Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-02-24


said Mrs. Fell.
fought to be back by now" growleo
Mr.. Fell, who prided himself on keeping
his children in order
At IL Tom had not arrived. MlioFeo
was feeling very nervous. JACK drove
up In an old four-wheeier, seeaoy
enough. but not pacey. He was feeilhs
very nervous also. The noise he made
was fairly unlike a motor car. put II
was music to her ear. the iadoer O.
rope was Of rope, but not much OF lad
der. Mildred was not seriously hurt-
The drive had two gates. AS they
| hurried under the shadows oil trees u
the one where the cab waited TOMS
| motor came snorting in at the other.
| On the way round to the stable he looked
I'D and stopped suddenly. MliureSs
window wide open and something dang
ling halfway down. He hurried in and
banged on his fathers door.
Hi! She's eloped"
"Hullo!. What's that? What's the
matter2"
.Milly! Eloped with that fellow! Get
up, Quick!"
In five seconds MI. Fell rushed out in
his dressing gown
. Cant argue; get in" said Tom. heaV-
ing him into the car.
They had been whirling along Tor some
n,nutes when the car slowed down with
a jerk
"Confound you." muttered Tom.
''Why don't you carry light?"
II was indeed a narrow shave. They
had almost run right into steady, re-
spectable four-wheeler which was jog
eing peacefully along in the same dlrec'
: tion in the middle of the road. "Ge'
out of the light" yelled Tom madiy' fo'
the driver did not seem to care mucl
about the horn. The engine pufred an(
snorted. impatient Of the delay. Cent?!
the old horse trotted to the side OF TN
road.
The road clear, the car leaped torWar'
and the pursuit began again with re
doubled fury.
. Mildred and Jack sat in the cab an
m breathed again.
N 81 was so frightened" she said;
e. thought it might be papa"
:" $50 did l." said Jack, ''but it was OIL
:. an old lady in a light cloak. we mus
-. not be frightened at every motor ca
m that passes US"
The rest of the story took up sret
-. deal of space in the local paper:
m "a case of considerable interest in 81
ID .;etv circles and surrounded by man
elements of mystery came before II
IN magistrates sitting in petty sessions
Carsham on Friday morning last.
~The prisoners we're all accommodate
Isl with standing room in the dock Nv
? men. who gave their names as Willie
and Thomas Fell and declared tneI
' selves to be father and son, were chars
.... with assaulting his grace the duke
pm somersea Of Somersea castle, Sure
pm and Miss Mamie Fitzclare OF Londo
ON described as an actress, and with cat
pm ing malicious and wilful injury to
pm motor car belonging to his grace t
nm duke.
pm 1.-THE prisoner. William Fell, went in
...- the box and was sworn. He depos
pm pm that he thought the car in front &C
ON tanned a man running away with
daughter. Oaughter.) That he N
admitted that that was not the ca
At this 1uncture the prisoner create
'' diversion by pointing excitedly tc
, 90 young man at the back OF the court a
shouting: There he is; that man
run away with my daughter!
ITO the establishment Of the VIII
court the young man then came
ward to the witness box and inquired
the prisoner whether that was b
gain. The prisoner, being in state
collapse, said it was.
1.-THE young Ean thereupon depos
That his name was John Wantwol
That he was the son-in-law Of the p
oner. William Fell. (Sensation.) T
.ak. the prisoner Fell was Of sound mind
and highly respectable. That he (witne
Wig. had. as a matter of fact, gone for d.
aims with the prisoners daughter and
at given reason to suspect an elopem
~, 40 That the collision of the motor cars
Old a pure accident. (Sensation.)
,hjo After this evidence the chairman
No that he had no option but to dischs
III the prisoners with profound a
- ogy. The prisoners were dischar
Il,px The result was greeted with applaus
WI court. An interview with the PAL
e will be found on page OF this issue