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

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you by now" he said, though, of
course, they can't so the pace all the
way they did here. His extraordin-
ary nerve and skill will enable him to
negotiate awkward corners, but you
must hear of him as you go along.
Still, bar his having a smash, don't
see how you can possibly come up
with him."
'I mean to try" l said, waving my
hand to Elsa, who maliciously MUIR
INJURED:
They'll have feet steeds that fol-
low, quoth young Lochinvar," as 1
departed.
There was no difficulty in finding
out which way Major Collingwood
had gone. The road had deserted
appearance - here and there carts
were drawn up beside it. saw
white faced, trembling people into
whom the very fear of God had been
put as he leaped upon them, as it
were from the ends of the earth, and,
used as they were to motors. they
had never seen anything to go the
pace this one did. In the villages
where he had slowed down the wom-
en- told me that the lady had seemed
"afeared," and several times had
tried to jump out, but the gentleman
had only laughed and held her fast,
and said that his wife was nervous"
All spoke of his incredible skill and
| luck; he had injured no one, his car
| was unhurt, and he seemed in the
best of spirits. They must have
reached town long ago, thought, as
at IL o'clock came to place where
the London road forked, and by de-
tour of about mile one could follow
a seldom used road by which one
eventually returned to the highway.
AS l passed the corner a scrap of
something white, caught on thorn
bush, arrested my attention, and,
obeying some unaccountable impulse,
l turn aside, secured the bit of cam
brio, and in the corner of it found the
initial had somehow expected. '
With beating pulses 1 followed
what felt sure was a signal flung
out in despair, and l had not ridden
far, on an exceedingly bad road, when
1 came upon motor car lying in
ruins, a man pinned beneath its
wreckage, and little terrified figure
sitting in the hedge with hands
clasped over its eyes.
"Tarry!" l cried out, and at that
she jumped up, and, running toward
me, fell into my arms as l dismount-
ed. Frank! Frank" she moaned,
and wept as If her very heart would
break.
kissed the grimy little face, in
which at least the blue of her eyes
was untouched, and leaving the horse
went to see IL her abductor were dead
or merely insensible, and when I had
lifted the lighter wreckage from him
Che lay face downward and his un-
changing luck had decreed that he
was pinned In such a way that he had
escaped visible injury I was about
to turn him over, when Tarry seized
my hand and dragged me in the op-
posite direction. For the moment
had no impulse to go back and play
the part either of good Samaritan oil
of Nemesis. What l had to say tc
him could be said later, and curiosity
gripped me.
''How did 1t happen-the accident
l mean?" / said.
| ''Just where the roads fork We
heard fast motor coming up behint
us, and a man'svoice very like yours
am sure he thought 1t was you. H,
lost his head and took the WRONG
road, while / drew out my handker
chief as signal, In case 1t was you
: for knew you would follow us. ThiI
road is quite unfit for motors, and
though we were not going fast, sud
: denly tire burst, the car ran up {
bank, turned a complete somersaul
/ back into the road, hurting me int
3 this hedge, while he was under thu
1 car. 1 think 1t happened ages ago
7 for tainted"
"Tarry," l said quietly, what hav,
=. you been up to that the fellow shoul'
: dare to take the liberty of running
4 away with you2"
"You would go away, Frank, t,
your dear friend Bob, and 1 told yol
r Major Collingwood was worrying me
and refused to believe that we like,
I each other"
y "Tarry, you'rela fiirt," I said, wit
0 conviction. "a decent girl shows he
!. love for the man she is engaged to 8
a plainly that"
e Tarry looked wisely at me--some
how thoughtof Elsa; in some thing
d women are very much alike.
d "His new racing car only came las
e night" she said, land he begged m
a to have breakfast early and go ou
for a trial spin in 1t. tried to sc
o out of 1t, but my hostess backed hir
up, so at last I gave in. But we ha
Is barely started when he told me COOL
that, as I didn't seem to know m
d own mind he had made II up for mi
A, and he was taking me straight [
,f town-he had the special marriae
W license in his pocketl But he couldn
make me. you know. And was pra,
IN ing that you might see us from th
10 gables, when we passed you In I'll
!" road, and did everything l could |
delay him so that you might come u
e with us, but 1t was no good. In Il
le villages l tried again and again 1
70 get out, and begged the people I
- help me, but he only laughed, an
III said his wife was nervous! His wife
y. SO nobody dared to help mel"
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