Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-06

that I had found her again l could
not bear to lose her 90 soon.
In a second was on my feet. Pos- 9
siblv | would never see her again.
That could not be- must follow her. !
She swept through the exit ana
climbed TO the street. followed, iar
enough behind so that II she turned
she would not know that ! was dog
ging her steps, as probably countless
callow youths had done before me.
/ At the corner drug store she nut
tered In.
From the opposite corner !
watched her. She looked around the
store, and then ! saw her step over
TO a man waiting on bench. Al her
touch he rose and shook himself. as
though he had been doing while walt
ing for her. l noted that he was a
chauffeur. He had on the regulation
leather cap and saw his goggles pro- |
trudng from an upper pocket.
She spoke to him and he immediate
" went out to the street. There ne
: entered large touring car In which
: was seated another driver. The man
who was already In the car was
short. dark fellow, the regular type OF
, rough mechanic, while the one who
q had come from the store was much
, Younger and had light sandy hair.
While the two drivers waited in the
I car I noticed that the lady made
, few purchases at the druggists and
: then stepped out and into the auto.
Almost before knew she was
y whizzed away.
n Standing there with . blank ex-
y preston on my face, / thought that
: | would have to give up following her.
" Then a taxicab dragged past, and with
Y sudden inspiration l hailed II and in
structed the mschanician 70 follow Ne
large touring car.
= Through several busy blocks we
kent track of the machine ahead, and
then suddenly 1t came to stop IN
front Of a hotel. Five or SIX autoe
i were In line there and We drew up De-
hind the car In which my lady sat.
III AS soon Al they came 70 stop sne
got out and went into the hotel.
told my man to wait, for thought she
would return to her car soon.
j But. a few minutes after she mao
gone into the hotel, the ladys machine
to started of. with both drivers on the
IN front seat.
couldn't understand this move
" and 7 sat puzzled as to which course
of to pursue, for I wanted to ma GU
more about her. Finally decide'
,g that II would be better to follow I'M
nv auto and get my Information from tn
he chauffeur instead of going into In
AT hotel and inquiring about her.
to BY the time had made up my min
lie and given the order TO the driver III
"A other machine was block away.
=. We shortened the distance, how
~ ever. and were only half block d
OF hind when they came TO q sudden $40
a. near a large dry goods store.
-. There they stayed but q momer
~. while the stout dark driver 1umpe
,is- out and started slowly up the street.
Then the machine pulled on pa
the long row of autos waiting In froi
. of the store. / was undecided vhet
err to follow the fair young man IN u
~. machine or get out and catch up WI
~. the darker man.
M Hurriedly making up my mind,
- dered my driver to wait and l start'
on slowly after the man, who d
gotten out Of the auto we had be-
g. following.
~ He walked around the block and
strolled along behind him, trying
get up nerve enough to talk to him.
lSe Then he stopped at the corner a
'no began walking slowly along the IL
Of waiting autos. His interest In I
pa machines was rather an idle one
va glance was all that he bestowed
lmost of them.
ueA Suddenly, however. he paused
front Of a big French car.
Just then the handsome WON
~, tripped from the entrance OF
store.
started back In surprise, for
had left her at the hotel, and CO
not account for her sudden appe
ance here.
Quite evidently she was In nui
but as l stepped back she threw
quick glance at me, seemed Dor
ment to hesitate, as though REM
bering my face, and then brusl
past me and entered the car.
With a gesture that surprised me
Its quickness, the dark mechanic
THAT / had been following pulled
lfumbling hand from his pocket.
lin it was q spark plug. Quickly
ting 1t into the machine he jun
around to the crank.
1t was the work Of a second.
smiled with satisfaction. j nus
with victory.
Stepping up TO the car | doned
hat 10 the lady whose face ] rem
bered and addressed her. Befor
had opened my lips she shrank to
further side OF the seat and drops
J fair hand, holding handkerc
over the outside door.
Just a moment. Mrs. lie Mon
smiled. You will pardon me, b
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