The Raymer enterprise., 1923-05-10
CHAPTER xxIi-continued.

She had waited nearly half an hour,
but the library door had not been
opened again. The closeness of the
hall seemed choking her; she went to
the front door and threw II open. The
evening was clear and cool; but II
was not from the chill Of the air that
she shiyered as she gazed out at the
woods through which she had driven
with Hugh the night before. There
the hunt for him had been going on
oil day; there she pictured him now.
in darkness. In suffering. alone, hurt.
hunted and with all the world but her
against him!
She ran down the steps and stood
on the lawn. The vague noises OF the
house now no longer were audible,
She stood In the silence OF the eve.
ming strained and fearfully listening.
At first there seemed to be no sound
outdoors other than the gentle rush
of the waves on the beach at the foot
OF the blum behind her: then. In the
opposite direction, she detiued the un-
dertone Of some far-away confusion.
Sometimes Il seemed 10 be shouting.
next only murmur Of movement and
noise. She ran up the road hundred
yards In Its direction and halted
again. The noise was nearer and
clearer-a confusion OF motor explo-
sions and voices; and now one sound
clattered louder and louder and
leaped nearer rapidly and rose above
the rest. the roar Of a powerful mo-
tor.cnr racing with "cut.out" open.
The rising racket Of II terrified Har.
rtet with Its recklcssness and triumph.
Yes: that was II: triumph! The far
on tumult was the noise OF shouts and
cries OF triumph; the racing car, blar,
ing Its way through the night. was the
bearer bearer Of news Of @eess of the
Harriet went colder as she knew
this; then she ran up the road to meet
the cur coming She saw the glare
Of Its headlights through the trees
past a bend In the road she ran on
and the beams Of the cars headlight
Strengthened and glared down the road
directly upon her. The car leaped at
her; she ran on toward 1t. arms In
the mir. The clatter OF the car be.
came deafening and the machine was
nearly upon her when the driver rec
ognized that the girl In the road was
needless and might throw herself be.
fore him Unless he stopped. lie
brought his car up short and skiddng
what is lt?' he cried, as he muiIlcd
the engine.
"What Is III What Is lt?' she cried
In return.
The man recognized her. "Allss San.
toine!"
"What Is III" ,. B
We've got him!" the man cried.
"We've got him.
"HlmT
Hin! Hugh Overton! Eaton,
Miss Santolne. He's Hugh Overton
hadn't you heard7 And we've got
him"
"Got him"
"Where is Mr.. Avery7" he demand
ed. I've got to tell Mr. Avery"
She made no response but threw
herself In front OF the car and clasped
a wheel as the man started to throw
In his gear. He cried to her and
tried to get her of; but she was deaf
to him, He looked In the direction Of
the house, shut of his power and
Ieaped down. He left the machine
and ran on the road toward the house.
Harriet started the car and turned It
back In the direction from which II
had come, She spCehed and soon
other headlights fiared at hers-a mum.
ber OF them; four or five cars, at
least, were In file up the road and
men were crowding and horsemen
''''' btNluf lHtill.
she rushed on so close that she saw
she alarmed them: they cried a warn
Ing. the horsemen and the men on
foot jumped from beside the road and
the leading car swung 10 one side but
Harriet caught her car on the brakes
and swung II straight across the road
and stopped II; she closed the throttle
and pulled the key from the starting
mechanism and flung II into the woods.
So she sat In the car. waiting for the
cnptors Of Hugh 10 come up.
"Where Is hep she asked them.
"Where Is he3"
They did not tell her; but reply
was unnecessary. Others eyes point
ed hers 10 Hugh. He was In the back
seat Of the second machine with two
men. one q, each side Of him. She
stopped AT ,ne side Of the car where
he was and ste put her hand on the
edge OF the tonnean.
'You have been hurt again, Hughr'
she managed steadily.
'llurtf No." he said as constraln-
edly. "No" ...
The car started. and she sat silent.
with her hand still upon his, as they
went on to her fathers house.