent. Then
with one accord we started forward
over the SCARED track the falling
car had made.
ENVY led the way down the steep
dip of bank on the Mason Towers
side of the river. Clinging to the
shrubs and bushes that hung on
either side of the precipitous path,
I followed.
Envy. scorning foothold and hand
hold alike, was dashing ahead down
the path with a careless feetness
that defied falls. At the foot of the
hill there was a second dip of the
earth and beyond that the little
stream marking the boundary be-
tween the Harrison Estate and
Mason Towers.
When | got to the plateur a
woman dragged herself to her feet,
and started after the flying figure
which had sped past her.
1t was Val.
Without Il word or n glance for
me. without seeming to hear my
words to her, she dragged herself
| upright and stood swaying a minute
! on unsteady feet.
! Let me help you, Vail. Let me
help you." ! cried, holding out both
my hands to her
She stared at me unseeing. Then
she flung herself down like child
and fairly slid down the path ahead
of me- Pushing aside an uprooted
bush, / raced after her toward the
murmur of a mans voice by the
/ gray water
At the river bank we found Envy
In her arms she held a still form.
1t was Sheldon Blake.
And Evy looked up at Nalarit
with an expression which terrified
and puzzled me for a systified mo-
ment.
Then | knew what Evys look
meant. 1t was triumph. Triumph
at moment like that!
(To Be Continued.)