Американская трагедия

Chapter 19

           Forthethoughtofthepoliceandtheircertainpursuitwasstronguponhim.Hemustgetoutofthis.Hemustnotbecaughthere.Thinkofwhatwouldhappentohimifhewerecaughthowhewouldbedisgracedandpunishedprobablyallhisfineworldstrippedfromhimbeforehecouldsayawordreally.HismotherwouldhearMr.Squireseverybody.Mostcertainlyhewouldgotojail.Oh,howterriblethatthoughtwasgrindingreallylikeamaceratingwheeltohisflesh.TheycoulddonothingmoreforSparser,andtheyonlylaidthemselvesopentobeingcaughtbylingering.Soasking,"Where’dMissBriggsgo?"henowbegantoclimbout,thenstartedlookingaboutthedarkandsnowyfieldsforher.Histhoughtwasthathewouldfirstassisthertowherevershemightdesiretogo.

           Butjusttheninthedistancewasheardthehornsandthehumofatleasttwomotorcyclesspeedingswiftlyinthedirectionofthisveryspot.Foralreadythewifeofthesuburbanite,onhearingthecrashandthecriesinthedistance,hadtelephonedthepolicethatanaccidenthadoccurredhere.Andnowthesuburbanitewasexplaining:"That’sthem.Itoldthewifetotelephoneforanambulance."Andhearingthis,alltheseothersnowbegantorun,fortheyallrealizedwhatthatmeant.Andinaddition,lookingacrossthefieldsonecouldseethelightsoftheseapproachingmachines.TheyreachedThirty-firstandClevelandtogether.Thenoneturnedsouthtowardthisveryspot,alongClevelandAvenue.

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