Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-09
Continued from Yesterdays Capital.)

4nu ua1svs =. s--s 49,, a. dark man
heavily goggled, sprang 10 the door for
Celestia. Freddie the Ferret, who
was hanging about, also sprang TO per
form the same Office, with the result
that this small service for their God.
dess fell to the lot OF Tommy. At least
he was the one to get his hand on the
doorknob. But he did not at once open
the door. Celestia's behavior was SO
strange that he thought she must be
i'll. While he hesitated, the driver
said: "Here-one side!"
Are you speaking 10 me?" asked
Tommy icily.
What do you want mixing in this?'
said the driver. Tommy did not an
swer. but said to Celestia:
Il wouldn't go alone with this man.
Why not take me to look after you?
l won't speak even once. if you'd rath-
er not"
II have to do everything the driver
says, exclaimed Celestia in an une-
motional voice.
She climbed into the car, and shut
the door after her, the driver sprang
to his seat, and Tommy stepped calm.
ly on to the footboard. The driver,
seeing this, attempted to throw Tom
my off the footboard. Tommy simply
got his fingers in the mans collar,
jerked him clear of the car, and let go.
The man fell heavily on his head and
lay still.
IF you have to do everything the
driver says" cried Tommy in a jubi-
liant voice, Il shall be the driver
Jump in, Freddie, while the jumping is
good. l may need you"
Freddie jumped in and seated him
self by Celestia with every evidence
OF pride and Importance, and the car
lurched forward just, as its former
driver began to show signs of life.
The road came out of the forest,
passed between two swamps. and
ascended a long hill, fenced and pas
tured, from which there was a view of
rough farm land, and in the distance
a wooden village with a steeple in
the midst.
At the bottom of the hill car had
skidded from the road and come to
grief in a boggy ditch. The driver
was trying to lever it out with q fence
rail Two women stood watching him.
At the sound Of Tommy's car sweep
ing down upon them, they looked
around and Tommy recognized Mary
Blackstone and Mrs Gunsdorf His
face became white and grim. He gave
his engine more gas, and rushed by
them, hurting a column of thick dust
high in the air.
Mrs Gunsdorf, at sight of Celestia,
became for a moment like stone i'm
age of horror. Only her head turned
a little, and so standing, she looked
after the car Then very slowly, as
II she was lifting heavy weights, her
arms, twisted and tense, rose from her
sides, reached the Newfoundland
then without a word or sound she
dropped dead in the dust
Next TO the church in the village
stood the little parsonage. A car was
drawn up in front of this, and in the
middle Of the road, looking expectant-
ly at the car which Tommy was driv-
ing. stood Professor Stilliter with a
white flower in his button hole. Also
on the lookout was a clergyman and a
lady who was doubtless his wife
To Tommy the scene was like
page in a book, written for children
in words of two syllables. Stilliter'
the white fiower-the clergyman. 1t
was almost too simple.
To Stilliter the driver who should
bring Celestia to him was man OF
no importance. Net until the car was al
most upon him with undiminished
speed. did he divert his eyes from Ce-
lestia's face to that of the man be-
side her. Upon the face of that man
there was a jubilant boyish grin.
Tommy pressed a button, the car
gave one Of those sudden signals OF
warning that sound like giant being
sick at his stomach.
| Professor Stilliter leaped aside, but
not in time 10 escape being graZed by
| the mud guard, which sent him roll
ing.
Freddie the Ferret leaped to his
feet for the sheer Joy OF being alive
| to see his enemy bite the dust. When
Professor Stilliter got his feet, the car
was passing out of the village. To get
his own car under way was not the
work of a moment. the driver having
gone into the back yard Of the parson
age for a pail of water, and remained
to gossip with the maid of all work.
But Tommy knew that there would
be a pursuit, and thenceforth drove
his own car, or rather the one witt
which he had eloped, as fast as h'
dared. He had no personal fear o
Stilliter. But he wished, If possible
to show Celestia the cave, and tn
proofs, that she had once inhabited
The state Of hypnosis that she wai
in troubled and distressed him. Bu
sooner or later it must pass, h'
thought. Certainly nature must CONS
to the rescue. Meanwhile, he took ;
pathetic pleasure in working on he
mental condition with a view to pro
noting her comfort
You look tired, dear" he said
Are yeu?"
No answer.
The driver says don't be tired
And you have to obey the driver"
This had a marvellous effect. He
head no longer drooped, color came