The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-07

came out of the shop. They stared
from her to the automobile, and in
their gaze was a proprietary irrita-
ton. This was instantly transfused
by more vivid emotion. The woman
looked shocked and compassionate.
"Oh, pal" she gasped, did you hear
that?"
The man was country banker from
Iowa. He had very quick, keen eye;
it flashed. Case of kidnapping, hey?"
snapped he, instantly grasping the
character of the speakers and jumping
at the situation. Take the auto,
madam. Get move on you, Mr..
Chauffeur"
"Oh, I'm moving, all right" called
the chauffeur, as he skillfully dived
his lower wheels under the projecting
load of a great wagon and obliquely
bumped over the edge Of a street car
fender, pursued by the motorman's
curses. 81 see EN-, lady; see the red
tails; I'll catch 'em!"
His boast most likely had been made
good (since for another block they
bore straight on their course) but for
an orange wagon which had been over
turned. There was a rush of pursuit
of the golden balls from the sidewalk;
policeman came to the rescue OF
traffic and ordered everything to halt
until the cart was righted. The boys
and girls in the street chased back to
the sidewalk. The episode took barely
a couple of minutes, but on the edge
of the last minute the cab turned a
corner. The motor car turned the
famine of waving red horsehair. The
cross street next was equally bare.
They were obliged to explore two adj
jacent highways before they came
upon the hack again. This time it was
in distant perspective, foreshortened
And even as they caught sight of it the
horses swung round into profile and
turned another corner. In the turn a
man wearing black derby hat stuck
his arm and head out of the window in
order to give some direction to the
1t was almost as if he looked back at
his pursuers; yet this, Mrs. Winter
argued, hardly could be, since he had
not expected pursuit, and anyhow, the
chances were he could not know her
by sight.
1t was mean street, narrow and
noisome, but full of shipping traffic
and barred by tramways-a heart
breaking street for chase. The chauf-
feur was a master of his art; he
jumped his great craft at every va
cant arms length; he steered it
through incredibly narrow lanes; he
progressed sometimes by tufts, like q
boat under sail when the forward
passage much be reached in such in
direct fashion; but the crowd of I'M
calmly vehicles, loaded diZZily above
his head, made the superior speed Of
the motor of no avail. In spite of him
they could see the red tails lessening.
Again and yet again, the hack turned;
again, but each time with loss, the
motor struck it's trail. By now the
street was changed; the dingy two
story buildings lining it were bright
ened by the gold-leaf and vermilion;
arms and CARDS and embroid-
cry spangled the windows and oriental
faces looked inscrutably out of door
ways There rose the blended odors
of spice, sandalwood and uncleanlt,
ness that announce the east, reeking
up out of gratings and putting out OF
shops.
All" said Mrs. Winter, softly TO
herself, Chinese quarter, is it2
Well" Her eyes changed; they
in fashion that would have
amazed one who only knew the sur
ACE of Mrs Winter, the eccentric so
,iety potentate. She looked past the
,qualid, garish scene, past the shin
ng sandhills and the redwood trees,
beyond into stranger landscape glow
ng under binder glare of sun. Half
mechanically she lifted a tiny gold
,hain that had slipped down her throat
lnder the gray gown. Raising the yell
ow thread and the craven jade orna-
nent depending therefrom, she let it
lie outside amid the white lace and
chiffon.
Were making good now" called
he chauffeur will | run alongside
md hail EN-, or what?"
She told him quietly to run along
ide. But her lips twitched, and when
he put up her hand to press them
till, she smiled to discover that her
land was bare. She had forgotten to
,ull on her glove. She began to pull
I on now.
The road is narrow" said she. Run
head of the back and block its way.
You can do it without hitting the
lorses. can't you?"
well, guess" returned the chauf-
eur, instantly accomplishing the
in fine style.
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