Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-18

James, what's the matter with you?''
 Nothing, ma'am-'
 You are driving very recklessly this morning. We are not in hurry and don't want such speed.
 An automobile containing two ladies was speeding along the country high way toward Lyndhurst, where they were to take the train for the city, and the chauffeur. who had started out steadily enough, had seemed suddenly to grow reckless. The ladies were Miss Annette Chalmers and her mother, wife and daughter of a broker who had g home in the country.
 q do believe he has been drinking" 1" whispered her mother, as, in turning out to pass 8 wagon. the auto was al- most dttched.
 James, I tell you to be more care full" commanded the young woman.
 It was still a mile to Lyndhurst. The chauffeur growled out something in re- ply and then put on full speed and paid no further heed to screams or commands. As the village was reached he went cireling around the public square, shouting and whooping, and those who watched the machine ex- pected to see tragedy every moment.
 Mrs. Chalmers was too terrified even to scream. and Miss Annette dared make no move for fear Of bringing about the thing she dreaded. The idlers simply looked on. It was not iIl their power to halt the machine.
 It had circIed the square dozen times in cloud of dust of it's making when a young man who had been sit ting on the veranda of the village inn with his after breakfast cigar perform ed feat that will be long remembered by the chaps who sit around with their hands in their pockets.
 He threw away his cigar, rushed down the steps and poised himself for a spring when the auto should reach at him, but he gave them no heed. Al just the right moment he made . spring for the passing car, and those who looked to find him being rolled beneath the wheels saw him in the seat beside the chauffeur. It took him . things happened.
 A blow from an iron fist settled the chauffeur, and three seconds later the machine was at rest. As it came to . stop the fellow was hauled from hi: seat and slammed on the ground three
 Thank you, sir; thank you" called Miss Annette to the stranger as ht turned to face her and lifted his hat
 Don't mention it. Your mother ap, pears to be badly shaken up. Woulc it not be well for you to go into the in1 LCl ASH WQllG l LOOK Lns machine over and see if anything i out of repair?'
 For fifteen minutes, while the stran ger examined and investigated in { manner to show that he was thorough ly familiar with the machine, the idler asked each other who he was wfthou becoming any wiser. He was congrat ulated on his rluck and luck, but h. merely smiled in reply.
 In the inn, while the mother wa getting her nerve back Miss Annett was asking the landlord numerou questions, and he was replying: He arrived yesterday and gave m the name of Morrison. Hasn't mucl | baggasa and can't exactly make hin out Isn't tramp and I don't thinl | he's rich. Sits and smokes and think | a good deal. Wrote three letters yes terday afternoon, but tore them up be l fore they were finished"
 James shall never drive the aut again"
 1 T guess he's taken a skip" Mothers too anxious to take tn | train and we'll go Tack home. We have to get a carriage"
 l Why not let Morrison take you bac in the auto? He surely knows how t run one. Say: wasn't that a great per l foru1ance Of his? Just one chance in hundred that he'd make good. I'll as nm 1T he'll drive you out"
 Mir. Morrison was brought into tn ! parior and he said he'd be only to happy. When the ladies were seate ne took his place and all went vel fhere was considerable whispering be hind his back en route and what it wa