The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-03

holly. "If he tries to exchange one
word with mel only wish he
wouid!"
Nor was their taxicab three min
utes out of the ferry house on the
IJersey shore-tlfc agh lne chauffeaur,
stimulated by Alan's extravagant
pror iaes. was doing his best to frac-
ture the speed laws and escape ar
Irest-when the girls fears were am
4 .tly justified; shout from behind
drew Alan's head out of the window
on one side and the girls on the
other and proved to both that Marro-
phat had indeed found some way to
make the crossing without great de-
lay.
His touring car was within fifty
yards when they first were made
aware of It.; and Marrophat. standing
on the running board, was shouting
Iinarticulately and flourishing an i'm
operative hand; while the distance be-
tween them was momentarily grow
ing less noticeable.
AS Ma-rophat's car drew abreast
Alan nodded and said quietly: Don't
be alarmed; l can attend to this gen.
tleman Nsingle-handed," :.
And this he proceeded to demon
Strate with admirable ease, even
though called upon to do so far
sooner, than lle had thought to be-
| precipitalcy. For, failing to iufI,t-
ence the taxi driver by shouted de-
!mands or threats. or TO gain the least
attention from Alan, Trine's first
lieutenant abruptly and surprisingly
took his life in his hands and In ono
iwiid bound bridged the distance be-
| tween the two flying cars and landed
J on the taxi's runningboard.
| stop" he creamed madly. "Stop,
say! Yon don't know what You're
idoing! Let me tell you"
He got. that far but no farther. In
the. same breath Alan had flung wide
the door and was at the fellows
throat. There was a Dtruggle OF neg
Eligible duration; Marrophat was in
no way his antagonists match;
within three seconds he threw out
both hands. clutched kopelessly at the
framework OF the cab, and fell heav-
lily to the street.
Tho taxi sped on without pause, its
driver deaf to the halls of innocent
IL indignant tystanders. Alan pulled
himself together and looked back
1 Just in time to catch a glimpse Of o
number OF loafers lifting Marrophat
to his feet and helping him to the
sidewalk OF ON unsayory-iooking ten
ement, before the cab took q corner
I on two wheels ~
'sNot seriously injured, fancy" he
told the girl In response to hei, eager
i-.,l. -ieIunrsd iIuch ha added gloom
ily 4
4 But It. seemed that he was to have.
greater cause than this to complain
OF his luck, before that ride was
i n ~ l,,xk kl,0 Npn
blew out with q report like q can
non cracker and the taxi luFched
periiously, hesitated, showed down.,
and limped dejectedly to the curb. A
Alan and the chauffeur piled out
| IN the same instant, the one standing.
guard with AN eye out as well for
another cab--while the other assess
ed damages.
~Nnthing for it but q new tire
| sir, this last reported sJ;sissssss..cc=
ally. .It must have been broken
bottle or something like that 1T
lsufe did rip the usefulness clean out
iof that Sahoe.n 80
Go to. 1t, Alan advised him terse-s
Ily; eand II you make q quick Job Of
fit. ri stand the cost OF tho new
tire - AS s.
| The rapidity with which he COM;
pteteu .ns cnaIso sSs.'. - .aa,,t' at
an e1cshent cnaut,eur. al an ausp. a a,s
mis- cfalt pul .hS ueiay Mas s oi1 ta
astfous sIor ai. Ina., Az wu S,
tgetner Win WhAl Ann paruonepts ''.a1a ~ /
aescrieea ,,a ~ me aexhs i. o ssght sSA ~ the @
~. tse 80. e'- o g. AZ IN, ,,,s;sfa,,,5
ipreciae moment When tne cnauhisus gu
Was Granking up ana -Aian On sns
point ot, re4enferlng Inc Sa1 slal anu
thoush they were OF a4aih ~ petors |
Alan cooln ciose tae aoor ..ne, sne at
tempt was nopeiees 9roin the -
Not until they were .,,. well int into the the