Arizona republican., 1915-07-04

the library, the grounds at the rear of ,tnnley hall. But here his Way blocked by iron and glass; there was no egress from the con- servatory save through the Sining roon AS he turned to retrace his steps the sheriff with the frightened automobile man at his back appeared at the door of the conservatory with leveled revolver and demanded Arthur sur render. Arthur's reply was to seize heavy rustic chair and with on. swinging sweeping
 blow thrust aside the ievei.u revolve. and then smash the heavy glass and tie metal frames of the wall of the conser- tory. He leaped unhurt through tie aperture tAus made and fled around the corner of the house, followed by a flAillade of shots from tAe sher- if and his deputy
 At the front of the house stood the two automobiles deserted 4ne new French racer stood throbbing under power al the portals of Stanley hall be excited dealer laI not thought further cf the fine new ma 'hine when he heard the sheriffs quicl, summons for ls- sistance. The more phleemHtc and lri tcal mechanic had turned of the power of ,,e old garage car when he had brought the sD..lff the jack to smash the door.
 Arthur jumped into tho t!Iohhing new racer He had little tboul when Ae 1aj ordered it in int of reckless eNtr4vu-uugs that its first service for him wuuld be ID ] need like this. H. sensed the Use of its levers and in the instinct of fear and lf-preserva- ton it may have been chance that uijeI h.m, but the machine bounded awa ou highest speed, and Arthur turned the stecriu. wheel and made the turn to tue gateway salo.y. ,Ia olauc. h,et. md I.. endeavoring to start the other car, whi.t be sheriff stamped and swore futil-y. Whet.er it was that the old dependable ear faI. .i -lr once to respond or whether it was Lealuse He sporting instinct in the sriuIy mechanic as strong and he hoped for d long, stern chase # a practiced driver in an old car after a .l11 amateur in a French racer. in either .ase the old some minutes in responding to his efforts to start it. Arthur had read enough of automobiles to know it were vol for him if he paused in his flight that Le d.d not stop the engine.
 Looking back again and seeing he was mt as yet pursued, fit of desperate re- kles mess encoura ged him in the resolve to pause and bid farewell to Esther By this lime all but a few of the curious neghLors had gone and Esther was at the gate engaged in hanging . white wreath upon it in memory of her dear old friend. The meeting. the parting. w1s brief. dramatic. and passionate There was time for explanations on either side. Ar thur held the fair girl his heart for one brief moment and pledged his love and faith for her, and then gone.
 Now came the other car in a cloud of dust. On sped pursuer and pursued. Now at tie railroad crossing the armed vatchmIn waves his warning flag The gates are down, a long freight train is laundering up. At bis highest speed Arthur takes the gates.s that smash and splinter at the impact of his swift machine. He is gone and the freight train blocks pursuit. Then pride has it's fall. Around a bend of the road workmen are dig ging a great culvert On side is a slop- ing bank of tine river On the other the ern- bankment of the roadbed across which the open culvert cuts One glance shows Arthur that this way lies death. He will trust the river.
 With a mighty effort he turEJ the steering wheel and the great, plunging auto swcr.Ss at the brink of the newly dug culvert and. atilt on two wheels, blows its way through the soft earth of the roadbed the strea d side and hurtles a rocking. ponderous '>@ss of mechanism down the sloping side v the river bank swifter than it takes t. -ell.
 Tragedy and comedy are close akin in the midst of life we are in death. On the green banks of the river this peaceful summer day the Colored Sons of Liberty had elected to hold their annual picnic. Fat. dusky ma irons were spreading tempting cakes and pies and pouring the even more tempting lemonade beneath the eager eyes of the longing coiored lodge brothers of the Sons of Liberty.
 The Sons of Liberty band could hardly keep their smacking lips applied Co their bat tered old instruments as they played Eman- cipation Day March" Deacon Jones. in full regalia. was about to summon all to the spread upon the white cloths the ground when, roaring and plunging though, as Deacon Jones afterwards said, " it was de berry debbil hisself!" came the great racing auto down through the picnic and the band and across the very festal spread. and scattering old darkies and young right and left and struck the water with a mighty splash, turning com pletely over.
 Neither dusky man nor dusky matron. elder or pickaninny, wait for one moment to or learn what had gone through their festal gath ering like a fiery chariot on judgment day, or what had happened to man or mighty machine after they had struck the river. With ashen faces the Colored Sons of Liberty and their wives children sweethearts and sisters. clam bered up the bank to the roadway, shrieking with terror. They did not sec no saw, the form of man fcating down the river, face up.