Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
CHAPTER VI (Continued)

1T may be. But you've got to stop
1t You must be firm l said.
II had been within reach. | think
he would have bitten piece out of me!
Firm" he howled. Firm"
Firm" said I.
lie choked a little and called me a
damned interfering idiot.
He seemed nicely wound UP and l
said: Look here, did you ever happen
to hear of young Lochinvar? And have
you ever thought what motorcars are
raally for? And what about special
marriage Iicenses?'
He cooled uncommonly quickly,
drank off his glass of champagne and
said softly: by jove!'
"Now, we know that motor cars are
always appearing in the divorce court,
but no one ever uses them pour lie bon
motif - when their intentions are hon
orable Is it fair on the motor car,
ask your" said l.
Fire away said Freddy.
l told him of my plan for rescuing
Herbert and he was quick tumbling to
it.
When had told him all the details,
he said: "The awkward thing is, !
can't drive car"
"You politicians!" said l. But I'm
not going to do the thing by half. Her
bert must be rescued I'll drive the
car myself"
by jove, il you would" he said.
"But are you sure you can stick it out?
Therell be an awful fuss. You won't
soften?"
mot a soften" said l.
He had grown quite cheerful by the
time we had worked out all the ar
rangements; and when he went away
I had almost to throw him out of the
house to stop his thanks.
Two days later l picked up Miss
Maynard and Freddy at her mothers
nat in West Kensington. She was
( looking delightfully."- pretty; there was
not a shadow of cloud on her face;
and I saw that she had made up her
mind to enjoy the afternoon. I rather
envied Freddy.
She proposed politely to sit by me,
but put them into the tonneau. 1t
was a glorious day, and once out OF
London, l enjoyed the drive. | felt
that I was performing noble action.
Most of the time drove slowly; but
once when road hog came scorching
along, I gave him my dust for eight
miles. All the while heard a gentle
murmur of talk from the tonneau, and
sometimes soft laugh. They were
not talking about Herbert.
We had tea at the white Hart" at
Lewes. We talked for some time after
It. I left them to get the car and was
some time over that. 1t was past six
when l brought 1t round to the front
door of the hotel.
AS she got into the car, Kitty May.
nard said anxiously: I'm afraid we
shall have to hurry back, Lord Garth.
oyle. Mr.. Polkington is calling for me
at half past nine to take me to dance
at the Cheshams. Do you think we
shall do it?"
The car canfdo it, said.
1t could.
| ran up to Three Bridges and down
to Horsham. 1t Is at the top OF the trl'
angle of which line drawn between
Guilford and Dorking would be the
base. Garth Royal, my country house.
lies in the middle of it. l set out to
drive round that triangle.
The talk in the tohneau was rather
ftful. There were long silences. once
heard Kitty Maynard say:
mo, no, no, Freddy. It's too late
By eight o'clock had driven round
the triangle and was back at Horsham.
Freddy seemed to see the danger, Tor
I heard the talk brisk up.
NJ thought l was going to get safely
through the town, when Kitty Maynard
gave a little cry and said:
"Why - why - We were here hours
ago! We must have lost our way! we
shall be ever so late getting to London.
Herbert will be perfectly horrible
But we're not going back to Lon
DON" answered Freddy.
I let the car go. The middle OF a
town of nine thousand inhabitants is
not the place for delicate explanation.
Besides, I did not want to overhear the
discussion; ! thought that, they would
prefer it private. AS it was. l caught
scraps of it, OF Kitty Maynard's side OF
1t. She was plainly enough in royal
rage.
/ had got about eight miles beyond
Horsham when Freddy called to me to
stop. We were in nice empty part OF
the country, long way from anywhere
AS far as walking went. SO stopped.
Kitty leaned over the front OF the
tonneau and said:
please drive me back 10 LonuOn al
once, Lord Garthoyle."
She was still in a rage; her cheeks
were white and her eyes were just
flaming.
at can't be done. I'm brutal bad
brigand at five stone seven tonight. It's
my first attempt at kidnapping job,
and I'm going through with it like
man" said cheerfully.
"It's hateful It's
disgraceful It's IN
credible. You can't really suppose that
you can force me to do this ridiculous
thing" she cried.
81 don't see anything ridiculous In
II. i should think you'd find it rather
NICE" said.
"You won't?' she cried and turned to
Freddy. Make him, Freddy! Make
him at once! On, III
never never-forgive you!'
"I can't make him
hulking brute; and wouldn't II !
could" said Freddy cheerfully And /
gathered that he was hopeful
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