Palisadian., 1923-08-10
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Sometimes when Fate shuffles the
cards she stacks them unfairly. As
when she threw across Wares path
Lionel Deering, English. high-bred
widely versed in all the ways and
wonders of the earth, who being ro-
mantically encountered. coming to the
rescue when Wares car had Indecent
ly gone amiss, captivated her almost
Instantly.
In a week he had managed to make
himself free at her aunt's house; be-
fore fortnight ended the pair were
came hurriedly distrait, and nervous,
begging her to marry him IT once-he
had everything beautifully planned.
A cablegram made 1T imperative for
him to go home by the next ooat; II
she would meet him at the title re-
mote chapel. mile off the road to
town. they could be married, end
away before anybody thought to
hinder them.
Ware listened. her heart beating
| wildly. Sic was under spell, fascinat-
| ed as bird by a s. 'pent. Yet she
did not give in all at once; her ne"
| lover had to 60 into high heroics be-
fore he won her to his will. Money.
| what was 1t? He scoffed at the men
tion Of II.
But, If sh' insisted, she might fetch
! with her the bonds Miss Ware kept
| always locked in the home safe. They
| belonged to her niece, whom she wor-
SHIPPED as much as she worried. And
she had hated Deering from the very
first. so any appeal for her counte-
| nance was out Of the question.
Possibly Ware was hypnotized. Ger
tainly she was far from happy upon
the October noon when she whirled
away from home and safety, toward
she knew not what Her heart beat
riotously-now gailoping, now almost
stopping dead. She was going alone
she had told nobody anything. Deer
Ing had impressed 1t upon her that
in such secrecy alone lay safety.
He had made 1t appear reasonable
but away from him something Of doubt
and dread awoke. 1t impelled her to
something impossible-a telephone to
call to Denny from a roadside shop
Meet me at the little church at one
o'clock sharp"
And she knew, as she made 1t. the
summons would be answered. albeit
she had hardly more than spoken to
Denny since the day Of explanation.
She did not know 1t. but Denny had
but Just answered another call-one
that made him shudder, then swear
between clenched teeth. And after
Wares message he did some indie
pendent calling - talking 'ow but
weightily to several folk. apparently
in authority. He might be soft-but
he could put two and two together.
So a; soon as he had set things
properly in motion, he hurled himself
into his swiftest car and set out at
reckless speed to keep tryst with his
sometime scorner
She was waiting at the church in
fever of impatience, of sick appre-
hension. Her straining ears caught
lut puTTluS VI Iuc cur HILL Iull0
away, but the tense face did not relax
until she saw Denny rushing toward
her, his face pale and grim.
Under breath he was murmuring
"In time! Thank the Lordw
Aloud he said pitifully, as one
might speak to soul in grievous
pain: You need not say anything,
dear-only listen! Deering is going
back-without you, upon requisition
from Scotland Yard Never mind how
the authorities knew he was here
they shall never guess what game he
was playing. Sheriff Johns will keep
him safe-and quiet. We met him
just mile away; 1 took the license
from hint had been left blank.
How about using it to complete the
elopement-and stop the mouth of
gossip"
Ware bowed her hea Speech was
beyond her. But as Denny handed her
into his swifter car she said choking.
ly: "Denny-I know 1 don't deserve
| fOu-but oh Pm so Glad to pot rnnro