Putnam patriot., 1910-05-27

through Hhrubbery. lodging between trees and making a straight course fol the Flgiss hapd driveway.
 We have all we can manage to pic ture the e0nsferua tion Of fise esea pima prisoner when he sa v himself headed of by fhls ineengrueus tandem. N doubt he lnsfabtiy recognized Timmins as hls 1aller. for after s moments as. tosiished hea.fatien he doubled 0H bis tfaeks
 l. spite af his lack Of knowledge .: tAe geography ef tae grg'iats. fhT ice lug gH3z5fer Has uaf % be caught eas= HT. Ha dasHea dawn Qte of tie gar. den faths 50 t.Ie pfsci1 Dedltaueas of Sir ffewIssfoa. eelig Was in fhe faaien. aere interrupted bJ he noise gf iagaGis aHnFsaehing footsteps. The nfxt maUebf he bld 1 rllsapse of aa infT fHal ln fss E eefi sh9 was spfni'ne rnfd bm d top peed
 inFetHifurs.g ST I!eNiusfep rsiaed his rg8z a gd sleHe7ea directly Into tl.. nli6lze ol Il.e t4sA ! had N4< 49ite sufficient 1le r1baer dug bis heels into fbe grafel eteesea Us fi@.It i1aE enough for oor eazeI l1ek asd prompt y dashed late eluHp of 2 id'sH glow. reappearins 10 flie ties of rimDins a second later headed toward the house Evidently iAe maa VAS Bew Edefed or else be would not have failed to ob serve the by no means lnconsplcuous figure of Mrs Timmius looming large in fhe kitchen door
 Stop I'm. Maggie Stop i'm shouted Tlmmlns. abandoning all se= ereey now
 Mrs Tlmmius was not one to wait for explanations at such time I'm mins wanted somebody stopped aud stopped he eh1gl1 le Nith sufpfis- iae agility she got her huge bulk lp motion and moved imposlHglF aad-at right angles upon He refugee. AS ahe did thls Timaims. dragging the ealf aud followed by Ar Hewlngfen. elszed IH aG tbe ethfr side But tbe bessie aas tired ef fhe eaHe or eise be Waa wIt6ed. lfe a9 logger bounded mnrrilg upau his WabbIy IeEs. n0w ahead. Dow 1ast behl1d TlmHlas He Etuek Hls faeefaet straight 0at and saae5 Hafkifg at Inc lead rope.
 IlH leff gap of some tea yards iu the liHf af olense aad through il the hunted man beifed brasely. tue tails of As ffesk caat fHttering a tauutiHg saluie as be apufted toward freedom Tie seaaie Epplnss was Just in time 10 view the escape with open mouth nud staring eyes.
 "1yke after I'm. you blooming ehumpiH screamed the disgusted Tim mlus. wy don't you tyke after 'lmY'
 Thus exhorted. the butler did break Into il stiH tfet. which was So patentlY Ineffective that Timmlns might have laughed had the occasion been less serious. As 1t was. he only gasped out nn exclamation of dIsapproval threw the calfs lead rope to Mir Hewlngton. with the suggestion. Here. you old i'm. governor" and darted after his prisoner.
 Do you wonder. then. at the amaze ment of the Countess Veechi when Into the cnlpl of the sunset hour burst thls animated procession tirst, man swinging a silk hat in his right hand and panting as he ran; next. Tim mins, his elbows close to hls sides and his Jaw thrust out h approved Marathon style. third. Mrs. Timmins. very red of faee aHd her ample chest hllloNing up aud down like stormy sea. hat getting over the ground quite rapidly. fourth. rppiags. hIs solemu eyes almost popping out of his head and af the rear her father. yainly try ing Co urge the reluctant calf Into q liyeller eait2
 The race between Timmins and his elusive prisoner was progressing very preltilY. They vera keeping to the now. and the smooth macad= am offered eue faetiag. Al once there came tD the ears uf all concerned the sharp. impcrious henk henk ef m au tomohie horn
 The next Instant a his red car vhirl- ed ln through the gates and at sight of the advancing procession in the roadway was brought To sudden stop From tue hack seat of the ton neau stepped forth Cherub nevine. It was the nest dramatic and opportune entrance he had ever made In all his career
 The pantiug fugitive halted. stared apprehen siveiv at the Cheruh. then east q hurried look over his shoulder st Timmins Quickly he nude his choice Turning Ike T Hash. he dodg- ed Timmins neatly, Another moment ,nd hc had eireled around Mrs. Tim m!ns.
 Perhaps te would have been dou hlne and dodeaps yet had there nut occurred | diversion. The calf iu is excitement had begun running iu 3 circle and had wound Mir ueW lngten up with tle rope se that tic could meNe neither hands nor feet Mr lfev iugton was loudly calling for Eil plHgs.
 Just then. however. it was Epptngs turn te trS stopping the prisoner. He was already jumping frem ene side of the road te the other In order to con fuse the enemy when Mr. uewiag taa's cries faf assistance distracted his attention from the gaple. Years of training showed there Eppings abandoned his post and started for his master X yell of rage frem Timmins reached his ears. Eppiags saw the fugitive about tp specd past him For secand he heSitated Then, unlim- Aerlng his long legs and throwing dis. erelioa te the wlads. he hurled him. self tseadlong across the road. wrap