Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-07

and Its negotiable securities. You
could, and should, put him under .
fairly heavy bond. I'll not 90 into It
mining claim jokers into the tall tim,
ber."
"But you can't - she protested; ayou
can't do 1t alone! And, besides, they
are on the other side Of the river, and
YOU can't get anywhere with the car.
You'll have to go all the way back to
Brewster to get across the river!"
It. was Just here that he stole an.
other glance at the very-much.a alive
little face behind the motor veil at
the nrm, round chin and the resolute
slaty-sray eyes.
II suppose ! ought to take You to
the camp, - he said. ''But you may 60
along with me. II you want to-and
are not nfraid."
She laughed In his face.
"Iwas born here in Timanyoni, and
you haven't been here three weeks
do you think I'd be afraid to 60 any.
where that you'll got"
''We'll see about that" he chuckled
matching the laugh; and with that he
let the clutch take hold, sent the car
rolling gently up to the level Of the
railroad embankment and across the
rails of the main track, and pulled II
around until it was headed fairly for
the. upper switch. Then he put the
motor in the reverse and began to
back the car on the siding, steering
SO that the wheels on one side Rugged
the inside of one rail.
"What IN the world are You trying
to do?" questioned the young woman
who had said she was not afraid.
wait" he temporized: 'just wait
minute and get ready to hang on
like grim death. We're going across
on that trestle."
He fully expected her to shrek and
grab for the steering wheel. That. he
told himself, was what the normal
young woman would do. But Miss Co.
roma disappointed him.
you'll put us both into the river
and smash Colonel-daddy's car, but ]
guess the Baldwin family can stand ii
II you car" she remarked quite calmly.
Smith kept on backing until the car
had passed the switch from which the
spur branched az to cross to the mate
rial yard on the opposite side of the
river. A skillful bit Of Juggling put
the roadster over on the ties of the
spur-track. Then he turned to his fell
low risk. Is
"Sit low and hang on with both
hands" he directed. "Nowv' and he
opened the throttle. ~
The nestle was not much above two
hundred feet long, and, happily, the
cross-ties were closely spaced. Steered
to q hair, the big car went humping
across. and In his innermost recesses
Smith was saying to his immediate
ancestor, the well-behaved bank clerk:
You swab! You never saw the day
when you could do thing like this
4. you thought you had me tied
up in a bunch Of ribbon, didn't you y
II Miss Baldwin were frightened,
she did not shoH 1t. Smith jerked the
roadster out Of the ENHANCEMENT Of
the railroad track and said "You may
sit up now and tell me which way to
go. I don't know anything about the
roads over here"
She pointed out the way across the
hills. and four.mile dash followed.
Up hill and down the big roadster
raced, devouring the interspaces. and
ct the topping Of the last Of the ridges.
In small, low-lying swaie which was
well hidden from any point of view "A
tbs vicinity Of the distant dam, they
came upon the interlopers. There
were three men anu two horses and "a
covered wagon, as Martins telephone
message had catalogued them. The
horses were still In the traces. and just
beyond the wagon q legal mining
claim had been marked out by freshly
driven stakes. At one end two of the
men were digging perfunctorily, while
the third was lacking the legal notice
on bit Of board nailed to one of the
stakes.
Smith sent the gray car rocketing
down into the swale. brought 1t to q
stand with thrust of the brakes, and
Jumped out. Once more the primitive
Stone Age man in him, which had slept
50 long and 80 quietly under the Law.
renceville conventionalities, was joy
ously pitching the barriers aside.
'slt's moving day for You fellows, he
announced cheerfully, picking the big
gest Of the three % the proper sub
ject for the order giving. you're on
the Timanyoni Diteh scompany's land,
and you know II. File into the wagon
and fade away!"
The big mans answer was laugh,
pointed, doubtless, BY the fact that
the order Ever was palpably unarmed.
Smiths right arm shot out, and when
the blow landed there were only two
left to close In on him. In such sud-
den hostilities the advantages are all
with the beginner. Having superior
Notice Of
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