Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26
Z. ...,,.ht Of all the things that had

fnl nte, ond oll that his visit to Blaccl
Nichols, ~ cant TO her. And even II
Rock hssrsiraI hsS discomfort and mentn
her pp! !sbe found herself hoping agalns
tngulTho son hing would yet happei
bope thaS az % sint der plans Of Hawk Ken,
70 balk Lo.eyer tne @ they we're. She coult
pedl, .,;sve that happiness such as hsr'
pot DELI Dell could come to such dreadtu
bad been oon .O Rut what was Hawl
end ~ y5r,s mission now? Where mad NJ
Kenneui, TO Black Rock again! Ant Ant
gone uonld he be doing thereF was
what bis motive now, stronger since
INense OF her parcntage! Ant
her !, peter that he was going &c
was II r ucr Cry was mufflcd IN tht
He had gone back to BlacE
bandase' ,ia in wait for Peter--to XII
Rock 70 .oo-haps, Sobbing anew sht
BIN Ia again with her bonds, unit
truggeus sbc law bach relaxed and "X,
Of astI and praycd with all her mi ght
hauSS.e"Gi Se cod that had always been her
suldes, onor while she grew calm
ana .notrashed aud strengthened by
ss y. faith. No harm wouid ,,oSn Dr,a,i ~
W. p.,or No further harm wou.u c",nu a,,.ou ~
fe.'i'E .s Evil such as Hawks was p9Wcr- r.,
.s ..s against her prayers. Alrrauy rr ng g
III III done her a great injury. me you non
~ Lcr faith would keep her Schtneless ;
III Peter. the man she loved came 10
uu bcr. She was as sure or tnlS now
wv ,houcb she could see hlm coming
s,soonce , in his hand, with long strides
N.ensh the forest to her hidlng psace.
niyusn my 60. after n while, exhausted from
Anu 0Torts, she fell into a doze'
neI rhon SnT' She awoke from troubled
VIZ u wns with a sense OF suttoca,
tIeuHSs She Ind stirred in her sleep and
noh.. .,nngs S" had cut more deeply into the
ne "O'h ~ hrr knees, causing her pain.
s,. resn u" Tho knees she was numb from
XIV" constant pressure. but she moved
W. toos mn and down and her. limbs
ei ,.J faithfully as the CONSTRUCTED blood
EnbeIa into her cxtrcmiticS. How long
1O"fu tad ioin there she did not know.
s tSs % interior of the shed seemed to
eus 'I seown quite dark, as though a
n werc rising outside. The wind
at;Il blowing, and above the moan
S' tho mines she could hear the con-
o,,s w " rrstlc of the leaves and the
.noGinv of moving branches. She man
I ri,b nm effort TO turn her head to-
1nI
w. N.Y. tbe window, where through the
W. W. leaves of the ovcrshadowlnG trees
~, could catch glmpScS of the SKY,
Si,S socmed 70 have turned to pink
NJ ,nnrnlr like the aftcrgIow of a sun
Was il possible that she could have
Slept so longT Lo,s {. soo,rod
.1at tho bandage over her mouth had
ssccme .cc Ioosened, and as she tried the
syneriment again, the handkerchief
.linned down around her neck. In
ronpnt she had gotten rid OF the wad
N linen in her mouth. At least she
FopN breathe freely now ana mol"ten
her marching lips. This boon seemed
,lmost in answer to her prayers. And
one bandage could come loose by God 5
Lslp, why not another!
And 50 cheerfully and with per-
kstence which took no thought of the
nsin she was inlicting upon herself,
be began working her hands to and fro
bpbind her until she fancied that the
pressure on her wrists was not so great
as before. With an effort she managed
10 wriggle over against the wall and so
b straighten into sitting posture.
1t was then that she suddenly raised
her head and shifted at the air from
he small window above her through
which O slender wisp OF smoke came
turling. Smoke. The smell of burn
ng brush, familiar TO her. and yet back
here in the woods, unless from we'll
tr1ed mp-tire. fraught with per
ouS meaning She glanced out of the
Fnall opening again. The purple had
frown rCider dull crimson shot with
Ftreaks Of blUe-smokc everywhere,
ndlesS streamerS and tortuous biIlows
weeping down on the wings Of the
End.
Fire in the woods She knew the
meaning of that. And the reddish
purple was not the sunset. but the glow
mighty flames near by. crown"
Ire in the pines, From the volume of
moke, Increasing with every moment, |
seemed that the old tool house in !
hch she was imprisoned must be di- /
(eCtIy in the path of the flames. Now |
thoroughly aware of her possible fate !
she could not release herself, she
trained her ears, listening, and now
card distinctly above the sounds nearer
hand distant cracking roar and tn.
mud Of heavy branches falling. The
hterlCr Of the cabin had now grown
ven dimmer--to a dark redness-and
ne smoke came billowing in at the
Window, almost sitting her with its
erid fumes Outside the window, when
ns struggled for freedom, she caught
glimpse OF sparks, flying like me-
Vs past the dim rectangle Of her Vi
iOn, small ones, larger ones, and then
Imlng brands which must set fire to
IalsoeVer they touched.
sne was half mad now with terror.
ne tFed to think calmly, because she
new that unless Il miracle hnpncncd
~ M would die alone here-the most bor.
0"st. !" an deaths. And then her eye
asnt 'ne CLEAN Of something upon
"o chest in the shadows bcyoud-
"t'a os the cross cut saw.
u,rosa ~ sae could reach it! She fell over
SSSey S.y on the sacking and with great
%SVlty wrigsIed slowly toward II
inM, Could she reach it with
sts' with an effort she squirmed
uIr.. 'IeSt and Strengthened, her back
mSt uu II, as she had done against
In, Ir, ana then turning, in spite of
Increased pressure of her Thongs
ssed in some way to get Io'SS, to ESr
M S'i ieelns for the teeth of the snw
nv w sSr ssr hngers behind her. 1t was nor
,y.Snp Snarp' but il she could direct -" II
,,'1n ~ Va Ner wrists it would do, -
,,J,v ID aer new thrill of hope, she was
uotss uts Il conscious of the suffocotin,
, ny So winch now filed the cabin. stinoe
os' eyes so that she could hardiv
tjoU. VI OF the heat which with b"r ~'~y eTy
tssmi, T' mad sent the pcrsnirotinn
Sno,as s down her face. For now
s1sS sSs'Gs y herself with great care 'eS sSc
N a. ra,e ner tortured arms, half numb I
Ery sSan. pSnn. up and down against tbo
y I;nVs ;Sases, A sharp pain and she I%t hit
ii "FPsnr,rsadjusting Pn, herself to ' b"r "'r
,mna Out shc felt the saw cutting imto %
EssDt seMbons h., strand, another. and in ','o q
s Ss. uer a hands were released. '' :" "
Nd d'G G,5c Joy =. of the achievement. sDo
NE as,Ss SseI on the floor, but p"', monosmG smS
d be bsr ner elbows. Now '""afna nnmtfna
n, etertiOns and n, l"H'i"s