Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-08

that gentleL~S S'sh-EHance WIZ ~ III
prison. my Governor Faulkner"
Nsaid with decision as ! rose from the
side of the table with a great quick
ness. II must return home for a few
necessities OF my toilet for those three
days, but ! will be back in what that
good Kizzie says to be jiffy. when
speaking OF cooking that Is delayed.
won't be time for you to go home.
boy" he answered me. looking at
clock upon the mantel over his large
fireplace. You are still in your even
ing clothes, see. But that's easy.
You climb into that pink coat and a
pair Of those corduroy trousers OF
mine you see hanging in my dressing
room | haven't hunted for two
years, but they are still there. Put
linen In that saddlebag on the SHELF
for us both out OF the drawers in the
old chest over there. Take heavy
socks to go under the lesgings. You'd
better put on a flannel shirt, too, and
take al extra one for both or us.
Well travel light. III only be In the
bath couple Of minutes. with winch
assurance be entered the room Of the
bath and closed the door upon me.
mon Dieu. Roberta marqulse or
Cree and Bye was all that | allowed
myself to exclaim. as | made a very
quick rush for that dressing room,
switched on the light, flung of my
coat. seized pair Of corduroy riding
breeches that hung In corner beside
another pair, discarded my own broad
cloth and struggled with both or my
legs the same moment INTO them.
Then I'm a hurry as great as | shall
ever know, discovered gray flannel
shirt I'm a drawer of the very tall OLD
mahogany chest and inserted myself
into that with an equal rapidity A
wide leather belt made the two very
large garments secure around my
waist, and | again allowed breath to
come into my lungs ! then opened a
very queer bag, which | knew to be
for a saddle, that was upon a shel1 IN
the dressing room and began to put
things into It, according TO directions
OF the Gouverneur Falkner. The other
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pair of those riding breeches | laid
with another of the flannel shirts in a
great conspicuousness upon a chair
in the bedroom directly in front OF the
door from the dressing room
Were going to make record get
away. boy said that Gouverneur
Faulkner to me as in a few minutes he
L., piH
and that flannel shirt. to the door OF
his dressing room. where | was just
making a finish of putting needful
clothing into his bag. You'll find the
other things we need in the bathroom.
Put it all in while get together few
papers | want We can start now In
two minutes.
"All Is ready now, my Gouverneur
Faulkner" made the announcement
after wadng into that very wet room
of the bath and return.
Here, give me the bag, and you go
ahead with this electric torch. quiet
now" admonished the Gouverneur
! Faulkner to me as we took our uepar-
ture through the dark hall.
This Is the maddest escapade that
governor OF this ancient state has ever
undertaken, and the weight OF years
has slid from me. boy said that
Gouverpeur Faulkner to me as the
cherry made long glide from the city
out into the open road.
The day was just beginning to come
with its light from behind the very
large and crooked mountain that Is
called Old IIarpeth when my Gouyer
neur Faulkner made me to turn my
good cherry from Off the main road
into n little road of much narrowness
and of beautiful brown dirt the colol
Of the riding trousers that | wore, ano
stop beside very humble, small house
which was covered with vine III peau
tiful bud and around which many
chickens lowered In waiting for
morning breakfast Behind TIE sinai
house was a large barn. and as mad,
n nice turn and stop beside the whlt'
gate n man in a blue garment that
now know is called oyeralls came t
the door of the barn.
Hello, Bud, Are Lghtfoot AM
Steady in good condition for tri
across TO Turkey guGch?" called m,
Gouverneur Faulkner as he alighte'
from the car
git as fiddles, Governor Bill. an
swered the man. as he came to tn
gate to shake hands with the Gouyel
ncur Faulkner "Light and come in
breakfast. Granny has got a couple Q
chickens already in the skillet An
saw. want you to see what Mand
have got with her. Ten pounds, Gov.
Congratulations, Bud; that is som
-boy?" said my Gouverneur Faulkne
with question as he again graspe
the hand of the large man,
Nav, Gov. What's the matter wit
gal child?" And the nice young fl
Their of the poor little female made
bristla of his disnosition in defense {