The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-04-08
CHAPTER /.
The Wreck Of the T.kIeas.

The Wreck Of the Tssicae.
The young woman in the tsxicsh
scuttling franucally down the dark
street, olung to the arm OF the young
man alongside. as If she were terri
ned at the lswbreaking. neck-risking
speed. But evidently some create
fear gosded her. Tor she gasped.
Cant he so little faster'
Cant you so Iitue faster" The
young man alongside howied as ne
thrust bis head and shoulders through
the window in the door
But the self-creafsd tsIrEaie swept
his voice aft, and the iaut chauffeur
rerked his ear in vain 10 catch the
vanishing svllables.
What's thst?" he roared.
Can't you go q littlo fssfer7'
The indignant chariojeer simply
mad to shoot one hsrhed glare OF re-
proach into that passenger tie turned
his head and srowled:
"sas, do youse want to lose me me
license"
For Just one instant ne turned his
head. One instant was just enough.
The ungusrded taxicab sei7ed the op-
porinnity. bolted from the track. and
hllnE, as it we're, its arms ornnkenly
zronnd a perfectly respectable lamp
post attending strictly 10 Its business
on the curb There ensued con
densed Fourth Of July. Sparks flew.
tires exploded. metals ripped, TWO
wheels spun in air and one wheel,
neatly severed at the axle. went reel
fns down the sidewalk half hloos
before It leaned against tree sna
restei
A dozen or more muacies colnclded
TO save the passengers from injury.
The young mt found himself stend-
ing on the par suent With the un'
hinged door ell rround his neck. The
young woman's MS were round ms
neck. Her head was on his shoulder.
IL had reposed there often enough.
but never before In the street under a
lamppost. The chauffeur found him
self in the road. walking about on al
fours, like a bewildered quadruped.
Evidently GONE oyerpowering need
for speed possessed the voting WON
an. for even nov she did not scream.
she did not faint. she did rot mu7
mur, Where am r." She simply said
What time is II. boney?
And the young man. not realizing
hex befuddled be really was. or nov
his hand tremhled fetched out his
watch and held II under the glow OF
the Iamppost. which was nov bent
over in convenient nut disreputaole
attitude.
"A quarter TO ten, sweetheart.
Plenty OF time for the train
But the minister, honey What
abeut the minister
The consideration OF this riddle was
interrupted by muf7ed hubbub Of
yslps. whinpers and canine Mysteries
Immediately the young woman forgot
ministers. collisions. trsin-schedules-~
everything. She showed her first sign
Of panic.
sSnoozleums Get Snoozl leums."
They CROPPED about in the topsy-
surry taxicab. rummaged among a
1urnble OF sulteases, handbags, UNI
brellas and minor impedlmenta, and
sshed out small dog basket with IN
inverted dog inside snoozleUms ~ss
ridiculous In any position, but as he
aid tail foremost from the wicker
basket, he resembled nothing so much
as heap of tangled yarn tumbhng
out of q work.basket He Bas an in
dignant skein, and had much 10 say
before he consented TO snuggie under
his mistress chin.
About this time the chauffeur came
erow ling into view He wss too deep
In shocked to emit any language oi
che garage He WIS too deeply
shocked to achieve any comment more
brilliant than
Thai mess don { loos much ike #
eSsr was taVicsb, does it,"
The young man shrugged his sbouI-