The evening world., 1916-09-09

VI tho ship
Got la. then. miss. aud well JOE
aluua
Ihu farmer was naturally anAIouI
TO kAoW wha SgTald MS guest wal
On. 1ut sac dtd not exchange iuiOr'
u4aAuu tvI hospitality. che srov es
lutpatttut iur tastcI pr~vsIUs thai
Nhvu thV fAImuT am ~ his OsL
Iaut aA4 tat into IL sho was giad
10 ktt duNu and walk.
uisrta uraa.,d IA she vas wugn
uut, AZ tuu aDOtuIs sno saw seemed
To- 10 su,as t"e ~rOns way.
nnaI,y shu acatd Que coming behind
Aor $40 was 80 dciignted tnat shs
turacu aud huiu Out nor aAnds.
Any pOuy IOOAs Veil coniins to 4
rescue, out tno young man driving
lne -rOutnOvuai autOmoDus was tv1
kuVU IovAlLs tor bS Own comfort
VI any Ouv y else. lao accepted uiOriI
49, "a passoasog "ItA more enthusiasm
,nan sue rv.Isnoa. lac jumped 10 thc
SIoanu. Af.od mis- hat AAaist.d Gloria
into tAo front scat. and tvok hz plaos
Dtsads her. He snot IA car forward
win y s~ssser and hlA compliments
bssan To pun out Of nan. 9ioria Gu
wv - hdhAtCI VI M haktoIlo0 Dc-
90 use she needed his motor. but che
grow AnSrtsr and Anxrier. and when
lie began W u her Cutie she do
eldec that his u nsss had ceased
" sAist. One " the twain simply
had 10 get out and walk. uloria was
sure that II Was NJ, to DO herself.
Sha ci,t'ed carefully how TO throw
this new Skipper overheard. The VIC
tan helped her to an IDEA by Gaming
close To her and murmuring: Kind
OF coxy. Iutie. huhr"
Very" said Gloria. soamins ~ his
impudence.
We mske . great team. ,hr'
'0reat. said Gloria
Alta girl" sal the youth ana
aid his left arm around her.
Gloria laughed hArahly and some
how managed to knock the hat OF her
wooer's head. The wind whipped Il
back and ths driver shut OF the on
gino and threw on his emergency
brake.
80 sorry." said Gloria. smiling In
the dark.
ATS all right. Cutie" said tho
young man. Back In a minute"
He Slid from his place and ran
back along the road for his hat.
Gloria had been studying his methods
OF running the a and comparing IL
with her own. A. soon as the driver
started back Gloria prcssed tho self
starter button and put the car into
motion.
The man heard tho engine sputter
and he yelled 'Hey!" thinking tho
gasoline to blame. He was sure that
he had forgotten to top his engine
and he was afraid hat the a was
running away with its pretty pas
senger. He ran after II, forgetting
his hat In his alarm. lest Gloria be
dashed 10 pieces on the side OF the
road. The clean way the car leaped
across the hill and the hand Gloria
waved in farewell treasured him as
TO her safetNbut filled him with dis
gust and with fear that she were
some new type % automobile tn of.
Gloria's conscience was clear. The
impertinont youth earned his punish
ment. The walk would do him good.
Sho would restore his car TO him by
hunting up the owner Of It's number
when she had tine. II necessary her
father could buy the car. 1t was q
nice car. n loved Its appetite for
miles and fed II we'll. And finally II
brought her back to her home.
As she ran In through tho gates she
almost colllded with her fathers car.
Tho piercing ~searchlight bl nded her
until he heard her voice from behind
II. He welcomed her to his arms and
was 50 Glad to have her safely theirs
again that II was several minutes be-
fore he began to scold her.
She asked him to hush, please, A
aha hAl "a ~ -A -
wanted to borrow his yacht and IL
entire crew for awhile. Pierpont 70,
fused the loan with all the severity oi
n bank president, but Gloria calml,
sent for the sailing master ana In the
presence OF her father gave him or.
ders TO be ready as soon as she had
had her long-delayed dinner.
Doctor Royce and Judge Freeman
were at h house. They sat with
Gloria while she told them of her ad,
ventures as she ate a hastily reas,
sembled dinner. She said to Doctor
Royce; II am surprised, Stephen, a
your leaving me alone by myself e
solve my new problems. or course
You didn't know where I was going
hut you usually manage to arrive AZ
the nick OF time. You ought to hav,
been there"
II wish I had been there" Royc,
replied. II won't let you quit M
sight again. Gloria" he said an,
stared with such idolatry that sh,
felt u little afraid that he was lovinI
her o well.
Then you will come along and he'll
me TO capture the man who killed m,
beloved Dickr"
"All right, captain" said Rove
with IA smile. though her allusion Z
Freneau cut him to tho quick.
Judge Freeman seemed TO be aKt
tated by the plan Gloria outlined 10
the pursuit and capture OF Trasl
you must not permit this, Pier
pont." he protested, anxlously. "You
daughter has no legal right to arres
the man Trask. II she should captur
him she would have to turn him owe
20 the authorities and she would hay
20 face a public explanation
Gloria retortsd with vtEor: 'Yo
had him, Judge, and you said that h
slipped out OF your fingers. Now 70
advise me not to go after him agar
You let him escape once and want m
TO let him escape a second time. VIII,
] do not know. Why don't o to
me why3"