Evening journal., 1906-09-08
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By C. II. SUTcLIFFE
Copyright, 1905. by c. H. sutclire

Henderson to young Weaver and I
Knowlton OF Columbia college. 'hire |
an auto some Saturday and come down
here to see me? The old folks VIII
make you welcome. and my sister An
nette, Of whom you have heard me
speak. is home now. Arrange to stay
over Sunday with us. Wen have
bully time"
Young Henderson was still living
with his parents at their country house
on Long Island and had been chummy
with the two men during his days IN
college The invitation was alluring.
Each Of the sophs had taken lessons In
running an auto. the Long Island roads
were known to be good. and at the end
Of the run was n handsome girl. as
they knew by a photograph they had
seen.
1t was a rare chance to get out OF
town and do lot OF other things be-
sides, and on a certain Saturday morn
ing Of a certain June an auto might
have been seen speeding two rather
hilarious young men up the island
roads. The garage man had been par
ticular when they went to hire the ma
chine. They confessed to being timid
about speed. but felt perfectly conf
dent on all other points, and after dis
playing their knowledge In a practical
way he had placed them In charge.
The destination was thirty miles
from Brooklyn, but at a steady Jog this
might have been covered by noon had
not something happened to prevent.
AS they were passing through ia
maica, the journey only just begun, a
handsome young lady emerged from a
house, stepped into steam runabout
and, acting as her own chauffeur,
started OF at fast clip.
'By George, but did you ever see
anything to compare with herr" gasped
young Weaver, who was noted as Inn
pressionable.
"Handsomest girl ever saw" was
the reply.
did you notice that look she threw
at meT
1T was meant for me-
you go onl Say. I'd give all ex-
pect to get from my grandmother's es-
tate to know that girl. What eyesi
What hairl AS her eyes looked into
mine for an instant r.
"She was looking into mine, and there
was a rogulsh, defiant look in them as
II she dared us to follow her"
by George. but come to think Of It,
we ought to follow her anyhow. No
woman has any business driving a ma
chine. Suppose a tire comes or or
anything breaks. She may meet a
train at a crossing, run into a ditch or
have something else happen. II we
J are on hand we can assist
More speed was put on to decrease
the distance and the young lady looked
back as she heard the chugglng Of the
q big machine.
She's surely flirting with mer CUR
gled young Weaver as he clasped his
e hands.
5 "You doltl" replied young Knowlton.
"She doesn't know that you are on
earth. Isn't she skimming along pretty
! fast"
= "Seems to me she's let out a link.
This is faster than we ever drove be-
E fore, but we've got to take chances OF
] lose that girl"
The girl In the runabout had several
Ideas on the subject in hand. One was
that the two young men behind her
were new to the sport. Another was
that they had left the direct road In
order to follow her The third was that
= she would be revenged on them. She
ratified along at a high speed for a
mile and could see without turning her
head too much that the big machine
was wabbling badly and being driven
by a trembling hand. On coming to
where the highway separated to unite
a quarter of a mile farther on, she
chose the roughest way. The light
weight runabout seemed to sail over
the humps and ruts and washouts
while the larger machine had TO slow
down and bump its way along.
IF we lose her III commit suicide, y
said young Weaver as he hung on for
dear life and grew paler every minute
Don't you fear that win lose her u
grimly replied Knowlton. "This is
rather bumpy, but I'll stand ten miles
Of 1t for another look from those blue
, eyes"
Her black eyes, you mean"
81 mean blue. If 1 ever take you out
into the country again may be hang
y ed"
- Ditto. Because a handsome girl
l. takes it into her head to flirt with me q
s Bit
D But the rest was lost in the humping
J. The girl could have dropped them OF
n that bit Of road, but she made no ef
c fort. When they debouched into the
s main road she was in sight and jogging
II along at an easy pace. She had LED
+ them seven or eight miles out OF then
s road before they realized it. Each was
IS wishing the other would throw out &
: hint about abandoning the chase wher
the runabout turned into a highway
that was not macadamized Il was
heavy with sand, and the auto groanet
and complained as it made the steel
, hills.
l. IF she wasn't the best looking girl
/ ever saw began Knowlton.
l. "1f she hadn't dared US to follow
l. her. replied Weaver.
" Then there was a scream ahead o
y them, and tire was seen to leave on
! of the wheels Of the runabout and tn,