The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-09-02

Two hours later Jim drove again n

remember only With amusement-,he
wild alarms which had disturbed him.
Agnes and lie were going to be mar
ried in three months; they had decided
on the day. He was happy and he
whistlcd as lie drove along. The win.
dows of the factory laboratory were
dark now and the place seemed dc
serted; but. as he was opposite The
end OF an alley. some one Icaprd on:
at him and called his name.
Wendell, having showed himself. re-
treated abruptly into the darkness OF
the alley and, as Bob bcckoncd. Jim
backed his car into the alley.
Lights out" Wendell ordered. Jim
switched them OF.
Whats up:'
You We're just coming down to find
QUIZ Bob challenged
mo; l was here Mt 8 O'clock"
"What did YOU find:"
"Just 1ngOuf and Enloc, working nj
their valve
Working Oh their valve! That was
all YOU saw"
w A's&N >''N was lIltIc 10 sec.
"Those mcn"-Bob motioncd toward
the darkened laboratory as if they
were still there-"tell me, how much
DO you know about thcm:"
Jim had not realized until he tried
TO answer how little he knew about
them or about others in his fathers
employ. They had come to Elyin re,
Gently to take machinists' positions.
They were good machnistS.
Your cars good for seventy or
eighty miles on the road:" Wendell de-
mandcd.
"Eishty-iire on 81 Straightaway. One
like it has been driven over 100 miles
an hour on track
"And you dare drive II like the devil
if we need to-
Dare! Jim rcioincd. what fur?'
For your friends in there WAS
going to jump them as they came out
They've motorcycles here But if we
can let them come out as if they
weren't watched and show us where
they're going and we could then get
them we'd find out more. But. aside
from the pace. it's going to he danger
GUS"
"Danscru,lS.' Jim calculated. with
ScOrn.
Quiet" Wendell warned. "rhcy'rc
cominyw
Jim gazed with him about the cor
ner Of the building. \ door at the far
end of the factory opened. and two
men stepped out into the shadow
They looked about, and apparently saw
nothing TO disturb them. They took
motorcycles which were leaning
against the building, brought them to
the street and started away.
'Now!" Wendell cried. lie was in
the seat beside Jim as the ear started
and swiftly turned into the street and
followed the cycles.
lngouf and Enloc. looking back, saw
the car: but. as they were riding ut
little more than ordinary pace and as
the car yet made no attempt to over
take them. they could not lie certain
that they were followed. They went
fast and TUNED ii corner. The car fol-
lowed, and when il pursued also about
second turn The men on the motor
cycles no longer had doubt that the
car was after them. They "opencl
M" and Sl'c"lcd faster. .Iim's foot
bore down nl, his accclcrator. ana the
ear did not drop behind.
Eighty the Slretl0mcter showed, and
Wendell. clinging to the sides of his
seat, cried Jim on. lie gave the car
all lie had. knowing 10 more than that
Bob must believe that the ovcrtaking
of Ingouf and EnlM that night was
worth R"hs life and his own. and the
riders of the motorcycles made it plain
that their errand was worth any risk.
The car had begun to gain upon one
cycle. although the other still kept
ahead. The rider Of the slower ma
chine lngOuf. realized he was losing.
Look OUT Jim and Bob each cried
the warning TO the other ut the same
moment.
round object. metallic from It's
CLINT III the moonlight rs it fell and
rolled IN the rnnd. dropped or was flung
back from the motorcycle. Jim, swcrv-
ing his wheels so that they would not
strike 1t, dashed over the object while
II was still rolling. And the car was
barely overt was not ten yards by
when an explosion rocked the air. Jim,
his arms and legs all tense, his eyes
staring ahead. held the car on It's
course
"Go on" Bob cried to him, and lie
saw without looking around that Wen
dell had a revolver In his hand now
and was aiming 1t. Keep on; I'm TO-
ing to fire."
The revolver rOarcd twice, splitting
| It's smoke before Jim's face. The rush
Of the air cleared the smoke, and Wen
dell fired twice again. The car was
coming up fast upon the motorcycle,
and the rider no longer tried to escape:
instead lie slowed. leapcd Off his ma
chine and turned, metallic missile in
hand. to fling il at the car pursuing
him.
'D"n't slow! Go by!' Bob command
ell, firing again, and once more as the
car rushed by. lngouf stopped at the
first Of these shots and, having fred
his missile, drew back his arm. The
pistol was fired in front Of Jim and
across him, but lie was by Ingouf be.
fore he could see what it did. lie was
still steering the car ut seventy miles
an hour when he heard, behind him
again, the defamation Of an explosion,
and Wendell shouting, was telling him