The chronicle=news., 1912-11-30
rHERESA'S PLAN WON
Oy HARMONY WELLER.

gWonty'oI1 yehrh, OOno AnytnInk OF
which her parents might disapprovs.
Tawny Of hair and with great smoi.
derins brown eyes. the Girl could bs
either . saint or sinner. but - II
happsned Thereaa had chosen the for.
mer.
'But now" muttered Theresa while
she watched great automobile whirl.
Ing out Of sight along the dusty road.
Il am going to turn sinner. ! simply
must know that good.lookinG man
who has Just passed by In his motor.
II 10 positively wicked that . maseu-
line pefson should be 10 much alone
not to mention feminine ones" Ther.
ssa sishsd. and her eyes absorbed the
vast beauty OF the farm upon which
she had been spending tho summer.
II believe" she ruminstsd. with Q
shy. sweet smile. that could really
iove-him. II only knew him."
Then, out OF her strong desire to b.
come acquainted with tho man who
twice daily whi.zsd past the farm
house on his way 10 business In the
city. Theresa formed plan.
During the afternoon when every.
one about the farm was either sissp-
log or busily engaged. Theresa made
her way to the thIcket Of ar trees.
Once within tho shelter she drew from
her ample pocket three empty ale bot.
ties which she had secured from tho
kitchen. A moment later she had
broken them into jagged pieces and
put them Into cigar box. Mating
her way stealshily toward the barn
she next added 4 score Of thin rusty
nails 70 hee box and some sharp steel
dlings.
''Bursly some Of these viii pune.
.urs at least one tire" was tho thought
eentersd In Theresa's mind while she
made hsr way back 10 the house. 9hs
put her treasure within the thicket OF
viass that clustered over tho porch
then swung herself into the big ham
mock TO await the twilight hour.
"Hs gsaesaily passes about 1850"
she dseiasA before slipping OF into
short ea1.
II was he toot Of the motor horn
Tar IN the Aistanes that awaksnsA
There's. 8hs Jumped up hsniedly.
picked ~ hsr box Of evil hooking
giass, nails and filings and stole swim.
" down to the roadside. with trsm.
bling angers she strevsd the coa.
tents Of her box across the width Of
tho road and tossed the box Into the
hedge.
Aftsr Q Triumphant little glance At
her handivost she sped quietly up
The path and into the house. Breath.
less and guilty she watched the ap-
proacAing motor from her window
among the roses.
A. the car drew nearer Theresa
'elt cold chill run down her spine.
what II anything should happen
and he should be hurt- she Whispered
TO the roses. She had prepared her
self In . way for the report Of .
punctured tire but was not listsoins
Tor the terrible a4Dlooioo oe al foar
Il them.
8hs fell ba1k asainst Tie wardrose
IN her room and could not sumnoa
courage TO look out and sss the result
II her endsavof.
Down in the road . man was mutt
.sring short. Improper words. He was
standing beside his big motor car. the
tires Of which wsrs all ~ dat - .
piece Of linea. Twilight had fallen
with swift wfhGs and he road vas
20 moro than . road.
And through tAe soft twilight
Theresa heard hsr fatAsr's voies in
oonvsrsatiou WITH he man Of he
motor.
We have food aad beds to SPAR" !"
her father was eay1aS. -Coos IN sn1
spend the night with -. We are al.
ways glad TO wsssous . stsaagsf at
Dur table"
20. how glad" murnursd Thsresa.
Her heart was beating now With the
sucosss Of her scheme and her checks
were flushed. There wss something
hidden IN the depths Of her eyes and
- she descended the stairs perhaps
The saint and the sinner were oddly
combined. Theresa felt very much
Ike the sinner ~ she found herself
IookinE into John Ridgsway's eyes.
.Tt 10 strange" he was sayias
that have gone over this road twice
day for two ysArs and this II the
tirst time" He stopped short, whsth.
Or from the effect Of Thsrssa's blush
Or the curve Of her lips he knew not
II have not lived here % long" she
said and the meaning beneath was
Of course lost to John Ridgsway. ut
ID fortunate that the accident to your
tires happened when you wsrs near
4 house." she ADDED.
VERY. very fortunate" Ridssway
said and the true meaning was NOT
lost upon Theresa.
IT knew I would like him." she told
herself with an inward chuckle.
I suppose you win never use this
road again." Theresa suggested With .
demure raising Of the lashes.
ION the contrary" laughed Ridge
way, "it may bs that I will give up
business entirely and take to driv.
RneAh lA N~aaA ~ thta