The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-01


mine promotion. They had been Bit
ten before, however, and Boyden met
with little success. He kept his auto
mobile in an old shed, all that was left
of structural evidence on lot where
the house had burned down. He sent
: for a partner in crime, one Davlin, to
join him and select some other terri
tory containing gullible investors.
Davlin arrived at Fairview, many
seas over, took it upon himself to APP
propriate the auto out for spin, and
about midnight, at his hotel, Boyden
was called out Of bed to the tele-
phone.
Its me-" was announced in maud
lin tones.
"Who is me~ demanded Boyden.
"Joe Davlin, of course. Say, Boy
den, I'm all In, and I've run the ma
chine into a telegraph pole and pretty
nigh smashed 1t to flinders. You'll
have to get some garage machine to
haul us into town."
Boyden's keen eyes sparkled. He
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dent to his own advantage.
you get right to the hotel here"
he ordered his befuddled friend man
datorily. Leave the machine where
it is. Don't say a word to anybody
about the accident. Do just as I say,
or I'll throw you over for good"
In the course of an hour Davlin ar
rived at the hotel. Boyden got him to
bed. Then he used the phone liberal
ly. He sent word to the Office of the
city company insuring his automobile
against theft, that 1t had been stolen.
Placidly chuckling, he went to bed
himself, feeling that he had done a
good hours work.
Next day the Insurance adjuster ar
rived. The local Waterman had found
the wrecked machine, minus its tires.
which someone had stolen. There
could be no doubt that 1t had been
stolen and wrecked. Boyden received
three times what he would have taken
for the machine and left for new fields
of adventure and speculation.
1t happened that Neil came upoE the
adjuster, anxious to settle the affair
and get back to the city. The wreck
was offered to the local garage for
$780,"
81 wouldn't give $780," remarked the
garage man CONTEMPORARY.
stake 1t for $780," pressed the In
surance adjuster eagerly.
Don't want it at any price"
"Forty"
mo-"
"rn give forty" spoke up Neil, and
the bargain was clinched on the spot.
Ned had friend who operated a
small machine shop, and to his place
he had the wrecked auto taken. The
latter was friendly and clever. He
patched up the disjointed machine
happened to have set of solid rubber
tires that had been once used on O
truck, and, clumsy, grinding, missing
fire regularly, but going just the same
the machine tore proudly about the
village. Neil was too pleased to hear
the ieers of those who criticized the
old rattletrap. He was proud as Luci'
fer when, coming down steep hill
he was arrested for speeding.
"That wasn't power" enlightened 9
friend. at was momentum"
"What does 1t matter, so she goes 7
chirped Neil.
Now, destiny was preparing new
surprise for Neil, which linked In witt
the incident of the wreck. One day
handsome young man and lovely CIR
of seventeen, Gabrielle North, left the
train at Fairview with some trepida
ton.
They fastened to reach the outskirts
of the town. On bench outside o.
the shed where Neil kept his beloved
automobile and was tinkering over Il
inside at that moment, they sat dowI
to rest.
arhe telegram from our mutua
friend which we received here, sa.
that your uncle has wired to have III
stopped when we reach Rosebury,'
spoke the young man in an anxious
and serious tone.
saThen it seems" murmured tn
young lady sorrowfully, ''that we can
go tc P0sebury."
mo, rot by train, and as soon al
your uncle finds we have left the traii
he will have his hireling spies afte
us all along the route"
"Oh, Walterl what are we ever go
ing to dor walled the girl at the point
of tears.
"Reach Rosebury some other way
than by rail-" was the prompt re
Spouse. "You see, watchful as you
uncle is, he don't know that we are
headed for my friend, the Rev. Jarvi:
Boutwell, at Rosebury, who will MARI.
us at once Then we can defy thu
malignant old guardian, who is bount
you shall wed another man of his Sc
lection"
"Walter," sobbed Gabrielle patheti
cally, 81 am yours till death!"
All this and much more Nell over
heard, hammer suspended, his good
sympathetic heart stirred to hi
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understood the situation complete.
Here were two gentle souls pursue
by an ogre In the shape of meretrl
cious relative and guardian, VIII
sought to rend them rudely apart On
crush their mutual love under his fee
1t should not bel Neil startled tn
cooling, calculating pair by abrupt
confronting them.
Friends" he announced clearl.
'Tve been eavesdropping. l ovszhear
all you said, and I'm going to hel
you"
Gabrielle chung closer to her brnv
lover. Walter scanned hopefully tn
open, honest face of the intruder.
"How can you help .us?% he que
toned obviously.
by taking you to Rosebury in m
automobile"
"But the roads may be watched"
81 won't take the roads," explaine
Neil, "that is. the traversed road
Here's the proposition; If you thin
that striking Rosebury after dark ;
an untrayeled route you can manne