Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-19
Something Happens!

A Il CAREY'S sudden sharp exclama-
"A ton. Cleo, who had been sitting as
though turned to stone, felt her heart
leap in quick terror. But there was
no time to ask him what was wrong,
for the car had stopped and Carey and
the driver had both leaped out quickly
and were standing talking together, in
low toned conversation.
Cleo bore the suspense as long rs
she could, and then, with the feeling
that anything was better than mac
ton, she clambered cautiously out Of
the car, and stood straining her eyes
into the darkness. For a moment she
could see nothing excepting the ground
directly within the radius Of the glar.
ing headlights, but in a moment, as her
eyes became accustomed to the dark
ness. she could descry the dark outlines
of house just ahead Of them.
Carey and the driver were staring in
the direction Of the house as they
talked, and suddenly Cleo's heart gave
another convulsive leap as realization
dawncd on her.
This must be Carey's house. the place
where he had planned to take her.
But apparently some one was already
there, for light from within streamed
out through both the windows facing
in their direction.
Impulsively she hurried over to the
two men.
what is it, Carey, is anything
wrong?"
In the lurid glow of the headlights,
Carey's face looked white and set as
he turned toward her.
1T looks as though some one had
taken possession Of the house. he in
formed her crisply. "Get back into
the car, Cleo. while we investigate this
thing" and then, without waiting for
her to comply with his wishes, he
moved toward the house, followed by
the driver of the car.
Cleo stood uncertainty where they
had left her. She longed to follow
them, for she was not ut all afraid,
but something made her hesitate, and
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told.
1t seemed to her as she stood there,
with her ears strained to hear the
slightest sound as though she waited
for hours for something to happen and
finally the darkness and the silence
became so oppressive that she began
to move forward in the direction OF
the house.
Where could Carey be, and what had
happened? She asked herself these
questions over and over in the short
time that it took her to traverse the
distance between the place where they
had stopped and the house. Then as
she stepped cautiously up on the low
window. her heart gave great lear
and then for an instant seemed to stop
beating altogether.
She was looking into the long, low
living room Of the cabin and at any
other time and under any other condi
tiOns she would have exclaimed at the
inviting charm Of the freight playinI
on the walls and the candles in sconces
here and there.
But as it was, her eyes were riveted
on the two men in the center Of the
room, and she had terrifying sensa :
tion of having gone suddenly mad
Surely she must be dreaming, for Il
couldn't be true, she couldn't trus,
herself to believe the evidence OF hel
eyes. And yet as she stood there starinJ
wildly at the scene that confronted her
the realization that it was true swept
over her with compelling force,
The prayer that she had breathet
over and over during that wild ridt
from the station had been answered
Fate had taken hand in the pitlfu
tragedy between herself and Carey, fol
the man who stood there talking tt
Carey in the center of the room, will
the freight shining full on his face
was Dick Wheeler tss
Tomorrow-Dick/ /4iaev the Game