Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24

tho invention regarded II as 81 kind OF
others. who had read with Intelligent
interest OF the machine which was be-
ing made. understood more or less
wha, was happening. They knew that
the gar-shaped vehicle was kept on
its feet. so TO speak, by the two small
horoscopes spinning in sealed cham
bers. one on each side OF the car. and
driven by the current from q small
electric battery.
The freaks were busily getting away
The girl had hoped up into the Eyro-
scopic car once more. AN official OBJ
server from tho club by her side, and
then. with scarcely sound from the
engines, the black cigar-shaped car
shot ahead like shark chasing its
prey. Two minutes later came Chris
tophers turn. his own observer har
ing by this time mounted to the seat
beside him. They were off to cover
the first mile of the thousand which
would complete the test. And not one
man but was his own chauffeur.
Through London and the streets OF
Suhurbia that lies between town and
country the long line of stranse-look
ing acknowledgements built for the
running OF this race ran slowly
enough scrpentining in and GU, OF
traffic. The order had been given that
no competitor must pass another until
open spaces had been reached: there
fore. christopher was compelled TO
keep at the cncmy's back lie had but
TOO many opportunities for observing
the big car and its chauffeuse.
of seeing the ease with which the car
worned in and out among big We
hiclcs how neatly it could whiSk
round a corner. swinging outwards'
not inwards. as other motors mus''
how sturdlly i, kept upright on its
almost hidden wheels. and how the
starcs OF people in the street followed
it as IL il were a magic thing.
Whatever the result OF the race
might be. it began to look as ~ the
.,vroscopic car was a success, ana had
come to stay
or it's pace. Christopher had becn'ablc
10 form no estimate until open country
was reached. but then il shot forward
with the speed of n newly discovered
comet. Opening Scarlet Runners throt-
tie. he also leaped ahead. Keeping close
on the cnemy's heels; he realized with
delight that, even without acceleration.
he was holding his own in the race
which seemed now to be beginning.
Soon the gyroscope, with Scarlet Rum
ner close behind. gained upon the 9TH
or cars that had started before them.
And always the cigar-Shaped car gain
cd upon those that had started in adj
vance. passing them one by one. Al
ways. too. Scarlet Runner gave chase.
never outdistancing the gyroscope. but
never getting far outdistanccd herself.
Sometimes Christopher had the queer
black thing we'll IN sight. sometimes he
Jagged q few miles behind. according
to tho road surface; for the cNroscope
had the great advantage OF running
or single track. inequalities OF the
road matterinE- little: besides. less sur
face was presented TO the wind.
The Cigar Gas christopher began TO
call the Herbert invcntiou) and Scarlet
Runner had started - the race fifteenth
and sixteenth, respectively: at the end
OF the first day the former was already
ninth, the latter tenth. Rut Christie
pher was beginning to doubt his power
TO keep continually close to the enemy.
much less TO pass ahead and ne tried
TO console himself by thinking that
his dangerous rival ought not TO have
been admitted as competitor In this
race. The thing was too much like
racing car.
The race was 10 last 1--WE days. the
competitors ziszaSSing about England
to fiji up the allotted distance before
finishing nj Edinburgh, and for the
Cigar and Scarlet Runner the second
day was almost "a repetition OF tho
first. Both passed other cars. but
Christopher could not pass Miss Her
bert. try as he might.
The morning fed. Christ opher came
to the next control without having had
another glimpse of the ayroscope
There he learned that the enemy must
he at least five miles In advance OF
hI1--an easy victory AT last within
reach. as il must seem to every one
Pretty and young she is. that
girl seems TO have not one feminine
IF Ia
renomously. What bad form to wave
her hand a. she passed nc. But YOU
cant make a woman understand how
TO play the game"
think YOU do he, injustice re
turned the observer. whose name was
Mcclellan. 81 believe shes very nice
girl. really: but her father is her idol
she : Il" anything for him. people who
KNOW her say. 1t nearly broke her
heHri that other invention Of his prov
inG failure few years ago. uhen
sh" was fifteen CT sixteen old Dick
herbert practically brought her ND by
hand He WAS midGle-agcd when he
married her mother. who died at the
elris birth. and the two have been
everything TO each other since. Shr
learned motor-diiving and something
OF mechanics 10 please her father. be-
cause she knew he was inven,iun ,his
EHfoScopic car. and she thought a. he
was old. a little practical chauf.u,;nr
.hlSht come IN handy in the family 4
friend Of theirs ,oli me the Other day
t"it tins E!rl--Dorothy. think her
,''"c lS-hGs nearly used up "A l.r,c,,
!"i' hci by some relatives as a do, in
haNiiG inns car built. 1t must HAY.
cost Sooi bit OF money. ann ,:,v
, nave next I" hothina TO live on. n
VA. IA car WINS the first prize a biz syn.
u''atc hes promised TO take up the in.
veiti"n' ] understand. and will mann.
t"ctuie Tor the market rhnt'u ,rnar
fortune, as we'll as fame. for pirL
Herbert. :" you see i isn't exactly mn.
feminine IN III" girl to want 10 v.ir
the race" ~
see said CLristophtr: and 10 did
see-seNeral things Having an ,I,rnzt
comfortably strong sense Of ius,ic.
ne understood in this flash of .nlic,,,,
eh"eht exactly low Dorothy Herher,
'"' 'h'hcr- worSlipcr. mus. have feI,
men Sh+ heard MIN freely disc,I.s,nc
~ 'uoi AMI mis- Inventions with ,In
e., s",n"er OF the race. Well. at lens,
she was going to have her rex.noo, !,
n"S hh'" n" hin: but suddenly be r..,
'""i he ala not srudge i; 10 her
MAJ zone five minutes ago
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