The Detroit times., 1912-07-08

cred. to both employer and employ
cd, he had performed his half or tue
bargain faithfully, and now IL Erskine
Bond thought ne could cheat him OUT
Of his rights, let him beware. no
would have his money II they DOTH
had 10 go to jail for II, and jail IL
would be ii the facts were known.
But he proclaimed an Infinite prefer
ence for Jail for them both, 10 liberty
IN shis present state OF being trim
med"
Why the letter was not mailed &c
not know Perhaps his vacillating
courage was not up to II, or he may
have written and sent another which
pleased him more; but. at least. now
knew why he had come to my hid
ing-place opposite the sanatorium..
This time he hunted, not me, but his
employer. Ii was like him that he
should spy upon him first.
With infinite satisfaction | put the
letter back into its envelope, and
sweeping the whole heap into my
traveling-bag, made ready for bed
IL seemed that | had only slept
little while, when there came thun-
derous knock on the door | opened
my eyes TO lind that 1t was already
morning, and that this was the call
for which | had arranged at the OIL
fee. felt sore and stiff as | got up,
but with my bath this feeling disaI-
! peared, and | set about my dressing
/ gaily. | had been up some time De-
fore remembered my roommate.
glance at his bed told me that II was
empty With childish craft he had
arranged the pillows under the bed
| clothes, which. suppose. had at
| first subconsciously contented ne
| Now | hurried through my dressing
and went down 70 the Office.
Has the other gentleman come
! down YETI" | asked.
! why. yes" | was assured; he
came down about daylight, ! think.
He said he had to take the early
train for New York and that you
knew all about it,"
| Very we'll" | said hiding my an
/ noyance as well as | was able, for, al
ter all, he was clean gone and there
was no use crying over split milk. II
| | needed him again he would not be
very hard TO find; for. II | needed
him, II would mean that he had com
mitted a crime, and the matter would
| be taken out of my hands.
| Your uncle thought II best to go
! back to New York" | said TO Nancy
o. breakfast. He left, in fact. be-
| fore | was awake"
Il am very glad Nancy said sim.
! ply.
You mean" Mrs. Lathrop asked.
that he ran away"
Il am afraid he did" | answered:
! so that now you will have the ton
neau all to yourself"
i Mrs. Lathrop shifted. II must say
she said, that for rascal he was
| terribly uninteresting man."
The garage-keeper may have been
worthy and upright and a good citi-
zen, but as mechanic he was a hope
! less failure. He returned me the car
! and a very stable bill, fairly glow
/ ing with what he may have supposed
was justifable pride.
II found the trouble" he said, and
fixed your pump, too That didn't
seem to be coupled on just right
worked on the thing myself to almost
midnight"
And, indeed, for the first two or
three miles | blessed him; for the
tdI ran Win Ill It's llISl
ity. Then there came new sound.
which | recognized with sinking
heart from the pounding OF the en-
CINE, and which slowly increasedF-un.
I'll some time later~we= were forced TO
stop. A glancs~nnder the hood told
me what yas the trouble. The over
Ufffcious mechanic in tampering with
the pump had rendered IL practically
useless, so that the engine had grown
very hot. and the water was boiling
In the radiator. There was nothing TO
do but 10 wait until II cooled and we
were able TO run on again-to run on
until the new laboring of the engines
warned me that 1t was again time to
stop. In this hating way we made
our journey Butthe- nights sleep
had refreshed us ALL so that We took
our misfortunes cheerfully enough.
1T does seem pleasant" Mrs Lath-
rop said, ito be riding round like this
as II there wasn't a lick OF work to
co In the whole world Just the same,
! suppose you'd better manage to go
| through Buckingham and drop me on
the way"
Nancy leaned over and whispered
| to me.
(Contfnued.O