The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-11-02

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eyes of Il policeman.
That fellows just aching for US to
go a little above regulation speed"
ClarkSon observed. but we can't af-
ford the time to be hauled in just now
He's sore over Ediths passage through
town. l wish | could warn her to
make wide detour of the place when
she returns. 70 be arrested by po-
liceman would seem an overwhelming
disgrace to her"
Cone promptly reversed his machine
in the opposite direction.
We'll go and warn her. then" he
said calmly. Il was a brute not TO
think of it at first. But. you see.
have grown to look upon arrests as
merely incidental but necessary annoy
ances of Il days run. | was held up
three times last week. Now" rs the
policeman on the sidewalk was being
dropped behind, well try a little
Scorch to make up for lost time"
But how about the golf" asked
Garrison disgustedly. and the lunch:
Pm getting hungry already"
1T will be good for your welfare to
fast a little, then" was the unfeeling
answer. 'You are becoming altoCeth-
er too gluttonous. Garrison. As for
the golf. | had already given that up
for the day. You may recollect that
you promised to take me out to see
Miss Tyson"
But not this afternoon" in dismay.
This afternoon is the accepted time
1t might rain tomorrow. the next day
or any of the days after. Never put
off till tomorrow, Clarkson. That's pro
crastinating."
Clarkson grunted. then laughed
Funny" he said: lit seems to be
mutual case Of the god and the god
dess. Only yesterday l heard Edith
speaking about YOU
His companion turned quickly. About
me?' he asked eagerly. WHAT
''Oh, it was only in the abstract" in
differently. She doesn't know you eX-
cept as something she met informally
at Catsons. But, like everybody else,
she has heard rumors Of your fool
hardy recklessness. She rather ad-
mired the way you rescued the child
in front of your automobile, and l have
heard her allude to that act on the
river and to several other of your
slight attacks of bravado. But. of
course. a more personal knowledge of
you will dispel the illusion. There
that's right" as Cone suddenly speed
ed his machine to a third greater We
locity. Now it's something like. We
can probably keep this up to the next
town if some fool COW doesn't get in
the way
They were beyond the town limits,
with an almost straight road ahead.
Little by little Cone increased their
speed until they were going fully a
mile a minute From time to time
Clarkson nodded his head approyingly.
Twenty minutes of this. then he sud
denly leaned forward. shading his eyes
from the rush of air which their speed
created. A peculiar dark spot had APP
pcared in the road ahead, rapidly re
solving itself into something tangible.
Ten seconds later he touched Cones
arm.
SLOW down." he admonished. Its
an automobile, and the chauffeur APP
pears to be a woman. OF course its
Edith. | think the machine is stand
ing still"
Thirty seconds later their automobile
came to a stop beside the other,
whistle from Garrison. And, as he
had surmised, the chauffeur was
Edith.
AS she saw and recognized them the
corners Of the chautfeur's mouth.
which had been dropping. rose in per
ceptible relief.
II was never so glad to see any one
in all my life" she called fervently.
Here I've been sitting five whole min
utes. wondering what in the world I
should do next"
And I've been wondering for a
whole half hour what in the world
started YOU out as a Scorcher," re-
torted Clarkson dryly, and, if my eyes
are not at fault. l think l recognize
the machine"
Yes, it's yours" meekly; "but please
don't scOld. I've had an awful time.
| went across to your house and was
looking the automobile over when it
started. You had left it out in the
road. you know. suppose | turned
a lever or screw or pulled out plug
or something. Anyway it went off
like a race horse, and | didn't know
how to stop it. I've often watched
you steer, so | managed to keep it in
the road. But | thought the journey
never would end" plaintively. Il sup
pose the monster is run down Ii
hope it isn't broken"
"Of course it isn't" treasured Cone
warmly, automobiles often act that
way. Garrison and | can fix it all
right in few minutes. But you must
feel awfully used up, Miss Tyson.
Don't you think I'd better take you
home at once"
yes, indeed, if you don't mind"
gratefully, land it will be such n re-
lief to find myself in an automobile
with some one else responsible for