Evening star., 1925-09-06

up over it's side and landss an the
drivers head.
The driver of the car was Louie the
Dope. To the latter, as a mark of re
spect, Dicky presented crack on tie
head and a pair Of steel bracelets all
in shorter time than 1t took Chief to
tell 1t afterwards.
This left the Chelsea Cyclone to be
attended to. Dicky landed on him Just
as he was reaching for his revolver
Lefty wasn't dead-he only wished
he was.
In the meantime Ann and Violet
had gone back home, carrying the
pay roll with them. Ann never knew
how she got there. The first thing
, she knew she was in the garage-very
thoroughly in it.
One of Violet's tenders was
crumpled as a, result of Vioiet's i'm
| pact with the curbing and Violet $
| headlights, she suspected, were prob
! ably smashed too. Ann didn't care
| arms as they rested on Violet's steer
| ing wheel and shivered.
| This, she realized wouldn't do. She
| must pull herself together. But she
continued to sit just as she was,
| thankful that her mother had gone
away for the day, until suddenly
something that sounded like a troop
! of light artillery going into action
aroused her.
Ann stiffened, but did not stir.
Dicky left his mount outside and
! marched into the CARA ge. Ann raised
! her head and met his eyes.
| Her nose certainly needed powder
ing now. Bat he didn't mention tht
| fact.
You darn little idiot" he said.
| so that was why you were practic
| ing skidding."
Ann was blinking rapidly Tin
! sorry" she babbled. But think
| I'm going to cry"
] And cry she certainly did. And
| briefly, State Patrolman Richard
! Curtis Duer stood there as helpless
as a man can be at such a time. Then
he remembered first aid.
Now first aid is a part of State
| patrolman's training. If Ann had
! just been saved from drowning for
| instance, instead of being engaged in
! drowning herself in tears. the rules
| and the regulations Of the service
| would have told Dicky just what 10
| do. AS it was, he had to fall back
on the final rule, which is, when in
| doubt use your best judgment"
Dicky used his best judgment. First
! he impulsively swept the packages
| from the seat beside Ann. In spite
1
| biggest hit the floor.
'"The pay roll.' she gasped.
Hang the pay roll.' replied Dicky,
occupying the spot the pay roll had
| vacated.
Then he proceeded to render first
| aid in a way which might have sur
| prised his superiors And Ann as
we'll. But then so many surprising
things had happened to Ann that
morning that-well:
OH was all Ann said.
And that was all she could say.
For Dicky continued to render first aid
according to his best judgment with
| his arms very tight around her.
And that is how Dicky lost his
| shield. Lost it because the Massa
| chusetts State patrol is not only a
| young mans game but an unmarried
| mans game as well; lost il because
| he had suddenly discovered he wanted
something else more.
They were married, Dicky and the
| something ghe-wanted-more. in Septem-
| Der. They went on a motor trip for
| their honeymoon. But not in Violet.
Dicky said that Ann had taught
| Violet bad habits.
Want me to show you how to skid
on dry pavements?" he asked as they
passed the spot where she had skidded
into his life of a drenched June even
| ing.
/ Ann shook her head.
Losing your nerve?" he teased.
| You certainly had plenty then"
| Ann glanced up at him, her heart
| in her eyes.
But that" she murmured, was
was before you and I were-us,''
| Copyright. 1880