Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-09-12

tfgue and strain Of Watching. Stanton
looked for the inevitable pitcher of
water, but found himself confronted
instead with . grinning, admiringly
awed messenger boy who held out .
cluster Of heavy purple flowers.
"What?" marveled the Disguised
driver. What idiotic trick"
For Mr.. Stanton. SIR" deferential-
ly insisted the boy; who would have
addressed tho president as "bo," and
gibed at the czar.
Stanton caught the blossoms rough
ly, anticipating a practical joke from
some fun-loving fellow-competitor, and
saw = white card dangling by 4 bit
of ribbon
Thank you." he read in careless
pencilins. II have no laurel wreaths
here, 80 send the victor Of the hour
my corsage bouquet"
She had had the imprudence, or tho
cool disregard of comment, to use n
OF her own cards. Valerie Anterior
Carlisle, the name was engraved
across the heavy p~asteboard.
She had thought that wild duel with
the Duplex was an exhibition given
for her, that at her wanton within he had
1eopardized four lives. one his own
With =. strong exclamation of con
tempt Stanton moved to ding tho flow
ers aside to the path before the Mer-
cury's wheels. then checked himself.
remembering appearances. The or
chids curled Imply around his warm
nngers; suddenly the magnificent ar
rogancs Of this girl struck him with
angry humor, and be laughed shortly.
Throw them In the tent. Blake" no
requested. tossing the bouquet to one
Of tho men They'll wither fast
enough"
The new tire was on A Stanton
turned to his machine, after tearing
tho card to unreliable fragments, he
saw Floyd watching him with curious
intentnesA
A raw, wet mist had commenced to
roll In from the nearby ocean. The
promise Of dawn was recalled. . dull
obscurity closed over the motordrome.
leaving q the search-lighted path
dim. The cars rushed on steadily.
The night had been si%ngularly free
from accidents. Only one machine
had been actually wrecked, although
three had been withdrawn from the
contest. Tho oh1cials in the judges
stand were co~ngratulating n an
other, at the moment when the second
disaster occurred
The mist had grown thicker, In the
lights = dazzling silver curtain before
mems eyes, and the track had been
worn to deep grooves at the turns.
The Mercury was sweeping past the
grand-stand, when one Of the two
slower cars, being overtaken, slipped
It's drivers control, caught in a foot
deep rut, and swerved crashing into
the machine mex It. Twice over 1t
rolled, splintering sickeningly, but
dinging both OF it's men clear Of the
wreck. The car struck, plunged on
around the curve into the mist. ap-
parently unhurt.
Out across the damp dusk pierced
the shrek Of the klaxon, mingled with
the cry Of the people and the tinkle Of
the hospital telephone. Stanton.
swinging wide to avoid the pitiful
wreckage, kept on his course.
"Stop!" Floyd shouted imperatively
beside him. Stop, Stanton, stop!"
Stanton sped on, di~sregarding what
he supposed was a novice's nervous
sympathy. He could not aid the
stunned men lying on the track, and
one glance had told him that they
could be safely passed; as indeed they
had been.
"Stopl" the command rang again;
and - Stanton merely shook his
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