The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13

WILL YOU PLEASE THANK HIM FOR MP"
true feminine finality. 81 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
Darlington, 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 fiat 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.
"Fasterw cried the girl impatiently.
"You can surely make better time than
thisr'
against the law" said the man curt
ly.
Every well, break the law. I'll pay
the fine if 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 herr
The car sprang forward. The girl
closed her eyes suddenly. She had
never ridden so fast.
"Accident?" Missed the mans voice
in her ear.
Eyes; she fell and cut herself l was
driving by in 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 l was much good-I turned so
faint. Then he wanted to drive back
to Darlington for some things, and-I
i was afraid to stay alone with her.
He wrote the list on 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.
1t seemed to the girl as if 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 unflinching. He did not apol-
ogize when he removed it's support.
They were turning into the village.
(Which street?" he demanded. And
she pointed to a white gabled cottage.
He was evidently well trained chauf-
feur of a multimillionaire bachelor.
He knew enough to keep his place and
not to take advantage of an awkward
situation.
The doctors wife followed her to the
car, talking volubly.
Nov, don't you stay around that
place, fretting your soul out, Miss Garlic
ton. The doctor will get some neigh
Dor to stay with her."
The car painted up the hill.
isn't this dreadful?" asked the girl
nervously. ooh, excuse me; l know
you are making good time, but it
seems as if we were crawling. That
woilan 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 If the mother died? The wom-
an is poor. You or some other rich
woman might adopt the child and give
1t 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
IT isn't the home; it's the love-" She
had forgotten that the man beside her