East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23

recognized the apparently ass
girI as Florence MontrOsa.
out of the suite he dashed, thFa
tnR aside tEA detAining Vany8 -
running down the steep flights =
stairs three steps at q time
After what seemed to him . osAs
tury or more he reached the sidswalg
and sprang into his own gray road
ster.
do you see that black touring car
away up the street there7" he yelled
to mis- wondering chauffeur. Over
haul It and I'll double your pay.
The ohauffeur-a true New Yorker
needed 90 further exhortation- The
roadster shot forward at speed that
dehed every traffic law ever made
In two minutes the black car was
less than a block ahead.
Then It was that Tanner, turning
idly to look back, saw mis- pursuer.
He shouted to the chauffeur. The
black car, In q little more than its
own length, nearly redoubled its for
mer speed.
The race had begun
Uptown whizzed the gray car and
the black. Straight ahead they few,
for at that fearful pace there was no
chance for turning corners There
was infinite risk indeed OF guiding
the flying cars through such ever
thinning traffic as they encountered.
Again and again they barely avoid
cd collision OF destruction from slower
and larger vehicles
Again and again policemen sprang
out to stop them: then shrank back
Just in time to escape death, and
blasphemously iotted down the racers
numbers.
Inch by inch, as the more open
country was neared. the gray road
ster began to creep up on the speed
ing black car.
In another mile the gray car cut
down the distance between Itself and
its prey fan more rapidly than before.
Harold leaning far forward at mis-
chauffeur's side. understood why, for
he could near the olack machines en-
gine begin to miss, and ne knew,
bar accidents the race was mis- own.
The gray roadster in a few min
utes more crawled alongside the
handicapped touring car. whose en-
gint now was all but useless.
With a flying leap, as the gray
car came up with its quarry, Harold
ming boards OF the two converging
machines; landing with both feet on
the black cars running board, and
steadying himself py a ieft-hand grir.
on one Of the seat arms. hU struck
fercely at Tanner.
The latter. in recent memory of his
battle with this sledge-hammer hitter,
shrank back from the blow. Harold
swung himself on board nto the seat
on which Tanner supported the sense
less Florence.
Before he could strike again, Tan
ner had jumped out Of the rapidly
going car, rolled over once in ths-
roadside mud and hen scrambled to
his feet and set off at a dead run
down an adjoining highway.
Harold, leaning forward, swung for
the head Of the black cars badly
ratified driver, who promptly followed
Tanners example in swarming out
over the vehicles side without even
the formality of opening the ioor.
The car. its wheel deserted, veersd
sharply to one side. Harold Iunged
over to the seat back and jammed
down the emergency brake. The ma
chine came to sudden and 1arring
halt.
Vainly Harold sought to revive the
senseless girl. At last he lifted her
tenderly from the black car and bors
her across to his own roadster.
Drive to DR.. Montross's." be
directed his chauffeur.
A quarter hour later Harold carried
his fragile burden up the steps Of
the great Montrose house In River
dale. His ring at the bell was an
swered by Felix. the Doctors crafty
faced silent footed valet
Tell DR.. Montrose his daughter has
AdlHAGNs OEQcENu A1aENl0a a wall NaAAe
her into the library"
! ! =
'This Is no faint" declared Dr.,
Montrose. "She Is In a hypnotic
, trance"
"a hypnotic trance?" repeated Har-
old. incredulously. ut can't be
Lookl" he broke OF, as Florenee''
! big dark eyes slowly opened. she Il
3 coming to her senses!"
DR.. Montrose passed his hand II
front of the blankly staring eyes
a They did not wink nor change ex
Q preston.
: "She sees nothing" he said sadly
s "She sees nothing. She hears moth
inc She Is in d y~nfoflud hVDnoti