The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-06-24

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broken my arm when | cranked your
car after driving you home from New
iork. he commented.
her color changed for the first time,
ner eyes flashed to his.
You angered me-" she retorted.
You brutally told me that YOU had
not raced at the Beach. to please me,
nor would you do So You were super
cilious, no man had ever treated me
that way before. For one instant did
nate and long to hurt you; 1 pushed
up the spark as you cranked. The
next moment I would have undone it
If could"
There was pause, as the train halt
ed at station. and the usual furry of
egress and ingress ensued. When the
start was made:
why are you telling me this?"
Stanton asked. 81 am not considered
especially amiable and forgiving, as a
rule: why chance unnecessary con-
fession?"
NO" her lip bent in a faint smile
that was not mirthful. But you are
too masculine to retaliate upon a
| woman. / am not much. afraid, al
though | find myself forced to depend
upon your indulgence. A net was
spread for the feet of the wicked by
some one more acute, or less indiffer-
ent. than the Mercury's driver. Your
l-mechanician set private detective
at the task of following and guarding
you until after the Cup race; fearing
treachery, suppose, would be used to
lprevent your driving. You are sur
prised?"
He saw the crowded railway station
on the morning of the return from In.
dianapolis, and Floyd's vivid, anxiou;
face turned to him in the artificial
Hight. He heard the fresh young
voice: IF you won't take care o
yourself. Stanton"
There was no need, Mr.. Stanton.
had no idea of interfering with you
personally But the thing was done
and overdone. The man hired to pla.
detective was not honest; he exceed
ed his mission of protection and wen
on to investigation for his own profit
If am telling you this. it is becaus'
you would soon hear the story from
him, anyhow, and because l want yo1
to silence him. He has offered me hi
silence for a price, but 1 do no
choose to yield to a blackmail which
once commenced, would never end.
prefer to ask shelter of your chivalry.
ct will silence him." he gave cold az
surance.
You are very good. 1t is not tn
least OF my humiliations to know tina
you could deal me nothing more col
teInptuous than your forbearance.
She hesitated There is one thin
more; would like to ask whethe
your recent accident was in any wa
> caused by the late arrival of the tire
for your machine"
you did that?"
Eyes, did that. / had the expires
car misdirected before it left my f
theirs factory in Chicago. l kne
your car could not race on bare rims
Stanton turned to the window.
: she was responsible for the last harsl
l ness he had shown Floyd; since the
J misunderstanding could never haN
: arisen If the mechanician had III
been absent on the trip to Coney ]
: land. His sudden nausea of loathi1
for her made calm reply difficult.
"The lost tires had nothing TO q
with the accident" he explained car
= fully. "If you have quite finishe
d Miss Carlisle, will change TO anoth
seat"
"a ,'Tt is 1 who am going. | am ;gh
a that the wreck and alteration I'm ~
u are not my fault It may interest y,
to learn that archer Ross broke b
d 1 engagement to me7last week, to mar
r a. chorus girl"
l. He locked at her, taAsn.
II Yes" she agreed. Dramatic pu
ishment, lis it not? You can regs
n Miss Floyd with the tale. Won are
It your way to her, of course.
81 Miss .Carlisle!"
She rose, drawing around her t
y heavy folds of velvet. He saw M
the faint lines about her delics
it mouth and the new hardness of b
t. tawny eyes She had suffered. W
o. suffering also.
ii 'tGongratulate her from me. A
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