The Glenwood post., 1923-04-12

ported him and helped him down the
stairs and still stood beside him sus,
tanning him. But the will which had
conquered his disability Of blindness
was holding him firmly now against
the disability of his hurts; he seemed
composed and steady. She saw COM
passion for her in his look and COM
passfon-under the present circum-
stances-terrified her. Stronger, far
more in control of him than his COM
passion for her she saw purpose She
recognized that her father had come
to decision upon which he now was
going to act; she knew that nothing
she or anyone else could say would
alter that decision and that he would
employ his every power in acting
upon it.
The blind man seemed to check him
self an instant in the carrying out of
his purpose; he turned his sightless
eyes toward her. There was emotion
In his look; but except that this emo
tion was in part pity for her, she
could not tell exactly what his look
expressed.
"Will you wait for me outside, Har-
riet? 2" he said to her. IT shall not be
long"
She hesitated; then she felt sud-
denly the futility of opposing him and
she passed him and went out into the
hall The servant followed her. clos
ing the door behind him. She stood
Just outside the door listening She
heard her father-she could catch the
tone; she could not make out the
words-asking a question; she heard
the sound of Avery's response. She
started back nearer the door and put
her hand on 1t to open 1t inside they
were still talking. She caught Avery's
tone more clearly now, and it sudden
ly terrified her. She drew back from
the door and shrank away. There had
been no opposition to Avery in her
fathers tone; she was certain now
that he was only discussing with
Avery what they were to do.
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
Ine IIOul uoOI tDlCW IL oDCh IHS
evening was clear and cool; but 1t
vas not from the chill of the air that
she shivered as she gazed out Mt the
woods through which she had driven
with Hugh the night before. There
the hunt for him had been going on
all day; there she pictured him now,
in darkness, in suffering, alone hurt.
hunted and with all the world but her
against himI
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 fearfuIly 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 bluff behind her; then, in ,hc
opposite direction, she defined the no.
dertone of some far-away confusion.
Sometimes 1t seemed to be shouting,
next only a murmur of movemen. and
noise. She ran up the road hundred
yards In its direction ard halted
again. The noise was Eecrer and
clearer-a confusion of motor explo-
sions and voices; and ntw one sound
clattered louder and louder and
leaped nearer rapidly ara rose above
the rest, the roar Of powerful mo-
tor-car racing with "cut-out" open.
The rising racket of 1t terrified Ear
riet with Its recklessness and triumph.
Yes; that was it; triumph! The far
off tumult was the noise of shouts and
cries of triumph the racing car, blar-
ing its way through the night, was the
bearer of news of success of the
search.
Harriet went colder 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 bend in the road; she ran on
and the beams of the cars headlight
straightened and glared down the road
directly upon her. The car leaped at
her; she ran on toward 1t, arms in
the ah. 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
hNcuiVss anu UlSHl llTOW ueTSPlI De-
fore him unless he stopped. He
brought his car up short and skidding.
what is it?" he cried. as he mufiled
the engine.
What is it? What is it?" she cried
in return.
The man recognized her. miss San
toine!"
"Whpf iS n ~
"We've got him!" the man cried.
"We've got him"
"Him?'
''IIim! Hugh Overton! Eaton,
Miss Santoine. He's Hugh Overton;
hadn't you heard? And we've got
him"
"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 casped
wheel as the man started to throw
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