Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-11-20
The Trey O. Hearts

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way-happening along like this every
time need car the worst way in
the world"
Drive on Urine screamed to the
chauffeur. Drive on, do you hear"
But Judith had stepped up on the
running board and was cycling the
driver coldly, with one hand signlh'
cantly resting on the butt OF the
weapon at her side. The car remained
at a standstill
Sulphurous profanity followed, a
pungent stream OF vituperation that
was checked only by Judith's inter.
ruption: We've had to gag you once
before, you know If you want another
taste Of that-keep on"
But where's Barcus7" Judith de-
manded when, after helping Rose into
the car and running off to thank their
hosts, Alan returned alone to the car.
Goodness only knows" the young
man answered cheerfully. He would
insist on rambling off down the can.
yon in search of an alleged town
where we could hire motor car
somewhere down there. | tried to
make him understand that we had
plenty of time, but he was mulish as
he generally is when he gets foolish
notion into his head So ! daresay
we'll meet him on his way back-or
else asleep somewhere by the road.
side'"
Taking the seat next to the chauf-
feur he gave the word to drive on;
and they slipped away from the loca-
ton OF the mining camp, saluted by
cheers from the miners
The road dipped sharply down the
mountainsde to the bed OF the canyon.
The car moved smoothly and swiftly.
coasting only now and then was 1t
necessary to call upon the engine for
power with which to negotiate an up
Grade or some uncommonly long
stretch Of level road
Half an hour passed without word
spoken BY any member OF the party
Each was deep in his or her own es
pecial preoccupatlon Alan turning
over plans Tor an early wedding Rose
luegAg the contentment regained
through her lovers protestatlons;
Judith lost IN profoundest melancholy,
Triae nursing his rage, working him.
SELF up into silent fury whose conse.
quence5 were to be more tar.reaehiug
than even he dreamed In his widest
moments
Its first development, for all that,
was desperate enough
The aged monomaniac occupied the
right.hand corner OF the rear seat
Thus his one able hand was next TO
Judith in close juxtaposition to the
revolver in the holster on her hip
Without the least warning hts left
hand closed upon the weapon. With
drew It and leyeled it at the back of
Alaus head
AS he pulled the trigger Judith flung
herself bodily upon the arm
Even so the bullet found goal,
though in another than the intended
victim The muscular forearm Of the
chauffeur received 1t.
With shrek OF pain the man re-
leased the wheel and grasped his
arm
Before Alan could move to prevent
the disaster the car, running without
a guiding hand, caromed of a low
TO the left and shot full.
tilt into a shallow ditch on the right,
Smelling its passengers like peas from
a broken ped
Alan catapulted good twenty feet
through tho air and alighted with
such force that he lay stunned for
several moments.
When he came to, he found Barcus
helping him to his feet; a heavy sew.
touring car halted in the
'oadway indicated the manner in which
MS friend had arrived on the scene
If the accident
When damages were assessed 1t
was found that none Of the party had
suffered seriously but the chauffeur
md Seneca Trine himself The former
lad only his wound TO show however,
While Trine lay still and senseless at
| very considerable distance from the
wrecked automobile.
Nothing but barely perceptIble
aspiration and intermittently futter.
ug pulse persuaded them that the
lame Of life was not extinct in that
,cor, old, pain-racked body