Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-27
CHAPTER ~.
The Runaway Car


w.ss IN speech Ills diary. well thumb
"a he'd the history ~ many "a lonely
sl.kt. but ~ 500 these nights there was
sre that stood out boz bis mind
II was the darkness ucl0sing WON
anon bed Tie still heard her wifi.
pered cry "You speak ~ God Tom
M have no religion but mother
hod' BEFORE his closed eyes came thc
vision ~ q lamp lIt then almost au ap
antlon-t the face ~ his daughter cue
gie had Acd. possibly appalled, hy the
horror, 81 q world that rccks not OF our
roor humanity Vet there was IN the
dead womaus arms child gro.
,esquey asleep ms n unawukeued to
he sorrows thls mother had known
Ruth" hc cried There was 40 nn
mer from inr -iil woman IN the dark
resS. lut thu~ Dee had christened his
only cllll
II se,mcd to him rs II that echo still
reyerhrstcd from the moon washed
hns which marked the site Of "Thc
Master Key"
lam getting old he thought as he
turned ,hc pages ~ the dinuy as G, un.
consciousy counting the years since a.
vnnan bad leaned over his shoulder.
"Ruth Dee mlrmured again.
The problem before him was no
bnger dim 0ud vague. as IL had been
IA the day 81 Dis prime but absolutely
distinct and lear what was 10 become
o. Ruth when Doe dicd3 With his troin
I'd business Intelligence he set himself
10 solve this question
He reviewed va his mind an the men
md won,eu hc had known It was a
strange process sIon They marched be-
lore biz sh1pcued vision. old partners,
fresh yogng rr's mature women. men
With check books Ia their hands. men
tylng o. ihir,t ON the desert and Will.
i asrsoa H. STORMY put out az Ills mind
he thought N his former partner the
nsn-wss he deadY IL he had not al i
hat night 100 the gulch. II he were still
alive, know 'ug the secret Of "Thc Mas
VI hey .who would save Ruth from
th vengeance
Z Then there rose before his mind the
HnlehL strong, almost austere figure
h's mining engineer. John Dor-
faibful. OF course, bot he had proved
( susolf wholly competent IN almost
''ery iask thlt had been given him.
E IM old man thought more deeply.
tencalied bis own former years lie
Anself HAD broken down the iron bar.
ny Of cold world for the sake of
''nan whose lm. se Ruth WAS lie
aaseen Do John DORIS eyes the grow
g aame NJ love. Long experience
~ taught the old man that there T.
passion SO dependable Ia this world
shre
com borr loved Ruth II needed no
.0tr'ary bond 90 assure his ideity 10
y interests. and With the suddcn
~ nleri step ~ man who 80
aAF ms hna decision he went ont on
t. y. porch and called. John. john"
'''hln the Interior II the little house
~sa The a'H the engineer of Thomas
,.aoa mine bad abandoned his huc.
- 10 study the letters on little
II sslnt which represented his 0rst
III 10y a touchdown on the football
Within fhp last ten seconds ~
He knew better than any one
II us mission GO Vale Vista was
Using every resource NJ his
'u"hh' DO could Ind mo- paying ore
se'-thore was the pennant. the
I'm or victory harl fought aud
won should he give up now
af"'n clear. stern call from up
alll-"lohn. Iohnr
WIN out yet Cor Ruth's sake"
va as be answered that impcrious
ears hoard that call and rs
n. ua'tened down the hill he saw
nsnao hv the side OF the hunea
sho a. 70 boy the opening 81
w De- once more saw the lights ~
'"ay aud o table spread with
,Wo people sitting there his
-"ls complcx and highly or~on,yei
-..'on " ours no man can be as.
IDrIn r'fF HfNNMfNI sumo OINfN
FVss'hly thousands ~ miles dis.
10y planning an act whose por
M,4'ld never occur 20 him.
'ao'e On O New York restaurant
and woman were sitting With
IDS Gallon" DOR" and "wn
on their lips.
aS.y Wi'kerson has found Tom
NC said quietly a wonder
WI happcngr
Dieiaulou laughed. "Gallon. 7
,o'ese mate named 'porr. who
49, Tor man name.l Gallon
h. .'r ont IN The mIncs.~
~e'nau'~ dark eyes III on. and
q. aed more sirikingly handsome
n Slowed her sudden t,assloD 70
u ~, vi somler fare with color.
q ~ money b. that mine. George
NJ, ehr said ~Rui this main Dorr
' Of chap &. hes iou min