Lady in Distress
Suspense · May 1, 1947 · 27 min · 4,078 words
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Yes, right now a glass full would be very pleasant. As Roma wines bring you Eva Gardner, in remarkable tale of suspense. The rain was coming down in tarts, washing huge streaks of gravel from the hillsides onto the road.
It was getting dark and I was forgetting to worry. I've been waiting nearly an hour, and then I saw it. He was edging along the side of the road, his coat collar turned up against the rain, coming toward me.
I eased the car into gear and drove up toward him. He had no raincoat on, and he must have been walking for quite a ways, because he was so through dripping of the rain. He stuck out his hand when he saw me and I stopped.
You're going to town? By the lower road, is that all right? Let's see when he's ready. Nice lady. Out of the corner of my eye I looked him open. He was fairly young, a little pale and nervous.
There was no real fear there, and there was a lot of strength. But the kind, the kind I liked. It's a miserable looking world, and I ain't but it's great to be out of it.
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