The Washington times., 1905-04-23

placed II there with her own hands
When Billy came home about o'clock
that evening he did not find Madame
von Breunen's note, because. going nm To
his room, where the gas was burning
low, ne dropped a pair of gloves on ton
of the small envelope. The gloves COM
pleteiy hid 1T, and all the time le aress-
ed for dinner the note lay within a fev
inches Of him ard he never saw If He
had no further use for those part5c,fia.
gloves that night, conservative he fasd
not move them when he went down
stairs, nor did he when he came TO haa
few hours later
AT breakfast next morning Marjorie
was full of excitement over the proposed
run to Baltimore in the automob,le
Well leave the chauffeur behind and
AXE you. Billy" she said amicablv
But Billy declined, saying that ne had
an engagement with Madame yon Rreu-
men which he could not break. Wberaa+
Miss Marjorie tilted her head in tbe a;r
and said -'Oh, very WELL and won1d
not listen to Bil1y's assertions that be
would gladly give any amount to go with
her to Baltimore.
After he had seen them off Billy ran
: up stairs to get the gloves ne remem-
bered leaving in his room the night he
| fore, and found Madame Won Breunen,s
| Eote. Surprising it to DE in reference to
their engagement for that morning he
/, opened il leisurely. But he lad not
read the first line before he saw that IT
was of vital Importance and he had
/ hardly finished the last before he was
hurrying down stairs three s.eps at a
| time. He dashed out into the street hop
ing that the machine had stopped some
where near, but it was nowhere in sight.
| Billy was not of the kind who stop to
rage when it is time to act, so he seized
! a hat and coat and slammed the door In
| the face of the astonished nousekeeper
as she came to ask if he wanted any
thing. AS fast as he could he ran down
Connecticut avenue to the nearest gar
age-the garage where the Senator
stabbed his machine Billy knew the
man who kept it and IN a minute he
had explained that he wanted the fast
est car in the shop. But it took nearly
ten minutes to get the gasolefie In the
tank-BiIly was afraid 10 start without
a good supply-and generally get the car
lin shape for a long run. While he
waited he took out every part Of the
furnishings of the machine which were
not absolutely necessary. After what
he felt was an interminable delay all
was ready and he jumped into the
chauffer's seat.
Take a man? No." he shouted as he
turned on the power. Billy was trav-
cling light this trip
He'll be arrested before he's clear OF
the city limits was the comment OF
the garage keeper as he watched Billy
disappear in the distance at a pace that
las he put it afterward-lSnoehed the
speed limits higher than kite
Billy knew exactly the route the Sen
L ator would follow for he traced 1t on
the road map of Maryland, with Mar
iorie, the night before. So there was
little danger of his missing them. pro-
vi1ing he could make UP the half hour
start they had Of him. So he Whizzeo
! around a corner narrowly missing horse
| and wagon, a policeman called after MN,
l but he paid no more attention lnat II
| the hluecoated officer of the law naa
| been a wooden cigar-store Indian. -Four
l blocks more and the machine was De-
4 ginning TO warm up to its work Pedes-
| Trisns were skurrying out OF lis way,
land watching angrily as It passed OUT
az sight. A bicycle policeman jumped on
bfs Medals hard, and started IN pur-
: euft He gave it up after two biocAs'
: boxvaver for he could no more hafe
reached Billy Hale in his machine tnan
' he could have flown 10 the moon.
Out of the city at last, Billy croucnea
d lower and lower in his seat as ne speo
;. on Trees and telegraph poles new Dy
n with startling rapidity. There was no
7 hesitancy on Billy's part He took mus
e at breakneck speed, passed wagons at q
d mace that made the horses rear, ous
s was gone before they had tiiiie 10 %
n really frightened, leaving the iarnieis
o shaking their whips after him IN neip-
l. less rage. 1t was a glorious norniiis'
e bright and clear as a Wnistie' po'
d priv had no thought for the weather.
It only for the painting machine. ms eyes
k were glued to the road In Iroill u iiiii-'
: for th,s slightest mishap mlgnl hieah .
e tn. death of the girl he loVeo' Cu -.
e he make it? He saw the Ifesh AaCn
e of a motor car on the roao' anu ie-'
r. s,,re that he was on the nghl rooIe'
n Eagerly he looked over each dip III LIE
s road TO see if there was another Haa'
II chine at the bottom OF the NIL
IT Ten miles. twenty miles slipped away
e IN aln,ost no time He was forcing th'
II machine all he knew. suddenly Nv
rounded turn and almost lost ms 9Th
T on the steering gear. He saw not NOR or
L than a mile ahead another au'o Ca
. But he bent to his work again. Ior
stern chase is always a long chase
: Occasionally the machine ahead OF mn
e would disappear around curve OF DC
is hind q. hill. but bit by bit Billy crept up
e He could see quite plainly now that
p was the Senator's car, and stranger.
< enough Marjorie had seen him. ana
is thinking that it was race, urged IN
:, senator's chauffeur TO drive the ca
u faster Billy understood and trleo l
= shou1 20 them TO stop. and called MIN
self a fool, knowing that MS Foic
conld not have carried half the ols
lance At length only scant hunore'
Y wards interviewed between the machlnes
e and Billy lifted up his voice AGAIN I'M
r time the Senator heard, and babe 'ess'
= slow I'D much TO Marjorie's chasfis'
N in q few seco1,s Billy was alohssius
IT without a word of greeting he Juiipos
lie from his car, and ran 10 the other-
d ..Get out of that quick!' There was n,