Gunnison news-champion., 1923-02-23
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SIt-uLg Do caught her arm. The
r..l Ind fu-Ae.l and he pointed 10
''r l-st. she swuae the car that way.
H-ala ,...a. Hs they matr the 'ursl.
tie '.rrtrarEs th,y were fullpHlus
The car raced MP O little bin and
rsa, u-llu Was dsanauILlE the head.
light. showed bridge over ruvlns
'>loa, Stop her companion coin
minded.
sh" rar,-i the car on. De- pu, he
hand on the wheel and With his foot
tried 10 push hers from the acr-lern-
tor but she fought him the car
sHayed and all hgt ran away NJ they
Hrr-ulrh"I the bridge Give Il to
me 900 she screamed TO him and
wr-urh.d the car about II wH. upon
the bridge md across Il: they they
skldded upon the mud Of the road
again they could hear the bridge
cracking behind.
Harriet" he pleaded with her.
She s'ccrci the rar on. r-cklessly.
her heart humping with more than
the thrill Of the chase. They're the
men who tried to Kill YOU. aren't
they she relulucd The speed at
which they were going dlI not permit
her to look about She had 10 keep
her eyes on the road at thr, moment
when she knew within herself and
was telling the man beside her that
she from that moment must be at one
with him. For already she had said
Il: as sh. risked herself In the pur-
t. .,g - g..y
after not chiefly A. those who had
killed her cousin but Rs those who had
threatened Eaton.
what do care what happens TO
me, II We catch th,mF'' she cried
Harriet he repeated her name
again
him shrink and change as
ST. the name. Il had been clear
Ia lr. course. that. since sh. had
kHuWn him. the name he had been
using was not his own often she had
wondered whnt his name was: now
sh" Ind to know. What should call
ynuT = she demanded Of him
My name" h" said. ~ Hugh"
Hugh" q" she called It.
YES"
Hugh" she waited Tor the rest
but he told no more. "iIush" she
whispered to herself again his name
now. Hugh"
Her eyes. which had watched the
road for the guiding of the car. had
followed his gesture from time to time
pointing out the tracks made bv the
machiE" they we're pursuing These
tracks SIN ran ou ahead: as she
gazed down the road. red glow he
yond the bare trees was lighting the
sky. A glance at Hugh told that he
also had seen II.
"A fire." she referred To him.
looks llk. It."
They said no more as they rushed
on; but the red glow was spreading.
and yellow flames soon were In sight
shooting higher and higher: thes.
were clouded OF for an instant only
TO appear haring higher again. and
the breeze brought the smell OF sen
soned wood burning.
IT'S right across the road :" Hugh
announced as they neared It,
IT'S the bridge over the next ra-
vine" Harriet said. Her foot already
was bearing upon the brake, and the
power was shut or: the car coasted
on slowly. For both could see now
that the wooden span was blazing
from end 10 end: II was old wood
swift to burn and going like tlnder.
There was no possible chance for the
car to cross II. The girl brought the
machine to stop fifty feet from the
edge Of the ravine: the fire was SO
hot that the gasoline tank would no,
be safe nearer. She gazed down at
the tire.marks on the road.
They crossed with their machine"
she said 10 Hugh
And fired the bridge behind. They
must have poured gasoline over II
and lighted II at both ends
She sat with one hand still strain.
Ing at the driving wheel. the other
/ PLAYING with the gear lever.
There's no other way across that
ravine, | suppose" Hugh questioned
her.
The other roads hack more than
mile, and two miles about" She
threw in the reverse and started To
turn, Hugh shook hls head. That's
no use"
No" she agreed. and stopped the
car again. Hugh stepped down or
tie ground.
The double glare from the head
| lights OF motor shone through the
| tree-trurks as the car topped and
came swiftly down q rise three quar-.
fers Of q mile AWAY and r-nrna
last turn back on the road: annfh-
pair Of binding lights followed. Their
was no doubt that this -,rst be the
pursuit from Santoine's house Eaton
stood bNside Harriet who had stayed
In the driving-seat Of the car
I'm going just beside the Rad
here" he aaid IN her ouIstlx ssrm