The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-15

house where he was to call for Miss
Vane. Dusk would favor the situa.
ton. BY the time they reached Grey
Vile It would be dark, aud he could
tether the horse in an obscure spot.
SO Miss Vane's sensibilitIes would he
spared.
Rupert had never seen Miss Lora
Vane before. AS he saw her for the
first time an hour later, he wished he
could keep her in view for the rest of
his life. She ,was-ravishing. And
her hair-a golden glory Red? He
would bodily assault his brother-in-law
If he ever made the insinuation again!
II 1t shaded on the tabooed derided
hue, it was in a magnificent way that
made Rupert wish every girl in the
world was %singularly glorlfed.
Everything went charmingly. There
was a gay la%ntern-lit party on the
lawn. dancing, refreshments and ev-
erybody happy. AS Rupert helped
Miss Vane into the buggy, he felt that
he had passed the most enjoyable eve
ming of his life. Lora was trimming
over with joyousness. she liked her es-
cort and she felt that this was true
and was radiantly content.
Her sister was to be driven after
them by her escort to the Grey homo.
Rupert started down the hill road first.
The sky had become obscured and It
began to rain.
Rupert got out the rain robe and
tucked in his pretty companion Sc
curely. There was a drenching show
er. 1t beat down for a full half hour.
Then the moon came out and then
He noticed Miss Vane staring askance
at old Fleecy. He glared himself.
Fleecy was once more in propria per
soma. The rain had washed off the
thin coating Of dye. Old Fleecy had
turned white in a single hour!
Rupert was on nettles. He met the
questioning, half quizzical eyes of his
fair companion once He believed she
saw through the entire gauzy tissue
of mask and circumstance. He was
about to stammer out a lame express
sion when there was a weird scream.
1t came from the shut-in cut they
had just traversed.
MY sister," cried Lora sharply.
"Oh, listen!" A runaway"
There was no doubt of it from the
sounds. Rupert halted Feecy and
bent his ear intently. He could trace
the sharp ringing hoofs of a horse, the
jar and jangle of a swaying vehicle.
The cries of distress and terror came
nearer and nearer.
Miss Vane,' he spoke hurriedly,
please alight. If a runaway horse
gets out Of the cut on the open here,
he is liable to go over the side of the
gully to sure destruction"
He knew just what to do. He cal.
culated how far he could depend on
Feecy-wise, intelligent old farm vet
eran. Quickly turning about he drove
back into the cut, blocked the road
and old Fleecy braced for the crash.
1t came, but the sturdy shield never
wavered Lora's sister clinging to her
seat. the runaway was checked. Her
escort had been thrown from the We
hiCle, but came running up unhurt.
AS they reached the Grey home
later Lora went up to old Fleecy. She
guessed all, even the thoughtful over
constituencies of Rupert. She put her
arms around the neck of the hero
horse.
You brave c%reature!" she said,
you saved my sisters life, you and
your master here"
Her long hair showed like FURNISHED
gold in the moonlight. Rupert felt
that it would be rapture to kiss that
in turn. And within a week he had
the right to do so.