New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-04-03

The hours passed on the wheels OF
excitement and suspense. When LIE
strange came in again. only watch
convinced Dick that it was midnight.
"You gave the order?" Lsstrange
asked.
Eyes"
He descended, taking OF his mask
and showing face white with IA
tigue under the streaks of dust and
CRIME.
"I'll be all right in half an hour .
he nodded, in answer to Dicks excla'
nation. "Send one of the boys foI
coffee, will you, please? Rupert needs
some. too. Here, one of you others.
ask one of those idle doctors appren.
tices to come over with q fresh band.
age; my arms trife untidy."
In fact, his right sleeve was wet
and red, where the strain of driving
had reopened the injury OF the day be.
fore. But he would not allow Dick to
speak of it.
I'm going to spend an hour or two
resting. Come in, French, and we'll
chat in the intervals, II you like"
"And Rupert? Where's he?" Dick
wondered, peering into the dark with
. vague impression of lurking dangers
on every side.
Hes hurried in out of the night
air." treasured familiar accents; a
small figure lounged across into the
light, making vigorous use of drip
ping towel. "Tell Darling feel faint
and I'm going over to that srand-stand
cafe a la car to get some pie. I'll be
back in time to read over my last
lesson from the chauffeur's CORE
spondence school. Oh, sec what's
here!"
A telegraph messenger boy had
come up to Dick.
Richard French no verified.
rsign, please"
The message was from New York.
"All coming down." Dick read. "Lim.
CUISINE making delay. Wire me at st.
Royal of race. Bailey"
Far from pleased, young French
hurriedly wrote the desired answer
and gave it to the boy to be sent. But
he thrust the yellow envelope into
bis pocket before turning to the tent
where Lestrange was drinking cheap
black coffee while an impatient young
surgeon lowered near.
The hours rest was characteristical-
ly spent. Washed, bandaged, and re-
freshed, Lestrange dropped on cot
In the back of the tent and pushed q
roll of motor garments beneath his
head for a pillow. There he intermit-
tently spoke to his companion Of what
ever the moment suggested; listening
to every sound of the race and inter
spersing acute comment, starting up
whenever the voice of his own ma
chine limited that the driver was dis
obeying instructions or the shrill klax-
on gave warning Of trouble. But
through it all Dick gathered much OF
the family story.
my mother was q Californian" Le-
strange once said, coming back from
tour of inspection. "She was twenty
times as much alive as any French
that ever existed, I've been told. l
fancy she passed that quality on to
me-you know she died when was
born-for I nearly drove the family
mad. They expected the worst Of me,
and I gave the best worst had. But"
be turned to Dick the clear candor of
bis smile, ut was rather q decent
worst, honestly believe. The most
outrageous thing ever did was to
lead set of seniors in hosting COW
into the deans library one night, and
10 get myself expelled from college"
"A cow" the other echoed.
"A fat COW, and it mooed," he
stuffed the pillow into more COM
Portable position. rs that our car
running in? No, it's just passing. II
Frank doesn't wreck my machine, I'll
get this race. And then, the same
week, my chum and roommate ran
AWAY with Doraflora girl Of some va
:iety show and married her. / was
romantic myself at twenty-one, so
helped him through with it. He was
wealthy and she was pretty; 1t seemed
o fit. I believe they've stayed mar.
led ever since, by the way. But
somehow the reporters got affairs
mixed and published me as the BRIDE
groom. Have you got cigar?
Imoke about three times a year, and
his is one of them. Yes, there was
fine scene when went home that
light, a Broadway melodrama. l lost
ny temper easier then; by the time
ny father and uncle gave me time to
peak, l was too angry to defend my
elf and set them right. supposed
hey would learn the truth by the
lext day, anyhow. And I left home
or good in a dinner coat and raglan
With something under ten dollars in
i'd change. What's that"
"That," was the harsh alarm of the
'f1icial klaxon, coupled with the cry
# countless voices. The ambulance
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