Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-17
Dick gazed sadly upon his "a.

moment Dick gazed sadly upon his "a.
Joyce. he had seen, was unharmed.
Her position and the thick robes had
saved her from worse than a shaking
up, and she had regained the seat. *
"Poor old Kingv' she cried as she
saw with relief that Dick was unhurt.
81 could kill that little Edwards boy"
"Never mind the Edwards boy" said
Dick brusquely. What we have tc
walk that hill in time to make the
train. Have you nerve enough to coast
it in the cutter2"
'1'd risk anything rather than return
home" cried Joyce. 81 never will let
father catch u.s."
"Then here goes" cried Dick gayly
as he pulled the cutter back into the
road and caught up one Of the broken
shafts. Its been long time since !
went bobbing, but think l can make
It,"
He gave Joyce the shaft to hold and
pushed the cutter over the brow of the
hill, climbing in over the back when
he had 1t started.
Once back in the cutter he took the
shaft and improvised steering rud
der. The body work afforded him lever.
age, and Dick laughed as the sleigh
began to gain speed.
For'the first half mile the road was
OF orI l}f$lo Gro xpQo nccac,
| sary. Then ahead doomed the turn, and
Dicks face turned grave as he dug the
shaft into the road.
Slowly the sleigh responded to the
pressure, and in another instant they
had swung around the curve as neatly
as a champion coaster on his low
! pointer, and they were again on the
straight and headed for the station.
Hank Carew had just backed his en-
| CINE down from the house, and white
| plume Of steam rose from the dome as
| the engineer waited for the minute
hand Of the clock to touch the bottom
OF the DIAL
The runaways were still quarter Of
q mile from the station when the cut
ter slowed up. but they had gained
more than a minute in their swift de
scent, and they did not have to run.
As they came up to the station plat
form the little knots of loungers gath
cred about them. Rapidly Dick ex
planned the reason for the coast, anG
the listeners cheered as they heard tht
tale. For years they had grumblee
at the way Waring treated Joyce, an(
they were glad that at last she was
to be released from her fathers hare
reign.
Here comes your dad noww piped s
shrill voice. And with one accord
they turned to see the familiar War
ing team tearing over the brow of thu
hill.
Carew glanced at the steam gaug'
and the clock. Then he leaned out O
the window.
"All aboard that's going!' he callet
in stentorian voice. Were chang
ing the schedule today. The $50 is go
ing out at 9:2s"'
Another instant and the train wal
rafting down the road toward tn,
state line, and Hiram Warning came
dashlng up to the platform to be greet
ed by ironical cheers.
1.-The train went ahead Of timer b.
sputtered. Il shall report this to tn
oflcials!'
you're wrong, SQUIRE" drawled Mex
Burns, who posed as wag. "Tha
amt the regular train. That's tn
Coaster special. Makes close connec
ton with the Cutter express, from VI
your way"
The laugh which followed shove,
Warning that the sympathy was al
with the runaways. He was to be
candidate for county treasurer In tn
fall. 1t would not do to turn BIZ
townspeople against him. AS he head
ed the horses for home he half turne,
in his seat.
when that Coaster special com
pfetes the round trip" he shouted out
you might tell Dick Torrington t
come out to my place. amt going t
! -kill the fatted calf, but there's tur
| key was saving up for Christmas
I guess that'll do as WELL"