Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-20
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"LEEpY SAeeruIss must have boon
scaudaiizet that day Uul los yes.
sips have acquired ground FOR
80 many an unchnrub's surmlsc
Kirkwood. however was $50 furtu-
nate as To- gain the wicket before tin
employee there 0wuke O. The sitdatlou
Otherwise such Is tho temper of Ert.
ish petty eIicialdom. he might have
Detained the fugitive As :, waR
kirkwood surrendered his ticket and
ran ont into the stUcct With his luck
stIll n dominant factor in the raoe
FOR. looking hae X. he saw Tint Mrs Hal
lnm had been held up NJ trc go'c. an
other victim o. British rod topc. Her
ticket read for CucCrsbor0ugh shc
was attempting TO oilght one station
farther down the limo. and. while I'm.
doubleday she was anxious 10 pay The
excess fare, heaven alone knew when
she would succeed in ul'ayiUg the sue-
picions ana resentment 81 the ticket
takor
That's good Tor ten minutes smrtr
Krkwood crowed "And Il never ur.
Cured to me-.
Before the station ne found two
hacks h waiting. with little TO choose
between them. Neither was OF u type
That did not seem 90 advertise It's pre-.
Victorian mshiouiug ana 10 ncithc.
was ,harnesscd an animal that deserved
any thing but the epijhct OF screw
kirkwOud took the nearest for no 9th
or reason than because II was the
nearest and all but startled the driver
of his box by Offering double fare for
brisk pace and simple service M
the end OF the ride. Succincuy hc ST..
forth his wants. jumped into the anti.
quated four wheeler aud threw himself
down upon musty. dusty cushions 20
hug himself over the joke and bless
whatever English board OF RAILWAY di
rcctors It was that first ordained that
tickets should be taken up at the end
Instead Of the outset of n Journey.
II was promptly made manifest that
he had further cnusc for grntula.
ton. ,Phe cabby. recovering from his
amazement was plying ~ iudcfntIga-
bic whip and thereby eliclDug degree
Of speed rom his superuuluated nag
that his fare had by no means hoped
for. much less anticipated
ia period OF time surprisingly short
hirkwpyd saw, from GcytnE glimpscs
OF the scenery 90 be Obtained through
the rcciug wiudJws that they Ncr,
threading the outskirts OK the town
Syn. hrouou.,y. whether ly dcei.u or
through actual inability a. maintain &c.
the speed v1s moderated. uud boz the
coure, ~ % few more minutes tie cab
stopped definitely.
kirl,woci ciambcroI palGGuy ont
shook himself together ard the bruises
out ~ hi- bones ana looked back
Aside from slowly settling cloud ar
dust the rogl ran clear as far as hr
could src-to the point. iu fact, where
rle town closed in ahou. g.
he hrd Won at oH events inecuuoh
as 20 win meant Guiding tAc prrs,ycr
ing Mrs. Ha.iim Eu, 90 what c.d2
hbsractediv Doe rendered his Iuriy
soy arcign 60 the driver ana without
Crou ipoEsu., ri 81 ctuu..I f.. heavy
weight n .lanae iu'o iIs pocket. 500
oversight witch Hcf only 5000 H. tnD
awe un' adu'ratlor NJ Tire cabl
urf ..tiu..I consequences go mas
Dr. li,.io .rr"uheHIe1 J.. wss ,'n
ah 'u'u'uc.f u.d fl.. Ia zr.u.
iu the mHu's announcements n.f
might r"r.Ina about fl. lr.f f.r.I...
Ac""r1'H. Is fho .au'y C'arr
arI k.lEVoo1 continued ,o stare ns,Yr
hln ca2eng hopefully
re stood on tle BRINK ~ thr TIau..
estuary There possible hyr mr.
from hnr fe shore FROM Obi f.t