The Washington times., 1919-02-10

for Just moment. hui as thCN luint'l
into Thirteenth street they saw the
black limousine speeding int" the
Agricultural grounds.
. After it. like d tank after German.
the speeding steamer followed
To the right the forward car turned
at the place where Thirteenth stree;
ends and right on it's heels followed
he avengers determined 10 grab Right
by its tail and pull it out of its hole.
The chauffeur Of the forward car
crossed the car tracks on Fourteenth
street without Stacking pace aui
went on past the Tidal Basin. turning
| to the right there.
As they sped past the old bathing
beach the pursuing car was held up
for another pr, rious instant while Il
truck crossed The street, and Capt
/ Barry Henderson took advantage OF
the delay TO salute JOHN Paul Jones
and say. soto. We've just begun -
fight, John"
| As the car Iurched around the curve
I from this point the arm Of the great
/ American acc slipped from it's resting
place on the seat behind Madeline AMI
his hand rested on the shouIde:
/ farthest from him.
| She looked up into his eyes-for one
j trusting loving glance. and then his
! arm frightened around her with per-
! feet understanding.
On rushed the two speeding cars,
and policeman with fierce whit"
! mustache utterly out Of keeping with
/ his diminutive stature sped after
them. his bicycle trailing out behind
them like the shower of sparks be-
hind a s!lyrocket.
As the leading Limousine passed
under the Highway Bridge the ma
chine driven by Jimmy Robinson
crossed the bridge which spans the
outlet to tho Tidal Basin and 50
rapidly was it gaming that as the
pursued car passed under the rail-
way bridge the car containing the
heroine and her friends darted past
the sentry standing under the High
way Bridge.
On past the cantonment with its
soldiers standing open eyed at their
speed. the Two cars whizzed. As the
front car passed the clUmp of cotton
woods on the river bank the pur-
suers were gaining so rapidly that
Of
one in the car while the face of
Snyder peering back from the front
car was as tragic as if Edgar Allen
Poe had written it.
The front car passed the white
cross between the Speedway and the
river which marks the last resting
place of Cytissus Scoparius just as
the rear car was passing the grave of
that distinguished foreigner, Funkia
Sieboldi, and by the time the leading
Limousine had reached the spot where
the cross marks the grave Of Hemer-
ocanis I'lava the limousine behind it
was whirlinE past the tomb of TEy-
pericum KaImianum and HanthoT-
rhiza ApifoIia.
The pace was terrific,
As the rear limousine gradually
closed the gap between it and the car
il pursued they came closer and
closer to the turn at the point OF
land which the Speedway encirclcs
and the pursucrs watched with the
hope that when the car slowed at
the turn they would overtakc it.
Archie, Barry. and Frank each pro-
duced an automatic and slipped down
Ghe safety catch in preparation for
any rough work to como.
Madeline produced a handkerchief.
Jimmy contentedIy hummcd n verse
OF the song OF the Flstboatman:
There was a woman in our town
She in our town did dwell
She loved her husband mighty,
mighty good.
And another man twice. as cell"
In spite Or the grim possibilities
! ahead Barry Henderson coul1 not Ic-
press a smile 1t the old song.
But look. At the turn ths speed
u as 50 great the driver of tie front
car made no attempt to turn left
with the macadam, but whir!cd ;,ast
on to the cinder loop which runs to
the right with the sea wal No
screech, of brakes indicated that nc
intended to slow his speed even on
that hairpin curve at the very tip Of
the land.
Did he knew the road: Withou. a
touch 1T the throttle to slow The
speed Of the rear car the Intrepid
! Jimmy sped after him.
Then . cloud OF black du.t wniiI-
Cd from under the front car. The
whine OF protest from the brake
( bands showed tho forward chau, .rur
WAS attempting 10 chcciS his speed.
1 but too late. Across the narrow strip
I OF grass. over the sea wall where
/ rat Mr.. justin sits at his 81 stdnd
and fishes every summer act-tnnya,
the car sped and hit the wafer ten
feet out.
II saul, almost to It's top. lie rear