The Hope pioneer., 1922-06-22
Gerry and the
Yelled Woman
By FRANK WILLIAMS

lunch was penned In feminine hand
and read like this:
I'm in trouble. Will you help me?
l know you are adventurous and not
afraid. There may be fight; there
may be danger. Please, please help
me. Address Blue Eyes, box 292,
city,
A puzzled look came into Gerry's
face as he read this epistle through
twice, very carefully. Where had he
seen this handwriting before? And
who was "Blue Eyes?" What trouble
was she in and what danger might
beset the person who tried to help
her?
For a moment or so Gerry thought
Of throwing the letter into the waste
basket. Then the adventurous streak
which had been so cleverly mentioned
by the letter writer asserted itself.
Gerry drew himself up to his stalwart
six feet one while whimsical light
came into his eyes.
I'll do it," he said. 1T ought to
be good sport!"
1t was the next day that a reply in
the same handwriting came to Gerry,
following his dispatch of a letter of.
fering aid to the address given by
"Blue Eyes"
Here was the way this second letter
read:
Meet me in the post office at 7:3O
O'Clock this evening. I'll wear a black
veil and red carnation."
Promptly at the hour directed Gerry
was on the spot. waiting with pleasur-
able excitement. What would the girl
be like? What sort of adventure and
possible romance would she lead him
into?
But Gerry's strong desire to see
the girl and learn at once whether or
not she was as pretty as he told him
self he had right to expect met with
disappointment when the lady arrived
just as sonorous clock was striking
the half hour.
Blue Eyes was slim and straight
and youthful, apparently, but the veil
she wore was black and impenetrable,
and she resolutely refused to take off
the veil or even lift corner. Still
her voice was pleasant and remi-
niscent. Where had Gerry heard that
voice before?
The girl led the way out Of the
post Office. On the top of the steps
leading to the street she paused and
directed Gerry's attention across the
street.
''See that man hiding in the door
way?" queried the girl.
Gerry looked and saw that a man
really was skulking there in the dark
ness.
Hes following me-" the girl went
on. "He's one Of the men you've got
to look out for"
Gerry shrugged his shoulders.
LET 'em come" he laughed. II
should worry. This Is getting inter-
esting."
Then, after a moments pause. he
went on.
1--WE got my car here. I'll take
you wherever you say"
"I'm glad of that" responded the
girl. '"Take me out Of the city, on
the Brampton road. I'll tell you where
when we're we'll out"
Gerry's car was a speedster. It
took him but few moments to thread
his way through the light, early eve
ming traffic and to hit the highway,
where he opened up at law-defying
speed. And as he raced through the
night he felt strangely, happily ex-
hilarated. He didn't know who the
girl was at his side. He didn't know
what danger he was speeding into.
But he did know that he was content
and that warm, delightful feeling
of friendship and intimacy was grow
ing between the girl and himself.
give known you somewhere" said
Gerry softly to the girl. "Where did
I meet you? Who are you, anyhow ~
you're sure you've known me?"
queried the girl.
"Positive!" calculated Gerry.
you're right-you have!" the girl
responded.
"But who in the world are you?''
demanded Gerry again.
"I'll not tell you-it would spoil
everything" the girl answered, enig-
matically.
And with this Gerry was forced to
be content. Content, that is, for the
moment, for Gerry was strongly de.
termned to know whether or not the
romance he so greatly desired was
hiding behind that thick veil.
And later, as they drew up at last
before dark, silent, foreboding
house on side road, Gerry's chance
came. There was strong wind. This
wind f1irted with the girls veil and
suddenly caught 1t upward. In the
light from his car Gerry caught q
swift glimpse of the girls face. He
gasped. Yes, he'd known the girl
But-she was chambermaid at the
place where he roOmed!
With this astonishing discovery
which was really dismaying to Gerry
who was strong for associating only
with those people who were marked
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