New Britain herald., 1924-05-24
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 No doubt he could be just as harsh and severe as that ancestor of hi, who had turned a woman and child into the snow to die.
 She shivered . little.
 Evans looked up. The drawn strained look on her face went to his heart.
 "what-what did you tell him ,? she asked.
 He half shrugged his shoulders.
 T knew notSing. How did know where you were?"
 'No---no, of course not" She spoke half to herself. For the mo- ment she had forgotten his presence: she was back again in the moonlight with David, listening to his voice:
 You need never be afraid Of me- whatever happens" 1 Had he really meant that? and If 90, why had she not had the courage 1 to take him at his word, and make | clean breast of the whole miserable deception?
 He might have forgiven her then: to make excuses for her. B,ft nova little pane of fear con- vulsed her. She looked at Evans tremulously.
 You won't tell him you saw me? Oh, promise that you won't tell him."
 "I will promise anything you wish --anything!"
 She thanked him brokenly. There were tears in her eyes, but she brushed them determindedly away. What strange turn of the wheel of Fate this was, that had brought them all together again. Would she ever really be safe from discovery
 She loved David, but she dreaded his anger. She would rather have died, she told herself, than face him uow.
 She had Jet her coffee get cold. Evans gently drew her attention to it. She drank it off hurricdly. She was glad when they we're out in the night again. It was past eight oIelock then; she stopped at the end of the road.
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 T must be getting back. Don't think me rude if I ask you not to come with me"
 But I shah see you againc"
 She hesitated. she wanted to say ~No," but his pleading eyes checked the refusal.
 After all, he had been good to her. and she badly wanted a friend. She tried 10 temporize.
 "If you Will tell mo your address, l will write to you"
 You will forget 10 when am gone"
 T will not. promise l will see you again"
 He took a little pocketbook from his coat, tore out A fyleaf and wrote something on it.
 You promise me- You will keep your promise?"
 "Yes"
 She did not even glance at what he had written. She put it away in a little Dag she carried.
 And now I must say goodby."
 She shook hands with him hurried ly. She was anxious to be rid of him now. She stepped of the path without looking where she was going, , to cross the road. It was very dark just where they were standing. She never saw A taricab bearing swiftly down upon her, till Evans shouted.
 Look out!" and then; "oh, my God!"
 He made 6 dash forward to snatch her back, but it was too late. Mary was only conscious of a confusion of shouts and noises, and flashing lights, and dull, siekenins pain, before she went down--down--into bottomless blackness. Evans was out in the road in an instant, and kneeling beside Mary's | prostrate figure.
 She was lying on her backbone l arm bent beneath her-her face up- | turned.
 A crowd gathered instantly. It is remarkable where She people come l from when an accment occurs A moment since the road had seemed 1 curiously empty of pedestrians; but now Young Evans looked round | with a sort of impatient anger at the | crowd of curious faces staring at the 1 woman.
 A policeman had arrived, and he | vas making the usual copious notes; the taxi-driver had left the wheel of | his car, and wss standing, pale and | shaken, on the curb.
 "she stepped right of the path under the cab." he said, over and oyer again, aeitatedly. T sounded me horn, but she never looked where she vas coming. It weren't my fault. now, were it, sir?" 1
 He appealed to Etans who sss knesIing st Iary's side. i.
 The young man looked up, and l shook his head. NO. I think if i uss her own fault; she didn't look | where she was going" . He had raised Msryis head on his arm: someone in the crowd had uu- pinned her hst and removed it. I Her hair had become uncoiled, and | fell hesyff- orer he~ shnuffer