Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-04

I viii De Known arb We scai; s;i 80 to
/ prison. ! win swear q ya.; fie ':ood'
/ cutters oath. the cas- acfosE the
flames, that your silsTe shall be
saved. But go to th3 vi..aGe tonight
| with 20 francs ecca, the p;ureoire
given us by the EnelshTaen. end let
me keep the rest for you. Or hide iE
for yourselves"
They had just sufficient Wis to
realize that was their sGper!of in
intelligence and that my advice was
good. So we growled an ossh in the
strange dialect OF those parts, and 1
gripped their gnarled and lInotted
hands, which reminded me always oe
the roots of the trees we felled.
Our next adventure, engineered in
similar fashion to the last, brought
us q matter of a couple of thousand
francs. This time, however, there
was trouble, for the drivers neck
was broken as he pitched head fore
most from the seat Of the car; and
his wife. who was only slightly in.
jured, gave vigorous evidence as to
the position Of our wagon and the
disappearance of her husbands
pocketbook after we had dragged his
body up from a ledge of the preci.
pice. A gendarme from the neigh
boring village visited US that same
night and made. a careful search
through our belongings. There was
nothing to be found. however, and
by preserving stolid silence and
leaving all speech to me. my COM
panions escaped suspicion just as I
did, Afterward, however, I spoke to
them seriously.
Comrades" pointed out, "this
game is too good to last. For a time
we must go warily. Afterward we
will seek one more adventure, which
we must select with great care, for
1t will be my last. II 1t Is, success.
ful, shall leave you. Afterward
you two had better bury your say.
ings in the ground and abandon the
game, for 1t needs brains to be made
successful, and you two have not the
brains of a rabbit between YOU"
They knew that was right, and
they held their peace. It was a
month later. indeed, before we made
our last coup. and it ended in a very
different fashion from what l had
anticipated. From my lookout place
on stretch of the road above the
wagons, / saw a gray touring car,
piled with luggage and golf.clubs,
approaching from the direction of
Cannes. There was a girl in front.
seated by the driver. and an elderly
gentleman behind. called down to
the others.
Comrades, this is our chance"
announced. Move the wagons on
around the corner, and be prepared
for what may happen"
What did happen was not in the
least what / had expected. From
where ! lay. crouching amongst the
scrub, could see that something
was wrong with the car. The
was rocking in his seat,
and the car was swaying from side
to side.
But it was the girls face from
which / could not remove my eyes.
She must have fully realized the
danger she was in. but she showed
not the slightest signs of fear. She
leaned over and tried to put on the
foot-brake, succeeding SO far. In fact,
as nomentarily to check the prog.
ress Of the car. The chauffeur. sud
denly Selling his opportunity.
jumped from his seat and rolled over
in the dust. The girls foot ap.
slipped from the brake, and
the car once more gathered speed.
l saw her eyes, as the car came
Dumping down the hill, heard Thea
wild shouting and ordinations Oh
The old gentleman behind, and there
came to me one of those extraordi-
nary moments which make no Ut.
.empt to explain.
half slid, half scrambled, down
he slope into the road. drew in NV
breath, poised myself for a great
Effort, and at the psychological mo.
nent leaped for the front splash.
BOARD. found myself spraying
across the seat, but my LET. hand
vas upon the wheel. We were with.
n two inches Of the precipice after
ny jump, and we just touched the
arther side of the road with nv
grab at the wheel. righted the car
Without much difficulty, applied the
brake. gently but with increasing
orce, took the corner with only
moderate skid and brought the car
o a standstill within few feet of
he wagon. When the girl saw it,,
he first look Of fear crept into her
ace.
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