Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-10

20 harrington for some things. and-I
II was afraid 20 stay alone with her.
He wrote the list on paper. and
was Just starting with the poay cart
when heard your machine. The doe
tor says she has just one chance IN a
hundred You were the chance"
The car stopped at the top OF the hill.
Brace yourself" said the man curt.
ly. Then came the plunge downward
IL seemed TO the girl as IL the wheels
did not strike the ground as they
passed through space When they
reached the foot Of the hill she realized
suddenly that the chauffeur had been
holding her In the car with an arm
firm ana untiinching He did not apol-
oglze when he removed It's support.
They Were turning into the village.
Which street?'' he demanded. And
she pointed to u white gabied cottage.
He was evidently well trained chauf-
feur OF multimlllionaire bachelor.
He knew enough TO keep his place aud
not TO take advantage OF an awkward
situation.
The doctors wife followed her to the
car. talking volubly.
Now. don't you stay around that
place. fretting your soul out. Miss Carrie
ton. The doctor will get some neigh
Dor to stay with her"
The car painted up the hill.
Isn't this dreadfulT' asked the Girl
nervously. oh. excuse me; know
you arc making good time, but 1t
seems as II we Were crawling. That
woman has the dearest baby. She can
not die and leave the poor little thing
all alone"
Did you ever think. Miss Miss
Carleton" said the man. watching her
curiously, that the baby might be bet
ter off II the mother died? The wom-
an - poor. You or some other rich
woman might adopt the child and give
II u better home than the mother ever
could"
mo. you don't understand. SO many
men say such things because they do
not understand women ~ and babies.
] II isn't the home; It's the love" She
had forgotten that the man beside her
was servant. She was thinking only
| Of the baby that had coOed conhdingly
| In her arms while the doctor worked
over its mother. I've seen Il curled
in her arms. If she died. no arm would
encircle IL I'm just the same way. No,
you can't understand. because you are
man. But I've felt always that
! was cheated out OF something-sOme-
thing that every other girl knew had
I IA mother. There's a loneliness i
! can't just tell you what il is. Some
/ times IL comes I'm the dark when you
are alone and sometimes when you are
among other people ana see other girls
with their mothers. can't describe
my feeling. but / just felt as II l must
save the mother to that baby"
The man did not answer, but the ma
chine did. IL gave n despairing groan
> and shot up the incline I'm way that
would have made It's makers proud.
The touring car stood outside the
humble cottage until the girl came out
again. Her eyes shone like stars.
1--WE got here I'm time. She il alive.
I thank you very much. Is Mr.. Bene-
diet coming home todayT
The man nodded and put hand on
the lever.
"Will you please thank him for me?-
and / will do so in person when we
meet"
"Mr. Benedict. II you are very good
/ you may take Miss Carleton out TO din
ner," said his hostess. you know she
] has developed into naughty Berkshire
beauty"
Little Name Carleton?" he muir
INJURED.
Eyes; only since she is old Charley
Cartoons heiress they spell IL with
'y'-'Mayme.'
They crossed the room 60 where Miss
Carleton was chatting with her host.
She extended her hand cordially.
Il am glad To see Mr.. Benedict home
again. and especially glad to have this
early chance TO thank him for his tour
ing car. which borrowed so uncere-
moniously this afternoon"
And my chauffeur
At sound OF his voice Miss Carleton
looked around as IL for support, but
host and hostess had drifted away.
IL thought
"Of course" he said with a quizzical
laugh, lit has been five years since last
we met-and then there were the Cog
/ giles" He was looking at her hair. 81
think like IL best tied down with a
ven," he remarked irrelevantly
please send your carriage away and
let me take you home in my car" he
urged. She hesitated, then gave the
order, and they went back over the
Harrington road
I'VE broke the record right here" he
said gleefully as they slowly climbed
the hill. Then his voice turned serious.
Il like to break records-and yet here
/ I've wasted five years away from you.
wandering the world over never real
lied until this afternoon why IL was
that / was lonesome too. I've been
wanting Just yOu-and / didn't know
It,"
! And then the big car shot into the
dim shadows Of the narrow lane, and
not even the night birds and the stars