Middletown transcript., 1906-08-25

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sas Ull Ill Mt q hurry our
iaslisr' u never think of Piskins He's 4
paFsoas III 4 small Wss but marriage ii
j marriage
doei nneoapled tIse Fasse# Hen eat III
and sat down ii slie EfdlIt seat with Ill
expression of ill., ifaes midday between
sheepisIlnass and iIellg
IEarkl said Miss tieften ii tlias
4 machine ! healg Oh. hurry. HARRY
moment later green touring 10.
propelled W square iaweJ wliite rnna-
daeaied man, appeared II | ~ ttsp 81 the
hit
1t ii htlseft lis 700 late.
Youcaa do III said joel rxeiteliv
L Il show yan tile way. Let lser 10. By
tAnndsr and Marsa tIae aid man can't
git ser II yests kepp cool This Hooks
like the fastest machine. 4
The automobile shot forward 81 sud.
denly that joel fell back III lsis seat. .
After that he gfipped tile arm.
j We're gaining on them, said Grace,
her eyes on her father WHO gfillliy kept
his hand on tile Iesersof tie machine and
with set month rode like fate.
A mile was made OF terrific speed.
Farmers In the fields aud here and there
a housewife saw the two automobiles fly.
past, Joel, in tile foremost one, Looking
asif lie enjoyed Tie swift motion, and
the man III the rear one looking like
nothing but Nemesis.
Lean beat him on level but. Ill have
to slow up on the descent. Ny brakes
been acting out Of kiIter on hills, said
Baconas they approached the place where
they were TO leave The high road aud
drop into lie Swamp Hollow
He won't catch yer, said Joel. And iiel
spoke as If he knew what lie was talking
about. I'm seeiil' this thing through. now
and you'll git married, all right Your
father is jnst about exceediir the speed
limit and amt a-goin to stand it much
longer.
When they dropped over tile brow OF
the hill Bacon Immediately applied the
brakes A marriage was a marriage but
he could not risk the life of his bride to-
be.
Old Atherton, however, had only, one
thought: to oysrtake his daughter, no
matter what happened.
Hes gaining. on us, Harry
By Godfrey! you're go'n' too fast, old
man. I'm seiestnAn and justice Of tile
peace and you We got to stop it Joel rose
in his seat and flashed an open palm on
the pursaing father. who paid absolutely.
no attention to it.
You won't eli? Well, miss fire some
times but not when know the conrse Of
a thing. Joel pulled out thesreyolver and
fired.
There was second noise as Of an ex-
plosioa, and the right fore wheel of the
machine of the hot headed parent fat
tened down in the dust
Atherton comiauea to move through
the air, and brought. up in the lower
limb OF maple tree, where he was
wedged helpless, yet not stunned.
Grace screamed; but when her father
opened his mouth and began TO talk yig-
orous Englislr she was reassrHed.
We must get fam down. In, afraid
he's hurt, said she
Bacon chuciaed Grace, dent yon
know when you re being helped by Provi-
dence? Your fathers safe. When you
are my wife the first thing I'll help yous
dosis to get him down.
He must understand, said Joel, that
We don't allow autos to make railroads. OF
oar highways. There's Abiel now, COM
iu' ont OF his front door. The machine
plunged forward like belated mail train.
Ginger and SIENNA but THIS is like fyinI
II twarIl't 80 expensive buy one Of the
pesky things myself. Iii, Ahiel! Got
inb for yer.