The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-01

hysterical laugh. Immediately after.
ward she excused herself on the plea
Of taking a nap and retired te her
room to prepare for her journey. But
the colone's suspicious were now
aroused, and the old gentleman took
position on the veranda. with news
paper, to await developments.
He had not been on the veranda
long when his attention was attracted
by the creaking of the side door, and
he saw his daughter gliding furtively
over the lawn, dressed in auto toys, In
the direction of the trial field. Quietly
he went into the house for his coat
and followed her.
In a very few moments Molly ar
rived at the shed where Wyster's aero
plane was quartered. True to his
word, Jack had everything in readi-
ness for the escape and at once seated
her In the frame, strapping her in Sc
curely. Both were so excited inwardly
that they spoke only in monosyllables,
while Jack prepared for the ascent
with the methodical care of the train
ed aviator. Within minute of the
time Helen was seated the motor was
throbbing, and the machine began to
glide faster and faster over the field.
Suddenly the earth seemed to fall,
and she knew that they were rising.
For a moment she closed her eyes
and chung tightly to the narrow frame
work, but the exhilarating sensation
Of flying went into her head. and the
madness of it all made her laugh in
spite of her fear. Gathering courage.
she looked down. and far below she
saw her home as the machine circled
over the field and scared toward the
river. Suddenly her eyes were arrest
ed by a figure in white running fran
tically from the field toward the boat
house. Jack saw it about the same
time. and as he opened the throttle Of
the motor he shouted to her. All she
could hear in the growing roar of
wind was the word colonel" but she
caught his meaning. Windon was
making for the river. and in a few
moments the Comet, the colonePs rae
ing launch, emerged from the boat
house. The colonel had OWNED their
purpose and was endeavoring to reach
the opposite shore before they could
descend and escape.
BY this time they were nearing the
trees on the far side of the river. and
Jack glanced at her reassuringly. The
Comet was only halfway across the
stream. Right ahead Of them appear
ed large field, and she could feel
the machine falling as Jack worked
at the levers and shut down the mo-
tor. Gliding slowly downward, they
struck with a slight jar and ran on
few rods before stopping. Some one
came running across the field. 1t was
Tom, Jacks chauffeur.
Abandoning the Eagle. they raced
across the field and climbed into the
auto, and as the chauffeur threw In
the high speed gear they shot down
the road through the little village of
Rossmere. Such ride as 1t was!
Molly wondered where the road Off
GERS were. but she did not see one or
two who stepped into the road, wav-
ing their arms in futile endeavor to
stop the speeding machine The last
house of the village shot by. streak
of white, and with an added roar the
big fifty shot out into the open coun-
try. The machine rode the hills like
bird Luckily the road was clear,
and Tom opened the throttle wide. It
was glorious, maddening. thought Mol
ly, holding tightly to her lover Sud
denly she heard sharp report. and
the car slowed down In obedience to
the brakes ''Blowoutr' shouted Tom
as he brought it to stop. and in an
instant he and Wyster were out on
the road str piping off the tire and put
ting on new one. AS they worked
over the wheel Molly glanced back,
and what she saw made her leap to
her feet excitedly. "Jackr' she cried.
Hurry! Quickl Father is coming"
When Molly thought over the events
that followed she resembled them to
a moving picture exhibition with a
nervous operator at the film. Jack
| and Tom literally jumped into the
car, and Tom threw on the current,
but the engines didn't even cough. As
Tom leaped out to the crank Jack
looked back. and there, not a quarter
of a mile away, came the other ma
| chine, and the colonel was standing,