Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-01-01

VI iIH1 ~ parted. L II = i q
IA lUAl =" upon, her parents
l 4 W. TsfIg being away, he
"a asked for her
eA"s'5o~>@ brother but his
whereabouts were beyond the maids
knowledge
Van Alstyne, from the club window,
where he sat scanning the papers for
automobile Items, threw Reggie an in
vitation to accompany him to ormond
for the races.
On the day of their arrival ut Or
mond Reggie. on tie spur Of the mo-
ment, entered with the Imp, the new
high power touring car he had
brought with him, a race arranged by
some amateur autoists gathered there
He soothed his conscience by the
thought that since for Mans sake he
had decided to relinquish the sport
and had made arrangements to have
the Imp placed on sale, this last race
should not be counted against him,
He won, but after that exciting mo-
ment when he forgot everything but
the Imp and victory, his apprehension
increased Van AIstyne showed him,
in a New York paper which had a
representative at Ormond, a graphic
account Of his victory. Thenceforth
Reggie wore his laureis heavily, de-
voutly wishing that Nan, beyond the
city, was beyond newspapers also.
But she was not He found among
his mail day later a letter from her.
Il have read of your reckless ca
reer, followed IN defiance OF my wish
and at the expense of my happiness.
| have today sent the ring to your
apartments
In deep gloom. but determined, Reg
sic, boarded, an hour later. north
bound train When he reached his
native city ht lost no time In setting
out in thu Imp TO seek Nan at Ravens
wood
As he emerged from a wood near
his deatination. he saw, some distance
ahead of him, a countryman driving a
bull. The beast numbered past the
gate through which the countryman
tried to drive him, then set OF across
an open stretch OF pasture Reggie,
paying little heed to the beast and
his pursuer, was speeding toward a
mansion he espied before him. when
shout behind him made him slacken
speed and look back,
lie saw before him an impending
tragedy. A girl was In the pasture
into which the bun had turned The
brute, indamed at the sight Of the red
golf coat she wore, was making to-
ward her. He turned the Imp swiftly
AS he wheeled the girl, seeing her
danger, started to run
Rack over Che road and across the
pasture no set the Imp flying at its
utmost speed needless of the bushes
and rough ground He gained upon
the bull at every yard, yet when he
a. last overlook the beast there was
left but a few seconds in which to
accomplish the rescue,
Though the girls back was toward
him, sudden fear gripped Reggie as
he drew nearer and as at his anxious
cry, aware only then Of a rescuer's
presence she turned with a gasp of
relief his fear was confirmed. He
beheld Nan. and releasing for the mo-
ment the steering wheel, reached out
for her But In her eagerness she
stumbled. and as he shot by was
wbirled beyond the grasp of his arms.
On turning the Imp he saw that Mans
danger had been stayed long enough
to allow him to act by the pause made
when the Imp came between the red
and him
Reggie saw that the bull, the gar
meut again tagging before him. was
about TO start forward again. Under
a sudden inspiration, desperately re-
solving that this attempt should not
fail he sent the Imp at full speed
toward him The car with SILVER
struck the brute sauarely Its front
| shot under the brutes breast, throw
ing his mnging horns upward Then
Reggie, who had shut on speed at the
moment of contact, by deft manipu-
laton extricated the Imp and turned
/ il, little the worse for the encounter,
| 20 where Nan trembled. too dazed by
horror to realize her escape A mo-
ment later Reggie's kisses were bring
ing the color back 70 her face,
When he reluctantly babe Nan
adieu late that evening at the Habits
tons, and turned the Imp cityward
in the exuberance OF his JOY he men
tally addressed the car:
Good news for you, too, Imp She
says I'm not to cell you-that you've
| redeemed yourself I've promised
therell be no more racing thought
We won't mind that sacrifice, Imp
for her!"
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