New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
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"If she's out of town." he replied a..
what could; do anything in reason e,o.o ,aao
OF course, to leave the city just at nrs.ep rnpt
God knows my whole career may derenSn rnH
my being here now every minutel' p"'M
"Exactly!' said Alice, and that u.,
final word with the man, but not her s nei
disgust. ' ma
She sounded nearly every man who /.
hung on Thurley's words and moves ,I1 LAO
flowers and speeches were the price. TTh,at
was none in them all, she felt conv;,aeeIts
with the manhood, the courage and ,bu
denial to risk his comfort, far less nsk g
life, should the Princes require such sso. ,a
fee to defend her, perhaps from death '"'n'
In the final analysis not few reo,,a.,
Thurley as already the prize, and tbsrasae.! ben,Ee!
the charge, Of the young Grand Duke ~
Wilhelm. They would gladly firt with i'f' y
affianced bride; but her dangers were al =. ~
him.
TT was late when Stuyverant telephored ..
last that faint star Cf hope had ne. o.
His message was brief and excited. the mo-. ,.1
statement that a hint had arrived AZ ~
Baron's headquarters and that anv,b;.:
further that might develop would be 'nboTaS
in later on. He was going, Robley i'o1 addo51
to place far out from Manhattan. n -
vcstigate a vague report which might nro'. ~
utterly groundless.
1t was late when he started in his car ne,
his man in the drivers seat. He had asc.. ca
tained that no railroad trains ran ne.
than fifteen miles or more 10 the wes, =.
North WinOg. He was dressed in furs wb;,s
differed but slightly from those Of his mecb.
anician. Wolfskin robes were heaped in n.
tonneau, if occasion should arise for the,
use.
Their lamps were lighted on the ferryboa.
Half an hour later, with nearly four cles.
hours ahead Of them in which to cover
distance calculated at somcthing under ey
enty miles, the car was going like a hrg.
projectile over roads hard as flint.
The darkness descended swiftly. Tss
night was moonlcss; but the film Of snov
that lay on all that lifeless world refec,ei
the dim refulgence Of the heavens. clesIr
defining the pike. For more than a quart.
of the distance the big device Of mode
power and velocity shot through village
past fields, and over bridges ike a tfi-,
made glad by its own sheer might and per
lection. Then it blew out q ,irc-and a long
heart racking siege Of disaster had bef-
ushered in, as if at the bcckoning Of Fate !
cylinder began to miss; then the gears Of tbe
intermediate speed were stripped out. On
crushing. delaying complication after an
other arose. The great machine now racing
now barely toiling in the highway performe
every known depravity Of steel and SPAR
and gasoene. Another tire went the way
of ruin. Impatiently, wildly, Stuyverar,
strove to redeem lost time; but in vain. L
was one interminable series Of DELAYS, r.
pairs and exhausting efforts to keep the ma.
chine on its legs.
How they limped along toward Nors
WinOg, Robley could never have told. I,
seemed a veritable nightmare Of helpless.
ness, wherein he struggled furously to ge.
ahead, only to be baffled hindered, stalet
by things intangible that may not be e,.
gagged and overcome.
TT was midnight and past when they cane
at last TO the village. They had gore
astray from the road, among their other &C.
cidents, and expended an hour getting back
The little settlement in which they found
themselves at last seemed part Of the
frozen world. Not a light was show,
from any house, where all appeared Ike
spectral things, merely mockeries Of men!
abodeS.
leaving his man in CHARGE Of the or