Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02


street traffic, Brentwick's mo-
4 tor car rolled, with resonant
humming of the engine. down the
Cromwell road, swerved into Warwick
road and swung northward through
Kensington to Shepherds Bush. Be
hind II Calendars car chung as II tow
ed by an invisible cable. never gain
ing, never losing
To some extent he reckoned without
his motor car. As long as they trav-
eled within the metropolitan limits.
constrained to observe a decorous pace
in view Of the prejudices of the coun-
ty council. 1t was a matter Of no diff
Guilty whatever to maintain his dis
lance. But once they had won through
Shepherds Bush and, paced by huge
double deck trolley trans. were flying
through Hammersmith on the Tx
bridge road-once they had run through
Acton and knew beyond dispute that
now they were without the city bound
aries-then the complexion of the bust
ness was suddenly changed.
Not too soon for honest sport. Cal
SA0ot was ~ uuNG NAHhWOUO WOulu
have said in lurid American idiom) q
run for his money. The scattered
lights Of Southall were winking out
behind them before Brentwick chose
to give the word to the mechanician.
Quietly the latter threw in the clutch
for the third speed-and the fourth.
The car leaped forward like startled
race horse. The motor lifted merrily
into its deep throated song of the open
road, its contented. silken humming
passing into sonorous and sustained
pur.
kirkwood and the girl were first
Jared violently forward. then thrown
together. She caught his arm to
steady herself. 1t seemed the most
natural thing imaginable that he
should take her hand and pass 1t be-
meath his arm. holding her so, his fin.
gers closed above her own. Before
they had recovered or had time to
catch their breath a mile OF Middlesex
had dropped to the rear.
Not quite SO far had they distanced
Calendars trailing Nemesis of the four
glaring eyes. The pursuers put forth
a gallant effort to hold their place. At
intervals during the first few minutes
a heavy roaring and crashing could be
heard behind them. Gradually 1t sub
sided. dying on the wings Of the free
rushing wind that buffeted their faces
as mile after mile was reeled of and
the wide. darkling English countryside
opened out before them. sweet and
wonderful.
Once Kirkwood looked back. In the
winking of all eye he saw four faded
disks Of light, pallid with despair. top
a distant rise and glide down into
darkness. When he turned Dorothy
was interrogating him with eyes whose
melting. Swallowed loneliness, revealed
to him In the light of the far, still
stars, seemed to incite him to that
madness which he had babe himself
resist with all his strength.
He shook his head as II to say,
"They cannot catch u.s."
His hour was not yet. Time enough
to think of love and marriage (as IL
he were capable Of consecutive thought
on any other sui 'ect)-time enough to
think OF them when he had gone back
to his place, or. rather. when he should
have found 1t, in the ranks of bread
winners and so have proved his right
to mortal happiness; time enough
then to lay whatever he might have
to offer at her feet Now he could
conceive Of no baser treachery to his
souls desire than to advantage himself
Of her gratitude.
Perhaps she guessed a little Of the
fortunes Of the battle that was being
waged within him perhaps not.
Whatever the trend Of her thoughts,
she did not draw away from him.
Presently the silken lashes dropped.
duttering upon her cheeks. The tired
and happy smile lowered about her lips.
In something less than half an hour
Of this wild driving Kirkwood reused
out Of his reverie sufficiently to be-
come sensible that the speed was
sla.kening. Incoherent snatches Of