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.Mary departed on her errand
and Ruth went to the telephone
and called up the Cameron num
ber.
The sadness of the answering
voice struck her even in her
haste. Her own tone was eager,
intimate, as she hastened to con
vey her message.
“Mrs. Cameron, this is Ruth
Macdonald. Has your son left
yet. I was wondering if he
would care to be taken to the
train in our car?”
“Oh! he has just gone!” came
a pitiful little gasp that had a
sob at the end it. “He went in
somebody’s car and they, were
late coming. I’m afraid he is
going to miss his train and he
has got to get it or he will be in
trouble! That is the last train
that connects with Wilmington.”
Ruth’s heart leaped to her op
portunity.
“Suppose we try to catch him
then,” .proposed Ruth gleefully.
“My car can go pretty fast, and
if he has missed the train per
haps we can carry him on to Wil
mington. Would you like to
try?”
“Oh, could we?” the voice
throbbed with eagerness.
“Hurry up then. My car is
all ready. I’ll be down there in
three minutes. We’ve no time
to waste. Put on something
warm!”
She hung up the receiver wtth
eut waiting for further reply,
and hurried softly out of the
room and down tho back stairs.
Thojnas was well trained. The
tars were always in order. lie
was used to Ruth’s hurry calls,,
and when she reached the garage
she found tho ear standing in the
back street waiting for her. In
a moment more she was rushing
on her way toward the village
without having aroused the sus
picion of the two men who so
impatiently awaited her return.
Mrs. Cameron was ready, eager
as a child, standing on the side
walk with a great blanket shawl
over her arm and looking up the
Btreetfor her.
It was not until they had swept
through the village, over the
bridge, and were.out on the broad
highway toward Chester that
Ruth began to realize what a
wild goose chase she had under
taken. Just where did she ex
pect to find them, anyway? It
was now three minutes to 5 by
the little clock in the car and it
was full 15 minutes’ drive to
Chester. The plan had been to
delay him on tho way to the
train, and there had been men
tion of a short cut. Could that
be the rough stony road that
turned sharply just beyond tho
atone quarry? It seemed hardly
possible that anybody would at
tempt to run a car over that
road. Surely John Cameron
knew the roads about here well
enough to advise against it. Still,
Ruth knew the locality like a
book and that was the only short
cut thereabout. If they had gone
down there they might emerge
at the other end just in time to
miss the train, and then start on
toward Wilmington. Or they
might turn back and take the
longer way if they found the
short road utterly impassable.
Which should she take! Should
■he dare that rocky way f If
only there might be some tracks
to guide her. But the road was
hard and dusty and told no tales
of recent travelers. They
skimmed down the grade past
the stone quarry, and the short
out flashed into view, rough and
hilly, turning sharply away be
hind a group of spruce trees.
It was thick woods beyond. If
she went that way and got into
any trouble with her machine the
chances were few that anyone
would come along to help. She
had but a moment to decide, and
something told her that the long
way \*as the safe one and shorter
iu the end. She swept on, her
engine throbbing with that pleas
ant purr of expem#ve well
groomed machinery, the car leap
ing forward as if it delighted in
the high speed. The little wom
an by her side sat breathless and
eager, with shining eyes, looking
ahead for hhr boy.
They passed car after ear, and
Ruth scanned the occupants
keenly. Some were filled with
soldiers, but John Cameron was
uot among them. She began to
be afraid that perhaps she ought
after all to have gone down that
hilly way and made sure they
were not tk,ere. She was not
quite sure where that short road
came out. If she luew she might
11
run up a little way from this
further end.
The two women sat almost si
lent, straining their eyes ahead.
They had said hardly a word
since the first greeting. Each '
seemed to understand the
. thought of the other without
words. For the present they had
but one common object, to find
John Cameron. 1
Suddenly, as far ahead as they 1
could see, a car darted out of the
wooded roadside, swung into 1
their road and plunged ahead at 1
a tremendous rate.- They had a 1
glimpse of khaki uniforms, but it I
was much too far away to dis- -
tinguish faces or forms. Never
theless, both women fastened 1
their eyes upon it with but one
thought. Ruth put on more speed
and forged ahead,’thankful that
she was not within city lines yet, ’
and that there was no one about i
to icmind her of the speed limit. ,
Something told her that the man
she was seeking was in that car
ahead.
It was a thrilling race. Ruth
said no word, but she knew that j
her companion was aware that
she was chasing that car, Mrfe. 1
Cameron sat straight and tense ]
as if it had been a race of life J
and death, her cheeks glowing 1
and her eyes shining. Ruth ^vas j
grateful that she did not talk. !
Some Avomen Avould have talked '
incessantly. «
me omer ear cna not go into 1
Chester proper at all, but veered 1
away into a branch road and '
Ruth followed, leaping over the •
road as if itiiad been a gray vel- 1
vet ribbon. She did not seem to '
be gaining on the car; but it was 1
encouraging that they could keep ;
it still in sight. Then there came
a sharp turn of the road and it 1
was gone. They were pulsing '
along now at a tremendous rate. 1
The girl had cast caution to the !
winds. She was hearing the com- 1
placent sneer of Harry Wain
wright as he boasted how they
woidd get John Cameron into
trouble, and all the force of her
strong young will was enlisted to
frustrate his plans. -g
It was growing dusk, and
lights leaped out on the muni
tion factories all about Hiem.
Along the river other ijfohts
flashed and flickered ityfche
white mist that rose liR a
*' wreath. But Ruth saw nothing
of it all. She was straining heb
eyes for the little black speck of
a car which she had been follow
ing and which now seemed to be
swallowed up by the evening.
She had not relaxed her speed, 1
and the miles were whirling by,
and she had a growing conscious
ness that she might be passing
the object of her chase at any
minute without knowing it.
Presently they came to a junc
tion of three roads and she 1
paused. On ahead the road was
broad and empty save for a car
coming towards them. Off, to
the right was a desolate way
leading to a little cemetery.
Down to the left a smooth wood
ed road wound into the dark
ness. There w’ere sign boards
up. Ruth leaned out and flashed
a pocket torch on the board. “To
Pine Tree Inn, 7 Miles” it read.
Did she fancy it or was it really
true that she could hear the dis
tant sound of a car among the
pines f
“I’m going down this Way!”
she said decidedly to her com
panion, as if her action needed an
explanation, and she turned her ‘
car, into the new road.
“But it’s too late now,” said
Mrs. Cameron wistfully. “The
train will be gone, of course, even
from Wilmington. And you
ought to be going home. I’m
very wrong to have let you come
so far; and it’s getting dark,
t Your folks will be worrying
about you. That man will likely
do his best to get him to camp
in time.”
“No,’’said Ruth decidedly,
“there’s no one at home to
•worry just now, and I often go
about alone rather late. Besides,
aren’t we having a good time I
Were going a little further any
way before we give up.”
She began to wonder in her
heart if she ought not to have
told somebody else and taken
TliQmas along to help. It was ra
ther a questionable thing forller
to do, in the dusk of evening—
two women alone! But then, she
had Mrs. Cameron along and
that made it perfectly respect
able. But if she failed now, what
else could she dot Her blood
boiled hotly at the thought of let;
ting Harry Wainwriglit suoceeu
in his miserable plot. Oh, for
cousin La Rue! He would have
thought a way out of this. If
everything else failed she would
tell the whole story to Captain
La Rue and beg him to exonerate
John Cameron. But that, of
course, she knew would be hard,
:o do, there was so much red tape
n the army, and there were so
nany unwritten laws that could
lot be set aside just for private
ndividuals. Still, there must be
i way if she had to go herself to
iomeone and tell what she had
iverheard. She set her pretty lips
firmly and rode on at a brisk
lace down the dark road, switch
ng on her head lights to see the
vay here in the woods. And then
suddenly, just in time she jerked
m.the brake and came to a jarr
ng stop, for ahead of her a big
:ar was sprawled1 across the road,
md there, rising hurriedly from'
i kneeling posture before the en
gine, in the full blaze of her head
ights, blinking and frowning
vith anxiety, stood John Cam
sron!
CHAPTER 10.
The end of her chase came so
unexpectedly that her wits were
mmpletely scattered. Now that
he was face to face with the tall
oldier she had nothing to say
:or her presence there. What
vould he think of her. How
eould she explain her coming?
she had undertaken the whole
hing in such haste that she had
lot planned ahead. Now she
mew that from the start she had
mderstood that she must. not. ex:
plain how she came to be pos
sessed of any information con
serning him. She felt a kind of
•esponsible shame for her old
ilaymate Harry Wain wright, and
i certain loyalty toward her
>wn social set that prevented her
!rom that, the only possible ex
planation that could make her
coming justifable. So, now in
he brief interval before he had
•ecognized them she must stake
he next act, and she found her
lelf unable to speak, her throat
try, her lips for the instant par
alyzed. It was the jubilant lit
;le mother that stepped into the
;risis and did the most natural
hing in the world:
“John 1 Oh, John 1 It’s really
rTou 1 We’ve caught yoh!” she
:ried, and the troubled young
loldier peering into the dusk to
discover if here was a vehicle he
might presume to commandeer
o help him out of his predica
ment lifte^l startled eyes to the
two faces in the car and strode
forward, abandoning with a
dang the wrench with which he
lad been working on the car.
“MotherI” he said, a shade of
leep anxiety in his voice. ‘ ‘ What
s the matter! How came you to
pe here!”
‘ ‘ Why, I came after you, ’ ’ she
mid laughing like a girl. “We’re
?oing to see that you get to camp
n time. We’ve made pretty
?ood time so far. Jump in quick
ind We’ll tell you the rest on the
vay. We mustn’t waste time.” .
Oftmeron’s startled gaze turned
m Ruth now, and a great wonder
and delight sprang up in his
'yes. It was like the day when
ie\went away on the train, only
nore so, and it brought a rich
Hush into Ruth’s cheeks. As she
!elt the hot waves she was glad
hat she was Bitting heind the
ight.
W hat I x ou T he breathed
wonderingly. “But this is too
much! And after the way I
xeated you!”
His mother looked wondering
y from one to the other:
“Got In, John, quick. We
mustn’t lose a minute. Some
thing might delay us later.” It
was plain she was deeply im
pressed with the necessity for the
wldier not to be found want
ing
“Yes, please get In quickly,
md let us start. Then we can
talk!” said Ruth easting an anx
ious glance toward the other
:ar.
His hand went Out to the door
to open it, the wonder still shin-’
ing in his face, when a low mur
mur like a growl went up be
hind him.
Ruth looked up. and there in
the full glare of the lights stood
two burly civilians and a big sol
dier:
“Oh, I say*!” drawled the sol
dier in no very pleasant tone,
“you’re not going to desert us
that way! Not after Pass came
out of his Way for us! I didn’t
think you had a yellow streak!”
Cameron paused and a
troubled look came into his face,
lie glanced at the empty back
seat with a repression of his dis
appointment in the necessity.
“There’s another fellow here
that 1ms to get back at the same
time ) do,” he said looking at
Ruth hesitatingly.
“Certainly. Ask him, of
course.” * Ruth’s voice was
hearty and put the whole car at
his disposal.
“There’s room for you, too,
Chalmers,” he said with relief.!
“And Passmore will be glad tql
get rid of us I suspect. He’ll
be able to get home soon. Thera
isn’t much the matter with that
engine. H you do what I tol(|
you to that carburetor you ’ll find
it will go all right. Come on,
Chalmers. We ought to hurry!”
“No thanks! I stick to my
friends!” said the soldier
shortly.
“As you please!” said Camer
on stepping on the running
board.
“Not as you please!” said a
gruff voice, “I’m running this
party and we all go together?
See 1 ” A heavy hand came down!
upon Cameron’s shoulder with a
mighty grip.
Cameron landed a smashing
blow under the man’s chin whi^h,
sent him reeling and sprang in
side as Ruth threw in the clutch!
and sent her car leaping, forward.
The two men in front were takeq
by surprise and barely got out of
the way In time, but instantly
recovered their senses and sprang
after the car, the one nearest'
her reaching for the wheel.
Cameron leaning forward sent
him rolling down the gully, and
Ruth turned the car sharply to
avoid the other car which was
occupying as much of the rOad
as possible, and left the third,;
man scrambling to his knees be-*
hind- her. It was taking a big
chance to dash past that car i^
the narrow space over rorugh
^ground, but Ruth was not com
scious of anything but the ne
cessity of getting away. In ap
instant they were back in thd
road and flashing along through;
the dark.
' HUf _ 1_n_t .1 __
1U.UWIVI, j uu uouci icb xnu
help you Back here,” said her
son leaning forward and almost
lifting his mother into the bacl^
seat, then stepping over to take
her place beside Ruth.
“Better turn out your back
lights I” he said in a quiet, steady
voice. “They might follow, you
know. They’re in an ugly mood^
They’ve been drinking.”
“Then the car isn’t really out
of 'commission?”
“Not seriously.”
“We’re not on the right .road,
did you know? This road’ goes
to The'Pine Tree Inn and Single
ton!”
Cameron gave a low exclama
tion:
“Then they’re headed for
mqre liquor. I thought some-’
tiling was up.”
‘ ‘ Is there a cross road baek to
the tike?”
“I’m not sure. Probably. I
know there is about three miles
farther on, almost to the Inn.
This is an awful mess to have
got you into! I’d rather have
been in the guard house than
have this happen to you!”
“Please don’t!” 6aid Ruth
earnestly. “It’s an adventure!
I'm enjoying it. I’m not a doll
to be kept in cotton wool!”
“I should say not!” said
Cameron with deep admiration in
his tone. “You haven’t shown
yourself much of a doll tonight.
Some doll, to run a car the way
you did in the face of all that.
I’ll tell you better what I think
when we get out of this!”
“They are coming, I believe!”
said Ruth glancing back. “Don’t
you see a light ? Look 1”
Mrs. Cameron was looking, too,
through the little back window.
Now she spoke quietly:
“Wouldn’t it be better to get
out and slip up in the woods till
they have gone by?”
“No, mother!” said Cameron
quickly, “just you sit quiet
where you are and trust us.”
“Something awful might hap
pen, Johnl”
“No, mother! Don’t you
worry!” he said in his gentle,
manly tone. Then to Ruth:
“There’s a big barn ahead therej
on your left. Keep your eye out
for a road around behind it. If
we could disappear It’s too dark
for them to know where we are.
Would you care to turn out all
the lights and let me run the
car I don’t want to boast but
there isn’t much of anything I
can’t do with a car when I have
to.”
Instantly Ruth switched out
every light and with a relieved
“Please!” gave up the wheel to
him. They made the change
swiftly and silently, and Ruth
took the post of lookout.
“Yes, I can see two lights. It
might be someone else, mightn’t
it?” •
(To Be Continued Next Week)
The little two-cylinder, 20-year-old
motor truck in which Henry Landru, the
“Bluebeard of Gambais" executed last
February, took hie 10 women victims out
riding and later hauled coal to burn
their bodies, was Bold at auction to a
Paris plumber. He wanted the car as a
souvenir.
HARDING’S
COAL PLAN)
OUTLINED '
-, >
Daugherty 0. K.’s Program
Announced by Hoover for U<
S. to Control Situation
Profiteers Can’t Sell Fuel, j W
-- * *
Universal Service.
Washington, July 25—Here is what
President Harding proposes to do in
the coal and railroad strike emerg
ency as announced late Monday by
Secretary of Commerce Hoover. The
plan is predicated upon an opinion of
Attorney General Daugherty author
izing wide legal powers for the gov
ernment.
1— Appointment of a "presidential
committee" made up of Secretary
Hoover, Attorney General Daugherty,
Secretary Fall, of the interior de
partment, and Chairman McCord, of
the Interstate Commerce commis
sion. This committee will have gen
eral charge of all plans for distribu
tion and regulation.
2— Representatives of coal and rail
operatives to have delegations on tho
presidential committee.
3— Agents of president’s committed
In every coal field.
4— a committee of coal operators,
or owners in each district. (In the
event of mine .owners not naming
men the president will do so without
their approval.)
6—Co-operation in every way in
carrying out orders for preferential
movement of freight.
6—Careful check on movements of
freight cars.
1—operators to be allowed wide
latitude at mines.
8— Cars to be allotted to only those
mine owners who agree to fair price
arrangements.
9— All operators agree to tentative
maximum price fixed by commerce
department on June 1 ($3.50 per ton
at mine.)
, DETAILS OF CONFERENCE.
Universal Service.
Washington, July 25.—Government
agencies late Monday were complet
ing plans to immediately taka charge
of coal and railway distribution
throughout the country.
The government !s Acting under di
rection of_the president through th«
Interstate Commerce commission and
the department of justice and in co
operation with bituminous coal pro- :
ducers and the American Railways
Association.
The general plan worked out by
Secretary Hoover is aimed to relieve
the dual strike emergency situation f
to the end that coal and other ne
cessities of life may be furnished the
American people in sufficient quan
titles and at reasonable prices. ©
Conference Draft Submitted.
The Hoover plan was put in detail
form at a conference lasting four
hours Monday afternoon, and par
ticipated in by Secretary Hoover.
Commissioner Aitchison, of the In
terstate Commerce commission: J. G.
Gormleigh, of the American Railway
Association; a drafting committee of
six from the producing rfon-union •>#■
coal operators and a representative
from the department of justice. The
conference draft was submitted Mon
day night to the operators called in
conference here Monday by Secretary
Hoover. Tuesday it will go to the
Interstate Commerce commission for
approval and then to the department
of Justice to finally pass on its legal
phraseology. Attorney General
Daugherty already has approved the
general plan of Secretary Hoover, as
feasible and legal and not in conflict
•with the anti-trust laws.
Coal operators’ representatives arb
ft unit in agreeing with the adminis«
tratlon on plans for distribution,
Some opposition developed in theit
conference with Secretary Hoove!
Monday, however, to an agreement to
fix prices. Mine owners in western
Kentucky and West Virginia said it
■would be necessary for them to get H
from $7 to $8 per ton for coal at th« j
mines. Secretary Hoover sought td
hold them to the average price of
$3.50 per ton agreed on by operators
of other sections at the conferences
early in June.
Coal dealers who seek to profiteer
■will not be able to sell their coal.
This was decided upon by the newly
. m it TV1 iffPfl" lfltft
Monday. Under the wide powers of
the government operators who do not
fall In line In prices will not be given
coal cars- to get their products to
market, it is officially announced.
The first step will be to Invoke that
section of the transportation act giv
ing the Interstate Commerce com.
mission complete control over the
distribution and use of all railway
motive power, cars, terminals and
other facilities necessary to the
movement of traffic. It is stated it
will take but a few days to set up
the machinery for this purpose.
Hundreds of telegrams were sent
out Sunday and replies received
Monday by the Interstate Commerce
commission taking a census of the
available railway equipment of the
country and its present location.
With this data experts of the com
mission will be enabled to ascertain
where there is a surplus of service
able equipment that can be trans
ferred to sections where equipment is
lacking to move traffic,
CHEROKEE GIRL DROWNS
NEAR SIOUX FALLS
--
Sioux Falls, July 25 (Special).—
Helen Conklin, 16, of Cherokee, la.,
was drowned at the Horseshoe Bend
swimming hole in the Big Sioux riv- i
er, two miles north of Sioux Falls,
Monday afternoon. Although the body
was recovered quickly and a pul
motor used, all efforts to save the
girl’s life failed.
