The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
Through a
Wonan's Heart.
BY Sidney Warwick.

though daZed for moment: falling
on the top of the two men saved him
from worse injuries.
Then the door that was uppermost
was wrenched open. Almost before
Jack Lathom quite realized what had
occurred, dizzy with the shock. Fred
dy Thornton was dragging him out
into the road.
Quick, man! Now's your chance!"
gasped Freddy, excitedly. Lucky 1
was following in the hope of getting
word with you. It's now or never!"
1t was back street, and it had been
seemingly deserted at the moment of
the accident; so far Freddy had been,
as far as he knew, the only witness of
it. The cabman had evidently Just
saved himself from injury by jumping
in the nick of time; regaining his
feet, he had rushed to the head of the
fallen struggling horse.
Almost before Jack realized it Fred
dy had dragged him to the motor car,
had pushed him excitedly in, and had
himself followed, before either of the
constables had succeeded in extricat-
| ing himself from the wreckage of the
cab.
"Quick! Crawl under this rug!"
whispered Freddy, excitedly. "You
mustn't be seen! There's only one
man in this car-the driver-me!"
This beautiful, unexpected chance
he wasn't going to miss it! For the
moment his friend was free-well, his
friend shouldn't be retaken, if Freddy
knew it.!
Owing to the excavations, the avail
able width of the road was too narrow
for the car to turn in; but Freddy
had already grasped the situation and
the best way of graphing with it.
Fifty yards or so behind them was a
cross street and the road clear; he
must reverse the car till he reached
it. Going backwards he dared not risk
attempting too much speed; he was
twenty yards off when he was dis
mayed to see one of the constables,
evidently badly taken and dazed,
climbing out from the overturned cab.
| Already man had rushed out from
a neighboring hair dressers shop-a
little man with one ridiculous curl
| plastered down over his brow, who
had long been bette noire of Fred
dy's; he rushed up to the policeman,
who was dragging himself from the
debris of the cab, speaking excitedly
and pointing in the direction of the
/ backing motor car.
THAT blessed little hair dresser's
given the show away! Hanged if
don't run over him in the middle Of
a road!" growled Freddy, furiously.
Anyhow, we've got a start, and once
the roads clear I'll let her rip!"
The constable appeared to be too
shaken to attempt pursuit and the fu-
gitives were at the mouth of the cross
street now. The car turned into it,
gathering speed. Freddy gave huge
complacent chuckle.
Jack, my boy, in spite of that beast
of a barber, We'll do the trick yeti"
So far Jack Lathom had been drag
ged out of the grip of the law almost
in spite of himself.
Don't think I'm ungrateful, old
chap; you're brick! But l wonder
whether flight and the constant sus.
pense of a hunted man in hiding are
worth it," he said, suddenly, to Fred
dy; cor whether, after all, it wouldn't
he best to stop and face the music?'
Don't talk like an asst" rejoined
Freddy. Here, put these motor cog
giles on, or you'll be spotted for Ger
tainty. That's better; no one will
know you now. Stop and face the mu
sic? Yes, if you were sure of an &C
quittal! There would be some sense
in it then. But, candidly, the case
locks jolly black. What If you were
found guilty? Innocent men have
been condemned before today, remem
Der! No; this chance was like Provi
dence, and it would seem rank ingrati
tude to Providence to let it Slip An,
whilst you are enjoying freedom you
friends will be working tooth and mai
to prove that you're an innocent man
Jack"
Jack said no more. With his chance
of acquittal doubtful to a degree, h
, would be fool to throw away wha
, this opportunity offered. Perhap
even as he spoke the words he ha
, hardly meant them. Already thi
: blessed taste of freedom, after ths
o week in prison cell, made him r.
+ alize how sweet thing liberty wa
f even the liberty of the hunted. He
q got fighting chance and he woul
r take it!
Through the town in safety, but
a slow rate of speed that tried Ere
e dy's nerves. He dared not go fas
g since the slightest accident or misa
y venture compelling them to halt mig
e be fatal to Lathom's chance of eva
e ing capture, in spite of the knowled,
i, that pursuit might begin at any tim
E. Il can picture that little hair dres
If er-treacherous beast!-sprinting iii
10 1 o'clock to the police station to gi
10 us await And the sl,nerintendant h