The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-03-11

roud, but just as he met the other
motor and WINGED in the dazzle of it's
lamps, third car trying to pass 1t on
the curve hurtled into the narrow
space with blaze like lightning scar
ing the eyes. There was a yelling and
hooting of horns and sense of dis
uStcr.
Daphne bent her head and prayed
for life, but without faith. Duane,
half-blinded, swung his front wheels
off the road and grazed wall. The
rear wheels were not quick enough
The other car smote them, crumpling
the mudguard and slicing off the rear
lamp. -.
Daphne was thrown this way and
that and 1t seemed that her spine
must have snapped In dozen places.
When she opened her eyes again the
car was standing still. Duane turned
10 her with terrified questions, and
his hands visited her face and her
arms ana shoulders. He held her
hands fast and pecred into her eyes
while she promised him that she was
not dead.
The car that had beSted his did not
return, but the other did, Offering help
from II safe distance till its identity
was established. In the light of its
lamp Duane got down and examined
his own cur Besides the damages in
the rear it had sustained n complete
fracture of the front axle, II twisted
fender, and shattered headlight.
The driver of the other cur came
mp and joined the coroner's inquest
He stared at Duane, and cried in the
ton" of an English ariStocrat "Gub.
bless my soul, amt you Tom Duaue?"
Duane, blinking in the light. prcrcd
1T him and said: "Y0p. ] can't "ru
YOU but the voice would be Wcth.
"r2!rs."
"Riuht-o; it's me. Oh, pardon me-
you're not alone. Nobody hurt, i hope
and pray"
"No, but we're pretty far from home
and country"
81 see! Hum-m! Pity couldn't get
the number of the swine that hit you.
/ rather fancy I'll have to give you a
lift-whut? was out on II kangaroo
hunt but that will wait-if YOU don't
mind trusting yourself to bad com.
pa y"
Duane lowered his voice anxiously.
"IS 1t very bad?"
Wethcrell put the mute on his voice.
"As good as yours. I'll wager. But
let's not go into family history. Come
along and we'll take you TO the next
neutral port. That would be-"
"Yonkers"
"Oh, yes. l fancy those were the
YOnkcrS we came through few miles
back. Well, come along"
duane was embarrassed, but he
could do nothing except take Weth.
ercll to his car and Introduce him tc
Daphne. Miss Kip" he said, "Tve
got to present Mr.. WetherclI He
wants us to- ride with him as far as
YonEcrs. Wen get another cal
there
WctheteA came close and said
'Dic he ny Mrs. Kip? can't see
you ~, hope you are thc fasCinat.
ins Ms Sip m"l at Newport. Have
you forgotten me so soOnY
= ain Miss Kip" said bnphne
"Oh, 50 sorry 1 don't mean that,
etth"r. Bul my Mrs. kIp was a siren
Leila was her first name called
heI De-Icla, you see. Ana she called
mc Samson. She wns "a"
"She is my brothers. wife," said
Daphne.
"Oh, you don't tell met" Wetherell
gulped, ana his abrupt silence was tull
OF startling implications that alarmed
Daphne, angered Duane. and threw
Wcthcrell into confusion.
Duane helped Daphne TO alight from
the derelict and transferred her to
the other car, where We;hereli nitro
duced them to mass of shadow
whose name, Mrs. Bethany" meant
nothing to Daphne and everything to
Duane. -.-~~,-.~pNHs.s1 -r'.Ss''
Duane arranged To have wrecking
crew sent out to his roadster. and
chartered touring car and cbauf-
feur for the trip into New York.
He sat back with Daphne and muir
INJURED prayers for forgiveness be-
cause Of the dangcrs ne had carried
her into and for the things he had
said. Daphne'S nerves had been
OverwOrked She had been rushed
from adventure to adventure OF soul
and body. She had been invited TO
enter career of gorgeous sin, and
she had been swept along the edge OF
a fearful disaster.
Mrs. Chivvls met Daphne at the
door. Her recent affection had turned
again to scOrn, and she glowcred at
Daphne, who crept to her room In
hopeless acceptance of the role of adj