The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-12

was on, and so it ran till We land
ed here in Chicago.
Curtain rises the afternoon | ar
rive. I'm discovered in front of the
hotel, lonesome, and full of desires.
From right center come noises, like
the honlling of geese. Enter low
brow cd. undershot automobile, with
profile like a bull pup. Lewis is at
the wheel. with Miss Edgemorc, our
train friend, and another in the cab
in. lie debouches among smells. and
lays hands on me.
Miss Altwine,' he says, to the
new one, Mr.. McCabe, the Klondylle
King. I'm showing the ladies'
around, Mac. Won't YOU join u.s.
" Sure, says |. just Jet me leave
a message at the Office
4 slipped in and stripped for the
hurdles: left my money, watch. cuff
buttons and nail-file with the clerk.
Say! we 'chaufed' down that trai.
till the other machines looked like
they ran backwards
I've shot the White Horse rapids
in birch-bark ana slid down the
Chilcoot on a shovel, but this kind of
skyrocketing DISCREPANCIES me-i,'s
dangerous. ! cantered along the con
versational speedway the best | could
Out id shy and break my gait when
an obstacle crossed our orbit. II act
ed like an anaesthetic on Lewis,
though He just lashed the wheel
amidships and let her run before
the wind, gazing into Miss Edge
more's LuXfers like he was hunting
microbes. | saw lamp posts hurry
past till they looked like bristles in
toothbrush
AT last we came TO a big road
house out north of town, and pre-
pared for the eats. When saw the
wine card | thought of my money,
safe at the hotel. and knew could
mt lose, so scratched the few
things ! didn't like and told the wait
er 10 play II on the first drawing.
I'VE robbed that table from soda
10 hook and managed to spoil lots Of
stuff between us. 1t was great
feed all right; worse than when Yu-
kon Pete ate at the Waldorf.
We'll, after awhile Lewis leans
over and emits these lines:
Have you got the goods TO settle
with
What goods? What settle? I'm
broke, says ], and | thinks: Aha.
here comes this shrinking blue rib
bon graft I've laid for so long"
Whew' says he som L.
That's all right suggests.
wen leave your auto for security,
and 80 in on the train.
" | sort of hate to. 1t aint mine
says he; I just walked into the
stable and give them the rush act.
Maybe some Of your friendsm drop
in
I haven't got one south of Ju-
neau that would part with enough
to square this bill if gave him gas
says ], wondering what the game
was.
Now 1t seems this talk was on the
square sure enough. and the livery
man, being OF dark and suspicious
nature, thought Lewis motives were
selfish, so he telephoned all over
town for traces of his machine He
called up this place, stating that we
were adventurers and -resses. and
mad stolen the rig, leaving his boy
in an unconscious condition. He fur
ther said that our bill was bad
Then we got it, I'd seen the pro
p'1etor hanging around kind of un-
easy, and noticed he was a vindict.
iyc-jawed guy, with a gamcy appear.
ance. He brought MS new bottle
OF wine-and say he must have
been veterinary to mix those slum-
ber-getters, for i went ont 50 fast
made a buzzing noise
II awake next morning in a big,
bare bedroom with the sun stream
ing through curtainless windows.
Lewis was wrapped in sheet hunt
ing our clothes.