The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-02

She vas In tho seat when he laid
hold of zho crank The first half
lgssn pulls brought mo- Response. lie
paused am instant to recover breath
then oct hiH teeth ard yauged ssaiu.
There VAS "a furious below from he
meath lhr hood and tho fNFcr gully
cred Ike a frightened horse
Better huuy. urged sally With
an anxious look toward the house.
Ito was leapins into The seat aa
she spoke advancing the Eaa lever
until The fliyNer roarrd and ircmhlsd
appaningly Then the lights switched
on and thu ear plunged forward. up
the grade toward the rheitsrlng
spruce.
In a minute they made ths turn
that shut tho house from NisW The
r1ad became vindins but he did not
I permit the fact io interfere with
speed Sally held fast % the seat.
. trying 20 realize that they were &C.
tualy IN fliEht she knew better
than 90 offer n word ~ caution. when
the Wreck vas driving he resented
suggestion. Besides she VAS Just a.
anxious ~ he 10 put distance between
the fiNysr and the ranch.
After a mile % going he brought
the car 90 a sudden stop and lrapsd
out leaving the engine running, She
saw him rush on among the iuw
trees and thought Tor half a minute
that be must have loat his mind
Then she caught sight u his figure
outlined against the moonlit sky u
waH psrghcd a. the top % a slender
pole that rose above the tfseiopa
Before she could conjecture shat he
was doing. b. slid from sight again.
bursting hack into the trail. he
swung aboard again and they we're
or
just wanted 20 cut ihs wire some
more. De said. between Enspa
Make Do "a little harder for 'em +"
You'd better not waste much
time CutilBs wiir. che warned him.
win another look backward
why not Mrs Lglf
They've probably SGT the big car
out nov
lie reached into tho pocket Of hls
coat and drew forth something that
fell blinking into her lap she
picked up two metallic objects and
tried 10 examine them tn the dim
light
What are they shs asked
"onr Of ems an intake valve. the
others an eHhausc Tlmo,hy's been
grinding them
And they can't run Tho carr
"Sot particularly. said the Wreck
and how arc sou going % set
them back 10 Timothy
lie took them from her hands and
tossed them into tho bushes o. the
side q tho trail
Let 'cm send 10 NsN York for
new valves. he answered. IN a tone
u savage satisfaction They eIpse;
90 stay a month, don't they
You're oniy pllinE up trouble Tor
yourSclf Henry Williams"
Nope only playing tafe "
And 20 emphasis" tho aafeiy % his
play, br stopped tho niyysr again and
assembled another polo. from which
hr cut the wires with two vicious
snaps % hts pliers.
Don't forget they can make time
over this tuil with a hprse aid
sally, ~ were you ia keep NOV.
ing"
Il hid tho saddles" said the
Wreck. grinulng
"You WHAT
Took all tho saddles and bridles
and eartcd them out l,ack o. the cor.
raj, Dumped them into a gully. They
won't find them tiii morning. any.
how
- the broad scope % his precau.
lions 90 forcstali pursuit daWnsd
upon her. saily experienced a feeling
% awed admiration She already
knew that hc had "a way Of doing
kAttAfsE VI ltlNAtHf.f NAA ~ - a AAt
covsry TO learn that the Wreck
could be coldly calculating
I'm that case. Ehe raid. you
might uiow down q little until wr
reach tho main road. There's no
use breaking our nsckH until NO get
or tho Underwood property"
lie adopted the suggestion and
drove more slowly. aitho he did II
with reluctance. lie had sort Of
affection for the dusty filvycr. and
the touch OF tho steering wheel In.
snired him. lie was in a mood 70
make the machine fiy. II Il would,
\ third time he dismounted. as
thsy reached the end Of the private
read. and threw open the gate. lie
even took the trouble to close II.
after they had passed thru. Then.
once more taking the wheel. he
looked at sally. The main road lay
just In front Of them, running at
right angles.
(which way7" he demanded. II
suppose you're headed for tho train.
aren't your