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or the direction Of the road--told
her, too, that the road was not far.
It was difiicuIt going, but she knew
she had q chance to reach high
way before the car came abreast
Of her.
Suddenly she stopped. 1t might
be Bret Paul, returning to find her!
! Suppose he had gone to the Inn
and then, when she did not appear,
started in search Of her? Her
| fright in the woods had not weak
ened JOS resolve never to face him
again. Nevertheless she must use
the beacon which the lights Of this
car furnished. Once those lights
were gone she might get to her
feet after a sudden fall without the
least idea as to the direction she
should take.
Resolutely she hurried on as best
she could over fallen trees, trough
underbrush lodging beneath low
hanging boughs when she had the
good fortune to see them in time.
The lights Of the car were much
closer now and she could hear the
drone of the motor family. Should
she hail the car on the chance
that 1t wouldn't be driven by Bret
Paul--or should she stand in the
shadows and let 1t pass after 1t had
lighted her way to the road? 1t
was q long way to Crest Lake Inn;
and the little airport station would
be locked now, for there were no
plane arrivals until morning.
But when she reached the road
and heard the motor more clearly
she knew that 1t could not be the
small car which Bret had parked
by the airport station. This, obvi-
ously, was a large and powerful
model. Even its rushing speed
showed that 1t had been built to
disregard the none too easy road
bed.
10 stepped for moment into
the long beam Of the headlights,
heard the motor lessen its roar,
caught the sound Of brakes. Soon
the big, cleaning sedan halted be-
side her and the dust OF the road
drifted over 1t like cloud.
One of the front glasses slid
down and in the light from the
instrument board 10 saw the Ques-
tioning face of Babs Montgomery.
whats wrong--Why, 10 Da-
rien!" She opened the car door
and stepped quickly to the road.
80, what In the world are you do
ing out here like this?"
IL got lost In the woods" 10
explained sheepishly.
"But I thought you were in Hol-
lywoodw
II came on the evening plane,
and Ii started to take short
cut to the Inn. II you're going
back that way I'd certainly appre-
ciate u lift" 10 told her YEARLY.
I'm pretty much all in"
Bnbs seemed to hesitate O. mo-
ment, and 10 wondered II the
Montgomery girl still hated her so
much that she'd refuse. Then Babs
said, "The truth IL, I'd planned to
get out Of Crest Lake Inn as quick
ly as l could. But 1t won't take me
20 minutes to get you there. Come
along"
AS 10 climbed into the car she
saw Babs' smart luggage piled high
over the back seat and she Won
dered why Babs was leaving In
such a rush at this time of night.
When Babs had swung the car
around and headed back toward
Crest Lake Inn. 80 asked, Are
your mother and father still at the
Imp"
Babs shook her head. "rhey left
two weeks ago." she said.
She was silent then, and 10
didn't press her further. But sud
denly Babs startled 10 by saying
suddenly, II support I might as
we'll tell you the whole story"
II didn't mean to be curious
10 said. ITS none Of my affair,
Is TT"
Possibly 1t Is, 10. I'm not 60
ing to marry Douglas Marsh"
10 flushed. whats that to do
with me?"
"Only this. He's in love with
YOU" There was no bitterness In
Babs' voice. 1t was simple state
ment of fact.
lin afraid don't under
stand" 10 said slowly.
Neither did l." smiled Babs.
"And l think he didn't understand,
either, for a long time. Perhaps
he isn't wise to himself even yet.
But know what's wrong with
him. I could see It from the mo-
ment you lit out with Peter Fra
Comet"
"But---but that's so foolish,