The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-14

safely to town, what could he do?
And he must have known there would
be hue and cry raised after you"
'He reckoned on the scandal-on
my not facing It, mean" said Tarry.
"You are a very proud person,
Frank-supposing you had refused to
take me back"
The tears had made two clean run
nels down her cheeks. 1t was almost
impossible to recognize in her one OF
the daintiest little girls that ever
lived, and, inwardiy, vowed that if
ever bought an automobile, her
looks should not be sacrificed to
either reckless conceit or the manu-
facturer's advantage.
Frank" she said, "I've heard
women say it's heaven going at that
terrific speed-but it's Just hell, and
the wind tears the breath out of your
throat. It's mad, it's brutal, it's
wicked for men to build, and men to
drive, such things-just to cut one
another out"
I'm other things than speed" I
said. "Well, It was boldly planned,
and but for Toby might have sue
ceeded."
"Toby?" cried the girl, startled.
l took the wire out of my pocket
and gave 1t to her. She gasped as she
read 1t.
"Oh! the scoundrel!" she cried,
and clenched her fists.
"Tarry," 1 said, prepare for a
shock. Major Collingwood abducted
you, not because he loved you so
much as because he loved your money
more. am rich myself, so your for
tune is no serious drawback to you in
my eyes. But Collingwood spends all
his money on automobiles -and
wants more"
Tarry turned an indignant shoul-
der on me, and I put my arm around
it, and said in her ear:
$50 it was not wise of you to put
such a temptation in his way"
"Temptation?"
- or good form to be racing
about the country with one man
while engaged to another"
But all the women do tt"
"Yes-but then you see you are
the woman"
II was angry with you for goinl
away" she whispered, "and though
I'm not a motor-maniac-I'm afraid
to be-for once that mad fever go
into my veins. I'd never settle dowr
| -
having. In moderation, / like It
the incredible ease of movement, tn,
swallow-like sensation, the exhilara
tion; so you shall buy me a car, sir
but not racing one, when-when'
and she impudently pinched m,
chin instead of completing her sen
tence.
"Tarry," 1 said, don't you thinl
you look far nicer with all your fril
lies on, sewing under tree in you
garden, than as you do now?"
ut is all you men care for
Srills," she said. do you-do yo,
think he is dead? I'm afraid t.
lookl"
I started, the sheer inhumanity o
the thing, leaving him INTENDED yon
der while we laughed and talked to
gether, struck me with sudden force
and l turned hurriedly back, Tarr
following at distance.
At the bend of the road drew
deep breath of relief Collingwoo
was sitting In the hedge, his attitud
one of deepest detection as he gaze
at the mass of wreckage before him
"All's fair in love and war;" h
said, airly, as 1 came up; "you'v
won, and be hanged to you. There,
and he pointed to the smashed cal
goes a1200-and there" he pointe
to Tarry, "goes the only woman
ever wanted to marry"
"And there is 1he horse ths
brought me-" said. 'If give you
leg up can you ride to the neares
} doctor?" for l saw by the way hi
left arm hung at his side that it wa
broken.
He nodded and got up. Shake
: and grimed as he was-beaten, tot
in his mad enterprise-the old reel
less light still showed in his eyes a
: having mounted, he turned in tn
} saddle and looked at the motor.
"Pll send you these pieces" h
said, then looked at Tarry. "Of a
+, the little devils to run away with
he said, then was gone, while
, shouted after him to return the hori
l to Bob Fanshawe, to which he yelle
; back that he would.
3 For a moment we listened to thol
3 galloping, retreating hoofs, then
: said:
: "Tarry, there must be no more I
5 these accidents. When will you ma
ry me?"
: When you like!" 'isr0fh
4 Tomorrow"
20! yes-yes-only take me whei
D I can get some tea !"-The Bystande