The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-14

feet resting upon the lnsehsibie major 5
chest, hts foTepsws gripping the back
OF Lady Tibhies seat. Bhssfuily un-
conscious Of her new passenger, Lady
Tibbie erouehed over the guiding wheel.
every atom Of her attention absorbed
in the task OF directing her machine
for the road was very steep. and IL had
not been constructed for the use OF
q motor car The tiger had, without
doubt, originally intended 20 storm the
citadel 81 once. But consider his Eensa-
lions In the first place, the figure AT
the wheel paid no attention to his
presence. It's attitude, moreover, 50 still
end rigid, probably- conveyed 10 him
the impression OF some curious mechan-
teal eontrivanee. Then, again, he had
never ridden in motor car before, and
never in his life, abie-bNdie brute
though he was, had he been able 20 ne
sotiats a speed 50 wild and thrilling. The
wind whistled through his whiskeTs; Il
smote his undefend4d face and made
his eyelids blink and CULVER to the
point OF positive discomfort Yet on
the whole he rather liked his strange
adventure. IL was a noble thing to rush
across the world like that. outstripping
the very birds.
II IS just possible uL- CouEeNt AAlrN ~
did not like Il at all: that he vas ut
tArly disconnected, amazed, terrified;
even appalled, IT does not matter,
however. in the least. The effect was
the important thing And, not TO be
tedious. the Bula tiger stared straight
before him through gTinning, half
shut lids. his limbs and frame as stil
as II a potent spell had been east over
him If he had known more OF motor
cars. he would quickly have chosen
for himself a safer attitude For
straight before them lay an angle Of
the road Lady TibbIe prepared for
this by slaeksning the speed. but she
did not warn the tiger, for obvious
reasons. The result was that the huge
cat lost his balance on the turn, and
in struggling TO regain II, he almost
fell from the car. Next moment. with
a low but savage snarl, he started up
again, scrambled over the division,
and slithered down upon the seat be-
side Lady Fibbie. Lady Tibbie heard
his exclamation. but mistook its cause.
TRY and bear it for just little while.
dear major" she shouted. "I'n soon
have you at your quaTters!' Then
she TANNED the lever hard down. The
car was a 40-heTsepower Panhard. The
result may be imagined. True IL was
that the Second Hill had already been
left behind but the road stl sioped
downward In ten seconds fifty miles
an hour was the order of the route.
And the Bula tiger. once more divert
ed from his predatory instincts, on
this occasion by gale that made him
gasp for breath, sat back IN his
roomy corner and gave himself up 70
earnest thought. Lady Tibbie. gazing
far across the plain. saw Benallabad-
and something else. The something
else was a thin glinting line. that
shifted constantly In flashing spasms.
The regiment at drillr' she guessed
and thought OF Billy. A few minutes
later the tiny columns began 70 wear
the appearance of men, rather than
thin lines Of tin soldiers. Between
them and her the road now stretched
across the level plain, a taut, IN
broken. sepia-colored ribahd. She de-
termined to risk a glance st the
major. Had he tainted again. she
wondered. She had been almost glad
70 hear him groan. Carefully holding
the wheel she turned her head and
saw the tiger The tiger did not re-
mark the attention. He was staring