Show The Girl Who Came Back 0 Q g Q g By Jack Woodford g Q CopyrIght IN- IN W N 11 U Service S t CHAPTER XII 19 19 Fred turned west For a 8 few mo mo- moments moments moments ments the they drove e through the wealthy suburb ul urb with Hh Its neat lawns and hedges Imposing homes bODIes and genera general air of oC fashionable snugness Presently the they came to the Ridge rondo road Lolita turned to her companion with a question Where on un earth are ore you oU going going- going were we're clear out of town ore are we not topping the car he be pointed far ahead to a new building There It Is he be told her briefly There were no other oher houses near it It It followed Fred into the house bouse She thought It strange that he opened time door with u a pass puss key but bin dl dis- dis WI wu CU LUIS ui Willi another one that flint probably the servants had not yet yel been brought out from frow the home Come ups Fred Frell directed and take tale off otT your our things This TIlls request too tuo struck Lolita ns as strange There was an nn ominous brood brood- brooding ing lug silence In tb the house broken only b by the peals of thunder from Crom without und mind the palter patter of 01 rain like shot against the windows Fred Frel led the Ule way upstairs There was a 10 cly bedroom suite In the room all In to glistening white trimmed with tiny stripes of gold She stood before the bed and removed ell her hat As she laid It down she hap hap- happened happened to 10 glance Into Inlo the mirror upon the dressing table Fred red was locking the door and und watching her warily Al AI most AI most numb with she slie fright med rued nell UI up and faced him lr trying to speak courageously Why arc are ou locking that door 5 1 nudy had a line In The Ue Sheik Shell In answer to u a question like hike that it II wm teas Are you not woman to know You mean then said Lolita spar spar- sparring sparring ring for time that your reform h has III all l been n a sham lIe He averted his eyes No It No It wasn't It was on the level and still Is but Ive I've e got to hare ha you you-I'm ou-I'm ou Im I'm asking you ou once more to marry malry me Sly My father I isn't nt here wont won't Le be here until tomorrow Theres There's noone no nl noone one une here but you rou and I 1 1 There were one une or two servants but Ive I've seal them away Im I'm sorry oiry but Im I'm simply mad JUad tibia you you I Iv 1 struggled d against the desire to force Corce you to mar mar- marry marry 1 ry thIs me-thIs me this way but way but its Ite It no use Im I'm weaker than 1 l supposed The thought of you torments me day and nIght Youre You're time the lie only girl I 1 ever er wanted badly that I 1 couldn't hove have glance darted about the room There was IS no other oilier door ex ex ex- ex except one that led into what she slie could see fee was waD merely another s room In connection with the bedroom windows Tin The wIndows however looked more pro propitious It couldn't be much of 01 a up from them theme to the time ground She darted toward one and und Hung flung herself It hoping that a catch would give way but none Done did and quick as R a hash he flew fiew across neross the room to 10 seize tier her In his hilt arms Fred l I the she managed though hough her bel breath whittled whistled through her teeth so that her words were hardly to yourself I YoU Youve on dunt dont dont 1 I Hung Jiang been decent for Cor BO so long Win In Ihl this little battle with yourself ani and cime out of It a R man For a n moment he he- looked at Her wilb it It an on almost idiotic help r les slackening his h With 0 wrench the she he managed to throw hIm ofT nIT and rush toward the door j r but bUI he hind removed ed the time key hey from Crom the lock Ion Furiously she swung about upon hIm lit its lie hp followed her You beast het he t I 1 she he said Id placing boll t hands upon hl his hll chest and Dud endeavoring to 10 hold him from her yon you real real- realize ize that you can enn he sent to 10 Jill Jail for fur this hi sort t of thing nelo Release e ie nie I 13 Im I'm through h ar arguing whim you youre you're rotten throughout LeI Iet me go now and Ill I'll say iny nothing about it IL It If you ou dont don't Ill I'll have hn you ou d to toi i the he moment 1 I do get out Jilt He lie end seemed to become every e moment more Inore like the lie min man he tie had hod been the first firM time the s-he hAd seen him This time ill 1311 restraint re seemed tu to leave tIR him ne lie her and though she rue be fought him with every ery of strength I In her body bOlly she same h ha hagn to feet feel the or of if It lJ tier r was w no nn n possible match far hi his h her r muscles mii-cic were limp tier her lark lack of or rf resistance hp her UI up bodily In bl his bla urns but hUI with one on lust last lu t vigorous writhe Into Inlo which the be threw all of or tile the strength that she fhe timid had left heft the she he managed again to In free herself and run U fO S the room Blindly she ehe snatched up rap the little white and gold chair choir from be be- before before fore Ie the dressing table As he char charged oI at her FIr she brought ht down dowil mi upon hie WE head Immediately there w was us us n quiet galet In III the room lie tie lay Iny stretched mat fore lr her r his bis hl forehead red wit whim h tier fler body hody Itched ached troll iron the siren U 1 n f of 0 lighting I him off fie hung front from rum D hr br T In 11 There was a n big rip In tier ner skirt and ond one on of i f down Pain Pain- Painfully Painfully had come her Instinctively she sho ho aged man almost fully down the stairs stair after Ink to get aged Ing the key from his hip pocket Inan In Inan the front door she he near nn an alcove o found a n telephone Without consciously realizing her actions she spoke thE number Into the be transmitter After a along along along told long wait waft the switchboard girl not I re the lh her that Mr Wan was half fainting tainting but keeping herself h conscious almost by sheer strength of 01 will the she coiled called the newspaper After a n Interminable wall carne came the time soft toft husky y yoke voice like a voice olce from heaven Ilea feU In n gasps she blurted out what whal hind happened Mr stopped only to ascertain Ih time exact location of ot the lire house assuring her he would be there ns os soon as ns his hiscar car cor could male make It After ACter hanging hangin up uptime time the receiver she slie sat 81 for n time limply In the chair by the phone Then Theil a anew anew new fear feor laying Itself Itsel her heart she went lIt back upstairs Fred red lay y just ns as she had left him Ills His face Cate was chalky white is III nil un agon agony of fear she went nl Into the bathroom tilled filled a 0 glass gluss with water snubbed up a n washcloth and came back Ie to battle bathe hIs Ills head It II seemed bat she slie had boon been washIng the lie cut CUi cuton cuton on his forehead and holding back time the blood for hours when suddenly she became ame aware that sonic one was standing over oer her She Slie looked up Into the stern face Cuce of 01 Gray Eyes who stood looting looking down nt al n I her with wll h a 1 questioning quest expression In hiliard hl his bright eyes PYs Did Don Wan III know Imo lint you were cre coming out here with Her Strength Was No Possible Match for His Hit Own son SOD 1 he lie asked her as ns 50 soon on as she looked up Yes she on answered ered too worrIed and distrait to n reflect upon the oddity of oC the lie Question You told him all about It and bp be approved 1 Yes she answered again TIll seemed for some sonic reason r greatly to please him De turned and made a 1 motion moil on and ond saw v two t men who had hod been Leen standing in a 0 doorway come forward They Tiley bent over oler Watterson and e examined hili briefly One or of theme them took a tl flask from his pocket and forced the coni contents lIl liberally down the others other's throat Fred gasped nod DUel choked Cut CUI on the beau bean announced on one ut ot the taco men lI shortly nothing to It Both of the omen men stood up and aud looked lit at Gray lyes he In turn looked down at Fred red as DS though he lie were wele about to kick him I 1 ought to kill you ou Gm Gray ny Eyes Kyes saId In a level lone tone A Aw w I didn't know slip slie was yours objected Fred In a voice so su exactly like the one lie he had hod used In speaking to tier her In the he apin that Lolita started With u II lust Ilist comm COli look luok at son Gray Lyes grasped anu arm nud amid look her downstairs airs now How low did you Jou ou know I was In ion rou rouble ble again she o asked ked utter ufler a n as he paused for In the hull malt I Know now h II b 11 There hasn't been II a moment since sauce you OU left Mrs Alls I hu had my lay III eye eyes min er e every minute one of my lilY men was watching you ou Sev Seventh ni hoes I had M II mind 1 to III i step In und and help you OU out but LUI I was kind bind or of o proud of I the way you were making out all RII hy by yourself It tickled flue 1111 to lu see tHe you actually writing stuff sniff throat was ns to In people who pu publish lIgh saga lIJa zincs iDica ja the telephone t In Ihl place Lolita pointed d ll it out It to 10 him billund mind presently heard beard ard tutu him talking to some SOllie doctor hr Only a 8 lIeb w no fracture but you OU better belter come COllie nod nfl cauterize It ft against Infection Infection Infection- Jost os as Gray E Eyes s 's rejoined her ber In ha the hall ball the front door was shored violently open and ond Don rushed through a reo re revolver volver In his hia hand hond his face as os white whitens whitens ns as had hod b been n that of 01 the Injured man upstairs Ue lie stopped blankly upon seeing Gray Eyes with Lolita For a full tull minute he stood blinking at nt then them and ond then his face Cace reddened and nud I a bitter smile stole over oter his features i 1 guess you have hn e a pretty capa ble bie capable protector he hc said suid nid Ironically lie Je turned about to leave at the dour door he swung about and observed I might have known Charlie would get el here hele before I hes he's did hes he's a fast worker worker- Walt Wall a second snapped napped Gray GrayEyes Eyes but the door was banged shut too numb with misery to care much what went rent on Oil allowed herself herselt to be It led through the door to a daft log Ing car All of the way back she sot ot huddled up lip tco Po miserable to think Several times timE's Gray Guy Eyes reached overto O f over overto r to pat her bel shoulder but he said noth lug lie hie 11 too was thinking At her home he be assisted her from trum the car took tool her to her ber room mom with with- withdrew withdrew drew v and closed the tile door Soon how how- however however ever eHr he be was back with the sitting silently In a n chair saw yellow backed hunt time woman was shoving a 11 yellow yellow- I backed hill bill Into a pocket In her apron I dont don't want you to let her out of your Jour sight one second until I come hack lie he said to 10 tile the lie woman In lint t peremptory voice oice of ot his She Slie nodded amid sat down in another chair Again Ura ray E Eyes es went out end and closed the thedoor dour After a few v moments the woman I rose and crossed ro ed to side sille II I II I 11 1 girlie she slie said In a n sad sud dis dis- discouraged discouraged voice whale Cr whatever It Is dont don't take It so 60 hard Life LICe Is always al like this you just gotta get el used to It IL I There Thele was no ho response from Lolita who still sat eyed dry stunned stun nell feel fell feeling I ing ns os though she ohe were In the midst of some sODie beautiful temple which for no reason rason at ot all nil was cro crashing iu In ruins down upon her In an nn effort tu to divert her mind the woman oman pointed to a 0 package which lay upon upon the dresser Something came callie for tor you ou while you was out she sale said hopefully Lolita followed the womans woman's gaze to the hu bu bureau reau renu top There lay the package lint I contaIned the serial serial rejected rejected of lour course e 1 I CHAPTER XIII After B Ii time Lolita rose ruse from bet bel chair to throw herself face Cace downward upon the bed hell Her tier slim body shook wIth the agony of 01 the sobs that from Clum her Iler Until she slie was empty of tears she cried while the landlady horrified at such grief griet tried to reason with her tier knowing l nothing of 0 her ber problem What hat cut cUi Lolita most must was to thInk limit Wan ill harm having hll fought and anc won wona wona wona a battle with himself with the time of oC her aiding him btu to do It It should think after till all that she was n II super super- superficial helal disingenuous girt girl Perhaps crimps he lapse hack back Into Inlo his Ills old way vay or of looking nt at life certain It was at nt any rate that Hint she f he would never ne see turnagain him hima a aln Bitterly she he resoled resol to give sive up up-It It was no use Once one made u II misplay In life lIre the cards were here forever fore stacked against one but astonishing astonishingly ly Iy ehe she found Cound that lint even Hen In this her hr darkest hour bour the still small voice mIce withIn her counseled tight fight and ond cour cour- courage c courage ur age the lie thought nt ot last soothed her Into a 8 troubled bleep and she drifted ofT on the reflection that she would uld not give gI up She would fight on mind upward no nil matter how severe the Itle tie bat lIal battie tie might become becom Surely some day some way there would be un an end to nil all tier her troubles boobies and some sonic small re re- reward reward ward wallI for her ber courageousness iness In not nol havIng stayed down hen Lolita a awoke woke It was dark In the lie r roan oni and she found that the landlady worn out by her vigil Inspired red ed by hy G Cray Grav ra raF Eyes K F es hind fallen asleep She n arose rore and turned lI on In the light tier Her whole whale Rudy ached and some sOllie scratches on her armor were smarting painfully The landlady woke wol up with a 8 start Well fell 11 mercy me roe whips whip's happened she said sleepily observed Id I'd Lolita bitterly Come downstairs wll hille me lime suggest suggested ed d the he woman munch lInd nd Ill I'll get crt you i oU u some Ullie something thing to put eat Its It's nearly neMly f eight o she he added glancing al 81 the Hie clock dud upon the bureau hu I couldn't eat cat told her ber Id like Illie to take a It bath and Jet get dressed lip up ip decently these clothier C Cure are ure torn to 10 pieces s In the III tie room with wIlh the shut shul she ehe shipped ofT orr tier lier torn lorn gUI gur gm and nud turned horned on the water waier tier Ber was vas spinning source lung Odyssey of ot a II misspent life whit width h to 10 wog wa just B a drone tier Her own thoughts were so poignant so II color colorful ful rul what that she mid make malic no DO sense out of what whal the time other oilier sold said eTO TO 10 BB Dm |