The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-03
THE TWO CHARACTERS
II ARR1S, in the Kuppeln automo-
II bile, had taken the lead and
was racing round the course

toward the grand stand, on tb
East lap, hotly followed by Morton /
the Carrier. The immense concours
went wild with enthusiasm. The
stood up and waved hats and hand
kerchiefs and yelled as Harris slowl
drew away from his pursuer. He ha,
"Frept up from ninth to first, and nov
shot like projectile along the track
the wheels, of course, invisible, tin,
bong, dark body of the car conveyin,
the sense of continuous streak. TIL,
two figures in the Kuppeln looked Xix,
tiny automatons perched inside tn,
body of the monster.
You haven't anything like this in
Greece" l yelled exultantly to DR.
Phileas Emmanuel who, at my side
was watching the race with restrained
hut obvious interest.
mot yet" he answered. "But why
should we? After all, Greece invented
this and practiced it so long that our
people have grown weary of it. When
they are ready, they will revive the
sport once more"
Greece invented automobile rae
tng? exclaimed. The little doctors
rash statement almost withdrew my
attention from the speeding cars.
"Byzantium," he corrected. "Of
course, we modern Greeks were not
there then, though you probably were,
and many in this concourse, and GER
ltainly Messrs. Harris and Morton"
Automobile racing" / exclaimed,
looking at Doctor Emmanuel to discov-
'er whether the excitement had tenn
porarily unhinged his brain.
Chariot racing, my dear fellow" he
answered. I'm the sixth century of
the Christian era"
Ah-h-h-h-h!" groaned the crowd.
Harris had diverged from the
course, and his automobile, crashing
into the fence, passed through in
cloud of splinters, tottered upon the
edge Of an embankment, leaped it,
hung for an instant upon the outer
edge, righted itself, and careered mad
iy across strip of marshy ground, I'M
til an immense boulder tumbled it on
its side, where it lay like some un-
earthed paleolithic monster. Harris
shot from the car and landed upon his
shoulder dozen PAGES away. A mo-
ment later Morton passed the grand
stand and, having won the race, began
TO slow down.
For moment the vast assemblage |
remained motionless; the next instant |
it was dissolved in a stream of shout
ing, hurrying units. pouring toward
The scene of the accident. By chance
Emmanuel and were among those
nearest. and minute after Harris
lad fallen the doctor was at his side,
While volunteers kept back the curious
multitude.
Now. my good fellow, give me a
pocket knife" said the doctor to a
1ystander, and presently he had cut
he bloody shirt from the shoulder of
he unconscious man. His deft fingers
vent searching in the bruised flesh.
"A dislocated humerus, a fractured
lavtcle, two ribs smashed" he said
It's lucky he landed like that. Now
omebody telephone for an ambulance,
lease. Keep back, gentlemen. No,
madam, this shirt must not be cut up
Or souvenirs. If you will give him ,
ir he will recover consciousness /
hortly."
Harris was already manifesting I
Igns of returning consciousness. He
his limbs and his eyelids
uivered Then he began muttering. 6
could not catch what he said. i
The doctor seemed to hear, though, '
n he listened with the utmost atten- \
on; and when Harris had ceased a
soaking and lay still again he jotted t
avn some memoranda in the little a
Bok he always carried. The timely o
rival of the ambulance and the ap- r
ication Of restoratives aroused the ],
jured man once more. This time he p
,emed fully conscious OF his sur
Mndings.
-'Wiil be able to drive at Savannah c
.xt month";" he asked. "
mot unless your bones have glue n
them" answered the doctor.
.'But I've got to drive!" cried Har- n
], historically. Here I've thrown t.
way the Nestlewood cup, and who's p
gone to? Morton. in that rotten old u
Lrrier. that couldn't catch q snail on b
Eve per cent. grade. tell YOU" p
He. stopped short. overcome with e.
sakness, and gIared at the doctor as tc
ough he had suffered mortal injury te
his hands. But he surrendered him W
II to the ministrations OF the ambu-
ice men, and then, somehow. by C,
Y of hard pushing and lodging OF d.
Aspaper men who wanted to cross ly
uosion US, we found ourselves on the
BAD hat led to the station. t;
Weaad an engagement to dine with bl
aul arrant, the millionaire, at his by
'agninent city home, that night.
alter. wen Mrs. Tarrant had gone te
bed. " sat smoking our hosts inn lii
orted pefectos In front Of his IL m
rafE fire. tn
did you zee what the evening pa
ars said albeit Harris interest in the
Ger asked Warrant, as we reviewed
y circumstances OF the accident
~Seyeral thousand, dollars. wasn't tn
r. I answered wi