Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-01

road. The absolute limit.
Tense with indignation, young Lave
rock clutched of his cap ana s'roae
STRAIGHT up to this damsei IN u
tress. At that minute ne ne
knew nor cared who or wnat e.se biz h;s
Ganehter. or what. 1t didn't strike
him TO wonder what "the row mao
haan about or why she should have
besn chucked into the hedge-row ike
1vpsy's discarded tin can. he
d;dn,t eyen-and this was rather
worthy of remark in Archie Lave
rock-he didn't think of noticing
whether the girl were pretty or not.
The first thing that came into MS
head he said, very decisively:
"Can I do anything?"
The girl turned upon him q small
startled face. Before she could speak,
another factor was added TO the SIT
uation It was a tall. gaunt man IN
a white canvas coat, VINO s'ISue
through a gate in the hedge tnat
voung Laverock only then noticed as
the entrance to q tiny inn, hiding De-
hind great towers of lilac.
"Herew exclaimed this newcomer
yery .trritably, to Archie Laverock.
"what do you think you're doing
here? Will you be so good as 10
clear out o. the way. please?"
Young Laverock cast upon this IN
d,viduai one swift detached glance.
He disliked the look of him, also the
manner. Further, a faint aura or
whisky about him mingled with the
sun warmed arrogance or the Nlacs
about the door, and 1t was not neces-
sary that the newcomer should have
anything to say in this matter or
girl flung aside upon the kings
Highway. Get her away from here,
that was the main thing. Young
,, Laverock, turning to her again, said
in the voice of gentle authoritative
ness, "Get into that car of mine.
won't you? I'll drive you where you
| want to 60"
He believed that the girl-still
seeming dazed and all taken aback-
began to murmur something confus-
edly about very kind"
Then came the Pup pup" OF
| that motorcycle again. Good
! Lord What? Was that chap coming
back? ("Arthur?') Yes. by Jove:
here he was. signaling to the girl as
he dashed up the road again calling
| out Gilt"
Having practically knocked her
down, the brute was now ordering
the girl 10 COIIlo bdCh ~ hlil, was iC
Neck" thought young Laverock,
| he didn't think clearly. He was Just
angry and set. At the back of his
mind lowered vague determination
| to come back and settle with those
! two men afterward They seemed to
belong together. Blighters! they'd
probably both been drinking. he de-
cided in a rush. That was it. Mean
| while the main thing was to get that
girl safely away.
Archie Laverock took a half-pace
| backwards; held open the door of the
little Standard. A very presentable
young rescuer he looked as he stood
there tall and lightly built under the
well-worn trench coat, the afternoon
sunlight making of his small smooth
! head a gilded knob, lighter in tone
| than the tan of his face. This was
| clean shaver and pleasant, with a
CLEAN of teeth and eyes; the charac-
, teristic, the unmistakable Rover's-
! eyes-which at this point there is no
; time to describe. Well come
, to that later.
Get in" he said briskly to the
girl.
She looked as if she didn't know If
she We're going to laugh Historically
or what: poor little soul
Get in. There. That's right"
She looked back, in a hesitant,
over her shoulder way at the lilac
empowered inn, but she allowed young
Laverock to bundle her, masterfully,
into the car. Just as he took the
wheel, that brute on the motorcycle
dashed up alongside.
Here. where are you going" he
called out sharply. The car leaped for
ward as the girl called back IT'S all
right Arthur! SO long," whether in.
brave adieu or triumph young Lave
rock did not determine. With n cru
ious little running laugh in her voice
she added. her words caught away on
the breeze. II finish with you, next
time, you know.
A pretty mild threat. considering
what had just happened, thought
young Laverock. What on earth had
that scene been about anyhow? 1t
is women who are said to be TIE in
quisitive sex; no woman could have
seethed with more complete curiosity
than did this young man who drove
the escaping girl.
He kept that curiosity strictly be-
hind the mask. pleasant-featured and
tanned, of his face. But
would she explain? Presently?
Meantime he inquired. perfectly |
matter Of fact. straight ahead. is |
it?"
"Yes. straight on, please" replied |
the meek little voice of the girl be-
side him, IF you're going to be kind !
enough to drive me home"
"Of course. Anywhere you say"
about two miles straight ahead !
then, please. Then when we come to |
the green between the two ponds you !
bear to the left and-oh, I'll tell you |
when we come to it."
Right"
A Nom CommittaI pamssi
The little two scatter drought out
On such O different errandD sped
forward between hedges that |