Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-27


vnrious hoxes and bags, he decided
that he had done something Of real
Importance In divesting the criminals
Of their means Il transportation and
their booty.
Jim had a definite point in view as
he whizzed down the smooth country
road. He had gathered from what
Miss Davis had ssald the location Of
her new home, lie bad gone about 10
miles when he observed a trim femi-
nine figure coming down the road,
clearly silhouetted in the misty moon
light. He slowed down with a Jerk
and peered forward with a stare.
IL declared" he shot out briskly.
"Oh, nia'am l-please, It's mes
"Mr. James," warbled up the mel.
odious tones Of Miss Davis.
"Yes, ma'am."
"And In an automobileT
Borrowed, ma'am-that trunk and
all. But you, ma'amT
"The wagon broke down. It's Just
ahead. II will have to stay here all
night. l was going back to the next
village to stay until morning. ex.
planned Miss Davis.
why not 60 to your sisters,
ma'amT suggested Jim. I'm a care
full driver, being sober, ma'am. Be
sides, 1 want to get to some safe, sure
place, for I'm thinking there's a lot Of
valuable stuff In that back seat Of the
machine, and we want to protect It."
The eyes Of his interested passen-
ger glowed with keen interest as Jim
recited the story In detail. They ex-
banded to their widest after they
reached her sisters home. The trunk
had not been opened. In the various
boxes and bags they found a great
mass Of silverware, watches and the
like. Obviously some jewelry store in
the village had been burglarized.
81 think l guess out just what has
/ happened" observed Jim, "and some
one is probably worrying back there
at Reedsville. If 1 may stow the au-
| tOmobile in that shed and sleep in II
/ till morning, then I'll go back my
/ tracks, and see what turns up"
Miss Davis was up and around
when Jim awoke. She suggested that
they telephone Reedsville. Their call
brought back a vivid response. The
! main jewelry store of the town had
been looted the evening previous and
nearly five thousand dollars of its
contents carried away.
Within two hours Roscoe Woods, a
well-appearing, eager and anxious
young man, the proprietor of the de-
spoiled store, appeared in an auto
mobile. He was overjoyed at the dis
cOvery that the entire plumber was in
tact. He had just started in business,
and his entire capital was invested in
the recovered goods. He insisted on
pressing 500 on Jim. He selected a
dainty brooch and asked Miss Davis
to accept it, for, indirectly through
her, affairs had come about fortunate.
ly for him.
The police followed up the Darby
hint. They located him as proprietor
of city gin palace and listed as own.
er of the automobile. To evade con.
nectiOn with the thieving gang he EN-
plOyed however, Darby claimed that
he had sold the automobile to a party
he could not locate, palpably lie, and
Jim was left in andisputed possession
of the machine.
Very proud was he, in a brand new
suit of clothes, seated in his autOmo-
bile and making a fair living as a
taxi servant of the public. He
chuckled serenely when he. noticed
that the young jeweler. Roscoe Woods
came to visit Miss Davis a second
time, a third, then regularly.
And one day when he drove Roscoe
up to the house. he noticed that HIS
passenger took look at a beautiful
diamond ring, and guessed the natural
sequence OF affairs.
"You dear man, said Miss Davis,
all afiush. as she prettily showed an
engagement ring, a few days later,
81 hope you never leave US. You have
made everybody fortunate and happy
all around"
me leave!" chuckled Jim, when
finding you has made me quite a ma
bob No, indeed-mOre than ever do
l see that I've struck a land flowing