The Ordway new era., 1912-05-10

| lost his passenger IN the way ne dlo
he was too astonished and ratified to
do the right thing. There came as
instant suspicion that he had some
how picked up the wrong young lady,
and In his Illustration he put on
speed and disappeared.
Arriving home. his explanation was
that Miss Ruth was not among the
passengers thnt got off. This passed
all right for half an hour. and then
the missing guest showed up to dis
prove It, Harry then owned up. and
after n gasp OF establishment, his SIS
ter said:
"A rather tall. slim girl. eh?"
yes"
"And she knew you were headed
wrong?"
"Yes."
Then 1t must be some one living
in or near the village. She didn't
command you to stop? She didn't
ins her."
Not command nor demand.
answered Harry. "She just opened
the door and jumped. and as she
jumped she screeched-Lord. how she
screeched!"
well. young man. l think you
have got yourself In trouble. be-
. J lieve the girl you tried to abduct was
Marjorie Graves. only daughter OF
Major Graves. one OF the most pep
perry men in four counties"
J But 1t was n simple mistake"
, Yes. but the trouble will be to
, make him believe 1t. And tho Ia
mentable part OF the whole thing is
, that ! wanted you and that particu-
lar girl to fall In love with each
l other"
Cant we do 1t Just the same?"
!. why. Major Graves won't let you
come within ten rods Of his house!
And II you were to meet the young
lady elsewhere what could you say?"
IL guess you'll have to match me
up with some one else. She ought to
have had placard hung about her
neck stating who she was. All her
fault"
The majors deal for the auto went
through three days later, but he did
not let the excitement Of II turn him
from the trail OF the wouldbe ab
, ductor. He made many moves. but
s he got no clcws. Ten days later he
] and Miss Marjorie were riding out
The major had taken three lessons In
running the machine and felt that
J he knew all about It. He had done
: very well for an hour at slow pace
so well that he decided to hit 'el
up" to about thirty. The daughter
protested, but the hitting took place
! just the same. Half n mile had beer
covered when the machine swervct
out of the highway into an unfenced
meadow and began to cut up nll kinds
OF circus tricks. 1t wiGgled and wob
bled. 1t ran In circles. 1t shaved
the whiskers of OF stumps.
Young Harry Thurston heard Miss
Marjorie's screams. and the majors
cusswords and calls for help. from
the brook where he was fishing, and
he was soon on the scene. He lodged
here and there and shouted instruc
tions. but the major was repeating
4 the Lords Prayer and his daughter
Z continuing her screams. The only
way was to take flying leap for the
!. footboard as the machine came along
q 1t needed courage and confidence. but
the young man landed right. and soon
discovered what was wrong and rene.
!. died 1t.
Miss Marjorie reached the ground
to faint away. and the major fell out
t to gasp and swear and tell what he
8 would do to the seller of the machine.
d 1t was for Harry to act as chauffeur
to get them home. and when he had
c done SO and been invited in he mus
tered up the courage to tell the story
8 OF the attempted abduction.
e The result he told his sister-in-law
+ and Miss Forest three hours later.
e THE major called me scoundrel.
t he said.
e And then said he owed me his
life"
t And the daughter"
g She said | must be an idiot to
4 make such n mistake. and then added
5 that she was glad | did"
"And-and-"
| ASK my wife and me to visit you
e about a year from now"
} CoIoring Fishes.
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