Evening star., 1928-02-06
fugitive Love
4 First-Run Novel
BY Negiey Farson

subSidin2 ot ones emotions that terrni-
mates almost any trip, even so small a
thing as a Journey in railway train.
She knew Wnat the end looked ike
now: Block ~ could contain no illusion
mcnt. She had seen IL. And now she
would have To settle down N sucn
things as meals, ordering. getting up In
the morning and going 10 bed. The
same old grind. Spring ToUid 20, Sum
mcr would come on, dusty and hot
there would be DAYS when she wsult
not know what TO DO with herSe!f-and
at the end of u would come hcr mar
riage tn Cnaunc7 O'Mailey.
The worst thing about life. she feir,
was that it. held 81 few surprises.
Az dinner every one seemed equally
depressed Her father. froWning, Jared
with the task OF organizing the camp;
Chauncy with a sour taste in Ms
mouth over her scene with him in the
road. and she, struggling with the feel
ing that this stufy old farmhouse and
Block AZ was nothing more nor less tran
a trap. II ChauncY still held anY re-
sentiment against her fer that unOrtho-
doX circus trip ne did not show l..
But that was never his vav. He ya5
sulIen. however. fustered oY what had
happencd that afternoon. While Jenny
had been looking over the house ne naA
gone for stroli--and got lost.
Never saw such a place" ne declared,
funing against the swamp that enci--
cled them. 1T all looks alike. II a
man falls into that muck he's q goner,
done for. That's swell spot to PICK
for a road, I'll tell the world
Couldn't help H." muttered Hickey
Cain. That snamp's part OF an old
river bed or something-stre.ches for
30 mites right across us. This here. az
block ~. Is the narrowest part. 50 they
Filled in that subgrade last wear"
Chauncy vino had accidentally
| stepped Of the road on To what vas
apparently solid ground. only 10 sink in
over his dapper knees. sTore disgusted-
! ly How any one could want ~ live IN
such sink was a puzzle 10 him. He
| had seen from the subgTade the SMOKE
| ot an encampuent on one o! the
patches Of solid land on the swamp.
| "Oh, they're gyps!es." said Hickey
Cain.
II know. Three Of them came along
while I was standing there Bad eggs.
Two Of the tougnest-looking birds I
ever saw in my life. They had a gil
with them '-Chauncy looked al Jenny
and daughed-"!ust Ike you
| Like mei"
| sure. Hair In a bang big eyes and
/ just about your size. nearly fell into
| the swamp when she vent past me-"
II like that" shifted Jenny. "A
gypsy looking ike ne"
| But the discussion added 10 the desc
| late aspect OF that swamp an element OF
| mystery and depression.
| Chauncy seemed anxious 70 get away.
| and said he would drive back 70 Chicago
! the next. morning. taking Jelny's new
car. She did not know how TO drive
| vet, he said. so j. would be useless 70
! leave il here When some down N
| It next week I'll give you some lessons
| She had rather looked forward 10 the
/ car. as 1t offered q chance 10 get away
! by herself. away from the camp. She
! could go for rides around the country
| side But 1t was true that she did not
vet know how 10 drive. and her father
broke in to say that she would have
plenty OF other things 70 co without
bothering about that.
"Jernv's got 20 get busy ard 80 over
I TO Foxville and shop. I've arranged 10
have shipment Of meat and stuff sen.
down there twice week. and al The
small stu. she can ouy from the hicS
stores over there" He cfuck,ed. I'm
giving these fellows quantity. not c1al-
/ .ty-they1l kick anyway, no matter
what kind os food they get. But oor's
H!lflo lIIEk II aoIk. .oIlA Ae4A a.
/ the way back 10 Chicago"
| You said H." chuckled Chaurcy.
Treat EN- rough"
| The catering for the 80 men had been
| thrust into JeDry's unwilling hands.
! Alexander the negro ex-night watch
j man az Corys Wharf. had been appoint
| cd cook. II was chance he had Plead
| ed for He had been cook il. tl,e
| Army. he declared. and this first 6int1er
! was 10 be lis demonstration. Gobo!4Esg
| the tender runp steak and fried onions.
| Hickey Cain grunisd that Alexander
/ had made good on the spot. He would
always be a COOK. even when they re-
| turned TO Corys Wharf
why didn't you tell ME you could
| cook steak like th:s7"
You nesah give me no chance"
| grinned Alexander.
He vas an enormous mar With an
ear-to-ear smile. and. rs Jenny knew.
an alteration for Tcrs.en Aberg. She
| found TIE tao Q! then, eating when she
went into the kitchen after her own
dinner
Torsten .rovned and 50. 10 as sccn
as he saw her come into the room. He
started Ia 60 ont the door.
Don't move" sire said trying 20 az
pear casual. Y just came 10 ask you
wha. tire YOU wanted 20 SO over ~
TcN'Ille III the morning."
'F0xville2" TorSten sllocs his head
4 don't Acow anything ao>u, y, What's
going OIL over there"
Go! 10 get NE some provisions"
| chUckied the happy Alexander Mist
get ne some necessities An done wrote
q It's"
He handed i, 10 Tossten. who stared
at IL Sullenly.
sf-sN
Jenny biz her lip No" she said.
'you can't do that. I've 80 "a 20 over
myself. There are some things ! mis-:
see - there"
oh. all right" T'orS.en placed the
Us. oii the table and looked 4: her
There vas absolutely no expression IN
his face. He might never hsve seen her
before, She felt relieved ard AZ the
same time Disappointed There VAS
thinly setled SccrD III >uch utter irG.s-
ference, She decided that. once and
!or all she would have il cut with him
nn Their tide to tc<lllle III the ,no.uu,s.
Chaancv had gone the next day be-
fore SHE even gnt Up. She uaS thankful
for that. aS she had been s.yasd ne Was
waiting IN have n heart. .to-hcasE talk
WITH htr. ul'ng her heart Was IN, ,Ny-
p!e\td to suffer AZ the moment: Chauu-
ry had a way y! naSslag ,>tN>>le taurt-
ms tI,etn into saying taiass ;aey a,gls,t
mean,
FaIt y! the camp eluirnen. was o
0tSfenG,ahe r'tVter wh!rh lcyS,en DRIVE
AEo&nl ~ ct'ccN ~ taAe her over to
Fc>Nugr lie had been w she knew,
since daShteSk she had heard rim IL
the ward. seSing the trucAs nug toy s,teiv
wAa, The Ward Mas deserted when
theN drive ouf
HE drove alcrs the dirt r,stS thss
rfs~>ed ile teld parallel 10 she >4e-
grade, and then ne >fot sAe n:Vteg uu
Nn the >ctl S,cpe I1,Atag cArS SNs
saw how cSeSolase was the country ee~
hind her, Tire mo.aSS ~ bushes an3
swamp With intermittent SplasAs~ ei
wafer gllNseNlNg IN the warm nNArM.ni