Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
ouApTER XXII-Continued.

~ ooain. The cIOSenesS VI TIC
epeDs .aomed choking her; she went to
ban ..orr door and threw 1t open. The
me Hv was clear and cool; but 1t
e'sD~ not from the chill of the air that
"" .biyared as size gazed out at the
cue -. through which she had driven
1 ,S Hugh the night before. There
WIZ WI, sa1t for him had been going on
.I n 5ov. there she pictured MIN now
a. a, ,arl,regs in suffering alone, hurt
. a. and with all the world but her
against him! 1000
'' She ran down the steps and stood
ho lawn The vague noises of the
Sarso now no longer were audible.
rP stood in the silence of the eve
,lrg strained and fearfully listening.
A. FIRST there seemed to be no sound
nrt5oors other than the gentle rush
- tho waves on the beach at the foot
NJ tba bluff behind her; then, in the
oooosite direction, she defined the I'M
dsrtone Of some far-away confusion.
Sometimes II seemed to be shouting,
,ovt only murmur Of movement and
mise She ran up the road a hundred
Yards in its direction and halted
sgain The noise was nearer and
cIrgrer-a confusion Of motor explo-
sroDs and voices; and now one sound
crar,ered louder and louder and
lpaped nearer rapidly and rose above
tha rest, the roar Of a powerful mo-
tor.car racing with "cut-out' open.
The rising racket Of it terrified Har-
r!et with Its recklessness and triumph.
Yes. that was it; triumph The far
off mmult was the noise of shouts and
cries of triumph; the racing car, blair
Ing its way through the night, was the
bearer Of news of success of the
search.
Harriet went c0lder as she knew
this; then she ran up the road to meet
the car 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
slaughtered and glared down the road
directly upon her. The car leaped at
her; she ran on toward it, arms in
the air. The clatter Of the car be-
came deafening and the machine was
nearly upon her when the driver rec
Ogn.zed chat the girl in the road was
needless and might throw herself be-
fore him unless he stopped. He
brought his car up short and skidding.
"What IS it?" he cried as he mutIled
the engine.
what is it? What is it?" she cried
In return
The man recognized her. "NIiss San
TONER
What is itY
We've got himl" the man cried.
"Weye got him!
Him."
Him! Hugh Overflow Eaton,
Miss Santoine He's Hugh Overton
hadn't you heard? And we've got
hImw
Got him"
Where is Mr.. Avery?" he demand
ed I've got to tell Mr.. Avery"
She made no response but threw
herself IN front Of the car and clasped
Wheel as the man started to throw
IN MS gear. He cried to her and
urea to get her off; but she was deaf
70 AIm' He looked in the direction of
oe house, shut off his power and
'eaped down. He left the machine
ana ran on the road toward the house
harriet started the car and turned If
'"yN III the direction from which #
'a' come. She speeded and soon
,,ue' headlights hared at hers-a num-
'5 vi them; four or five cars. at
"'S" were in file up the road and
1s" We're crowding and horseren
were riding beside them.
Soe rushed on so close that she saw
s.e alarmed them; they cried a warn
any The horsemen and the men on
avn jumped from beside the road and
me leading car swung to one side. h,,t
as a,'l7' caught her car on the brakes
s1s swung it straight across the road
a a-s stopped It; she closed the throttle
sul pulled the key from the starting
o. Ss'laniSm and flung it into the woods
c ~ sue sat IN the car, waiting fer the
'plcrs Of Hugh to come up.
Where IS hep she asked +hon
Where Is hep 'n'
90. lucy CID not tell her; but reply
was unnecessary. Others ewes noint.
~ aers to Hugh. He was in the back
1'a, Ot the second machine with two
s stow, one on each side of him, She
~ bopped at the side of the car whore
a5ro vas ana she put her hand ON the
VDse OF the tonneau.
a., You have been hurt again, Hugh p,
etly. NO" '''u aS constrain-
With me &c, car started, and she sat silent.
WENT 1r r os hand still upon his, as they
~' On to her fathers house.
CHAPTER XIII