The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-19
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turned from its mornings work,
II was running with the velvet
purr of a happ ytiger an dthe ia
dteating dial pointed to the fact
that Corrie had found some
stretch of road wher he had
passed the hundred mile an hour
gait.
She's in exact shape" ap-
proved Gerard, who had come out
to meet them. Good work, Ru-
pert"
Rupert turned a hard dark eye
upon him.
Il amt pining for this" he
signified measuredly. but there's
something coming to any decent
car, and this on's suffered cruel. :
Gerard nodded.
Il have been wondering where
/ could find a mechanician fit to
race with Corrie this season." he
confided, nonehalantly serene.
The doubel bombshelI dealt
full effect.
We'll. rest yourself" urged
Rupert tartly, leaving his seat.
III do it,"
Racer" gasped Corrie. Racer
l."
One rebel vanquished utterly,
Gerard surveyed the other, pre-
pairing for his first conflict with
the new Corrie Rose he had him
self created; the Corrie Rose who
in his tweitieth year was a full
grown man.
Il have had you and the car
entered for the Indianapolis meet,
nekt month" he announcedt
after that We are going to
Georgia, then down TO try the sea-
beach along the Florida shore.
OF course you will race. What
else have you been training for?''
Corrie's lips closed, his eyes
braved Gerard's.
Il will not. Gerard, / cannot.
To go back as the millionaire
amateur. to know that the story
of how you were wrecked is be-
ing whispered after me-rm not
big enough to face IL ALL 1
might be challenged and sent off
the track. for all | know"
You will not go back as an
amateur," Gerard corrected. you
are entered and registered as a
professional automobile racer, en-
rolled on the books of the A. M.
A, under their protection and
subject to their rules and author
ity for the future. You will find
your certificate of the fact lying
on your table. Yes, l did il with
out consulting you. You signed
the necessary papers yourself,
without reading them, and you
cannot undo this without a form
al resignation-unle you con-
trive to get yourself suspended. =.
Corrie's fingers gripped the
wheel. "You-it's true2 Gerard,
you've done that for me? They
the A. NJ. A. officers, they 'ac-
cepted me?"
Yes. You go beck to the rae
ing as a recognized driver in the
employ of the Mercury company,
/ acting as your manager and
Jack Rupert as your mechanician
Do you think IL probable that any
one would credit the idea of trou-
BILE between us, Corrie?"
Give me a moment, or I'll lose
the only honor I've kept" said
Corrie Rose. and turned away HIS
face" l shall do whatever you
bid me, of course"
CHAPTER XII.
| Val DE Rosas.
On the day that Corrie I'm his
American home consented to drive
the Mercury Titan through the
racing season, F1avia and Mfr.
Rose arrived at the tiny Spanish
village OF Val de Rosas-arrived
not so much through design as
through the bursting of a tire on
their motor car.
1t seems as II the name of the
| place might be one of our lost
titles" observed Mr.. Rose idly.
And there is the castle to match.
on the Hillside. Come stroll
through the town. my girl. willis
Lenofre repairs damages"
Smiling, Flavfa STEPPED down be-