The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08

1t grew really interesting as the last
! draw was presented. BARLEY was no
gambler. but he appreciated the ex-
| element of contest. He had three
mines in his hand, two and seven.
He half guessed that his adversary
was drawing to what In poker par
lance was known as sequence" A
light pretty machine flashed by. An
unwonted animation showed In his
face.
"COnfound It'll" muttered Drake with
a disappointed countenance, my cal
culations are broken. had one, two,
three, four. I hoped for five, drew
four and show only one pair"
Five nines!" proclaimed BARLEY
with an agreeable chuckle. you're
conscripted and I'm the lucky one. I
owe 1t to that little machine ahead,
1920. That last nine saved Inc.
Speed up, want to see who my bene-
factor Is"
"Benefactress, you mean. It's a girl.
lovely, too, novice at the wheel.
though. Thunderv'
The exclamation was fervent. The
sweet faced girl in the machine now
directly aligned with that which Bart
ley drove, had curved past the central
line Of safety, preparatory to turning
corner. Just then speeding car
circled into the main thOroughfare
from the opposite direction.
In ch hn nf
took in the situation. The coming car
was a powerful one and glided directly
for the smaller vehicle. Contact would
absolutely crush the minor machine,
while the one BARLEY drove had a firm
resistance power.
The girl at the wheel saw her dan.
ger, set the brakes and BARLEY half
halted with a superb mastery Of his
machine. Then he shot in front of her
and slowed again-a barrier, shield.
Pale and trembling the young girl
traced the maneuvre.
Crash!
Both Of the large machines had shut
down speed, but they met almost
squarely. The one who would have
pounced down upon the helpless girl
lost fender and lamps. The windshield
Of the one BARLEY drove was shat
tered to fragments. Drake sheltered
his face with his arm. BARLEY caught
a shower Of the flying debris, bringing
the blood to a half dozen places on his
face.
Elk up with that man." spoke Bart
ley and he leaped from the machine.
The girl in the small auto was sway
ing. He feared she was fainting. The
street was becoming blocked. AS he
stepped into the machine beside her
she moved to the other seat.
you did that for mew she said sim
ply, and the tones, the glance Of her
grateful eyes thrilled this self-avowed
avoider Of womankind.
1.-THE address, please?" he said In
masterful tone, threading his way out
Of the massed machines and curious
onlookers.
Bellevue Terrace 92," she told him.
"You risked all that for me! ~ she said
again, and admiration, loyal and true
showed in her expressive face. "Why,
see! you are bleeding"
His coat sleeve was dripping. For
the first moment he noted where a
sharp splinter of glass had cut deep
cash across one wrist.
you must come into the house at
once" persisted Ruth Devlin anxious
ly. Papa is physician and II can
help"
She did help, a gentle, able assistant
to her kind-faced father in preparing
lint and lotion as the injured arm was
treated.
"Not this EVENING"" mimicked Ran
som Drake a week later. you've said
tAat for three evenings hand running.
What's the attraction"
1.-THE ideal you told me would find
somewhere, and I have" answered
BARLEY Dunn reverently.