The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-18
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CHAPTER Iv.-Continued.


she thought he bore some resem-
blance to the man in blue serge
suit whom she had seen at Mar
. tins. But instinct told her that he
was not to be described as gentle
man, and that, therefore, he could
! not be the same.
Thank you," she said, as levelly
as she might, there's. nothing you
car do for me. I've managed all
right myself
"Then l may at least have the
pleasure of cranking up" he opined
and proceeded to do so, but with
the uncomfortable result that, after
a few irregular explosions the en-
CINE came to a full stop again.
He looked at her amusedly from
under uplifted eyebrows, and.
while she blushed over her inef-
fectual prevarication, became more
than ever impressed with her
beauty.
You haven't managed quite as
successfully as we must before we
get this toy to go again." he pro-
tested with a plausible assumption
of sympathy. It's lucky that ! came
along just now-for you as well as
myself"
He bowed again, with a flourish,
and then took upon himself the
task of setting things straight but
going to work with a leisure +
very trying to her in her hun
- "I've been dining down at L .-e,
Beach, you see," he informed her
conversationally. II don't care
much for Manhattan in broad day
light, and I'm very fond Of the sea-
shore. But after the lamps are lit,
little old New York's not such a
bad place. I'm on my way In to
supper there now"
Every now and then he would
glance up at her with some such
friendly or facetious remark, and
when she drew back from the cir
Gle of light he babe her come
closer and help him. She would
fain have dispensed with his serv
ices altogether, but the hope that
she would presently be we'll on her
way again combined with the fear
of any argument with him while
she was still held fast beside her
crippled machine in enabling her
to put up with his presence. Only
once did another motor whiz past,
taking no notice of them, and 9TH
erwise the road was deserted.
"If you're bound for the beach,
the man said suddenly, straighten-
Ing himself after long bout with
the interior mechanism, "PI run
you down there in quick time, and
we'll send man back to bring
your car on"
"Oh, no." she declared, II must
take the care on myself, and-I'm
not going to the beach"
Jamaican" he asked curiously,
resuming the cigar which he had
laid aside.
She hesitated for q moment, not
wishing to offend him by replying,
Us she might have done, that that
was no concern of his. and he, i'm
pell thereto by her sweet, troubled
eyes, became more reckless in his
generosity.
1T doesn't matter where" he
said, moving toward his own car.
"Jump in beside me and I'll run
you home before they lock the
door. Then I'll come back and
bring the car on. No one will be
a bit the wiser"
She did not thoroughly under
stand him, but betoed that sugges
ton also.
"Ill tell you what, then" he
concluded, motioning to her that
she should follow him.
Wen go straight to New York
and get someone from Long Island
City to attend to this. Wen be
Just In the nick of time for a nice
quiet supper, and you can catch a
late train out. How does that
strike you. eh?"
He scowled as she turned hei
back on him, but she did not no
tice that. She was once more busy
with the recalcitrant engine.
You're only wasting your time
there" he assured her. THAT thing
won't move again tonight. Say,
know a place where we'd never be
noticed. and you need something
to eat now. Come on. What are
you afraid of, hey?"
He laid a persuasive hand on hei
arm, made as though he would
have slipped 1t around her waist
but she stepped swiftly backward
Before he could speak he was star
ing into the muzzle Of glitterine
but otherwise quite workmanlikt
revolver.
He stopped aud stood still, MOI
blanching. although her finger wal
crooked in its trigger and hs
knew that women are not to bt
trnsted with firearms. So that she
who had no lack of courage her