Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-11


out of commission by injuring the mo-
tor Then | reported the matter to
the chamberlain, who cursed me free
ly.
Every day we need that machine
for the guests who are arriving" he
said
When he had cooled down | suggest
ed that Nikolai and | could repair the
damage that evening If we could OBJ
tain a permit to remain in tn, stable
He cast sharp glance at me, hemmed
and hawed and finally consented.
This was the first success; at eight
o'clock we two were left alone + the
converted stable where the machines
were housed
Mind you do good work." rumble D..
the chamberlain, coming OF Us sud
denly and finding us seate>. in g cor
ner discussing our project. Curse
you for pair Of Yankee idlers. You
will mend that machine and make 1t
as good as new or stay here all night
until you have done So"
| laughed when he was gone. The
injury was soon repaired, and VIC re.
mained waiting t. the appointed lour
to arrive. One Schmidt looked in
cautiously and reassured us.
1T is all right, !. sale. But r :
is one difticulty-happily not .erious
one. His Highnes. the olak : out
on np. ,f hi furinur nj ol ,.iIau Cod
grant we do not run into h., bays, Tor
they gal!op likc the wind, and heaven
knows how many miles they could run
before we distanced them. At eleven
one of you watch the princesss Win
dow. When you see the flicker OF
match be ready"
At half-past ten, when the suspense
was beginning to be unbearable, the
chamberlain paid us surprise visit.
We'll, fellows, have you mended the
machlne?" he asked.
1T is getting on" said Nkolai,
guardedly, assiduously bending over a
spare tire, which he was carefully de.
tlating.
1T must be ready by morning.
stormed the chamberlain, tearing his
hair His highness, the prince, re-
qures it to go to meet the parents Of
His Higness Prince Poniatowski Ten
thousand devils it is the best and
fastest of them all
Calm yourself" said Nikolai Il
mean, deign to be assuaged, Herr
Chamberlain We have located the in
jury By twelve it will be monded.'
We hoped he would 80. Bat he
stood there, having apparently taken
sudden and unexpected interest in
the great racing automobile, We had
to explain its mechanism to him he
examined the motor, the gasoline
tank he wanted the cubic contents of
the inflated tires Did he suspect
something? We had almost given up
hope when, at five minutes before
eleven, he rose suddenly and stretched
himself
The devil, but my old back aches
he said, in mollitied tone. His high.
ness would raise the devil with me if
the machine were not in running or
der tomorrow" He strodc to the door,
and, as we followed him, | caught sight
Of tiny squirt of flame at the prln-
cess's window
The chamberlain perceived it, too
lie looked in astonishment up through
the clustering ivy; and them saw a
form that clung from the window sill,
and presently a tiny, slippered foot
protrude.
Luckily | kept my Possession.
| ran back into the garage and began
cranking furiously. don't know what
Nikolai did but moment later |
heard a stifled scream, the sound Of a
fall upon wet turf; and then the
chamberlain, his eyes protruding with
horror, backed toward the garage. But
all this while / was cranking and the
automobile was commencing to snort
like al impatien, race horse. Next
momel ;hmidt and Nikolal came
running into the garage, half leading,
ldll Cull iLlC pl lliSNoo' my
placed e" in the automobile and
sprang in. cranked once more; sud
denly the thing began to tart, and as
leaped in-there was no time to
steer e.. anything but the center of
the Loor-the machine caught the
chamberlain In the middle Of his broad
bacl. and hurled him . dozen feet
away. 7 heard the thud of his body;
and then he began screaming.
On tn instant blaze of electric
lights apr cared In the vacated apart
ment Of the princess.
Here! Get out Of this!" yelled
Schmidt; anG, pushing me aside, he
took the wheel The machine was
ieaping over thc Prince of CasselWex.
els rose bushes. We rushed across
the broad lawns toward where an open
space appeared In the high wall that
surrounded the castle. CLOSE the
gates!" / heard somebody yell; and
the cry seemed to be taken up on ev-
cry side. But they were too late. Just
as the iron gates began to turn in
ward we were through with a bound
and leap, and hurling up dust on the
highroad that led into Hoch Cassel.
| heard the cries behind us die away;
the lights in the castle windows, now
all ablaze, drew together as we liter
ally cut off the highroad abruptly and
rushed the machine along narrower
path that led into the open fields. The
night was dark, and here and there
tiny lights fiickered In farmhouse
the arm.
THAT is all very well, Schmidt" he
shouted, "but your way doesn't hap
pen to be ours. You are going in the