The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-20

nve-mile trudxe up the broad. smooth
carefully groomed automobile high
was which masters Mount Lookout A
rumhllng sound behind him. then he
stepped to enc side. grisny truck
driver leaned out TO shout as be
passed
~want ltfsf Hon onl Can't
ssop-~too much grade
A running heap. and Falrchild seat
ed himself on the tallbcar5 Of the
truck. swinging his legs and lceSsng
out over the fading plains a. the
truck roared and ciattered upward
along the twisting MOUNTAIN road.
Upward. stu upward. The town
below became merely eheckerboard
thing. the lake dot of cleaning all
yer. the stream : xcintiiIstinK ribbon
stretching on into the foothills. A
turn. and they skirted tremendous
valley. lts slopes falling away IN sheer
descents from the roadway. 4 dark.
ened. moist stretch Of road. fringel BY
pines. then a joxgias Journey over roll.
Ing tahle-land. Al last came q volee
from the drivers seat
Turn on up here ut Genesee noun.
tain. which way Do you goy~
Trying 10 get 70 Ohadi" FairchiId
shouted It above The roar Of the en-.
eIns The driver waved . hand for
ward
Keep 70 the main road Drop on
, when make the turn"
'rhanks for the Mt"
"Aw. forget t."
The tr,Irk wheeled from the main
road and chuxxcd away. leaving Fair.
child afoat. making M much progress
an possible toward his goal until good
fortune should bring swifter means
os iocomotiou. Suddenly he wheeled.
Rehlnd him sounded the swift dfonlng
. Of motor, cut.out open. as II rushed
forward along the. road~-anj the noise
told story Of speed
Far At the brow Of steep HUI u
appeared. seeming 70 hang 10 space
for an instant before Ieaping down
ward. Rushing. plunging, once skid.
ding dangerously at small curve, Il
made the descent. bumped over 4
bridge. was lost for d second In the
pines. then spsd toward him. big
touring chr, with . small, resoluss
figure clInglnr to the wheel, Then
with a report like q revolver shot. the
machine suddenly slowed IN drunken
fashion far 20 one side of the road.
hung dangerously over the steep cliff
an instant. ighted itself, swnyed Tor
ward and stopped. barely twenty-five
Yards away. Staring. Robert Fair.
child saw that sinnll. trim iig,re had
leuped forth and WIS waving excited
" 10 him, and he ran forward.
His first glance had proclaimed Y a
boy the second had told a different
story. A girl--dressed In far different
fashion from Robert Fairchlld's iIln-
tied specifications OF feminine garb--
she caused him TO gasp In surprise.
then 10 stop and stare. Again she
waved hand and stamped foot ex-
cItedly: a vehement little thing IN a
snug whipcord riding habit and a
checkered cnp pulled tight over close
iy braided hair. she awaited him with
all the impatience OF impetuous wom-
anhood.
'For goodness sake. come heref"
she called, as he still stood gaping.
"III give you FIVE dollars. Hurry
| F'airchIld managed TO voice the fact
that he would be willing 70 help With
out remuneration. as he hurried for.
ward She dived for the tonneau.
Jerking with all her strength Mt the
heavy seat cushion. as he stepped TO
the running board beside her.
~Can't get this dinged thing upr'
she painted Always sticks when
you're in q hurry. That's vi Jerk ".
| Thanksi Herew She reached for
ward and small. sun-tanned hand
grasped greasy Jack. "Slide under
| the back axle and put this Jack IN
place, will your And rush iti I've
got to change a tire In nothing fiat
| Hurry
| Fairchild. almost before he knew II,
! found himself under the rear Of the
| car. fussing with a refractory lifting
Jack and trying TO kecp his eyes from
T; the view OF trinity clad, brown-shod
little feet ms they battered about q
the side OF the car. hurried 20 the run
ming board. then stopped MS wrenchcs
and a hammer clatfered to the
ground. Then one shoe was raised
4 to press tight against wheel; metal
touched metal. q feminine gasp sound
ed as strength was exerted In vain
| then eddying dust AZ the foot stamped
accompanied BY an cxasperated ejacu
lAtIon.