The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27

ooh, that's all right We haven't run
sixty miles since l put in eight gal
Ions"
:, But Garter Strengthened out a length
sounded the tank. He pulled out the
wire and examined it at the lamp. He
wiped it carefully and tried a second
time.
bone: Now, who's been playing pranks
here? Must have been some of that
nasty W Welsh crowd that was hanging
why. there's the the union union underneath l9ieIi
the tank half unscrewed. That would
account for the leak, anyway. Here,
| hold the lamp. Not too close. Yes, and
the vibration has cracked the feed pipe.
There's a gap car, get my finger nail
into. Now, first of all, have you got
any spare gosaene?"
Yes, sir. Two tins"
Good. Then it's worth while mend
ing this feed pipe. suppose you
hayen't a soldering iron,
(which gasolene melts. Here, let's
60 through yqmr stock Scts An here's a
a conjuring trick; If we give the crack
| three coats of that, and let each dry
well veil, before the next is put on Good
Miss o'Neil came up out of the dark
| ness and bowed. IT'S really very good of
you.. Mr.. Carter, to trouble over my
II didn't know it was yours. 81 didn't
! In fact, 1 did not know where you
| were"
Kate shrugged her shoulders. "Didn't
some sapient person per on once record that
| in life? a minute ago | didn't know
whether you We're in England, or West
Africa, or Grand Canary; and you didn't
| know or care whether ! was alive or
| dead: and here we meet In the dark on
an unnamed roadside in Wales. It's
Of hGse tSs
vogue of motor cars is making a little
more common than usual. I'm glad
! you're letting business differences sink
4, for the moment
| IT didn't know 1t was your car"
! COR you'd have bitten off your hand
sooner than have touched t?"
| lie laughed rather dryly. TN afraid
! l should have yielded to the temptation
| OF meddling. You see, internal combus-
| ton engines are rather a fad OF NINE
Excellent reason; How long Is this
Hin; three coats Of otlne-have
cali 1t an hour, After that think If
we couple up the union, and put in the
you, should go sailing. off without a
hitch; By the way, didn't know you
I'm FUN OF unpleasant surprises"
| YES, Cascaes, for instance"
| well, why shouldn't | open up an
| o'Neill and Craven agency in Las Pal
| mas pray
mo reason whatever, I wasn't re-
! ferring to Cascaes' business abilities"
wagner said Miss O'Neil to her
| man, there's Il farm about a mile down
| this road where they'll bandage up
your wrist, and make you some sort of
a sling Don't be away longer than
You can hep. Mr., Carter and I Will
iols after the car till you get back"
"Thank YOUTH" said the driver. and
| marched off into the night. They stared
! after him tin the sound of his footballs
/ on the hard road died away, and then
said Miss o'Neili; Why doesn't Mr.,
! you can hardly expect me to over
| look It's work of your Las Palmas
Don't bubble. DO You know why
\ he is silent2"
~ can make a guess" =
! ''Well so on"
/ 'IIes probably too busy picking aloe
| thorns out of his carcass TO find time
! for writing cables"
1 "Oh so YOU threw him into an aloe
hedge, did you? What did Laura say
| to that"
| "NVell as she knew nothing about 1t,
4 she naturally did not COMMENT"
/ II sec; and did Mr., Cuscaes ohicet?"
| Not obtrusivelS, He took the best
I licking ever gave 40 man or dog With