Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-23


BITTER.END sHINDY-MAY THE
BEST MAN VIM
turned upon Molly:
You doll-faced little thief. how dare
you try To steal him from me- It's
he loves It's I he promised To shas,
his lfc with--succcss---Ncw York-ion.
don-the lights"
wave % hosrtsak feeling swept over
Molly at the words. that had so thrilled
her from Don's lips. the promise she
thought she alone had inspired
Curious stragslcrs from the station
platform were closing In upon them.
staring. Don Manning hero NJ many
dramatic scene. cut no heroic one In this
Despite thc handicap, his actors instinct
ruled
low. lie bent toward her with the
glow OF sincerity In his handsome face
"Oh, MOLLY. every word I've said
To you came from my heart have
every right 10 hove YOU. VIVA, feel
here" With a gesture Of simple
carncsincss he touched his bresst-"f
can control no more than the lightn.
ing. You are all that counts In my
life.
You NAV dcspisc me. Molly. You
you may hate me. Leila. But love can
not be confroiicfi No',sa--eis my dear.
what are you going TO do With me-
Leila had drawn apart. Her breath
came psntinsly. In her eyes vas fear
THAT knew no words. Her glance was
dartDng 20 left. to right, like a hunted
aimsl stricken and desperate.
Don was too absorbed in Molly TO
notice Molly's face was turned IN
Vreichcd humiliation away from the
crowd
The Pi,tsburg Express rumbled In
the dlstance-closer, louder. lclls
seemed for an instant petriticd. as the
engines brilliance blazed IN her white
face Then Il aas az " Il touched OIL
some spring Of madness IN her.
Without a cry she backed away from
bon and Molly. her eyes wildly intense
upon Don's Then, with a freniicc
scream and the speed 81 a terrified crea
l,urc she turned ana ran toward the On
coming locomotive.
I, was Molly'a voice that pierced the
air
oh. my God. DON save her. And
she bent her face m her hands
Wheeler Saycs ieila's tife.
Tho terrified ongins driver. seems
the q, ing figure IN has path. damned
lbrakcs and levers home. The locomo
i've trcmbled Leila plunged forward
10 meet n
Then something stopped her. An arm
REACHED ou, from the odgc II the trotc'
IcroNd. seized her clothing IN a grip n
~,eei and ysnkcd her out of the engine
path by mere inches
The arm va Zen Wheelcr's Tnc out
cries ~ the onluokcrs changed 10 a VIII
huut ~ relief
Bon had been play ing Pate 1" IN
lthrro In that tense little drama NJ
tho station platform Nonc knew he'
Ter than pun Manning how delibcrdtcl
wheeler had chosen his role
t.onking aged ana tor the moWen
lhestcn Don turned 10 Ben aud Mol
q, ~ quite uuCrns,iously had come %
. and stui close To- the manufacture
=, hu- rs,erd members ~ Don's thca
,ricsl troupe laid hold II i'eil an
half carried thu hysier.Csl w"nan mt
Z, Pullman
Il compliment Sru wheeler bur
Voice vas more bitter than 'front.'. '0
your cfficirnry You d. thing m"
/. oughly you remove rivals IN Jos
T. lcsa,tiy a. sou remu,H compcii'oro D
= tho h,rdp ir. trade. slihou, Thought q
= leo 20 them
Z "Mu.ly -" iurnins 90 the g.rl Who.
I.,,a yer, .taring into hi7 from = Whit
p. 'p,c. - ptnt sou 20 realize this 'bo'
: yuor friend here ~ knOws that 3
e ,nc Lob would ht,, grOsn u-'d
y ,hat he had tircsdJ begun To- rc.,lue
4 that I had lest what ircing ! over h'
+. f.r h-r Gwen lt'l. tiwc. and sl
) would have tuund spn.r"nc els q" as
tor her. Bi your rfti tent Mr. Whn'
u r needed her nov Ne brought
Ihcre| Nnht. on Ah'N '"'N wv 80
Sh. vss silent. o,crVrough'
4 "Ias,,u. d.ar I shall MT maze SID
!, snsVcr goN ava so'ng ssay To-
= .ir,ighi, tia. matter out. Bgi val
you both % know neither 81 '"d
{ through With me In coming hac
Then vc sa.,n fight d, out With diHe
= rni y capons Ben wheeler.
Thor, VS. stesly hghi IN the 80
Il Molly hsd hitherto sea aglow only VI
q rumafhic charm. without ano;her ~or
Manning ,un.h,d abcard the train
10 LII had -cemed to span hk' q
u for MOL, that night Now u fclt mo-
20 tik. a whirlpool pulling her down VII
oil it. confnct 20 cmo,iuns. ruthlcssne
70 and dif,yinE speed
- An hour before ard all that seem
10 beautiful Ia lie was hers Now u