Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
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oame out tottho course next morning
sneagod In chatting aiElly with cou
wle q 3ovfal' drivers from rival cars
Hswas lausAfng, and % were the two
Dea. ODad h corTooe racing costume
tAis time. instead Of the impromptu
blend oe a. 1e1nee occasion. hi
bright hsaa tilssd bssl.. his sray syss
1frthfsl, y7svd vagusly suggested Z
certain charming actress and . vefJ
practical Peter Pan who refused Il
Hrow up.
Stanton rpouDod IN tie shaAow II
survey thos4roup. So Floyd knew thu
cthsF ma ~ was Md b. them
He had not; besn sware a that; hl
lhadaa1Deoee6his. mecAanician TO b q
Innsocid md unftsspdmaking % him
sek. Arid The minsllng sounds d
tcars testing and starting out on prac
dec runs, of busy workznen and me
tchanics. he could hear little Of what
vas said; but the buFsGs Of laughter
came to him, and - . climax he saw
George q The Duplex lean forward
and dap FLOYD caressinsly on the
1hoaAsf.
TN oome 70 your funeral. sweet
child the blg. -0oodshumored driver
schame4 b. way Of adieu. his bolster
Gus tones carrying above the complex
ldin. You're too awfully dear to
ipviay . il S;:s :::: s:=S. re-: ne
Jloyd's reply was inaudible. but he
waited the other . hooking salute.
and there was . shout Of merriment.
laomsthing hre.hot pierced Stanton;
aor tho first time in his life he felt
the stab Of Jealousy. Jealousy. not Of
the exquisite Valerie Carlisle, not Of
some fellow-dr1ver's fame, but Of his
hired mschanician.
The group, already breaking up,
drew apart ut Stanton's approach.
nodding greeting to him. But, beyond
returning the salutes. he disregardsd
all except Floyd. opposite whom he
stopped.
you seem to have nothing to do:
10 the machine readyl'' he dunE. with
his ugliest intonation.
I Floyd slipped OF the railing and
stood mp. his expression Pickering in
momsntafy surprise.
] "AM ready" he answered, quietly
businesslike under the undeserved re-
buke.
Get It ont, then"
The othsr men glanced significantly
ut ono another.
Good luck, Floyd" wished slim
Italian driver. whose reputation
equalsd etanton's own. ~ he turned
away.
Tho Mercury car was out already.
One Of the factory men cranked II.
after Stanton took his seat. Floyd was
moving to take the place beside. when
his eyes fell on tho drivers bandaged
wrist.
! whats up! Stanton demanded, 1T
the exclamation.
You have hurt your arm?"
Slightly. cranked an ATLANTA
Six yesterday With my spark adj
Ianced."
The meahanician stopped with one
foot on The car. looking at him.
II set my spark forward and went
around in front and cranked up and
~renched my arm" Stanton explicitly
repeated.
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