The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-07
When a Girl MarrieS
a Story OF
EARLY Welded LIFE
BY Ann Lisle.

Smiling at my own happy im-
pertinence / came TO the tiny
turnstile set below the messy steps
leading from the green tangle OF
the rivers banks 10 the dusty curve
OF the high road. The road was a
long ribbon-empty and blank for
4 moment or two. Then a vaguely
familiar battleship. gray shape.
doomed M a mile away at the cross
roads. which ! could JUDI see from
my top step. The car stopped for
moment hesitatingiy, then with
cut-out open and with terrific
speed sweeping IL forward, II made
the turn and sprang down the
highway toward me.
AT that instant the honk OF a
horn made me turn my head. I
saw Evvy's blue car sweep out OF
the Mason Towers gate and come
jauntily down the road toward the
onrushing grqay car. Then the gray
car swerved madly az If to turn
again and go back 10 the cross
roads.
Something in my subconscious
mind seemed to find voice and to
shrek aloud:
He wants to avoid Evvy"'
For a second the gray car blocked
the road. Then IL skidded. backed
and. in terrible rush that came
faster than thoughts or words. IL
careened toward the nbankment
that lay between me and Evvy's
oncominY 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
whirled forward to crash over the
embankment with a horrible tear
ing and thudding that swept IL
through bushes and barbed wire
down the hill and out OF sight.
There was a crunch-a woman,
scream-a medley of horrible
crashes that tore the air. Then a
terrible breath-taking silence.
ran toward the embankment.
AS reached the torn ground down
which it had gone. the blue car
drew up to the spot and Envy
leapnd 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.
A TERRIBLE MOMENT.
Envy led the way down the steep
side of the river. Clinging to the
shrubs and bushes that hung on
either side of the precipitous path.
followed.
Envy. scorning foothold and
handhold alike. was dashing ahead
down the path with careless
fleetness that defied falls. At the
foot of the hill there was a little
plateau. Then there was a second
the little stream marking the
dip OF the earth and beyond that
boundary between the Harrison Es-
tate and Mason Towers.
When l got to the plateau .
woman dragged herself TO her
feet, and started after the flying
figure which had sped past her.
1t was Val.
without a word or 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 a child
and fairly slid down the path ahead
OF me. Pushing aside an unprotected
bush, / raced after her toward the
murmur Of 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 Envy looked up at Valerie
with an expression which terrified
and puzzled me for a mystified mo-
ment.
Then / knew what Evvy's look
meanat. 1t was triumph. Triumph
at a moment like that.
ITO be c0ntinued.)