The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-07
CHAPTER ~.

MI. k1renCn anu his niece WcTo ~
Nrsakfast, on the Sunday when the
Arst account Of the Georgia race
reached Ffrenchwood.
You will take fresh coffee" Emily
was saying, the little silver pot poised
IN her hand. when the door burst open
and Dick hurried. actually hurried, In
- the room.
Hes won! He's got I'll" he cried,
Establishing the morning newspaper.
Tho first time for an American car
with an American driver. And how
- won It! He distanced every car
IN the track except the two big Ital-
Ian and French machines. Those he
couldn't get, of course; but the
Frsnchman went out in the fourth
hour with a broken valve. Then he
was set down for second place-sec-
ond place, Emily. with every other big
ear in the country entered. They say
10 drove like, LIKE don't know
what. A hundred and some miles an
hour on the straight stretches"
"Oh," Emily faltered, setting down
me coffee-pot in her plate.
He stopped her eagerly. half turning
toward Mr.. French, who had put on
his pince-nez to contemplate his
nephew in stupefaction. not at his
statement. but at his condition.
"Wait. In the last hour, the Ital-
Tan car lost Its chain and went over
into q ditch on back stretch, three
miles from a doctor. People around
picked the men out of the wreck. and
tsstrange came up to find that the
driver was likely to die from . sew
cred artery before help got there.
Hmily, he STOPPED. stopped. with VIC
tory in his hanfs. had the Italian lift
ID into the mechanic'an's seat. and
Rupert held him in while they dashed
around the course to the hospital. He
Dot him there fifteen minutes before
an ambulance could have reached him,
and the man will get well. But Le-
strange had lost six minutes. He had
rushed straight to the doctors, given
them the man, and gone right on, but
h had lost six minutes When peo-
pie realized what he'd done, they went
wild. Every one thought he'd lost the
race, but they cheered him until they
couldn't shout And he kept on driv.
Ing. It's all here" he waved the
gaudy sheet "The papers full Of It.
He had half an hour to make up six
minutes. and he did 1t. He came In
nineteen seconds ahead Of the near
ct ear. The crowd swarmed out on
the course and fell all over him. Old
Bailey's nearly crazy"
To see Dick excited would have
been marvel enough to hold his audi
tors mute. II the story itself had not
possessed quality to stir even non
sporting blood Emily could only 81,
and gaze at the headlines of the ex
tended newspaper, her dark eyes wide
and shining her soft lips apart.
"He telegraphed to Bailey" Dicf
added in the pause. Ten words: First
across line In Georgia race, Car II
me shape. Lestrange.' That wa,
an"
Mr.. French deliberately passed hi
eoffee-pot to Emily
You had better take your break
fAst." he advised. 1T 10 unusual I,
go you noticing business Affairs
Dick; might say unprecedented.
an glad II Bailey's new man 10 cap
able Of his work, at least suppos,
for the rest, that he could scarcsl,
do less than take an injured person I,
the hospital. Why are you putin,
sugar In my cup, Emilyf"
Il don't know" she acknowledge,
hslplessly.
II didn't mean to disturb any one,
said Dick. sulky and resentful. 'It1
b Q big thing though for our carr
Bailey says. l didn't know you dis
liked Lsstrange."
Mr.. French stiffened in his chair.
Il have not sufficient interest In tn
man 10 dislike him." was the cold N
Auks. I'VE will change the subject.
Emily bent her head. remedying he
mistake with the coffee. She compr,
Aeaded that her uncle had conceive
- Il his strong. silent antipashis