Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-23
DAILY SHORT STORIES

20 uttle above regulation speed.
GARRISON observed. but we can't af.
ford the time to be hauled in just now.
He's sore over Edith's passage through
town. wish | could warn her to
make a wide detcur or the place when
she returns. 10 be arrested by n POI
liseman would seem an overwhelming
disgrace to her"
Gone promptly reversed his machine
In the opposite direttion.
Wen so and warn her. then" he
said calmly. II vas brute not TO
think OF IL at FIRST. But you see.
have grown TO look upon arrests ms
merely incidental but necessary annoy
ances OF n days run. I was held M
three times last week. Now" aS the
policeman on the sidewalk was being
dropped bohlnd. "we'll try little
scorch to make up for lost time"
But how about the golf" asked
GARRISON disSistedly. "ond the lunchy
Pm getting hungry already"
1T will eGEood for your welfare to
fast little. Them was the unteeling
answer. 'Nyu are becoming atogcth.
er too gluttonous. Clarkson. As for
the golf. | Ind already given that up
for the day. You may recollect that
you promiFs to take me out to SEQ
Miss Tyson"
But nottlfs afternoon" In dlsmny.
This afternoon is the accepted time
1t might Fdn tomorrow. the next day
or any OF tho days after. Never put
Off Till tomorrow. GARRISON. That's pro.
crastinating."
Clarkson grunted. then laughed
Funny" he said: lit seems to be n
mutual cise. OF the god and the god.
dess Only yesterday | heard Edith
speaking about YOU
His companion turned quickly. About
me?" he asked eagerly "What"-
"Oh, IL WINS only In the abstract" in
differently. she doesn't know you cx-
cept as something she met Informally
at Catsons. But, like everybody else,
she has heard rumors of your fool
hardy recklessness. She rather nd-
mired the way you rescued the child
| in front OF your automobile. and have
| heard her allude TO that act on the
river and TO several other OF your
slight attacks of bravado. But. OF
course. a moro personal knowledge OF
you will dispei the Illusion. There.
that's right" as Cone suddenly speed.
locity. Now it's something like. We
can probably keep this up to the next
town II some fool cow doesn't get I'm
the way"
They were beyond the town limits.
with an almost straight road ahead.
Little by little Cone Increased their
speed until they wero going fully n
mile minute. From time TO time
Clarkson nodded his head approvingly.
Twenty minutes OF this, then he sud
denly leaned forward. sbndIng his eyes
| from the rush OF air which their speed
created. A peculiar dark spot had APP
penrcd In the road ahead. rapidly re-
solving itself into something tangible
| Ten seconds later he touched Cones
arm.
"Slow down." he admonished ITS
an automobile. and the chauffeur APP
pears TO bo woman. OF course it's
Edith. / think the machine is stand
ing STILL
| ScCODuS iilcl lbeiI UuAOiiIbDilt
came to a stop beside the other. n
closer view OF which brought low
whistle from Clarkson. And. MS nc
! had surmised. the chauffeur was
| Edith.
! AS she saw and recognized them the
corners of the chaufreur's mouth,
which had been dropping. rose in per
ceptible relief.
IL was never so glad TO see any one
in all my life" she called ferventy.
Here I've been sitting five whole min
utes, wondering what In tho world
should do next"
And I've been wondering for Il
whole half hour what In tho world
started you out as q scorcher.' re-
torted Clarkson dryly, "and, II my ey 80
are not at fault, think recognize
| the machine"
yes. it's yours" meekly; "but please
don't scold I've had an awful time.
I went across 70 your house and was
looking the automobile over when 1t
started. You had left it out I'm the
road. you know. / suppose turned
a lever or screw or pulled out plug
or something Anyway, 1t went of
like a race horse, and / didn't know
how to stop It. I've often watched
you steer, so managed to keep It in
the road, ~ But ] thought the Journey
nevor would end" plaintively. Il sup
pose the monster is run down. IL
hope it sisn,t broken"
"Of course It isn't" treasured Cone
warmly, automobiles often act that
way. Garrison and / can tx II all
right in a few minutes. But you must
feel awfully used up. Miss Tyson.
Don't you think ia better take you
homo at onceT
''Yos, indeed, II you don't mind"
gratefully, "and it will be such re-
lief to find myself I'm an automobile
with some one else responsible for
whatever It runs into"