Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-06

WILL YOU PLEASE THANK HIM FOR ME?'
true feminine finality. Il will answer
to Mr.. Benedict for your disobeying or
ders. A woman is dying in that cot
tage. TO save her life the doctor must
have certain things from his office in
harrington, and you must take me for
them
Even before she finished the sen
tence he had thrown open the low
door, and she sprang up beside him.
AS she settled into her place the
mighty car swung round in a circle.
and they were off. She unfastened the
veil from her big fat hat tucked the
latter behind her and tied the tulle
over her hair, which refused, however,
TO be confined by such gentle measures.
The man saw all this from the tail Of
his eye despite the goggles.
The road stretched before them.
smooth and level as asphalt pavement.
No teams were in sight.
Faster cried the girl impatiently.
"You can surely make better time than
this"
Against the law" said the man curt
ly.
VERY well, break the law. I'll pay
the fine il you are arrested. oh, don't
you understand? I've never seen any
one die, and we've got to get back in
time TO save her"'
The car sprang forward. The girl
closed her eyes suddenly. She had
never ridden so fast.
"Accident?' Missed the mans voice
In her ear.
"Yes; she fell and cut herself. was
driving by m my pony cart when l
heard her groan. 1t was dreadful. l
had never seen blood before, you know.
Just then DR. Heron drove along. He
said something about an artery and
went TO making bandages. II don't
think | was much good-I turned 80
faint. Then he wanted to drive back
TO Darlington for some things, and
i was afraid to stay alone with her.
He wrote the list on a paper, and |
was just starting with the pony cart
when | heard your machine. The doc
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.
II seemed to the girl as II 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 and unfinching. He did not apol,
cgize when he removed its support
They were turning into the village.
(which street," he demanded. And
she pointed to a white gabled cottage
He was evidently a well trained chauf-
feur OF a multimillionaIre bachelor
He knew enough to keep his place and
not TO take advantage OF an awkward
aitration.
The doctors wife followed her to the
car, talking vOlubly.
Now, don't you stay around that
place, fretting your soul out, Miss Carle
ton. The doctor will get some neigh
Dor to stay with her"
The car painted up the hill.
isn't this dreadful?" asked the cir
nervousIy. "Oh. excuse me; | know
you are making good time, but !
seems as II we were crawling. Tim
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 hei
curiously, that the baby might be bet
ter off If the mother died? The won
an is poor You or some other ricf
woman might adopt the child and give
II better home than the mother evel
could"
NO, you don't understand SO many
men say such things because they dt
not understand women and babies
1t isn't the home; it's the love" Sh
had fnrpottep that the man beside he
was q servant She was thinking onl
sf the baby that had cooed confidingl
In her arms while the doctor wOrke
over its mother. I've seen ii curle
In her arms. If she died, no arm woul
encircle it in Just the same way. Nc
you can't understand, because you ar
a man. But 1--we felt always that
was cheated out of something-some
thing that every other girl | knew ha,
"A mother There's a loneliness -
can't Just tell you what it Is Some
times 1t comes in the dark when yo
are alone and sometimes when you ar
among other people and see other girl
with their mothers. l can't descrtb