Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-27
The Rescue
tried to speak quiet

HARRIET tried to speak quietly.
IL What do you intend to do?''
'I'm going to find out where you
work and then tell the police. Sadie
said maliciously. Your game is up.
liarriet's heart was beating fast.
What could she do? She did not think
farther at the moment than a chance
to escape but that seemed we'll nigh i'm
possible. Suddenly she espied a famil
lar figure coming toward them and u
ray of hope stole into her heart. Charley
had never been so welcome as he was
Mt that moment, and as the two girls
came abreast of him he stepped up to
Harriet quickly.
thoritatively. locking from one girl tn
another. as this woman annoying you
Miriam?"
Sadie laughed. "Miriam?" she
snecred. $50 that's the name she's going
under these daysf That's funny. You
bet I'm annoying her, but perhaps YOU
don't know who she is. Why dom
you tell your friend your real name,
Miriam?" she went on mockingly. lied
be interested if he knew"
? Harriet caught her breath. Well.
the game was up and she might as well
give in. There was no need of fighting
against fate any longer. But she had
not given Charley credit for being as
clever as he was. A taxicab stood by
the curb and his eyes were on it. He
made sign that passed unnoticed by
either Sadie or Harriet and just a.
the three came abreast of the car. WITH
u quick swing of his arm he whiskeC
Harriet into il, climbed in himself ant
they were off.
Sadie, angry and infuriated ran along
the street for a short distance befor,
she finally. gave up. and Charley; look
ing out of the small pane Of glass q,
the back of the car. laughed and turnet
around to Harriet triumphantly.
Gave her the go-by that time, al
right. he eXulte1.
Harriet was crying weakly. She
couldn't help it. The strain of tht
last few days had been too much for
her and she was literally worn out. Sh,
was fumbling in her handbag for he,
handkerchief when Charley proffcred
his. Here" he said. roughly. "and
don't cry. dear; it's all over now
you're quite safe.
Safe. She could have laughed at tho
word. Would she ever be safe again
Life was pressing all about her. and
the way -heai looked too difficult fol
neT 1eet 10 tTaVeI.
You don't understand, she sal
wildly. Although l can never thank
you enough for what you did. Didn't
you understand what she said? In
not what I'm supposed to be at all
Miriam Taylor isn't my real name, it,
-" She paused in the act of re-
vealing her name. some shred of eau
ton still with her. Charley was look
ing at her eagerly and disappointment
shone in his eyes when she did not fin
ish her sentence.
"WeI?" he questioned A sudden
thought had come TO him. At last
he had this girl in his power. She
evidently had some secret. and ii was
serious if she had been forced TO take
another name in order TO guard it
Why not use this power he had over
her to his own ends? She had had
no scruples about leading him on with
those wide, innocent eyes of hers. Why
he had believed in her, he had actually
thought she was what she pretende,
to be. an unusually innocent, unsophiS
ticated girl The thought maddenct
him. He leaned forward and graspcc
her roughly by the arm.
SO you We been foo'ing me all along
have you?" he rasped out. And I've
let you do it. When you shrank ava,
from me | believed it was because yor
were genuinely frightened. but you RI
not quite so unsophisticated as you pre-
tended to me. Who are you. and wha
hold has this girl over youi"
Tomorrow, Charley Takes Advantage