Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24
CHAPTER VIII. AND LAST.

stand there where he has left me for
a minute watching him stride away in
the distance Then turn and run back
as fast as / can. My mind is made up,
and feel / will accomplish my purpose
if it kills me. | have determined to
drive Capt. Ryves' motor-car to Gonna
kesta, get there before him, and warn
Mohun
How am I going to manage it? /
know how the machinery works, but
shall I be able to guide and regulate it
down this steep and rugged pathf
/ avoid the barn, where Lady Ryves is
dispensing tea and probably wondering
why have not returned, and run to the
place where | have seen the motor car
As | get there the first snowflake falls
and the gathering clouds make it as dark
as it usually would be an hour later.
take the car and lead it with as little
noise as possible out of hearing of Lady
Ryves or any of the servants. / go a
little way down the road, until l see a
fairly smooth length of track before me,
and determine to make my attempt. 1
am trembling so that / can hardly stand
it is only the thought of Mohun that
keeps me up.
1t is no good waiting. set the horrid
thing going, and am startled by the loud
noise it makes. Oh, if they should hear
it and stop me! / give one little prayer
for help and then | spring in, start the
car, and my perilous ride commences.
1t gets darker every minute and the
snowfakes are falling quickly now. l
dare not delay to light the lamps which
are ready; my whole desire is to get
down the mountain path while there is
still glimmer of daylight
| tear on, and draw my breath with a
sigh of relief as l see that the road be-
fore me is fairly good and a steady
down hill for the next five miles. The
last five are the worse, as there are sew
eral hills
On, on I go, battling against the ever
increasing snowstorm, many times just
shaving the Ditch on either side, but at
last 1t is done, and with a sigh of thank
fulness reach home. Weary and bruised
and helpless, | enter the avenue and
meet old DR.. Cotter coming up it. He
does not see me, but recognize him by
ms gig. | wonder vaguely if Cousin
Elizabeth is worse.
l stop the car near the door and stag
ger into the hall; all is quiet there, so |
The door is shut, but open it and 90
IN Mohun is sitting by the table, his
arms stretched out before him and his
head buried in them, but he looks up as
enter and discloses such a terribly bag
gard face that | am frightened and 90
hurriedly to him.
it?"
He looks at me for an instant and rises
from his chair.
Nan, why are you here?"
On, Mohun," / cry, Il have come to
warn youl You must gol You must
leave here tonight They have fresh
evidence, and the police are coming to
arrest you at once"
To arrest met"
Yes, yesl I have ridden all the way
from the top of Lac an-eisg in Capt.
Kyves' motor car to tell you. He was
Just going to Colhugh to give evidence
when / stole his car"
You drove that machine in this snow
Storm"
Yes say. "But. oh, Mohun, do not
Nan" he says, passing his hand over
MS brow, Il cannot understand it. Why
dad you do thisfn
10 save your I cry piteously. Il
nave told you that Capt. Ryves has fresh
evidence against you, and they are com
ing tonight TO arrest you"
Nan, did you believe / was guilty and
stu took that terrible ride to save mel'
don't know what I believed 1 say