The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
By Ethel
Lloyd
Patterson

4 sat up anu hOOA one QutSh tooH.
around me. Certainly | could see
no lights from houses anywhere.
Only one dim road lamp cleaned
somewhere far ahead through the
trees had not noticed how long
| We had been driving on the country
road Perhaps IL Was true l was 10
miles away from any help. Well.
then. | would have TO look out for
myself. and act quickly.
Although II takes a little while
TO tell all this, ! do not think q
minute passed between the instant
when Mr.. Duncan bent over me and
made his yelled threat and the time
when I raised my hands TO my hat
and pulled out the two long. strong
hat pins. which held it in place.
Ny voice was cold and self-pos-
sessed when spoke. in spite OF the
fact that my heart had begun TO
pound like an engine going up hill.
I'VE NAV be 10 miles from the
nearest house, as you say" said
TO the man whose face cleaned In
the darkness. And IL may be true
that the car is out OF order and will
not run until morning, but in that
case fancy you will spend a very
uncomfortable night. because shall
stay in the car and you will have
to sleep a. some distance on the
ground"
"oh. will. will IT, laughed Mr..
Duncan.
Yes" ! answered. Il think you
will II you have any doubts, I
think l can convince you with the
hat pins I have. one In each hand.
think could manage 10 put out
at least one Of your eyes, II you
were to attempt TO touch me-
There was an awful pause. And
clutched my hat pins 10 strike
should Mr. Duncan come any near
er 10 me. Perhaps he had sense
enough, TO understand there was
real determination TO do as said
beneath my words. AZ any rate, II
was he who broke the silence with
a. Hight laugh.
Bravo" he cried. II didn't know
had a militant sufragette out for
a ride. Seriously. little girl, just
wanted to find out what you were
really like before engaged you as
a secretary. I arm glad you are ss
YOU are. And now. so that you wfll
not be frightened. will tell you we
are not 10 miles from the nearest
house. We are just outside one Of
the suburbs on a country road. We
are only hidden from the city lights
by a few trees. The car In not
broken. will start II at once"
II was not frightened" re-
marked very distinctly. II do not
care in the least what you tell me
one way or the other. But think
II you know what IL good for you.
you will start this automobile at
once and take me to the nearest car
line"
Mr.. Duncan walked to the crank
az the front OF the machine.
Don't be peevish," he warned, az
he turned the engine over. Il am
telling you I only did this to test
you. meant no harm"
did not answer him. And after
the engine had begun to chug me-
thodicaliy he ciambered In beside
me. although stiil retained one
hat pin clutched in my hand; and
we started once more. For perhaps
10 minutes We rode without speak
ing. Then suddenly we emerged
from the kind Of parkway in which
we had been on 10 IN asphalt road
and I saw the shimmering rails Of
a car track laid straight for the
city. turned to Mr.. Duncan
| Then:
stop the automobile" 7 com
manded, "as soon A. you sec Q cal
coming. am going 10 get out and
ride back into town In the trolley.
ley"
/ Don't be silly" he answered
You are not going to do anything
| OF the kind. You are all right now
You needn't be frightened. There
are people al around u.s."
you stop this car when you set
a trolley coming or I'll scream ny
head OF till you DO" repeated.
The man who sat beside me gave
me one swift side glance. II wal
the last time he ever was 10 set
me. For. q very few minutes later
a car SWING into view ~ II round
cd a curve In the tracks. and ! had
aiishted and left forever mr.. Dun
can"