The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-07

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KATHARINE ETRKKHURgT.
heAutiful, 30, iB.in love with
A1CzAEL HEATHEROE who
runs . riding school. Kathafine's
father u rich and her stepmO-
thnr, BERTINE, n su0bbish.
ZOE PARKER, Kathnriness
friend, has an unhappy love at
fair and ID saved from suicide BY
young DIR. JOHN KAYE,
SALLY MOON, local cOquette,
tricks Michael into an engage
menG and, when no tries to wrig-
ale 0ut, tighteus her hold. KAth-
arine hears Michael Is to marry
sally and Is brOken-hearted.
She overhenFs two detectives
~nlrlng for NEichael's address and
thinking him in danger, rusiles
10 warn him.
CHAPTER XIII
Michael said nothing for the
space Of ave minutes, during
which Katharine drove furiously,
She drew into a side road--a sort
OF iane blocked from the main
roads view by screen Of apple
trees. She had had picnic here
with the Merser children only the
week before.
she shut of the engine. After
its steady hum the silence was
almost deafening. Half city
block away the roar of steady
traffic on a main artery sounded.
But here there was the humming
Of bees in clover field. And
quiet. And a man in the seat be-
side her, waiting for her to speak.
"Weli. what is it,"
katharine had the queerest
feeling that she had lived through
this scene some time-some place
before. Perhaps in q dream.
Her brows drew together in a
frowning line.
do you think we can be seen
from here?" She threw glance
back at the road from which she
had come.
Michael shrugged. mo. But
why?"
She plunged into her story.
"Michael, there are men after
you. Down in the village. They've
badges - detective shields - or
something"
''Detectlves?" II he were gull
" of some unnamed crime, he
maintained a bland air. But
hadn't she heard somewhere
that criminals are like that?
"Michaelv' She felt a. sudden
fierce rage possess her. That he
should be so calm, while she had
rushed so madly to warn him!
Don't you understand" she
cried. 81 rushed to tell you
SO that you might get away"
"You did that?" His voice
sounded odd-almost choked. He
was staring at her strangely.
"Yes. ana you must run for It. !"
she said on a note of relief and
terror, now that he understood.
You mustn't let them get you.
Have you any money? II you
haven't can get some from the
hank. I'll drive you over to Har-
mon - the through trains stop
there. You can start west"
..No matter what I've done or
what I'm running away from"
he asked.
s'No matter WHAT" She was
firm about that. There was not
a single question in her mind. not
an argument to be met. She, who
had never broken a single law In
all her 20 years, now advised this
man to nee. 1t was as simple as
that.
THANK you, Katharine"
II was the first time he had ever
called her by her name in that
way; naturally and simply. Her
eyes. Quite involuntarily. Allied
with tears. She turned away to
hide them.
sDon't :" That the old, old
main should be beginning again
why, that was unbearable. She
had thought to conduer it for all
tilnc.
.You're very good to me-" he
said, low-voiced. His lean, brown
myers closed over her wrist. Her
hand lay in his clasp quite unre-
sfstingly.
ut was the least could do"
she managed to say, in the silence.
Il can't tell you how it makes
ne feel" he went on, very gently.
He had squared about now to face
her. Unwillingly she lifted her
eyes to his. There was q split
secondhand then she was in his
arms, her face crushed against his
shoulder, against the cloth of that
worn tweed coat she knew and
loved SO well.