The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-07-14
CHAPTER vi-continued.

CHAP EH VI-IonItNueQ.
IT was born here in Timanyoni, and
you haven't been here three weeks:
do you think I'd be afraid to go any
where that you'll gO?"
well 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 it
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
a 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 I
guess the Baldwin family can stand it
If you can," she remarked quite calmly.
Smith kept on backing until the car
had passed the switch from which the
spur branched of 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.
"Slt low and hang on with both
hands," he directed. snow" and he
opened the throttle.
The trestle was not much above two
hundred feet long, and, happily, the
cross-ties were closely spaced. Steered
to hair, the big car went humping
across, and in his innermost recesses
Smith was saying to his immediate
ancestor, the well-behaved bank clerk !:
s'You swabl You never saw the day
when you could DO a thing like this
you thought you had me tied
up in q bunch Of ribbon, didn't your
IL Miss Baldwin were frightened,
she did not show 1t. Smith jerked the
roadster out Of the ENHANCEMENT OF
the railroad track and said: "You may
sit ND now and tell me which way to
90. I don't know anything about the
roads over here"
She pointed out the way across the
hills, and a four-mile dash followed.
Up hill and down the big roadster
raced. devouring the interspaces, and
at the topping of the last of the ridges
Ia q small, low-lying swale which was
well hidden from any point Of view Ia
the vicinity Of the distant dam, they
came upon the interlOpers. There
were three men and two horses and a
covered wagon, as Martins telephone
message had catalOgued them. Inc
horses were still in the traces, and just
beyond the wagon a 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 a bit Of board nailed to one OF the
stakes.
Smith sent the gray car rocketine
down into the swale, brought 1t to
stand with thrust Of the brakes, anc
jumped out. Once more the primitive
Stone Age man in him, which had slep'
so long and so quietly under the Law
renceville conventionalities. was JOY
.ously pitching the BARRIERS aside.
ats moving day for you fellows" n
announced cheerfully, picking the big
gest of the three as the proper SUB
iect for the order giving. You're OF
the Tiuanyoni Ditch company's land
and Won know 1t. Pile into the wager
and fade awayV
The big mans answer was a iausn
nointed. doubtless, by the fact tina
the order giver was palpably unarmed
smiths right arm shot out. and whes
Iblow landed there were only wv
!" w., close in on him. In such sue
, CHICKS .-Iities the advantages are al
<@ do not I'D Tnner. Having superio
oslt OF tne sileh, II bit more skill thai
Hrk Of vitality in hackers, Smith hell
se Of faulty incubatie-,ld get in few
IN having. XIII and burr right-handers
crippled chicks as soon took punish
IN "a over. Weak chicks as, Berserk
- q menace to the flock. ,vincible
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