The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-20
Old Baine S
Chauffeur


man was Cyrus Baine. He was only
fifty, comfortable rich and growing
! richer and was liked in his clubs and
person spoke of him as Mr.. Baine.
It was always as Old Baine. He
came to know it and, accept the title.
persons spoke of him as Mr. Baines.
/ There were lot of bright young fell
lows in the Acorn club who were
friendly with Old Baine.
Old Baine had beautiful home in
the suburbs. In that home, besides
wife, he had a handsome daughter
named Maude. She often came to the
! city with him and she was known
by sight to score of the Acornites.
/ A number of them had sought invi-
tations to The Elms, but the owner
had pretended not to understand. Old
i Baine had a husband picked out for
J Miss Maude and that gentleman didn't
belong to the Acorn club. He was
out west in the railroad business and
trying to climb to the top. There
should be no providers coming around
The Elms.
If the father had been asked which
young man he took to" most at the
Acorn club, he would have answered
Harry Campbell. There was a bright
young man, making his way as civil
( engineer and to be heard of some day
/ among the best. Old Baine sized
him up as having plenty of ambition,
but no guile. So great was his trust
in him that he confidently informed
him that he was going west to be gone
three months and that his old chauf-
feur having quit his job the ladies
must go to the trouble of getting an
other after his departure.
Two days after young Campbell
had shaken hands with Old Baine
and hoped him a pleasant stay in the
wild and wholly and was sorry he
couldn't go along, he appeared at The
Elms in a So suit, ready-made. and
made application for chauffehr's
place.
It was Miss Maude who was to do
the engaging and she looked upon the
applicant with surprise and suspicion.
He looked anything but the real thing.
Some gentleman who has suffered
misfortune, mused Miss Maude to
lerseif. VIII he. keep to his place or
take advantage2 ! viii at least give
him a trial.
Mr. Harris. as he was supposed
TO be. returned to town after his outfit
and was duly installed in his place.
The first time be ran the auto Miss
Maude watched him with critical eye
and her mother was IN a tremple
Harris was given a weeks tri2lsaIli
he suited the place admirably Per.
haps the only fault to be found With
8 Harris as the rese rye.
He Was on dis third week and The
city papers had chronicled the rlys.
terioas. dis ppeafalca Of club "a u
and civil engineer, when the mother.
who had be Il, ont alone paying calls.
retarned onae to say to TIE dasgater:
Wei. what do you think Eas hap
pened this afternooni
had Just come out of Mrs, Pom
pcn's and Harris stood beside the auto
to help me IN when young lady driy-
ing past bowed and smiled at him and
he lifted his cap. II was a young lady
from the city, too.
Ella. And she had on a hat that
never cost less than $40. What do
you make of it 2"
Il don't make anything"
But just the same, Miss Maude de-
termined to find out more. about Har
ris without delay. Was he Rallies
Was he hiding from the police Had
!; he. abandoned his young wife? Was
4 Ee-he-?
The mystery should be solved and
I if he were an impostor in the slight
est 6egrse something should be done.
Next day she ordered out the auto
and took a spin alone She had things
! in view, but of course she must have
little time to get them in due order
!; in her mind She was working by the
/ card system and glancing now and
/ then at the back of Harris head when
i a loud explosion was heard from
! around bend in the highway. 1t
! fairly halted the auto.
To her screams of terror Harris an.
swered with the one word: "Dyna-
mite!' AS the word was out he
jumped to the ground. tore at the rails
CT the fence on the right-la.d side
for moment and then sprang back
into the machine and bumped it
through into the field.
And he was not moment too soon!
Four horses and two wagons belong
! ing to farmers came tearing around
the bend a. mad gallop. frightened
by the explosion in the quarry. They
went by with rush and roar that
meant death to anything in their path
| for the next mile.
"Oh!'' whispered the girl as she
| looked and began sobbing.
shall we go home, ma'amY quietly
asked Harris.
The girl shivered and wept all the
way back. The quick wit of Harris
had saved them from death. That
evening he was called into the sitting
room and asked:
"Mr Harris, who and what are
your"
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