Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-28
CHAPTER I.

kll into HDrup. slicnCe, as the uT1Vor
brought his car to halt.
You sigrale1?' he called across the
grind Of set brakes.
IN the blending glare o. the search
lights from the two machines. the
gray o1s arriving ana the limousine
drawn to the roadside, the young girl
stool, her land still extended In tie
gesture which had stopped the man
Eho now leaned scross his wheel.
"On please" sha appealed again.
On other side stretched away the
Long Island meadows, dark, sound
Jess, apparently urinhsOitsd. Only
This sjct Of light broke tho uonotony
,. Grcs riness. A keen, chill. October
&inc s.ghad past, stirring the girls
delicate gown as its folds lay I'M
beaded IL the duet. Tutoring her fur.
Gred cloak and stalking two or three
childish curl, trcrl :he bondage OF
her valve. bo-t. The driver SWING
himself Gown and cane tcrard her
with the uaha3,!ng s~.c.oess Of one
tYainoi 20 the urex e:.ed
-! beg oardo.,-can | 20 &: somo
Nse?' he aska.
We are lost" 50 :,i:fe Oh hus.
rIe5iy II you could 80. - right.
should be gra.sfsl ,--'xe ncat get
Ecme soon | haze 1aen o guest q.
house somewhere here, tgrd started 20
yatura 10 Na,g YORK this afternoon.
The chauffeur doe> nat know Long
Island; We oenlr. sesln to tad any
Pace And now VIC haze los; tire
] was afraid"
She broke CT G.nY7a 2hr as Der COM
panion descended .r'I the limousine.
We only wani 10 know the way:
were all right" he exylailei. This
u yDy cousin; | came CIT after her,
you see. Don't get 50 worried, En-
sly--weJl go straight on AS soon as
Anderson changes the tire
He huHd,ed his words slightly and
1poko 100 rapidly, the round, good.
bUmored face he turned to the white
Ggh, was TOO flushed; otherwise there
vas nothing unusual in his appear
ence. And his caste was evident aud
unquestionable in spite Of any cir
cumstance. There was no anger in
girls dark eyes as she gazed
stlaight before her. only pity and help
less distress.
4 can tell your chauffeur the road.
The driver Of the gray car quietly said.
"Ilave YOU far to go?'
TO the ST. Royal" she answered,
aooking at him. My uncle Is there.
Is that far?"
'No: you can reach there by ten
o'clock. will speak to your chauf
feur."
"Do, like good fellow" the other
man interposed. lawfully obliged
10 orins his voice, and moving near
er her. Since were engaged, why
should you get frightened simply be
cause | proposed we get married to-
nieht instead of waiting for big
wedding? | thought it was a good
idea, you know. 1t isn't my fault An
derson got lost instead of getting w
homo for dinner, is IT,"
flush Dick" she rebuked, hot col
o. sweeping her face. You, you are
not well. And we are not engaged;
cou forget Just because people want
us 10 be-" Too proud to let her
eteadiness culver, she broke the sen
tence.
If the driver had heard. and 1t was
scarcely possible that he had not, he
made no sign. BY the acetylene light
he produced an envelope and pencil
and proceeded to sketch a map show
ing the route to the limousine's chauf
teur
Understand it?" he queried, con
GLIDING. He had certain decision oil
manner not in the least arrogant, but
2he result of a serene selfsurety
that somehow accorded with his 1.-the
Drained grace of movement A Judge
bf men would have read him an ath
oete, perhaps in an unusual line.
Eyes, sir" the chauffeur replied
I'll eet Miss French home in nc
time after l get the tire on
The ndiscretion Of the spoken
name was ignored. except for a sligh
lift Of the hearers eyebrows.
"How long does it take you Il
chance tire?"
About half an hour; it's night. O
course"
An odd, choking gurgle sounded from
the cray machine, where dark figur
had sat until now in Quiescent mute
ness.
"ralf an hour!" echoed the gra
machines driver. and faced towar
the chuckle. Rupert. It isn't in you
contract, but do you want to com
over and change this tire?'
"1'll do It for you, Darling" was tn
ewoet response; the small fgur
rolled over the edge OF the car with
cat-like CELEBRITY Where are you
tools. VOC chauffeur? Quick!"
Tie bewildered chauffeur mechal
ically reached for box on the ru'
ming board, az the young assistar
came up. grinning all over his malig
dark face.
oh quicker! What's the matte
yheumatism? They wouldn't have 20
81 a training camp for motor truck
On Sunday. Hustle, please
There rorer had been anythin
done 70 'hat Isolate limousine quite {
ttis was dpr' ''vcn the preoccupie
'coked on in fascination at . IA
- O. rnwasted movement sugges
~, a contuf!ng feat.
by Georgia" exclaimed Ger escvl
p splendid nan you've got thor
KcanJ. a s,lsaAd ahsuffour. "
sTuw."