Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-05-20

purpose aud was endenvoring ~ reach
the 'ppnsi shore before they could
descend nnd esfnpe.
by this timr they were nearing tile
tees on TIM far side Of the river. ana
Jack Eiaiicrd ~ her rrnssnrIngiy. The
Comet WIS only hnlfway across The
stream. Right ahead ~ them nppcnf.
I'd large field mud she could feel
the hlnck!ns failing M jack worked
M the levers aud shut down the nn..
Tor. Gliding SLOWLY downward. thst
struck with q slight Jar and ran on
few rods before stopping Some ons
came running ncross the Held. II wns
Tom. Jacks chauffeur
Abandoning the Eagle. They rnceo
across the held aud cllmb,ri ini6 tin
auto, aud ~ the chauffrnr threw H.
the higli speed gear they shot DOVE
the road through the lltlle village ~
kOssmcre. Such ride ns II was
Molly wondered where The rond utii
GERS were. but she dfi not see one Or
two who stepped ntO The rond. way.
lug their arms IN futile endcnyor t.
stop the speeding machine The lasl
house Of The village shot 10y. sirrnL
of white. aud with an added roar IA,
big ilfiy shot out lntD thr open coun
try. The machine rode the hills lik,
q bird. Luckily the rmd was clear
aud Tom opened the throttle wide. til
was glorious. mnddenlng thought Moi
". holding tightly TO her lover Sud !
denly She heard sharp report. aud
the car slowed down In obedience t.
tlr brakes. blowout shouted Ton
rs he brought II TO a stop. and IN an
Instant he and Wyster were out on
the road stripping OF the tire aud pui.
ting on new one. As they worked
over the wheel Molly glanced back
aud whnt she saw made her leap "a
her feet excitedly, "Jackr she cried
Hurry Quick. Father Is coming"
When Molly thought over the event,
that followed she resembled them e
n moving picture exhibition with .
nervous operator at the iilnl. .Inch
and Tom literally jumped into tn,
car. aud Tom threw on the current
but the engines didn't even cough. As
Tom ieaped out 10 the crank Jack
looked bnck. and there not quarter
OF a mile away. came the other ma
chine. and the colonel was standing
waving his arm. In n second how
ever. Tom was again nj the wheel. and
the auto shot down the road
In spite OF Toms best efforts the
pursuing car gained steadily. Jack
was almost wild with intense excite
ment. Coax her. Tom he plcrt,d
Coax herr Hut II was OF no avail
The colonel by this time WIS plnlnl,
visible In his white nannels. and Jack
fnlrly groaned.
As usual, the unexpected happened
Something went wrong with the mo
tor OF the pursuing ear. and Jack
Rugged his sweetheart In gee as he
looked back and saw IL stop. while the
chauffeur lenped out and raised the
hood. In n few seconds they were out
or sight around a bend In the road.
Both Jack aud Molly gave great
sigh OF relief rs they rounded the
curve and the houses ON the outskirts
OF Terryville came In view. Once or
twice they narrowly escaped collldlng
with wagons. but In few moments
the machine slowed down and ran into
side street, coming 10 stop In
front OF modest little cottage. VIII
Boynton ran out TO meet them.
IAN ready. old chap" he said. "so
step lively" lie almost Rugged Molly
as he helped her from the car. while
Jack directed Tom whet to do with
the machine. Come right In like
sheep to the slaughter. The parsons
waiting for your'
Az she entered the gate the serious
ness OF the stcp she was about to take
came 10 Moly's mind for the first
time She felt inclined to run away.
10 hide, TO think II over. She felt al
pang OF sorrow for the colonel How
kind he had been TO her! How thought.
full always Of her wishes. A lump
rose In her throat as she thought how
ungrateful she was 10 leave him thus
Perhaps wyster understood. or per
haps the serious end OF the AFFAIR
came also 10 his mind. rs he touched
her arm tcnderly and said; Come
dear We've gone this far. aud the
colonel Is apt To be here any minute.
you know" With Sigh she walked
Into the neat little yard aud followed
Boyutun TO the door OF the parsonage
The miuiSyrr met them az the door,
ana Hnynton Introduced them They
wore uShercd into the little parlor,
with It's muSty air and quaint dccura.
iionS, aud before she fully realized II
Molly was standing before the min
>ier with Jack repeating the marrhge !
AHt made them man and wife there