The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-06


and In his illustration he put on
speed and disappeared
Arriving home. his explanation was
thar Miss Ruth was not among the
passengers that got Of. This passed
al right FOR half an hour. ard then
the missing guest showed up to dis
prove #. Harry then owned up, and
after q gasp OF establishment. his sis
ter said:
"a rather tall, slim girl, eh?"
Yes"
And she knew you were headed
wrong?"
Yes"
Then X must be some one living
in or near the village. She didn't
command you to stop? She didn't
demand TO know where you were TAX
Ing her."
Not a command nor a demand"
answered Harry. She just opened
the door and jumped. and as she
jumped she screeched-Lord, how she
screeched."
Well, young man, think you
have got yourself in trouble. / be
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"
'*But 1t was simple mistake"
yes, but the trouble will be TO
make him believe it. And the la
mentable part of the whole thing Is
that | wanted you and that particu-
lar girl to fall in love with each
other"
Cant we do 1t just the same?"
why, Major Graves won't bet you
come within ten rods of his house!
And If 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 a 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 it turn him
from the trail of the would-be alb
ductor. He made many moves, but
he got no clews. Ten days later he
and Miss Marjorie were riding out
The major had taken three lessons in
running the machine and felt that
he knew all about it. He had done
very we'll for an hour at a slow pace
so well that he decided to hit 'er
up" to about thirty. The daughter
protested, but the hitting took place,
just the same. Half a mile had been
covered when the machine swerved
out Of the highway into an unfenced
meadow and began to cut up all kinds
Of circus tricks. 1t wiggled and wob-
bled. 1t ran in circles. It shaved
the whlskers off of stumps.
Young Harry Thurston heard Miss
Marlorie's screams, and the majors
cuss-words 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-
lions, but the major was repeating
the Lords Prayer and his daughter
continuing her screams. The only
way was to take a.f1ying leap for the
footboard as the machine came along.
It needed courage and confidence, but
the young man landed right, and soon
discovered what was wrong and rene
died it.
Miss Marjorie reached the ground
to faint away, and the major fell out
to gasp and swear and tell what he
would do to the seller of the machine
1t was for Harry to act as chauffeur
to get them home, and when he had
done SO and been invited In he mus
tered up the courage to tell the story
Of the attempted abduction.
The result he told his sister-in-law
and Miss Forest three hours later.
'The major caAed me scoundre,"
he said.
And then said he owed me his
life"
And the daughter?"
"She said l must be an idiot to
make such a mistake, and then added
that she was glad / did"
"And-and|"
ASK my wife and me to visit you
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