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

escaping air which Eushed from the
tires wounded inner tube.
1T would be ouiXotic of you TO wait
Tor mo now" went on Christopher
Fortune of war But ! don't give up
yet. 1t won't take me long to replace
this tire. and ] have lighting chance
still hut there's no fun for either
OF us If you don't start at once. l beg
OF you to go on
Hesttatins. half-reluctant. half-earcr.
the girl let herself be hypnotized by
the command IN her late enemy's eyes
Almost mechanically. her foot pressed
| I'll clutch lever: 4 touch OH another
lever drew up the supporting metal
legs. The car moved forward. Once
the driver looked back. maskless; a FEW
seconds later she had dropped over tho
brow of Il hill.
Il suppose | shall have TO record
/ this-cr--stop against you" said M'I.cl-
! Ian. as Christopher renewed the in
nci tube and forced on the cover by
mean: or tie new American tool which
had served him bravely' not long :t;:o
on certain eventfui journey 20 Be-
ret.
''i's in% duty to do that NJ; he
same. well. think it's abou, ihe
| hhest thing I've ever known man
tc do-tolly lotlfner than the record
| aonc it,"
There arc some things yrn must
! do--you don't know why" ;rrmblcd
christopher, once more taking his
| scat;
! Far beyond the outskirts oe ;:din-
l,ou 81,
! way on either side--checring. en-
thusiastic crowds. prepared TO give
! the winners hearty Scotch welcome
! Then. thicker and thicker grew the
! press in the southern suburbs 1t
| seemed that I.owlands and Highlands
F.! had banded together TO form one huge.
| shouting throng.
Put on n squirt. master" roarcd a
tall soldier In kits. The lassic's no
| far ahead O ye the moo
Christopher smiled. hut not very
Ssyly. lie was beating down the temp
tation TO lessen the distance between
the cars. and he had conquered il just
| enough TO give that smile.
At last he struck the superb line OF
/ Princes Street. and far away at the
other end he could sec crimson ban
ner, which marked the winning post
| Speeding towards that nutter of rcd
I yet not 50 fast as il might have gone
/ il the chauffeuse had choaen) was the
! eyroscope.
/ The air rang with applause as the
SNAKE like car. with the pale girl driv-
/ inG. passed beneath tho nag: ami
! Christopher. hearing. could not have
I analysed the feelings which surBed in
/ his breast
/ He had timed his own arrival as he
/ followed. and he came in at the finish
f.. precisely AS lie had started. exactly two
1 mi, ,tte lot,; pI 81 i,tnu
! before him.
| Those who did not know doubtless
thought lie ought to be glad and
proud to win tho second prize. an OK
cecdinly handsome gold cup: but
Christopher knew. and II he had not
known he would have become un
pleasantly certain when he saw his
uncles face
! The old man had come by train to
Edinburgh to meet the winner of tho
! first prize. who. from Geographic ac-
counts, he had little doubt would be
his nephew.
lie had taken a suite Of rooms at the
hotel which he considered best. and
had ordered the most elaborate din
ncr the chef could produce, to be ac-
companied by plenty OF the most ex-
pensive champagne. And, behold, his
joyous preparations were wasted:
This was had enough. but few
words from M'Lellan Ito whom he had
been introduced on the day OF the
! start) made matters worse. The two
met In the hall OF the hotel where Mr..
| Race was all but dancing with rage
! az he waited TO berate the Failure
| who was putting UP Scarlet Runner
| in the garage. 4 few words. well
meant on MLelIan's part. and spoken
| in praise OF Christophcr. chivalrous
! generosity. gave the old man some
\ ~, fa nf
! Unable TO trust himself longer in
the society Of his fellowman, he Stun
bled upstairs 10 the private dining
room, where the flower decoraied ia
BILE completsly maddened him. lie had
| left word for his nephew 10 follow.
and when Christopher arrived he was
In the act OF throwing large bunch
| OF dollhouse roses into the firc.
Don't do that, uncle; it's murder"
said the young man. whose mother had
| taught him TO respect the rights OF
| flowers.
I'll want TO commit murder" STAN.
mered Mr.. Race too furious to be CO.
herent "ld-Td like 20 murder you.
and smash up Your beastly car"
Come. isn't that rather hitting a
man when he's down" suggested Chris
topher. 81 didn't enjoy getting beaten.
YOU know"
oh. didn't YOU, indeed? Then why
did YOU let yourself be beaten shout
! ed his uncle You needn't think to
| deceive me know what you did.
You'd play Quixote, would you" Well.
you'll find il An expensive part to Keep
up. Perhaps YOU didn't think I meant
| what ] said: but | did every word Of
| It, You've chucked away 10000 Of
! good money YOU might have had for
the taking. and 100000 besides-which
| I'm not GONG to- leave 10 Il love-sick
, fool
Love sick fool" echoed Christopher.
surprised what do YOU mean
Perhaps YOU didn't know that Nc
! i.elian Sa" YOU stick Il knife into your
! tire because you'd fallen In love with
some ba faced girl who
On ana You stick knife into it,"
erred hoirihed voice at the door
Neither man had heard knock. or
seen the door-whch had not been
closed- gently pushed open.
| Dorothy Herbert had lain In wait
rainly outside for some one who had
dellbernteiy tbut from the best inten-
tions' avoided meeting her. Then she
mad inquired. and learned that Mr..
Race haa private sitting room--No.