The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-20
Cheru1,
DeViine
By SEWELL FORD
Copyright. 1893. BY Mitchell kenr -riey
By SEWELL FORE
Copyright. 1893. BY fliseheli kenr siey

prisoner when he saw himself -elded !
off by this ineongruous tandela. No !
doubt he insts ntly recognized Iinlmins |
as his jailer, for after a moments as
tonished hesitation he doubled on his |
tracks.
In spite Of his lack Of know! dye of
the geography Of the grounds. I It fee
ing prisoner was not to be cauc n cas-
ily He dashed down one of the gar
den paths. So the placid med tations
Of Mr. Hewington, who was in the
garden, were interrupted by til noise
of rapidly approaching footstep The
next moment he had a glimps' Of an
individual in a frock coat w - was
sprinting toward him at top 81 ID.
Involuntarily Mr.. Hewingtou raised
his arms and stepped directly 10 the
middle OF the path That wa quite
sufficient The runner dug b. heels
into the gravel, checked his fiji long
enough for one daZed look aud ompt-
II dashed into clump OF Go!dc Glow,
reappearing to the view Of Tin lins
second later headed toward thf .Cuse.
Evidently the man was bewilC cd or
serve the by no means incon> "uous
figure of Mrs Timmins loomii large
in the kitchen door.
stop i'm, Maggie. Stop i'm"
shouted Tinmins, abandoning 4 II Sc
crecy now.
Mrs Timmins was not one wait
for explanations at such time Tim
! Minis wanted somebody stop and
stopped he should be. With rpris-
ing agility she got her huge TX i'll
motion and moved impos;ngly nd at
right angles upon the refuG, AS
she did this Timmins. dragg the
calf and followed by Mr.. HeN ston,
closed in on the other side. the
bessie was tired Of the game or Sc he
was winded. He no longer IndeI
| merrily upon his wabbly lie; now
! ahead, now just behind Tlmmi +. He
stuck his forefeet straight { and
sawed balkily at the lead rope.
! This left gap Of some ten IDS in
! the line Of offense, and throuS it the
hunted man bolted bravely, = tails
Of his frock coat fluttering Gntins
salute as he spurted toward 2dom.
The sedate Eppings was just | time
! to view the escape with oper mouth
and staring eyes.
"Tyke after i'm, you / oming
chump." screamed the disgust | Tim
Minis IVY don't you tyk" after
| 'im?''
Thus exhorted, the butler d. brea
into a stiff trot, which was so ttently
ineffective that Timmins mig have
laughed had the occasion bt Il less
serious AS it was, he only ga ed out
au exclamatio Of disapprovaL threw
the calls lead rope to Mr.. HeN ington
with the suggestion, Here. :! III 'Old
| i'm, governor" and darted ter his
/ prisoner.
Do you wonder. then. at the amaze
ment Of the Countess Vecch when
into the calm of the sunset holT burst
this animated procession-hrst man
swinging q silk hat in his rig. hand
and painting as he ran; mex. Tim
minis, his elbows close to h;s sides
and his jaw thrust out In Q 1roved
Marathon style: third, Mrs. I 1niDs
very red Of face and her amr Chest
biIlowing up and down like stormy
sea- but getting over the grour / quite
rapidly; fourth, Eppings, his solemn
eyes almost popping out of h:s head
and at the rear her father, va My try
} ing to urge the reluctant calf into s
I livelier gait?
4 The race between Timmins and hi
J elusive prisoner was progressi.C Yer.
, prettily They were keeping 10 tn
driveway now, and the smooth macad
, am offered fine footing. At one Their
came to the ears Of all concer led tn
sharp, imperious honk-honk OF an au
J tomobile horn.
The next instant big red CO whirl
} ed in through the gates and :. sigh
of the advancing procession n tb
roadway was brought 10 >uddel
stop. From the back seat Of lc ton
, neau stepped forth Cherub De- re.
was the most dramatic and oil s"rtun
entrance he had ever made il I'll hi
, career
} The painting fugitive halted stare
J apprehensively at the Cheru the
cast hurried look over bis "ulde
: at Timmins. Quickly he n e hi
choice. Turning like a fash, dode
ed Timnins neatly. Another men
and be had circled around NJ Tin
minis.
? Perhaps he would have be dot
bling and lodging yet had 4 : NJ
occurred diversion. The ca n ii
excitement had begun ranni! III
circle and had wound MI. He lEto
. I'D with the rope So that cou!
move neither hands nov fc, NJ
! Hewington was loudly calling r H
pings.
Just then, however, IL was ping:
: turn to try stopping the prison II
, was already jumping from on, de {
the road to the other in order COZ
fuse the enemy when Mr.. win.
tons cries for assistance 4. ,acte
his attention from the game. Year
Of training showed there. PIN
abandoned his post and startee Or h
master A yell Of rage from : lmir
reached his ears Eppings y "a
fugitive about to speed past b r.
a second he hesitated. Then. unlin
bering his long legs and throw di
cretion to the winds, he bur hin
self headlong across the roa( vral
ped his long arms midway q IT tt
frock coat, and. amid cloud duS
captor and captive came deS aratel
to earth.
Continued Tomorrow