Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-03

own carelessness, Hurre,l
The brougham was nowhapsln
seen. aeft hj
Ii must have left tho
where? There was no aoad
to houses, no cross-roads lea&
thought he remembered Hq}
lane: but 1t had seemed so passlas1
insignificant that he had M. neaa
a second thought. He sst
looked back. listenip- inten,iy
light to be seen anywnere~na,. n
TO be heard. AVas}
Another furious spurt.
when the rider was telling u y
that If the dark brougham uih1
where within a six-mile rsa
would find it-Sh-ss~aui9
bump. The tire of the fros.
vas punctured. W
Hurrell dropped Off in dasn.,
course. he could find and rsna
puncture, and ii the accident pp Icy
pened when the brougbam au
sight. he would not have deso,,as
being able to overtake II. has
things were. the nail, or bIt % %
glass, had made him mora W.
than any pedestrian. There : p
time to repair the dama.s. and H. 1
encountered with an awkwaS
chine, too valuable to abandan
incapable of being taken aIona
fair pace. 1t was all ND. mo sa'
cred, for the time being. and h. /
in the act of wheeling the usals.'
cycle 10 the side of the road as'|
might search for the hole IN ira n
when he saw across a meadow Z
left, a bright fash of light.
Ii was only visible for a momJ
but that was enough for Hurren
resolved to know what had eans.a|
and in a few seconds he had deros]
his machine 81 the hedge ana ]
started OFF, full speed, back 10 tho n
row lane, which he judged INNS, d
around in the direction in whia]
wanted TO go. Ii occurred Ia hla
he ran that If the brougham mad u
suddenly turned into the Lane. ana
pace OF the horses checked 70 q N
ii would be impossible for any al
the high road 10 hear the horses /,
muddy lane, any more than IA y
the sndia-rubber tires themselves
In a surprising short space Of u
he was %sprinting down the lane. !
he found. as he had expected. TIA
took a sudden turn i'm the directbs|
the meadow. As soon as he turnai8
corner, he ceased running. partly
cause he thought Ii possible thst|
might want his breath for other I
poses, partly because he did NOT u
10 announce his own approach. n
IL were by sound of trumpet.
In a short time Hurrell found !
TIE lane was bounded on the left 4
brick wall quite ten feet high. tn
was no sign of IA house behind III
there might very well have been |
hidden by the wall.
Suddenly a sound of mumed trans.
fell on the ears of the defective
an instant he stood stock still. Y
there could be no doubt about
There was a horse walking about
paved yard on the other side Of
wall-a yard covered with straw
dcaden the sound of the hoofs. Al
yords beyond he came TO a wide \
flush with the wall.
There was no need TO go farthe,
Hurreil was as firmly convinced 4
the brougham had passed through
door In the wall as if he had see,
go through with his own eyes
must have been drawn through,
thought, after the horse had been Z
en- out OF 1.-THE lane was too nan
TO turn in As long as there was an
imal between the shafts. Having
isied himself on this point, he v
on, still keeping the wall on bis
hand till he got half round the hO'
Ii was not until he had reached
trent OF the house, and had passed
tween the Wondering posts OF q
and stuceo, that the house itself ca
into view; and when he did see !
gave a sudden start staring WIN
his eyes, thinking that the uncei'
starlight had perhaps deceived ,
For. in the large, neglected mans
that stood before him he had RI
Liked the familiar features OF N.Y.
Lodge.
At that moment two men were p
ing up the stairs To the second D
ard the younger OF them was sayins
his companion:
Ito be Continued.l