The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-03

\, 9Be careful, Florence" he said. THE
lprincess Is in the car. The game be-
| gins again. Pretend that you suspect
nothing. Pretty quick work on their
part. And that's all the more reason
why We should play the comedy we'll
Here she comes She Will recognize
iyou, throw her arms around you, and
SHOW all manner Of effusiveness. Just
keep your head and play the game"
z "She lied about you to me-"
"No matter"
\ 90" cried the princess She seized
Florence in q wild embrace She was
AN inimitables actress, and Norton
tcould not help admiring her. Your
lbutler telephoned me! ran to the
FIRST train out And here you are,
back safe and sound! 1t Is wonderful.
Tell me all about it. What an adven-
ture, And, good heavens. Mr.. Norton,
where did you get these clothes! DID
you find her and rescue her? What
newspaper story you'll be able TO
make out of II all! Now, tell me just
what happened" She sat down on the
arm of Florence's chair. The girl had
steeled her nerves against the touch
OF her. And yet she was beautiful
How could any one so beautiful be
wicked?
well, II began like this" said Flor
ence;- and she described her adyen.
lures, emitting, to be sure, Braine's
part in IL.
She had reached that part where
they had been rescued by Capt. Ban
mock when q laundering, grinding
crash struck the words from her lips.
The three Of them were flung violently
to the side OF the car amid splintering
wood. tinkling glass, and the shrek
OF steel agaist steel. A low wall OF
horror rose and died away as the car
careened over on Its side. The three
were rendered unconscious and were
huddled together on the floor, under
the uprooted chairs.
yroon had escaped with only a slight
cut on the hand from flying glass. He
climbed over the chairs and passen-
gers with q single object In view. He
saw that all three he was interested
In were insensible. He quickly en-
|amined them and saw that they had
not, received serious injuries. He had
but little time The princess and Nor
ton would have to take their chance
with the other passengers. Resolutely
he stopped and lifted Florence In his
arms and crawled out OF the car with
her. Ii was difficult task, but he
managed 1t. Outside. In the confu.
sion, no one paid any attention to him.
So he threw the Unconscious girl over
his shoulder and stagge1ed on to-
ward the road.
II was fortunate that the accident
had occurred where 1t did. Five
miles beyond was the station marked
for the arrest OF Norton as an abduct-
or and the taking in charge OF Flor
ence as rebellious girl who had run
away from her parents. II he could
reach the Swede's hut, where his con-
federates were in waiting, the game
was his.
After struggling along for half an
hour carriage was spied by yroon,
and he hailed 1t when II reached his
side
What's the trouble, Mister" asked
the farmer. ---- :
"A wreck on the railroad. My
daughter Is badly hurt and I must
take her to the nearest village. How
far IL TT"
About three miles"
'I'll give you twenty dollars for the
use Of that rig of yours
Cant do II, mister"
but it's case OF humanity, sir"
Indignantly. you are refusing to
aid the unfortunate"
The farmer thought II over for q
moment. "All right You can have
the buggy for twenty dollars. When
you get to the village take the nag
TO Doc Sanders livery. He'll know.
what to do
Thank you. Help me In with her.
yroon drove away without the least
intention OF going toward the village.
As q result, when Florence came to
her senses she found herself sur
rounded by strange and ominous
faces. At first she thought that they
had taken her from the wreck out
Of Kindness; but when she saw the
cold, impaasive face Of the man Vroon
she closed her eyes and lay back In
the chair. Well, Ill and weak as she