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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTKR 1—At the beemntag of great
rs»c ibe me .aak.sn of the
b*fiSfy (bsioa i bu> LUir. drew deed.
Strang* youth Jess? Floyd, volunteer*.
bad la a-negted.
CHAPTKR I! In the r*-*t during the
ta.u.y-fwur hoar im Stanton meet* a
aiieager. M.a* CaiRsle. who introduces
brree.'f The nrcWi. lan saves machine
Ifeutc wreck.
CHAPTKR HI-The Mercury arln* rare
Slades receive* flnw**s from Mias Car*
Hair which he fgaare*
CHAPTER IV Stan: - meets Min ear
th- aa a train Tiwy alight to take
»»:• andTTaln leave- Stanton and Mias
C* rtiete laRsw la sate
CHAPTER V-Accident by which Bath
tea :* hurt is anlifi ui Floyd, at lunch
With Stanton. M at Me boyhood _ Sian
ton again mewta Mlaa Carils* and they
Cw together
CHAPTER VI-S«nr*on cornea to track
Set bat ms.-* r.c They hare acct
d«*' Floyd hart Vo not aeriourly. At
due? Floyd tell* f anion of hie twin
«**-•. Jc-ra Sian'on becomes very 1U
f R^ |up(if - <|R«/4<HIST>> K«
conspicuous enough to draw TKe
glances of all thoae pasting, aa well
aa that of the man she called. Stan
ton hawed and would hare continued
cn hia way. but the called a second
time, adding a feature of summons.
“Mr. Stanton!"
Evidently she expected him to ex
cuse himself momentarily from his
com par ton. as she had moved a few
steps from her father and the younger
RCStlWBan who accompanied her. But
Stanton's eyes glinted cold resistance
at the a’tesnpt at command. He de
liberate! ■ retained Jessica's hand
upon h.t ;.na and. sinee be must go.
kd her with Um.
“Tos called me. Mlaa Carlisle?" be
gwetbath "Mis# Floyd, let me In
troduce Mias Carlisle."
Toe tao women bowed without ef
fwskm. Valerie Carlisle scrutinizing
Jessica with an acute attention that
setae 1 every detail of her appearance.
'XIm no* 4. save we not met ?" abe
imM. "Pardon, it mom so to me."
“Probably you have met my twin
brother.” Jessica suggested, gravely
self-possessed. “He is much with
Mr. Stanton."
There was a shock of antagonism
Sa their meeting gaae. as there had
been between Floyd and this girl
when he had seen her in the railroad
depot on the way to Lowell. Miss
Carlisle Turned to Stanton, enlight
~Gh. your mechanician; I remem
ber”
“My friend and mechanician, yes.”
he anaeaded.
“Ah? But I am detaining you—I
merely wished to ask if you had quite
recovered from your Illness. When
you left us that night. I never imag
ined yew wan'd try to race nest morn
ing And you should not have done
so h resul ed ia an accident"
He opened Lis lips to deny that his
Illness had caused the Mercury’s mis
hap. then pa«*~d If he had not felt
•he average irritability of a strong man
sl'-k. would he have quarreled with
Fiord and taken bis car around the
turn at such ruinous epeed? He did
no: know.
*1 am perfectly tw*a. thank you."
he answered. instead
"Indeed. I to glad. Will you not
coere to see es soon—yon owe us a
dinner isU, you know."
He d d not echo her delicately ex
pampt am*le. hi* dark face hard.
"Tow ctii Ulev* my appreciation
tf the dieter without that formality.
Miss Carlisle I start lor Indiana in
a few days." he regretted.
Her amber eyes also hardened, sud
denly and strangely; she moved a step
to iwti.e. ca’-hlng up her trailing
Icsssrhs of satin and He*.
“As you wlii. of course. Ah; we
found out whit car wins when you |
are takes from a race. Mr. Stanton,
as at Lew*!1. Ar.d you Judged wrong
—it was sot the Duplex, but the Ata
la*!2 Good Eight."
« Hoiked after her. amazed.
Thee abruptly turned bis eyes to the
frank, steadfast Tare of Jessica Floyd.
"Com* out in the fresh air." be re
Querwd- "That perfume she wears
smother* one."
"Sandalwood." interpreted Jessica,
turning; si# bad ber brother's habit
«d instantly obeying a suggestion.
And a* tbey emerged: "May I say
MMfhiag interfering and imperti
nent—
Tlat right hits I to object to any
thing asJd to me? I show snail grace
to edtn*
“Then, pray do not go near Miss
Carhaie just before a race."
1W> stopped short on the sidewalk.
“Ton know—yoa think—"
*1 know only * hit Jes knows.** she
declared, “fist 1 think that Miss Car
Stale is not good for yonr racing. Some
people *r* naturally unlucky Influ
enow, perhaps."
Stanton shook his bead, unbeguiled
hy the pleasantry.
"I understand what Floyd believes,
bat It Is impossible, absurd. Besides,
It Is to ber interest for me to win;
the Mercury uses her father s Urea.”
"Tea." agreed Jessica impersonally.
Wbea he left her. la the faintly light
od haB before the door of her apart
ment. she dnrw off her glove with a
“My father used to say that one
only offered a cowered hand to an en
cmy.** she said half playful, half seri
oos. "Good night."
There was a tinkling crash, before
ho could reply. Stanton bent and re
cowered ber wide silver bracelet, sfcak
ea loose hy her rapid gesture of th«
"May f pot it ou?" he asked
But she held out her hand for the
trinket; In the dim light be could
have imagined that tbe had become
ooadtniy agitated and hurried.
"Mo. It is too heavy," abe declined
Mir** Jiit« enjoyed this eve
lisi . t 7 riui-L.
In his c'a a held apartment, when
‘ie dr.-.v MV his gloves. Stantcu was
: ! n f. •! 1:3 rig lit fingers slight,
Slowly mem
ry hr i.... : l.<k the fact, unnoticed
.t the .ir:- ihat Jessica’s bracele’
1 been v.-irra rutl damp to the tout I
hi ;i l.t pi: '->d ii up. It had cut he
.r~, :k n, it* f: ’.hr.':, he deduced. Ant
had nr- tea of the hurt c
rk-d out! Si:-ton laughed in cr
mi. :ir. : ?n. she had ltcr broth
r - ; h He h ed v hir.ing peorl
wl ' . d that her eyes wet
rot so «x.. like Floyd’s; it cc:.
fused bin.
CHAPTER VIM.
Team-Mated.
Fled i- d Stanton’s call afte
s i i. Ilian of his own. sense days lttei
‘‘There’s a geuiiemau down-stair. ’
see you. sir.” the holl-boy brought i
formation to the latter, one afterutto
"lie w on’t come up because be says h
can’t leave his automobile, but he’d 1
gh d if ycu’d come down, sir.”
STa"ion locked at the card presented
and lose with alacrity.
His mechanician was in the hal’
gr.zing act =s he wide windows at i
low-swung. Icng-fccnnete<l. dull-gra>
mot'rear that steed by the curbstone
: car stripped as hare of eve y supe
finoos belcnckps as a pugi’ist ente
ig the rir-g. At the hiss of the dt
s ending elevator he turned to met
Stanton with his smile of sur-sho
cordiality.
"I was afraid to let your nuichic
out of my sight.” he exclaimed. "Shf
is going on to Indiana, to-night. an<
•he chief wanted you to see her firs’
There wasn't time to get you out to th
'actory. after fixing her steering bus'
net* the way ^>u wanted, so they sen
her down for you to look over. The
chief sent word for you to try her ou'
anywhere you liked and he would r-a'
the coat if you got in trouble, hut t<
ret her sh'pped west to-night unics’
she had to go back to the factory, fo
there were rumors of a strike amrnf
'be train men and we might cot be
able to get her through in time for the
race.”
"Who drove her down here?” S: r.
ton demanded, casting a jealcu
glance out the window, but accepting
the factg more amiably than could
have been expected.
"The cbi-f. until he ’eft me at the
avenue corner, just now. lie said—
never mind.”
“Ob. go abe6d.”
"Well, he said he had been a racing
driver hitn-elf and knew how you
would feel about having your car
yanked thirty miles across country
roads by another driver: and. er—tha’
he guessed that be was the only mar
In the shops who’d care to tell you he
bad done it.”
“HI tf rome driving things.” sua
s> -ted Stanton, and went back to the
elevator.
When he joined Floyd beside the big
r. he stood for a moment busied with
he clasp of his gauntlet, before at
tempting to start.
"Miss Floyd told you of my call, the
ther day?” he queried.
“Yes. of course. I was sorry to be
way: I had never thought of your
hunting me up.”
"You did not object to my taking her
■: ? There was to way of asking you.”
This from the seif-wiiled Stanton!
Herd’s eyes glinted with an apprecia
tion at once humorous and touched.
“Object? Why? You could take
care of her." he oountered.
Ft the spark," bade Stanton, and
went front to crank his motor.
■'Well not get half a block without
drawing every mounted policeman for
ten miles.” Floyd called, above the
roar of the exhausts. "We ought to
here made ready by putting on a few
ioxen mufflers."
“What time must she be shipped?"
“We must have her at the Mercury
'{Tee by six o’clock, unless you say she
has to go back to the factory."
“It is after four, now. No time to
7 the Long Island course, and there
s a motor-cycle race on the Beach
track Get Into your seat; well take
PHham Parkway."
“Pelham Parkway! Why—"
“Have you anything better to pro
pose*”
"It's a first offense.” Floyd resigned
himself. "They can't do worse than
fine you."
Stanton shrugged his shoulder*, and,
the car rolled forward.
The Mercury glided through the
teeming, congested streets, and left a
faultless record behind her. Not a
traflc officer's slightest signal was dla-'
fsgarded. no speed regulations were,
materially fractured; Stanton drove
tike a lew-abiding chauffeur from the
suburbs, and until they were In the
park.
Don't eee or hear too much, naff]
fleet tell me If yon do," advised Btaet
ton suddenly, and leaned forward.
The Mercury uttered a vibrant roar
that cleared the Parkway tor a quarter
of a mile ahead, and leaped.
Floyd kept his ayes upon the road In,
(rant, carefully avoiding view of tb«
hubbub left In their wake. He H %
fleeting glimpse of one scandalised offi
cer struggling with bis rearing horse,
as they thundered past, and he enter
tained no doubt of the number in their
rear.
“She steers a little stiff," Stanton ob
served. twisting between a limousine
sad two carriages. "But we can fix
that at the track. What?"
“Two motor-cycle policemen are Just
behind," communicated Floyd, devour-'
ed by silent mirth. "Had enough?"
"I haven't seen them yet I can't let
out the machine here, of course, but—
l_ _
"Poodle."'
"But it seams all right.”
Around & curve ahead darted a blue
uniformed figure on a motor-cycle, one
arm raised. Btanton Instantly checked
his car, Floyd throwing out his hand
in warning to those behind. There was
a mad serleB of explosions from the
abruptly halted motor-cycles in pursuit.
“You're under arrest!” Bhouted
three voices at once, as the Mercury
slid to a standstill.
“Is it possible?" Inquired the driver,
removing his goggles.
Two more motor-cycle officers were
coming up, three mounted on horses
were arriving from side-paths. Sur
rounded by the outraged eight and all
the population in the neighborhood,
the Mercury stood quiescent.
“Will you follow to the police sta*
A. '
MMlas Floyd, Let Me Introduce Miss
Carl tale.”
tlon, or will we have to take you?*’
came the crisp question. “We’ve got
your number."
"I’ll follow wherever you like,” en
gaged Stanton. “Lead the way.”
They started, preceded by one officer
and followed by another, also by a
shabby young man on a bicycle. Into
the station they went, accompanied by
their three attendants.
The charge was three fold: exceed
ing the speed limit by some fifty miles
an hour, resisting arrest, and violating
the smoke ordinance. That set forth,
the usual interrogatory was put. Stan
ton replying with concise brevity.
“Name and age?”
"Ralph Stanton, twenty-six"
"Occupation?"
“Automobile driver.**
‘‘Name of car?"
’’Mercury.”
"Owner?”
"The Mercury Company.”
The shabby young man Interrupted
proceedings by a stifled gasp, grasping
the sleeve of Floyd, who stood looking
or.
“That's Btantoa? Stanton? And you
—who are you?"
“Jes Floyd, his mechanician," was
the wondering response.
Stanton glanced that way, as Floyd
was drawn to the other elde of the
room by his excited captor, but turned
back to answer the remainder of the
examination. When the ceremony was
ended, he signaled to his mechani
cian.
"Come; I’ve got to go before the
magistrate and give ball," he
summoned Impatiently.
Floyd came across to him, ahlnlng
eyed and eager.
"Stanton, that la a reporter; he
wants ns to tell him about your doing
this. He needs a fresh story to make
good with his paper—can’t we give It
to him?”
Stanton surveyed his companion,
eyebrows lifted.
“Why should we? The newspaper*
will get It, whatever we do. Come.”
“But he needs it; It would help
him,” Floyd urged. “He. he’s thin and
frayed out—Stanton, he lookB hungry."
“Do you want to help him?" the
driver queried, astonished. “Do you
care about a man you do not know
and never see again?”
Don’t you?" asked Floyd simply.
“I’m not from Paradise,” dryly an
swered Stanton. “Tell him anything
you like, but be quick.”
He looked at the reporter again,
with a new use of his eyes. Floyd
was right; the man was threadbare
and gaunt, and pathetically young.
Stanton had a rebuked consciousness
of being strong and brutal in his
strength, successful and selfish In his
success.
”Tou are an educating companion,”
he observed, as they went out with an
officer.
"Why?” Floyd Inquired, pussled.
But Stanton would elucidate no
further.
The ordeal before the magistrate was
not long. Stanton vaa held In a thou
sand dollars ball for future trial, pro
duced a surety company's bond, and In
fifteen minutes was free and once
more in his seat behind the Mercury’s
wheel.
"We will reach the office on time,”
commented the lawbreaker.
"You do It like a veteran,” Floyd
mused with mock suspicion.
At the office they left the car, but
not each other. There was growing
upon Stanton more and more the de
sire for Jesse Floyd’s companionship,
a final rebellion of nature against his
lonely existence.
"Do you have to stay here?” he de
manded, upon concluding arrange
ments at the office.
“No,” Floyd replied.
“Come to dinner with me, then."
The mechanician shook his bronse
curled head In laughing refusal.
“There has been enough of that, Mr.
Stanton; you come to dinner with me."
“At your home?” escaped Stanton
Involuntarily. He had a sudden vision
of Jes and Jessica together, a pre
monition of mental bewilderment be
fore the spectacle of their Incredible
likeness.
“I would like that, but you know we
live up town, and I have got to be
back here In an hour. Mr. Green
wants me.”
“Oh. anywhere you say. See hare, <
why cant you wait and came on the 1
train with me to Indianapolis? We
might make the trip lass monotonous
for each other."
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Along R. R. No. 2.
The Wiggle Creekers' that went to
Dorris Lake returned home last week.
They report having a good time while
there.
Fred Johnson sold Myral Warrick
a team last Tuesday.
J. £. Roush was hauling corn from
J. H. Burwell’s last Thursday.
The carrier wishes to thank the
patrons for the many presents he has
received for himself and horses the
past month.
John Johnson autoed to Loup City
from Litchfield last Wednesday.
Fritz Bichel threshed for John Pe
tersen the past week.
Bruner of Arcaida put down a new
well for Hugh Cash this week.
Chas. Schwaderer bought a new
auto of Will Criss the past week.
Fritz Bichel and son Henry have
one of the finest threshing outfits in
this part of the state.
Chris. Oltjenbruns and family went
to Lincoln in their auto last Thursday
and expect to be gone until August S.
Hattie Hayhurst is having a new
corn crib and granary built on her
place south of town.
Two boys from Arcadia, Neb., were
seen Thursday floating down the
river in a flat bottom boat, when
asked how far they were going, they
said they did not know exactly, but
expected to be gone several weeks.
They had caught several fish on their
way down from Arcadia. This is a
nice trip for any one.
Buraice Casteel did not go to Dor
ris Lake last week.
Art Reed fixed Hugh Cash’s well
last Thursday.
Taylor Gibson has the contract for
Miss Hattie Hayhurst’s new buidings.
Chas. Snyder had a well man up
from Ravenna to fix his wells last
week.
Chas. Brown returned to his home
at Luana, Iowa, last Tuesday. Re
has worked this summer for W. A.
Brown.
Gordon Snyder had a horse cut in
the wire fence Friday night.
Those that have cut weeds are, Geo.
McFadden, Lars Nelson, Chris Olt
jenbruns, C. J. Nordstedt, Henry
Obermiller, Will Hawk, Jesse Fletch
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G. Snyder.
Fall plowing commenced last Fri
day, July 26, and the ground was
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Tessman was fixing his well last
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Chas. Snyder’s wheat north of Fred
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acre.
Route 2 got from one and a half to
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better. Third cutting of alfalfa com
ing on fast. Millet looks good; late
potatoes look better, cane looks good.
Hay baa improved some and on the
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Ashton 10, Farwell 8,
Ashton won from Farwell. Sunday,
by 10 to 8. Farwell had 3 scores to
Ashton none until the 4th inning
when Fort weakened allowing three
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