Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-04

his way about with the aid Of an
occasional match. and trying sew.
leral doors, which he burst open
with more or less diflicrlty, only
to find that she was not within.
Vainly the girl at that moment
longed for that five-chambcred
weapon which puts the weak on
equal footing with the strong >
she even remembered that Rob
crt had often besought her to in
dulge in target practice, burt
that. unlike some girls, she had
no inherent fear of weapons, yet
had neglected to act on his adj
vice. Roberts advice, she now
thought, was always for the
best!
The girl believed the three'
minutes must he almost up, but
she knew well that no horse
could make the distance in the
given time, though it was down
grade all tile way How was it
then that Robert intended to-
come? Was it possible, she won
dered, with quick inspiration.
that Roberts Tong expected
touring car had been delivered"
He had learned to chauffeur the
previous summer, while visiting
his cousin in the city, so She
thought it was not unlikely that
the automobile had arrived and
that Robert was on his way in
it to render her aid. The thought
lent her fresh courage.
The country girl is almost in
variably a clever guesser, and
Helen had hit upOn the true So
luton of how Robert Heulin ex-
pected to reach the Spalter farm
in three minutes. Even as she
heard the intruder coming to-
ward her door; cursing as he
stumbled over misplaced foot
stool, there was a grind of
wheels on gravel, and he uttered
an exclamation of dismay.
When the tramp had got
downstairs. Helen's courage was
still further revived and, fearful
that her rescuer might be in
jured in an encounter with him,
she ran to- front window in
time to- see Robert spring from
the automobile.
~Where is hep" he cried.
"ArOHnd' that way" she called
out, pointing to the side of the
house opposite to that which the
tramp had entered She reck-
oned on his going as he had
come, and in that case Robert
would be in no danger. And so
it happened that the ruffianlv
intruder escaped into the near
by woods scOt-free.
To Robert Heulin the ride to
the girls aid had seemed hours
Through the night the heavy car
had torn it's. way, the mud
splashing many feet to- either
side; the wayside elms and the
quarter mile of Lombardy pop
lars had loomed up for brief
moment, then had dropped be-
hind. The mill bridge with shak
ing timbers, and the -Four Forks
had shot by, till ahead Of him
there had lain only the straight
road, wavery and white in the
glare of the head lamps, and at
its end the Spalter farm house
and the girl he loyed-her life
in danger.
OF course Helen opened the
door and thanked Robert for his
timely assistance.
81 sent for youv' she limited.
He thought her remark iron
zeal.
EYES," he responded, "but ]
will go as soon as your folks re-
turn. You see, would not take
advantage of your sending for
me in that way"
"Why," she responded, with
apparent innocence, and he
never knew how much she then
humbled her pride before the
man she loved so well, 81 was
thinking of telephOning for you
anyway
There are circumstances UNI
der which the only possible re-
ply to such an explanation is a
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