The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-27

said masterfuily oyer his ,oaideE;
"a "a bur be read long time
EErecKon since you rode pick-a-i
back, Arthur roseSups out blush
ing the redde rose, mad as
though to plunge I'm the mud but
stopped short at his sweetheartssi
cry: 4.If you do that ali lis off be-
tween us. 5,5
So there was excuse for the ride.
he took, wishing the while he
might strange his steed. But as
his feet touched earth new terror
beset himover the hedge, hair
flying, hat awry. burst q tall, mas
cuiipe woman, her eyes stormy but
her cheeks stained With tears. She
had seen the transfer OF Arthur.
Instantly she clutched him, crying
loudly: am in time. thank God.
/ turned b ack, finding you had not
reached the minister. Heaven
guided me across fields to find ana
save you
Here want the straight OF,
this. Squire Jim demanded. Hold.
ing Arthur tight the newcomer.
answered The straight is n ere
" that / am saying nay son from
an adventures. She ran off with
him in her car this morning. BY
help Of providence have foileu
her. My boy is under age. She
shall not ruin his life. i had ratfl-.
Eer see him dead than her husband.
You are, suppose. her tool.'i
Not SO you'd notice it, was
the retort. Never saw either Of
the two till half an hour back. But
il I'm a judge OF Small matters,
she" nodding at Lyle, lis the
lucky one Can't think how, she
ever took a shine to Arthur-un-
less she's SO young She still hang
ers after toys Arthur tried to
spring at the squire's throat
majestic mamma restrained him,
saying: We will not stay here to
handy words with ruffian. Come
my som left the car little way
back on the main road. Il do hope
you left nothing of value in that
car" glancing scornfuiIy at the
stalled roadster. I'VE will not.
however. stop to invests ate-even
thought you should have lost your
purse .
~ have the iicense--if that's
what you're SO concerned about
Lyle cried, sprinsing to her feet.
She had crouched, covered upon
the rassbank-now she faced Ar
thur mute but with entreating
eyes. He could not meet their
gaze-turnins, he muttered some
thing that sounded like: I'VE must
wait; then went dutifully along
with his natural protector Lyle
watched them disappear, the en-
treaty dying slowly from her
glance. When they had vanished
she turned to Squire Jim, trying
to laugh and speak saucily-but
self prone upon the grass her body
shaken pitifully with hard, dry
sobs. He let her be for five min
utes, busying himself the while
with the car: Empty he managed
to drive it clear, and halt it some
little way beyond its owner.
|, She sat up at the sound OF it.
her face burning, and said breath
1essly: II want TO get away---to
hide from all the world. Tell me
where to go A
INSTEAD I'll show you, said
Squire Jim, handing her into fEe
y car, It took them miles on miles
till in early afternoon it halted in
front of a peaceful gray house,
neither big nor2little, with flowers
in the yard, a gray cat on the steps
and pretty faded woman rocking
on the porch To her Squire Jim
said unsteadily: Mary-I know
what want-you- This child has
shown me a woman's worth. She
is hurt-I've brought her to You
for shelter and healing. Will you
help to pay what we owe here"
Very tenderly Mary Elliott muir
INJURED: "Y es''.
Copyright, 1929