The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-12-25


an auto some Saturday and come down
here. to sec me? The old folks will
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 We'll have
bully time"
No1ng Henderson was still living
with is parents at their country house
on Long Island and had been chummy
It'll the two men during his days in
college. The invitation was alIuring.
Each of the sophs had taken lessons in
running an auto, the Long Island roads
were known to be good and at the end
the run was handsome girl, as
t.ey knew by photograph they had
seen.
1t was rare chance to get out of
town and do lot of other things be-
sides. and ON certain Saturday morn
ing eff q certain June an auto might
have been seen speeding two rather
hilarious young men up the island
roads. Tie 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 q practical
way he had placed them in charge
The destination was thirty miles
from Brooklyn, but at q steady jog this
might have been covered by noon had
nj something happened TO prevent.
IS they were passing through ia
..,.-ea, the journey only just begun, "A
hrsdsome young lady emerged from a
n9..3e. stepped into steam runabout
and. acting as her own chauffeur,
started off at fast clip.
"By George, but did you ever see
) anything to compare with her:'' gasped
young Weaver, who was noted rs inn
I pressionable
"IIandsomest girl ever saw was
the reply.
did you notice that look she threw
at me-"
ut was meant for me'
"You go on! Say. I'd give al ex-
pect to get from my grandmother's es-
tate to know that girl. What eyes.
What hair! As her eyes looked into
mine for an instant r.
"She was looking into mine. and there
was a roguish, defiant look in them as
If 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 ma
chine. Suppose a tire comes off or
anything breaks. She may meet a
train 7at a crossing, run into a ditch, OF
have something else happen. If we
arc on hand we can assist
More speed was put on 10 decrease
the distance and the young lady looked
back as she heard the chugging of the
big machine.
~'Shc's surely flirting with met CUR
gled young Weaver as lie clasped his
hands.
"You~ doltr' replied young Knowlton
'She doesn't know that you are o.
earth. Isn't she Swimming along pretty
fast:"
Seems to me she's let out Il link
This is faster than we ever drove be
fore, but we've got TO take chances OF
lose that girl
The girl in the runabout had severa
IDEAS on the subject in hand. One wa:
that the two young men behind hel
were new to the sport. Another wa.
that they had left the direct road il
order to follow her. The third was tina
she would be reyenged on them. Sh,
ratified along at u high speed for {
mile and could see without turning he
head too much that the big machine
was wabhling badly and being driver
by n trembling hand. On coming L
where the highway separated to unit
quarter of mile further on. SIT
chose the toughest way. The light
weight runabout seemed to sail ove
the humps and ruts aud washouts
while the larger machine had to SLOW
down and bump its way along.
IF we lose her Ill commit suicide.
said Young Weaver as he hing on 70
dear life and grew paler every minute
Don't you fear that Will lose her
grimly replied Knowlton This /
idliieI DufHlS, Dul ii s,tsttlu III 1-,.iS
Of it for another look from those hin
eyes"
.Her black eyes, you mean.
Il mean blue. If ever take you on
into the country again may be hang
ed"
Ditto. Because Il handsome gin
takes it into her head TO tiirt with me
Bit
But the rest was lost in the humping
The girl could have dropped them o.
that bit of road, but she made no ei
fort When they debouched into til
main road she was in sight and joggin
along at an easy pace. She had le
them seven or eight miles out Of thei
road before they realized. ii. Each wa
wishing the other wonId throw out
hint about abandoning the chase whe
the runahout turned into A highwa
that was not macadamized 1t wa
heavy with sand, and the auto groane
and cOnf,lainp1 "a II made flle cfaa