The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-08-29

J NHe scented Interested III illt bItdkS anu
/ levers at her feet. but she murmured a
/ little defiantly well, I'll promise to get
| you there can do more
/ Hudson acknowledged the business of
this, and did not urge the point any fur
! ther; but a. they sid along over mountain
roads and down steep valleys his anxiety
grew to fever heat lie nervously con-
/ suited his watch and abSeutly viewed the
landscape with neither JOY nor interest.
/ He even replied TO her. remarks with APP
apparent iucoherence. They had been
travelling at the rate of fifteen or twenty
miles and hour. he estimated, and it was
nearly noon By his watch. Finally in
desperation he asked
How far are we from railroad or
telegraph station ?'
+ She looked innocently up at the blue Of
the SKY as she replied little hesitatingly:
| m not positive; but think not far
from fifty miles
Hudson started and turned toward her
/ \ sudden revelation swept over him lie
had been entrapped Kidnapped. This
beautiful woman Of the mine had thyarted
his dream Of achieving a reputation. For
a moment b. regarded her with distruSt
anu anger bat the delicate pr'Nie and r'ch
''''r p eh'eA> ana eyes were h"t q IA,
turc to inspir, hatred The half averted
face was flushed, aud the ewes turnei per
,isteutly from him were releutleSslv gaz-
'nG aero>' valleys and mountain PEAKS.
since yoa have taken me away 80 lar
from the station wii! you he kInd enough
&" carry me back he sand, with an at
tempt ei severity
With an innocent expression and Voice
~he turned t" him and asked " hy, |
though, yoo wanted 10 go 6" my uneie
af" ""i We never seem 20 %'t
there, he ''ammered.
-. But We "ijl ~ time
They r"de along IN silence. The sun
mounted the heavens aud passed the noon
meridian. Nt'il the automobile tulled uP
the mouutltu roads Or rushed down through
valleys. lf was a machine built Tor rough
climbing bat 'he STRAIN pnt ~ that me'n-
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iig,ison le1led from the machine and
offered hl, services uicr the directions
ai ht, iair companion he seemed % take
alar' nearly a.l the machinery under the
ear an1 then Fui fhe wheels and gears
back asa'a 'n rlac" without making any
repair, or TeaaJ asi men's-
here o'l's'r &c "AI <" naw. Mss
Borden SAID. taking her position in the
ear whs" the dirty Joh wls finished. She
Touched ih' lever and the automobile
t'ted a1''h- easily
Thank yen So much. she murinered.
i, v'uld have eeca So awkwari to have
t,va igreed 20 walk twenty Eve miles.
"le~. very, Hudson resgonslcd absent
m'u,itily
tie was 'Eun1g en the time They had
lt7i twu h'ar, "a repairing the machine
l. would take we hour more to cover the
twenty five usllrs At their present speed.
That would make il ; d clock in the after
noon. Il was too late Too late for hi'
report
When they silently stopped before
handsome residence, perchei ou hill,
COMMANDING We" e the country and
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mouse, 'n view ,,,.,
nat Is ,'%'1"'.'r '"' 'nSWy''u ue-
muFelN '"en=h' y'a would f'''-
h!Le 'he H'tiNe>-
Then WIN q >h''e she ""iNAed tue auto
mobile away ana turned toward the Darn
where an ailendah' took u away from hef'
Richard Borden was away from nome
aud Hudson, with new disappointment
hanging heavily On MS shoulders "aiAeG
a'nraiiS u'"n % l"J fI'''oAu S'A''II -, a'iu .i
teie-r'phed last 10 ms company ne S'ii,
hoped there was ehanee. Il tue po'ru
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