The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29

He Smashed His Way Through the
Conservatory Window.
start it. Arthur had read enough OF
automobiles to know it were well for
him If he paused ia his fight that he
did not stop the engine.
Looking back again and seeing he
was not as yet pursued, a fit of desper-
ate recklesSness encouraged him I'm the
resolve To pause and bid farewell 10
Esther. BY this time all but n few Of
the curious neighbOrs had gone. and
Esther was at the gate engaged in
hanging n white wreath upon ii in
memory of her dear OLD friend.
The meeting. the parting. were brief,
dramatic and passionate. There was
no time for explanations on either side.
Arthur held the fair girl TO his heart
for one brief moment and pledged his
love and faith for her. and then was
gone.
Now came the other car in n cloud
of dust. Cn sped the pursued. Now
at the railroad crossing the one armed
Waterman gave his warning Gag. The
gates are down, n long freight train Is
thundering up. At his highest speed
Arthur takes the gates, that smash and
splinter mt the impact Of his swift ma
chine. He IS gone, and the freight
train blocks pursuit. Then pride has its
fall. Around Il bend OF the road work
men are digging a great culvert On
one side is n sloping bank Of the river.
On the other side the embankment Of
the road bed, across which the open
culvert cuts. One glance shows Arthur
that this way lies death He viii trust
the river.
With mighty effort he turns the
steering wheel and the great, pluuging
auto sweryes Mt the brink OF the newly
dug culrert and, atilt on two wheels.
plows its way through the soft earth
of the roadbed ON the stream side and
turtles a rocking, ponderOus mass Of
mechanism down the slopius side Of
the river bank. swifter than it takes to
tell
Tragedy and comedy are close akin;
i'm the midst Of life we are In death.
On the green banks Of the river ON
this peaceful summer day the C0lored
Sons OF Liberty had elected 30 hold
their annual picnic Fat. dusEy ma
irons were spreading tempting cakes
and pies and pouring the even more
tempting lemonade beneath the eager
eyes Of the longing coIorel lodge broth
eTs Of the Sons Of Liberty.
The Sons Of Liberty band could hard
" keep their smocziuE lips applied to
their battered old instruments as they
played Emancipation Day March.
about to summon all TO the spread upon
the white cloths on the ground when.
roaring and plnu-iug rs though. as
Deacon Jones afterwards said, 1T was
de berry debhii hisself," came the great
racing auto down through the picnic
and the band and across the very festaI
spread. and scattering old TE-Eies and
young right and left struck the water
with mighty splash. turning com
Pletclv over
Neither dusEv man nor dusEy ma
tr0u. elder or riekaniuu-. wait for one
moment tp soc or learn what had gone
through their fe=fal gathering ike p
fiery chariot nn Judgment day or what
bad happened ~ man or mighty ma
chine after they Ind struck tile river
With aehau faces the ColoreI Sons
Of Liberty AMI their wives. Children,
~-eathcarfz and sisters. cl0u5ered up
d.. r=uE tp tho roadway sLrie,Iiu-
with terror. They l.I not see, no one
saw. tire form of q man EoEtfuG down
To. river. face. UP.
That owe ar early dusk the new risen
moon heheIl quiet face floating down
the stream Hair submerged, az times
the dauz body rose slightly 90 the sur
face: then it vr- the moon saw. CLEAN
ing on thar wave wet breast. the half
hidden. hale showing jewel. the charm
against harm II the Stanlevs-the dIa
mond from the sky