The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-05

tarding motorists who endeavored to
escape from. deputy sheriffs. The re-
suit had been that the cars: occupants
! had left it without intention, gone up
ward, cleaving the night air to heights
and, coming down, had found them.
selves almost simultaneously in mud
hole and deputy's custody.
Having paid their fines for speeding
and rescued their somewhat battered
motor, they now were being bandaged.
sIt was Characteristic of the general
state Of Jonesville's mind that the Wis,
itbrs had first been fined; repairs fol-
their bruised heads being looked At IL
: secondary matter.
|, The unfortunates numbered two, and
they had told, the filming. and exultant
Judge of the peace that they were son
and father, giving their names as
Grover and Robert Wallace. Robert
Wallace was Of not much more than
Jacks0n's age. \"
The drug store crowd was listening
with huge delight to their subdued ex.
pressions Of wrath. But with. Broad.
ways entrance the younger Of the vic.
Tins recognized a member OF his own
indefnable fraternity. Within two min.
utes the young men we're ''old chap
to- each other, which is q congenia)
sign.
~How's your machine?" asked Broad.
:..:'Havents looked it over very care
fully
.,.'M it's out of business, I'll get my
runabout and tow you ten miles down
the road. There's good hotel there.
and repair man who knows his bust.
ness could help you out the first thing
in the morning"
No such service proved to be neces.
sary. In fact the strangers car was
in such Unexpectedly good condition
that it's owners insisted upon taking
Broadway with them to his gateway
They reached it simultaneously with
Clara Spotswood and Josie Richards,
who were now engaged in that inef-
ficient but delightful see-sawing which
frequently occurs when a girl-friend
takes a girl-friend home. Clara had
walked home with Josie, Josie had
walked part way home with Clara
Clara had gone part way back with
her. They had gradually come almost
to midway standstill in front of the
Jones place. ~. ~.
While the elder Wallace took i'd
vantage of the halt to make one more
examination Of the car, before plung.
ing on into the darkness Of the sur.
rounding farming country, jackson in.
tr0duced his. new.made friend to the
two girls, and they stood laughing in
consequentially.. The young city man
vas much impressed by the two pref,
~ country girls. and the two pretty
country girls, especially Clara Spots
wood, were delighted with the youth
who had been brought 80 dramatically
TO their attention.
They went along before the elder
gentleman vas satisfied that every.
thing was certainly all right, but 1t
distance which they felt sure made
them invisible in the soft gloom Of the
summer night they paused, with many
a"sdSpresssd giggle to look back at
the group, each member Of which was
nov and then shown sharply against
~. background of Cimmsrian dark
nsas: as he Glanced to pass. into the
radius Of one or the other Of the cars
headlights. siw l .iG =.
'.I''think he's; absolutely TOO hand:
56mel' Clara whispered cautiously.
8 I've a.lv ! thought 10y w. r. Josie N
. .'oh, silly' /. mean young Mr.. wa
lere, And Rebert's such daa eyeet
name! lt's almost the same 90, MOAin',
Robin Adair, You knowfl How 80
must have loved him e 'is s'sssss &
!. n Robert or Robin? y Josie asked.
obin. q course. She sang ~