Charlevoix county herald., 1912-06-08

lost his passenger in the way he ala
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 that got off. This passee
all right for half an hour, and then
the missing guest showed up TO dis
prove it, Harry then owned up, and
after a gasp of astonishment, his sis
ter said:
"A rather tall, slim girl, eh?"
"Yes."
"And she knew you were headed
wrong?"
"Yes"
Then II must be some one living
in or near the village. She didnt
command you to stop? She didn't
demand 10 know where you were TAX
ing herr"
mot a command nor a demand"
answered Harry She just opened
the door and jumped. and as she
jumped she screeched-Lord, how she
screeched!"
We'll, 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 Il was a 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 II just the same?"
why. Major Graves won't let you
come within ten rods of his house!
And If you were to meet the young
lady elsewhere what could you say?'
81 guess you'll have TO match me
up with some one else. She ought "a
have had placard hung about her
neck stating who she was. All heI
fault"
The majors deal for the auto went
through three days later, but he die
not let the excitement of 1t turn him
from the trail of the would-be alb
, ductor. He made many moves, bu
ne got no clews. Ten days later ht
and Miss Marjorie were riding ou
The major had taken three lessons II
running the machine and felt tina
! he knew all about IL. He had done
very we'll for an hour at slow pace
so wei, that he decided TO hit 'el
up" TO about thirty. The daughte
protested, but the hitting took place
J lust the same. Half a mile had beei
covered when the machine swervet
out OF the highway into an unfence'
meadow and began TO cut up all KIND
of circus tricks. 1t wiggled and woh
bled. IL ran in circles. IL shave'
the whiskers of of stumps.
Young Harry Thurston heard Mis-
Marjories screams. and the major
cuss.words and calls for help, from
the brook where he was fishing, an
he was soon on the scene. He dodge'
here and there and shouted instruC
tions. but the major was repeatin
Il the Lords Prayer and his daughte
e continuing her screams. The onl
way was to take flying leap for tn
D. footboard as the machine came alons
q 1t needed courage and confidence, bu
the young man landed right. and 500
discovered what was wrong and RENE
g. died it.
Miss Marjorie reached the groun
, to faint away, and the major fell on
# to gasp and swear and tell what h
ia would do to the seller of the machin'
d Ii was for Harry to act as chauieu
to get them hone, and when he ha
e done so and been invited in he mu
tered up the courage to tell the stcr
is of the attempted abduction.
Ie The result he told his sister-in-la
a. and Miss Forest three hours later.
,e THE major called me scoundrel
1T he said.
se And then said he owed me b
life"
AZ And the daughter"
,e she said | must be an idiot
N make such mistake, and then adds
as that she was glad ] did
"And-and-"
al ASK my wife and me TO visit yo
ne about year from now"