The Washington times., 1922-07-23

Lowry, district manager of the American
Car and Foundry Company and the "big
boss" of the plant, lives right next door
to Carter, who would hardly be likely to
kick up a disturbance under the eircun-
stances. ".. ,.r-..
The celebration, however, came to an
end so far as the house was concerned
about midnight, when Carter proposed
that they all go for swim in the Susque-
hanna. That is just the sort Of thing
calculated to appeal to "Fif," but her
guests advised against it. So the girls
decided instead to retire.
Carter, Philip and their friend then
piled into the roadster. They whirled
through the town, the streets of which
were by that time deserted, and down to
the bridge over the Susquehanna. There
the car was stopped while the swim prop
osition was talked over. Carter couldn't
remember the correct road to the place
he had in mind. Finally he spun the
machine about and ran slowly back into
town.
When he came to the S"ucrcte police
man nobody was in sight and he might
have lodged past it to the left without
detection. But the spirit of law ODE
dience was so strong in Carter that he
drove to the right. And that proved to
be the start of his undoing.@'
For according to what Philip Leidy
told one of his friends in strict confidence
and the friend told another and SO on until
the story has become more or less public
property in Philadelphia, social circles,
Philip and not Carter reached out of the
car as it edged around the. concrete post
and lifted the red lantern from the hollow
atop the post where it blinks its red eye
at night to keep traffic distributed prop
erly. s..
night police force, who was standing in
q nearby doorway. -"
"Let's throw the lantern in the river"
somebody suggested.
Carter forgot his good impulses and
headed toward the bridge. The lantern
was whirled over the edge, much to the
delight of the three young men. After a
time the car climbed the hill again. An
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crown of the concrete cop.
"This is too much," said Carter. Again
he ran the car close and again the lantern
was deftly shared. In two minutes the
machine coursed out over the bridge, and
the second lantern followed the first into
the dark waters of the Susquehanna, ex-
ploding with patriotic burst of sound
that sent the three riders into roars of
laughter.
Once more Carter drove the car uphill.
Patrolman Hughes had run out of Ian
terms and was busy just then digging up
q flivver to run down the .marauders. By
that time Carter's spirits were running
high. At an intersection of streets he
came across barrel topped with another
red light. A touch of the wheel and the
hub of the, touring car sent the barrel
spinning, the lantern just missing clutch
ing hand. Slowly the barrel started to
roll down hill ~ -. r
"Lets run over 1t, was suggested.
Carter stepped on the gas, but when he
was within few feet of the rolling barrel
It turned into the ditch. One Of the boys
got out and$ started it down hill again,
The pursuit continued, with the barrel
evading the car twice more. AS IL was
being set on the right track for the fourth
time Carter heard the familiar sputter of
the police fiivver.
"Climb In" he shouted. "We're
chased"