The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-09-09
His Mysterious
Helper
.. FRANK H. WILLIAMS

- crenshaw glanced UP at tn
hi's uistful, far-away look IN M
psi' Then his Jaw suddenly shot out
g. ..ods clenched and a rather herc'
p came eans into his deep blue eyes ,yes i,
w y. - eOIng TO win her or lose mel
,,llht' Harry said to himself IT,. slna,
pD'r nI,viug with me and all her othei
s W To- long enough. It's I, going to be
" Ar never with me.
p a. 4 come TO this sudden deter
., D Harry ran out to the eurD
'srs' bis last years roadster I, .u va" !,
'r 'rsa and, jumping into i, sent \
,anInIng down the street.
'i = ~ Just eleven o'clock, Just about
= lime Of the night Alice would be
v~ ting TO the particular beau who
we - favored for the evening that it
- = ,lme for leaving. Harry smiled "A
0akf
- n himself as he thought OF the
'.,rs Alice, lovely in a summer
| nm and with the natural roses IN
!, cheeks and the brightness OF her
I'm ewes making the man OF the
..,,Inr feel Ike gathering her In his
=. and making away with her,
s,,a be saying something like this:
.yeu know my father doesn't like to
~, ny friends stay later than eleven
gdsk silly, isn't it? But you know
.Asr-hes pretty stern at tines
md the young man, knowing Mr..
paaards by reputation If not In per-
i xojId hesitate a moment and then
spaantly take his departure.
III the spring and summer this sort
4hIng had been going on, and now 1t
a, going to stop, so far as Harry
M concerned. His participation in
M comedy was going to come to its
aps1 tonight.
u was fairly trembling with ex-
lament when he drew up short
afrpce from the Richards home and
~ light burning In the window he
bu to be Alice's.
Hany whIstled-the call which AL
h ipew from old-time school days
wAt9. After q moment Alice came
b be window.
tsue down; l want to talk to
m whispered Harry.
NJ / moment Alice hesitated, then
kmdded Apparently she, too, was
s1sMd Of the night and felt more
h udtement than retiring to slum-
II
hu felt like rushing to Alice and
|n4hg her tightly In his arms when
|Aane out upon the porch. But he
|mu,nsd himself.
HiE" he said, rather hating, now
IN \ bad come to the point to cut
Ut 81, perhaps, from all further
|tadIhlp with her, you know I'm
nv about you. l suppose your
IN would turn you out Of house
Z tue and cut you Off without a
~ Z you married me, but-won't |
~ simply can't stand it to have
- Keep on the way they've been
~ ! won't keep on being merely
~ ths crowd. Tonight is going
mis things for me. Will you
IN
fsned to Harry that an answer
~ lighted Alice's eyes at this.
Il 10 10 opportunity to find out
"a what the glow In Alice's
Nsnt for there came a sudden
nqton.
- iAe shrubbery near the point
Alice and Harry were stand
sn0 came sudden rush OF three
"a Harry recognized them
- They were three Of Alice's
vigorous suitors. They ranged
W around Harry belllgerent-
= We going to stand for this, fel.
!. denanded one of the three.
4. y V come to serenade the pref
" 81 u town and we find this
'a'tlng In. What'll we do with
= marry noticed that the three
aa carried mandolins and gui-
-. him under freight train"
~ we OF the number.
ny him out in the street" said
/ aa'se there was laughter dur
= = nls but Harry knew that
g Kidding" there was a tone
ae.a He wasn't, therefore. /,
when a moment later the
az : concerted rush at him.
9 new how to handle himself |,
. Hefe too much for him. He
- . }. saliantly and had the sat /.
4 3 moving that at least one
aOer would carry a black
while in remembrance of
but he realized that If .
ks ooly . moment or SO until ,
ssf'slasly, there came m .
No. a husky figure, wear.
N y. - mask over the upper mart ,
- hurled \ himself upon the !
~ n |. The helf Of this stranger esr :
80 ~ '.ue turned. In a few h
= three turned tail and ' '