Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-08
RESCUED REALM OF 8. scRUGes'

brought his automobile to shivering
halt. Having reached the age of ten
wars and being the son of wealthy
rarents he rode in machine that
q, first blush looked like a red ex-
n,ess wagon. The front of it had a
bood barred with grinning yellow
and the wheels were turned by pedals.
The power was two foot pounds a
minute, and by the time S. Scruggs
had travelled six miles of hard pave
ment he was tired enough to find
rark bench as comfortable as is a
nest of soft silk cushions to beyy
of girls back from a matinee.
He rested for few minutes and
then decided that he would go home.
He rose, bestowed himself in his
automobile and pressed the pedals.
1t seemed as though Samuel were
treading onair, so lightly and so swift
l. did the contrivance run. Yet as
he looked down he was certain that
there was beneath him a smooth ami
level road. High walls OF spa dried
brick surrounded him, the trees Of
the Mall became shadows and dsap-
peared and he was speeding under
the bluest Sky he had ever seen. The
way was white as the sands, and far
below was stretch of sea, On which
were ships with sails Of red and yell
low. Along the highway trundled tha
Scruggs automobile, with its head
shining in the sunlight, until It came
to great gate studded with nails
of bronze. From the WalIs high above
sounded trumpet, with note more
loud than vas ever forced from
sixteen horse power bulb.
Back from the hinges of triple
brass swung the doors and a guard
in armcr came forward, bowed and
asked how it Jared with Ahonk.
"Don't know him. was the reply of
truthful Samuel.
'Ahonk the Pirate? For surely you
have passed him on the kings high
way" said the guard, making low
obeisance and dropping his spear of
cedar. ''You shall attend the Council
of a Hundred
Before Scruggs, late of Central
park, realized it he was in the pres
ence of group Of elderly men who
wore silk robes and breastplates plen
tifully studded with rubes.
"What's the make?" asked the coun-
ell eagerly with one voice.
Nothing" answered the boy.
"What's your name?" asked the
statesmen.
"Scruggs."
"scruggs' model commented the
head scribe.
"Let him go forth and spy upon
Garage the Greedy. who abides by the
gate" cried the Council with one ac-
cord
1t came to pass then that S.
Scruggs, little by little, learned OF
the strange plight Of the city over
which Hiram, the king OF Tyre, was
ruler All had gone we'll within the
walls until there had come an adven-
turer named Ahonk the Pirate who
rode in a four wheeled chariot with
out horses He said he could teach
new sport to the jaded king, and
il so happened that the ruler in an
evil hour bought the horseless char
lot and retained Ahonl1 the Pirate as
charioteer.
"Alas." cried he, in dismay. us
there no artificer in your realm. y
King, no cunning smith who may
repair the machine, which is broken
now in its most important parts?,,
Now there was in all Tyre no sucn
q skillful man with tools as Garage
the Greedy, whose shop was by the
gate. So to him was taken the
broken chariot. and at an expense OF
a talent of gold it was duly repaired
A talent is about $1,000 when spoken
rapidly in the language of the United
States.
The royal treasurer carted over
talents to the door of the Garage
every week after that, for many were
the mishaps which befell the horse
less chariot in which Ahonk the Pl-
rate had debated Tyre. 1t CHANGED.
too that no matter how we'll guarded
was that conveyance the wicked and
the unruly stole sections OF it over
night. At least such was the Word
Of Abonk the Pirate who awoke
every day to tell of the loss OF safety
valves and governors, sparkling de-
Vices and monkey wrenches, TO say
nothing of horns, lamps and wires.
Sometimes these things were not
bod l.