The Washington times., 1903-12-13
THE TRUE STORY OF THE GHOST RACE FREDERCK Fem

sixty. if you Ike: but mind my neck
and remember you are an engaged
man"
That's just what am remembering"
said Carrick grimly. and I'm going to
let her rip"
Neck and neck. without a word. the
car and the dogcart few along the de-
serted road Neither gained an inch If
the mad driver got another ounce out
OF his maddened beast Carrick grinnly
brought the machine level. and his
cousin. vaguely conscious that he was
participating In some tragedy which he
did not understand, kept his eyes glued
to their strange rival
Il never saw a beast that could go
over the ground like that BEFORE" he
hazarded at length.
You never will again." said Carrick
II know SIT Tight" They swerved
inland
Now. one characteristic OF this road
which will give it away TO those WHO
know il is that shortly after Il goes
inland 1t makes a drive through an
abrupt hill in the form of a tunnel
very narrow. with oozing walls and
couple of feeble lights. the bottom damp.
greasy, chalky mud. Nervous cyclists
and cautious drivers usually dismounted
and CROPPED through it when night was
spread over the land. 1t was uncanny
in the daytime. 1t was nerve destroying
at night. Now. though. there was no
hesitation The entrance doomed ahead
one moment, shadowing the road, the
opening at the other end barely dis
cernible in the gloom, and then at
the speed of a fast train both drivers
hurled themselves into it with a crast,
and In another instant burst out in,
the afr. The horrid reverberations OF
the tunnel gone. they were racing be-
yond under the stars.
! BY jove. Rick. you have the nerveT'
/ said the younger man.
| Neither spoke for a minute, and then
Carrick cursed audibly. Something's
gone wrong. we shall have to stop"
IT'S the sparkling plug; I'll soon have
/ 1t right. 1t served me that way this
morning"
As the machine s,ackened his rival
gave glance Of triumph and was
speedily out Of sight
Five minutes delay and they ran out
: into the middle OF the road once more
! aHl proceeded at a more even pace. The
70 csnS spirit was gone cut of Carrick,
but he looked even mere grim than be-
fore.
That lunatic seemed to know you.
Rick"
Yes. he knew me-"
"A rival?"
II don't know"
A quarter of an hour later thev ran
quietly into the yard OF the old-fash.
Toned farmhouse which sheltered Judy
Dennis
Michel T,,-,,,fs 49, - - ~-.,
man. He did the honors of his house
with dignity and charm. and he took to
the young sailor.
You tell me you want to marry Judy
/ That's for Judy to say" he said over a
pipe and whisky MY girl marries
whom she pleases. Oh, yes, 1 know all
about you. Judy and I don't KEEP
secrets. And now, perhaps, you'd best
be asking her how you stand. There's
been many willing 10 marry Judy Den
mis- in a year. Yo. can find her. dare
say. while 1 tax to Mr.. Gilbert"
Carrick found Judy quickly. Instinct
prompted him TO go across the fields to
the place where he left her year be-
fore. She was leaning on the gate. her
dark hair tumbled in the wind. and it
might have been fancy. but he thought
she was watching dogcart which
showed for an instant against the
horizon.
i've come f,,r my wife, Judy"
She turned WIN a little CRY Of JOY and
gave him her hands. 'Oh, it's been a
long year"
"Cryingi This time. tOo?''
eIt's nothing. I'm not going TO cry
any more.
II wonder ,ehy I love your the girl
said as they strolled back. You've
never made love to me. You've been
rather horrid 10 me, really You just
took me and bullied ,ne-told me what &c
do and kissed me, and I supposed
rather liked il. I know it never Oc
Cured TO me not to wait for you
know it made me proud to wait. but why
did / do it-why? Because you haven't
made love to me at all; you haven'i
even told me that you love me-"
There's s plenty OF time" said Carrick
Il wanted to make sure of you. Nov