The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-02-09
PERILS OF PAULINE
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wagon. with whiffletrees for two
horses, there was only one horse. The
driver, a bearded farmer, was urging
the patient animal on, although it was
impossible for it to do more than plod
in it's awkward harness.
whats the matter?" called Bas-
sett, cheerily, as the machine Dire"
alongside and stopped.
II dunno" replied the farmer, shak-
ing his grizzled head EFF l was a
young Teller like you I'd go right of
an find out"
"I'll go right away; what's up?"
81 dunno. | amt knowed anythin
like 1t in this part O. the country in
fifty year. First, down yonder on the
old river road ! meets autymobile,
with a man drivin' it and somethin'
alive an movin' lynn in blanket by
his feet. / amt got more n a half
mile back from there when l finds
fine young Teller, with his good clothes
what he's got left-tore to pieces, no
shoes, or hat on him, an his head
bledin' bad from cuts.
Where are they? Did you see
autymobile?' he yells at me. | tells
him what | had saw, an he takes my
off boss there an goes gallorin up the
road"
what road?" cried Bassett,
aye circle this here cid an climb
the hill, then take the first turn
(Which way?"
West if We don't wanta jump in the
river"
what, we're back at the river
gasped Bassett. That's about my luck.
The balloons gone over the river; it's
Z in New York, and some Harlem re-
porter is leading 1t down to his office
on leash to have 1t photographed,
and I'm-I'm hoodooed, that's all.
II Dunno" said the farmer, but eff
We asst me, I'd say that Teller in the
autymoble was maxim for the WooaS
beyond Quirksborough. It's lonely up
through there. an he had somethin' in
that there machine that he wanted 10
keep lonely, I'm guessin.
Raaee,t motioned to the driver to go
an I'VE might az well see what it is;
the balloons gone home for supper,
he said bitterly.
In five minutes they reached the
turn where the farmer had last seen
Harry Marvin disappear They took
the turn into an ill-kept dust-heavy
road that had cast its blight of brown
tIpon the reeds that bordered it
The woods became more and more
dense and the road more narrow. In
some places the dust was crusted, as
IT had dried after the last rain, and
the men In the automobile could see
that the wheels of another machine
and the hoofs of galloping horse hao
cluu ped through this crust but Shor'
time before.
Around bend in the road, going a
full speed Bassett sighted Harry Mar
win for the first time. He stood up be
side the driver and hailed him, bu
Harry did not even turn around. INT
beat of his horses hoofs drowned tn
sound. The deep lines of the run
about's wheels In the dust held hi
gaze and his senses to one thing alon
the rescue of Pauline.
He urged the poor beast to its las
tug of strength. Weak and dizzy fror
his wound, he knew that he could g
but a little way afoot The sturd
creature was his only hope
The roads high, close-set wall
trees was broken for the first time b
a little clearing. Harrys passin
glance showed him that there was
house in the clearing. he was eXnaus
ed and athirst. but his eyes swept bac
to the wheel tracks on the road.
The wheel tracks continued up tt
road. The runabout had gone or
Harry, without drawing rein, W;
about to follow. But suddenly, weir
", the rickety walls of the desertt
house gave forth a sound, rattle al
crash, and from a shattered windo
beside the low-silled door bellied
gray sheet OF smoke.
Harry refined the foaming horse al
sprang off Freed OF his weight Il
animal staggered on a few PAGES al
fell, painting, in the dust
Harry did not see 1t. He was ba
tering at the door Of the burnii
house.
Hicks could hardly be called ne
vous or timid man. He was certaj
II not a coward, like Owen; but nett
er did he have the shrewd, schemil
r,ind which was the bulwark of t
craven secretary's weakness At t
rroment when they discovered t
voung lovers safe at the foot Of t
cliff after the escape from the ballo