The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-27

| an ttubo Sbhlc SNtHIhdR uuu come uONl
here TO see me? The old folks will
make yon 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 a
bully time"
Young Henderson was still living
| with his parents ut 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 ut the end
of the run was a handsome girl as
they knew by photograph they had
seen.
1t was rare chance to get out of
town and do a lot of other things be-
sides, and on a certain Saturday morn
ing of a certain Ilee 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 lie had placed them in charge.
The destination was thirty miles
from Brooklyn. but at Il steady jog this
might have been covered by noon had
not something happened to prevent
AS they were passing through la
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 off at a fast clip
by George, but did you ever see
anything to compare with herF' gasped
young Weaver, who was noted rs mn
questionable
"Handsomest girl l ever SAVE was
the reply
Did You notice that look she threw
at me?"
1T was meant for me-"
you 20 on! Say, Id give an | ex- |
pect to get from my grandmother's cs-
tate to know that girl What eyes,
What hair! As her eyes looked into T
mine for an instant r.
she was looking into mine. and there
was rogush, defiant Look in them as
if she dared us to follow her.
BY George. but come 10 think Of It,
we ought TO follow her anyhow. No
woman has any business driving a ma
chine. Suppose a tire comes off or
anything breaks. She may meet a
train at crossing. run into ditch or
have something else happen If we
are 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
shes surely flirting with me- CUR.
yled young Weaver as he clasped his
hands
You dolt" replied young KnowltOn
She doesn't know that you are on
,arth. Isn't she skimming along pretty
'ast?"
Seems to me she's let out link.
This IL faster than we ever drove he
ore. but we've got to take chances or
ose that girl"
The girl in the runabout had several
IDEAS on the subject in hand. one was
hat the two young men behind her
we're new TO the sport. Another was
hat they had left the direct road in
rider to follow her. The third was that
he would be revenged on them She
attled along mt high speed for
nile and could see without turning her
ead too much that the big machine
vas wabbliug badly and being driven
" a trembling hand. On coming T.
where the highway separated to unite
quarter of a mile farther on. she
hose the toughest way. The light
weight ruDabout seemed 10 sail over
he humps and ruts and washouts.
'hile the larger machine had to slow
own aud bump its way along.
IF we lose her I'll commit suicide"
aid young Weaver as he hung on for I
ear life and grew paler every minute. :
Don't you fear that | will lose her" ;
rimly replied Knowlton. This IS Z
lther bumpy but III stand ten miles
it for another look from those blue
yes" {
Her black eyes, YOU mean"
Il mean blue. II ever take YOU out :
TO the country again may be hang
l." q
Ditto. Because handsome girl ]
kes il into her head 10 tirt with me a .
t. i
But the rest was lost in the humping. y
hc girl could have dropped them on :
at bit Of road but she made no Of. i
nj. When they debouched into the :
ain road she was in sight aud jogging , !
ong at an easy pace She had led ! .
en- seven or eight miles ont ~ their
1d before they realized IT, Each was
ishng the other would throw out a q.
Mt about abandoning the chase when 81.
@ runabout turned into n highway / n
at was not macadamized II was =,
avy with sand. and the auto groaned 3,
ID complained az Il made the steep II
Us. f.
IF she wasn't the best booking girl I n
or saw began KnowltoR Il
If she hadn't dared us - follow r.
r. replied Weaver. n
Then there was ~cream ahea-l Il T..
EN-. ard 4 tire was seen 60 leave one ~