Evening star., 1909-04-22

soonest man she had ever seen.~ She did
not know him. Her service with Misc
Ogilvie had only commenced with the
visit to London. Up 20 the time Of her
tended to Joy. She stood back and pre-
tended to be looking in at a window. as
she did not care to be seen staring openly
at him. Then she saw that he was no
ordinary chauffeur. 1t was with a sigh
that she said to herself:
"Voila! I'm vraf Monsieur Her eyes
following him as he turned the starting
handle and took his seat behind the
wheel. she saw that his companion was
her mistress. Not wishing to appear as
II prying on her either, she instinctively
turned away.
;: AS Athlyne was arranging himself to
his driving work he said quietly to Joy:
Sorry for delaying. but 1t was a most
Important letter. which want to be de-
ysFfS not tcnsa sassd m Ths ca. Be rtf Ts. il
the first knowledge Joy had Of the direc-
tion Of the journey. Eugene heard only
the last word as the car moved off.
The pace was comparatively slow until
the outskirts of Ambleside had been
passed; then he told Joy to gut on her
spectacles and dunned his own. When
they were both ready he increased the
pace, and they flew up to the shores Of
Rydal Water. At joys request they
slowed down while the lake was in sight
but raced again till the road ran close to
the peaceful water Of Grasmere But
when Grasmere. with its old church and
Coleridge's tomb. lay away to their left
they flew again W the steep road to
and the car was a good hill climber II
was only when the road was quite free
ahead that they went at great speed
They kept steadily on among the rising
mountains, only slackening as they passed
to Thirlmere and dropped down to Kes-
wick. They did not stop here. but pass
ing by the top of Derwentwater drew up
for few minutes to look down the lake,
whose wooded islands add so much to the
lovelincss Of the view. Then on again
full speed by the borders of Bassen-
thwaite lake and on among the frownins
hills to Cockermouth.
JOY was In. a transport OF delight the
while time Her soul seemed to be lifted
by the ever-varying beauty of the PAN
Drama as they swept along: and the rush.
Ing speed stirred her blood She was ST.
lent. save at ecstatic moments. when she
was quite unable to control herself.
Athlyne was silent. too. He had been
over the ground already, and besides such
driving required constan. care and atten-
ton. He was more than ever careful in
his work. for was not Joy-his Joy--his
passenger?
They dfd not stop at cockermou.h, but
Bride-Kirk-and Bothel flew up to Car.
Isle. AS he slowed down at the CITY wall
Athlyne. looking at his watch. said
quietly:
AN hour and a half and some Af,v
miles. Let us go and cat our lunch in
Scotland"
"Oh. do! Go on! Go on--darlins, I for.
got to tell you that I have had a wire
they don't get In till seven: so we have
two more hours" cried Joy. enthusiastic
cally. This time she used the word OF
endearment inst.nctively and without a
pause. Practice makes perfect" says
the old saw.
Athlyne controlled himself and went at
quiet pace through the Cumbe rland capi-
tai. He would have liked to nut tn. en-
gine at full speed; the last word had fred
him afresh. However. he did not want
to get into police trouble. When he came
out on the northern road and Climbed
the steep hill to S:anwix he felt freer.
The road was almost a dead level and
there was little traffic only stray
cart here and there. Then he let 20
and the car jumped forward like an eager
horse. Athlyne felt proud Of 1t. Just as
though X had an intention of IT'S owr-
that It wanted to show Joy how to carry
her. JOY almost held her breath as they
swept along here. The wind whistIed
around her head and she had to keep
her neck stiff against the pressure of the
fifty-mile breeze. They slowed at the
forking Of the road between Kincston
and at the Esk bridge and Its approaches
otherwise they went at terrific speed till
they reached the border where the road
crossed the Sark Then. keeping the
Loekberie road to the right. they rushed