The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-24
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day! he would see her again on
the road. 1t was always the way.
Then he would tell her how un-
happy he had been-for a minute.
She was so pretty, so very pretty!
He sighed profoundly. We see no
more of him.
When Truxton King first awoke
to the fact that they were no
longer lying motionless in the
dreary yards, ne leaped to his
fleet with a startled shout of
alarm. Lorraine sat up, blinking
her eyes in half-conscious wonder.
ut was broad daylight, of course;
the train was rafting through
the long cut just below the city
walls. With frantic energy he
pulled open the door. For -. a
minute he stared at the scudding
walls of stone so close at hand
uncomprehendfng. Then the
truth burst upon him with the
force of a mighty blow. He stag.
gered back, his jaw dropping. his
eyes glaring.
What the dew Great God
Lorraine! We're going! We're
moving!" he cried, hoarsely.
81 know it," she gasped, hel
body rocking violently with the
swaying of the wild. top-heavy
little car.
Great Scott! How we're
pounding it! Fifty miles an hour
Where are we?" he cried, aghast,
He could scarcely keep his feet,
so terrific was the speed and so
lsickening the motion.
She got to her feet and lurched
to his side. Don't fall Quit" she
almost shrieked. He drew back
with her. Together they swayed
like reeds in a windstorm, star
ing dizzily at the wall before
them.
Suddenly the train shot out in
to the open, farm-spattered val
ley. Truxton fell back dumb
founded.
THE country" he exclaimed.
We've been carried away. /
l can't believe my senses. Could
we have slept-what a fool, what
an idiot! God in heaven! The
prince! He is lost!" He was be-
side himself with anguish and
despair, raging like a mailman,
cursing himself for a fool, a dog,
la murderer!
Little less distressed than her
companion, Lorraine Tullis still
had the good sense to keep him
from leaping from the car. He
had shouted to her that he
must get back to the city; she
could go to the next town and find
la hiding place. He would come
to her as soon as he had given
the alarm.
You would be killed." she
cried, clutching his arm fiercely.
you never can jump, Truxton.
See how we are running. If you
jump, l shall follow. l won't go
on alone. I am as much to
blame as you"
The big, strong fellow broke
down and cried, utterly disheart-
|ened.
Don't cry. Truxton. please
don't cry!" she pleaded. Some
thing will happen. We must stop
some time. Then we can get an
other train back, or telegraph, or
hire a wagon. 1t must be very
early. The sun is scarcely up.
Do be brave! Don't give up!"
He squared his shoulders.
you put me to shamei" he cried
abjectly. "I'm unnerved, that's
all. 1t was too much of a blow.
After we'd got away from those
|scoundrels so neatly. too. Oh,
it's maddening! I'll be all right
in a minute. You plucky, plucky
darling!"
The train whiried through a
small hamlet without even slack
ening its speed. Truxton endeav-
ored to shout a warning to two
men who stood by the gates; but
they merely laughed, not compre-
bending. Then he undertook to
arrest the attention Of the engi-
neer. He leaned from the door
and shouted. The effort was flu
tile. almost disastrous. A lurch
came near to hurting him to the
rocky roadbed. Now and then
they passed farmers on thu hish