Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-08

"All right. just Jump INTO tne one
you like best and drive on down to the
Old Hickory club and say 1t to him
Sorry that you can't come along, Mrs
Pat, but that glad rag you've got on
is too great a beauty with which to
appear in public. Better take it into
the house before you catch a cold in
this breeze
Eyes, must run in" answered
Madam Whitworth, with slight shiy-
ering in her gown Of great thinness.
"They are perfectly wonderful, boy
and / say choose the brown darling"
governor Bill picked the cherry
from the catalogue for us day before
yesterday, but think the amethyst
has got It beat" answered my Buzz
as he started toward his own car
Jump into your choice and lead me
on down to hear you refuse it to old
forty-two centimcter And, mind, |
have arranged little dinner for you
tonight"
Then without further remark | fol-
lowed him down the steps and got into
that car which was the color OF the
heart OF the cherry, and | raced that
Mr.. Bumblebee through the city Of
Hayesville in manner which put to
flight large population thereof.
had not had my hands on the wheel
OF racing car for the many months
since my father In his had left the
small Pierre and Nannette and me
weeping on the terrace of the Cha
| teau de Gree when he went to the bat
! t1efeld Of the Marne, and drove With
all Of that accumulated fury within
me.
And this Is what my uncle, the Gen
eral Robert, answered to me as told
him of my unworthlness of his gift of
the most beautiful cherry car:
"That Is a Just return for your CON
sideratlon for me In being born boy
and hope you'll break the necks OF
about two dozen young females in this
town before the weeks out. Begin on
that baggage Susan, right away"
And as he spoke my uncle, the General
Robert, came down the steps of the
great club Of Old Hickory with the
Gouverneur Falkner and stood beside
my Cherry with me.
Hes no better man than l, general.
and I've been trying it all year an
swered my Buzz, with one Of those de-
lectable grinnings upon his face.
Indeed, my much loved Uncle Rob
ert, 1t is impossibir that | accept your
gift In gratitude that am not wom-
an, because for the good reason and
my honor was about to rise up In arms
and betray the daredevil and her
schemes within me when that good
and most beloved Gouverneur Faux
ner interrupted me by stepping into
the cherry beside me with a laugh.
"Thank you, general. This is just
what / need in all Of my business with
Robert. Wen be back In time to dine
with you at here at the club, Go
out to the West End, Robert. And
with his hand on the spark he started
the cherry, and | was forced to sweep
away from my Buzz and my uncle the
General Robert, into the traffic and
away from the club Of Old Hickory
which is named for very great gen
eral of America and Is a club of much
fashion and. some bad behavior my
Buzz has said to me.
Il really didn't mean to kidnap you
and the car, youngster, but I've had a
pain under my left pocket all day ana
| have got to operate on it. A sudden
impulse told me that 1t would be easier
IL took you with me toto sort OF
stand by said my beautiful Gouver-
neur Faulkner in a grave tone of voice
as whirled him out the broad avenue
that led to the west end of the city
"Oh my Gouverneur Faulkner. Is 1t
that you are i'll. perhaps to die by
knife?7 | exclaimed, and for second
l let that wild cherry run In very
dangerous manner almost upon anoth-
er large car IN the act of turning into
the street.
mo. not that. Robert" he answered
me quickly, and he laid his hand on
my arm beside him for an instant as
II to give steadiness TO me. Il want
you to take me out to the state prison.
/ want to talk face to face with a man
who killed his own brother In cold
blood, it is said. A pretty powerful In
fuence Is at me day and night for a
reprieve. and IL don't know what to
do about 1t, 1t is a difficult case. II
| went In my official capacity to see
the man 1t might give his friends UNI
due hopes, and suddenly | felt that |
could run away from the whole bunch
at this hour of the day and see the
man himself without anybody's know
ing it save the superi ,endent OF the
prison and myself. You don't count.
because In this case you are myself.
always would be yourself to you.