Part 33 (1/2)

If only she could get a letter to David!

If only Lena would take one for her!

My, how her heart beat! Helka was picking flowers, but Cora was looking out on that roadway

An auto Helka's arostirred the of feet! A riot of fear! Chipirl lay there!

”Cora! Cora, dear!” wailed Helka ”Try to live! I cannot lose you!

Oh, Cora, I rass was lifeless The automobile had dashed by A cloud of dust was all that was left to mark its path

”Cora! Cora!” al!”

The prostrate girl seemed to moan

Then they did come

Cora was apparently dead!

CHAPTER XXV

THE AWAKENING

”What did I do? Did I--did they--oh, tell ained consciousness It was night, and the roo, dear, but faint That was not your fault Take another sip of this milk Do you feel better?”

”Yes, but I was so afraid that I screamed, and that they--those dreadful men would punish you”

”Not afraid for yourself?”

”Not if I could not help it But you had nothing to do with it Oh, Helka, I will die if I am not soon set free! I can't stand it”

She burst into hysterical tears Cora Ki

”How could you escape?”