The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-11

ain to hurry away.
Miss Gordon smiled at the rpcnIIec
ten
He HURRIED" she said 1--WE hrld
to the side Of the automobile. Will"
tbp trees and the houses flew ~ 50
fast one couldn't see. We came tear
ing out upon the highway and then.
right here. suddenly stopped .There
seemed 70 be no hope Of reaching East
should arrive. so persuaded Teddy
to go on to the junction. where he
might be fortunate enough 10 get a
train out. while remained here
DO you mean to tell me-" Bruce said
hotly. that the fellow left you alone
In disabled machine-Ieft you to bear
the brunt of your father anger. while
be calmly made his way to safety:
why. made him CO. the girl an
swered naively. They could arrest
Teddy. but | have nothing to fear"
The professor laid aside his coat
preparatory to examining the ma
chine II think" be said slowly. that
it is doubly fortunate this eIopement
has been interrupted. | intend to
Jake you sa1ely nome 70 your tatner
and. incidentally. tell him what sort of
cad this Van WORT is, in my opinion.
Miss Gordon laughed merrily. 'Oh.
you could not tell father anything de-
rogatory to Teddy's character which
he has not thought or expressed long
ago. she SAID.
AS the professor worked the moon
came 1"tpInG over the tr""t"i'>- BE
E!r| arose suddenly. Ter N-'';" stand
in" "lt th"t'n"tN ~ III" NGit" ~.
III" roses III her ARMS "Nn "n't's'H
Ia" Is ri!~sl'NG toward ~, Ntf ~"ht
-! viii rltHpr be S"H'" "hr s"'iH}
'a> ~"'N t. ff>tU" the ~ ".N'' /"
- nl"n'" rrnlAjn"t! unfinished IN Il
ri;'!". "f dust great W'':t" steam
mA''h'''r SNiIF2 A:"1nI "l.'';} before
t''1"H It bore two occupants II ;h
ditiCH 70 TIE "hHHiienr tne "f fu"
men i'a?"d "Nt and came toward h'r
Miss Gordon: he said questioning
e She bowed The man passed
around uuirEIr i" the rear of the iSft"-
m"h;". fright nnnI'er, 10" he "n!'-
aI. then walked NJ TO Bruce. WIZ" bad
rc"Srd his tabor and stood Whiting IT."
ve!"pn'n:S "Mr. Van Wort. >'!''i
the oH;@iaI quietly. IF y"" Will St"r
int" our car We will take yo" tack Il"
Mfr. G"rdons l"Sidcn"e. He wants +"
see ycu."
This was something that Professor
Pr,re had not counted upon 'Nh"1
are you talking nhnut:' he said an-"l
II My name Is not Van \oort
Ih" man SMILED lnS""ntIV.
II suppose not" he said, We were
sent ont here to interrupt wedding
party Our instructions wer9 tn run
1own automobile 1l,iSo and bring I'H"N
William G"rdon's daughter anl h"r
companion. Theodore Van Wort ThiS
looks like a pretty plain cas-" to ~"
weddin" flowers and he glanced at
the gorgeous rnke-"al the fixinGS
Bruce turned impatiently I" the girl
who stood Il silent listener "Wh1
don't YOU tell him | am. not the n'an
be is after" he asked Indignantly
This gentleman is not Theodore
Van WORT. really" she answered Ole
diently.
We'll. then. what is his~name:" the
man inquired. Miss Gordon looked
doubtfuIy from Bruce to the official
Why. IL don't know" she STAN
mered. The men grinned. Bruce 81
lently deliberated If Ii should ever
get around town that he. Professor
Bruce. the confirmed bachelor and SO,
date student. had even been suspected
of being party to an elol'enent with
pretty girl the fellows at the club
would have fun with him for months to
come.
"AlI right. be said at length, II
will 20 With you. but you will probably
hear from Mr.. Gordon for allowing
the guilty man to escape, fou are
making big blunder.
I'm willing to take chances on that.
said the official Now. joe. you'd bet
ter run this machine. MT van Noort
can sit beside you PARDON me- MISS
GORDON; VIII nave 10 ne your GULL
panion In the back seat. FREDDIE can