The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-19
CUPID'S QUICK
WORK
By ETHEL HOLMES

'Ne NtHcl sue OF the summit the
ground fell off. \ motor was coming
Up at the accelerated speed used by
al ehauifeurs in hill climbing. At the
"heei was girl. the only occupant.
Not being quick enough III turning or
not having the strength. she shot ON
on 10 the wrong side of the road-on
her left.
Armstrong; car received the blow
on the bumper and was nor injured
The girls car was put out of commits
sion, and the cirl-well. the girl was
caught IL AmStrong's arms. But IL
should lie noticed that Armstrong was
famous baseball catcher.
Are you hurt" he asked anxiously
think not, She said. but she Law
limp in the stalwart arms. Armstrong
looked down into her face anxiously
Her eyes were closed. Ills lips were
within an inch Of hers. lie reduced
the interval 10 zero.
oh, my. Good gracious she -x-
claimed. starting up aud looking at her
car
How for,up,,or.. .,ia ,rn,..u.,,.
Fortunate, ID, van oan Ma, u.ro.t.
Fortunate"
Il mean ,ba, v,,, ,ro -, .o-.o,,.,..
hurt
but my brand new car is ruined"
~Better thar tbon v.., s,,a,,li -.
been kiIlo5 or r,o,.,,Ia,t M,
thrown o.-ainst thn car ~ ho,l,,,, ,,,is..
ed tho wind shinld IA. a batr,. nrna.,,h
Won vonll b,v, -, iiIIn1 a, !,
was beiu, tbrnu, mt,
10 s,,,n,,.l .I,,,,,
oh d,,r v.ha+ nm, ,,,,,,,- ., -.
moanoa .bo ,iri
nm takn yam hmm w. =, All
right
Pm nina u.no, am
with its"
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in IN. ,,,,,,r, f.r - 49,.
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b,nl,. n,an ntb,r .t,,,tn,. ,,,,.,., AM
began !, descend M sl.nn Intro Nh,
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!, INV. .,.,.,,rr,1 Ill, vhr .hnrII IN,
bavo Lo.n Ann ma ,rn,.,rnngs arm.
hoin,, t,s, .,,o,,,.l, NC. - ia ,ho..,
lanc onnn,h Car rim "a H. hor rrh,.
liz ,nJ ,hora j. oyor,. roason -
hat,a,o ,ha, rnni, ha,,,,. .ousaa ~.
collision Lorno1 h,,o ,ho roor Goo, ~
rms,,nnr,s ror /, anv rato over,
u,t,,., fr,,,, M, ,nn,nant nas haan,i
en- arr,,,..al - has,an nn,on ~
~, -, ,u., ,.o,,,,, nor,on.
In the first Mace II was lote IN tho
afternoon and growing dark. As soon
as ne bod started Armstrong messed
hinton "a ,urn an his urbts No light
,ame
..rta,,. had" \. MA .1,be shock
-, - nn'.no,, ,ha oloo,r,o oon,a.
,ta 49,, "
n Cn,,i5 was managing the affair
,bis wae his most imnortant work No
ona h,,t , fool dare run an auto nj
Mon, uitbop, ,iente Auothar clover
stroke vas thar Armstronc had no
st.ia chains orJ ,bera wos LOT Of
rcn -, ~. ro,1 which hoing of as
,l,l, v,s thnrchv ma,ie very slippery
In addniop to Ills The country was
bulv anil tho rand Fun ~ turns. The
tmn va- Into in November. ANA with
in twenty minutes after the collision
darkness g.ll over the face Of the land
,.r,i,,e. +, what looked through the
r,o.lo as II the road suddenly ended p
II yas a .larr TURN Armstrong pulled
a. far ont ~ the road rs he dared AMI
,tarued
I'm n.,er a. =, .. any farther in
this machine" he said.
oh dear. what shall we dog
We must lind house. And | don't