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STORY
STANTON
WINS
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Eleanor M. Ingram
Author of "The Game
and the Candle," "The
Flying Mercury," etc.
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SYNOPSIS.
At th* heerlnntng: of pro-it automobile
race the mechanician of the M«*ivury.
Stanton's ma«'hin \ drops <1 u'l. SininK^
youth. Jesse Floyd, volunteers, and In ac-
cepted. In the r<>st during the twenty-
four hour race Stanton meets a sfranK^r,
Miss Carllsli'. who introduces herself. The
Mercury wins race. Stanton receives
flowers from Mias Carllnle, which he 1k-
nor* s. Stanton meets Mias Carlisle on «i
train.
CHAPTER IV. (Continued.)
"Neither are you," he countered.
"Nor it wouldn't be of any importance
if we were, but we are not. I'm not
asking you why you are working with
your hands instead of your head, and
i suppose you are not asking me. Who
cares?"
"No one," dryly agreed Slanton.
"But I can tell you that I am doing
this to make money, and make it
quick, and I would much prefer break-
ing my neck to living in the ruck of
poverty. They are calling our train;
you had better come."
"I'm supposed to keep in touch
with Mr. Green," Floyd observed,
gathering up his magazine with cheer-
ful nonchalance. "He is worrying
about me most of the time, for fear
I'll lose ivy nerve and desert."
Which was not precisely what was
worrying the assistant manager of the
Mercury company, and perhaps Stan-
ton of the rough temper knew it.
"I fancy your nerve will hold out,
if your patience does," was his reply.
"Patience is supposed to be a wom-
an's art," doubted Floyd. "But I'll
try to acquire it."
Stanton laughed briefly,
"I wouldn't give much for your
chance of success, in that case. If I
ever find a woman who will ride with
me as you do, I will—marry her."
"Oh, no, you will not," contradicted
the other, searching his pockets for
a missing glove. "You will marry a
Fluffy Ruffles who will faint if you
exceed the eight-mlle-an-hour speed
limit. And then you will quit racing
and be spoiled for the Mercury Cora-
puny, and all its rival manufacturers
will chant for joy: 'A young man mar-
ried is a young many marred.'"
It was so long since any one had
cared to talk nonsense to Stanton,
not to mention airily teasing him, that
he caught his breath in sheer aston-
ishment. And then a tingling, hu-
man warmth and sense of comrade-
ship succeeded. It was as If he had
b«en living in a lonely, silent room,
when unexpectedly some one opened
the door and entered.
"I'm too busy," he retorted only, but
his tone conveyed no rebuke.
They walked oil down the room and
out into the train shed. They were
almost at the train itself, when Floyd
stopped.
"Some one is calling you," he signi-
fied.
Stanton turned, and feund a pant-
ing, black-gowned young woman be-
hind him.
"My mistress bade me ask you to
wait, sir," she apologized.
"Your mistress?"
She stepped aside, and he saw a tall,
fair-haired girl, gowned with finished
richness in a motor costume of pale-
tan llk, who advanced with leisurely
grase toward them.
"Miss Carlisle, sir," supplemented
the maid.
"There Is no need for you to go,"
Stanton checked, as Floyd moved to
continue on his way. "Stay here."
H« was obeyed without comment.
The maid respectfully withdrew a few
paces, when her mistress came up.
"What a place to meet a man of
gasolene!" greeted Valerie Carlisle,
in her low, assured tones. "Or are you
also In distress, Mr. Stanton, and
forced to prosaic train travel?"
Her manner was that of one meet-
ing an ordinary acquaintance, she held
out her hand, in Its miniature tan
gauntlet, with perfect ease. No one
could have guessed how unconven-
tional and slight had been their intro-
duction.
"I am going to Massachusetts," Stan-
ton answered as composedly.
"To Massachusetts? But so are
•we! At least, we had everything ar-
ranged to motor out to our country-
place, until twenty minutes ago our
chauffeur was taken violently ill.
Now I suppose we must go by train—"
she broke the sentence, her large
brown eyes sweeping Floyd with a de-
liberate question and scrutiny.
"Miss Carlisle, Mr. Floyd, whom yon
saw beside be for many hours at the
i;<>ach motordrome," Stanton made the
presentation.
Her face cleared swiftly, he could
hsv, said It was relief which shot
•cross her expression.
"Your mechanician? Is It possible?
You also are going to Lowell, Mr.
Floyd?"
"Yes, since my next work Is there,"
Fio/d replied, unsmiling and laconic.
Tt was evident be a d Miss Carlisle
disliked each other at sight.
8he turned from him Indifferently.
"Mr. Stanton, 1 am going to make
you a selfish Invitation. Our place Is
about seventy-five miles from New
York; will you not try our new motor
car and give me the honor of being
driven there by you? You could go on
to I/O we II with us tomorrow morn-
ing, or, if you insisted, finish the jour-
ney by train after dinner."
Amazed, Stanton looked at her. Once
again he mentally asked himself what
she could want of him.
"Thank you; I have arranged to
take this train," he declined.
"Decidedly?"
"Decidedly, Miss Carlisle."
She bent her head, patting her
small tan shoe on the platform. She
was even more handsome than his
night glimpse of her had shown, with
an ivory-tinted, cultivated beauty
whose one defect was coldness.
"Of course, I can not urge you," she
slowly rejoined "But stroll back to
the de.iet with me, pray; 1 had some-
thing to say."
"My train," he began.
"Is my train also, since you will not
take me in Uie motor-car. We have
time enough; ! Inquired of the con-
ductor, a moment ago."
Floyd bowed nnd stepped aboard
the train, leaving the two to walk
back together, followed by the maid.
"I wanted to ask you of the race,"
Miss Carlisle said, when they were
quite at the end of the long platform.
The speech remained unfinished.
There was a shouted order, the cough
of the locomotive mingled with the
ring and jangle of tightening coup-
lings, and the Lowell express pulled
out of the shed. Stanton wheeled with
an ejaculation, but halted without at-
tempting useless pursuit.
"How very unfortunate!" murmured
Miss Carlisle, putting aside her tan
silk veils. "How very stupid of the
conductor!"
Stanton turned from the departing
train to the tranquilly regretful girl,
his straight dark brows knitting. For
the instant he could have been cer-
tain that she had done this intention-
ally and by a pre arranged plan. But
at once reason reclaimed him; he re-
called her breeding, her father's high
position and wealth, her composed
worldllness, and ridiculed himself.
"Since I have made you miss your
train, and missed my own, 1 can only
repeat my former suggestion," she
added, aB he did not speak, "Why
should you not come with my father
and me In our car? It is only a three
or four hour trip, and you will be so
much nearer Lowell, at least. I am
Tt Is a good car." be agreed con-
servatively; privately he considered
it both too high and too heavy for rac-
ing work.
"Only that? You say only that? Bnt
wait, you have not driven it. When
papa comes we can start."
Mr. Carlisle was coming; a spare,
nervous gentleman who wore glasses
set on a Roman nose, from which they
slipped monotonously. He and Stan-
ton had once met at the Mercury of-
fice, where one was arranging for a
tire contract, and the other was sign-
ing an agreement to drive for th«
season. They recognized each other
now, \ hile Miss Carlisle concisely
outlined the situation.
"A most astonishing afTair," com*
mented her father. "Very kind of
you, Mr. Sfnnton, indeed. Theso rail*
road men are careless. Valerie—"
Miss Carlisle declined the invitation
to enter the tonneau.
"I shall ride beside Mr. Stanton,"
she announced. "I wish to se" expert
driving at close range, for once."
"Ah?" queried Stanton; suddenly
the conviction that she had done this
purposely flared up anew, and with
It his auger. She would have a rao
Ing driver for her chauffeur? Very
well. He swung into the seat,
Until they were out of the city, he
drove with a wise obedience to traffic
regulations. But when the country
line was reached, Stanton stopped
the car, donned a small pair of gog-
gles from his overcoat pocket, and
passed his hat back to Mr. Carlisle'*
care.
"I am sorry I had no time to get
into motor clothes," he observed, a
little too pleasantly. "Still we will
manage."
They made the next ten m!les Jn
ten minutes, having a fair road. Then
rough hills and villages somewhat
lowered their pace. It was a dizzying
rush through a gale of wind, a birdlike
cleaving of the summer air, accompa-
nied by the weird howl of the electric
horn upon which Stanton kept a fin-
ger much of the time, a vision of scat-
tering wagons.
There was a curious circumstance.
Valerie Carlisle literally cowered in
her seat, pale, shivering, usually with
her eyes shut. Yet she, the imperious
demander of her own way, uttered no
remonstrance, although faintly crying
out once or twice when they slid by
some obvious danger of cliff or road.
Stanton saw, from the corner of his
eye, and speculated as he drove.
"Do you think this Is safe?" Mr. Car-
lisle found an opportunity to urge.
"I think so, if nothing breaks," Stan-
ton called back, twisting the c*r
around a load of hay.
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SECRETARY BRYAN JOKES OF OFFICE
William Jennings Bryan is heartily
enjoying Ills new position as secretary
of state, according to the Impressions
he gave a number of friends with
whom he conversed the other day.
Dixon Williams, president of tha
Southern club of Chicago, which enter-
tained the colonel, Is telling a number
of anecdotes which the secretary
related.
"This new position of mine has put
me In a place where I can get back
at my critics," said Mr. Bryan In the
course of a conversation. "All I have
to do is to appoint tlioin to some
diplomatic post.
"You see, there are a great varie-
ty of posts. If 1 want to get a man
out of the country all I have to do Is
to send him to some remote place.
The trouble Is that 1 can send him
only 12,500 miles at one time, If I
send him any farther he'd be coming
hack.
"I'm beginning to think," he contin-
ued, his eyes twinkling, "that it would be a good thing to appoint only Repub-
licans to offices In the diplomatic service. I might manage to get. enough
Republicans out of the United States to Insure Democratic success nt the
polls four years from now."
NEW HEAD OF NAVIGATION BUREAU
Secretary Daniels has appointed
Commander Victor Blue of South
Carolina to be chief of the bureau of
navigation, navy department, In place
of Capt. Philip Andrews, resigned.
The incumbent of that office has tho
rank and pay of a rear admiral.
Before the navy personnel had
fairly recovered from the surprise
caused by the change in head of tho
navigation bureau, Secretary Daniels
Issued a fresh order that will have
far-reaching consequences. That
makes sea service an absolute condi-
tion for promotion. It took the form
of an instruction to the naval exam-
ining board, requiring:
"That officers coining up for pro-
motion shall have had sufficient sea
services in the grade from which
they are to be promoted, to Insure
beyond doubt that they are fully
qualified and experienced at sea to
perform the sea duties of the next
higher grade."
The new chief of the bureau of navigation has had a conspicuous career
In the navy.
During the Spanish war Commander Blue was promoted for heroism as a
result of daring reconnoiterlng tours around Santiago to locate the enemy's
fleet.
UCH TOLD IN THE LETTER
.pistle Better Than Any Other Possi-
ble Means of Getting a True
Acquaintance.
Do you really waut to get well ac-
quainted with your friend or your
sweetheart? Then go away far a
while, where a correspondence will be-
come necessary. There Is nothing
like latter writing to bring out many
things that would remain hidden from
the beloved in ordinary conversation.
There may be many things hlddeu in
your own self that you do not suspect.
People who have become thoroughly
familiar with each othor sometimes
become lazy about expressing them-
selves when they are together. A
few commonplaces, a handclasp, a
glance- these often suffice. But in tha
letter ono must express himself, and
much better and more clearly than
when there Is expression of tho face
and gesture to assist in au Interpreta-
tion. You will never really know your
beloved until you liavo had opportu-
nity for a long and full correspond-
ence In writing.
Facts and News.
"President Wilson has a ■Jry wit,"
said a newspaper correspondent. "In
Trenton before the inauguration I was
pestering him for cabinet news.
Now, we all know that some irrespon-
sible writers had sent out a good
many cabinet fakes. Well, it was
apropos of this that President Wilson
made a neat remark. 'Do tell me
about the cabinet,' I persisted.' 'The
public Is dying for tho facts.' 'Dying
for tho facts, Is It?' said he. 'Well,
nevertheless, I'm afraid It will have
to be satisfied with the news.' "
The Artist.
"Who Is tho fellow who just ex-
cused himself? I have nevor beforo
seen a tuan who attached so much
importance to his professional du-
ties."
"His name In private life Is Haw.
kins, I think. He dances as a French,
man in a cabaret show."
IWKiOKATINO TO TIIK I'ALB ANI>
8ICKI.Y.
tl general .
(llloVH'H TAHTKLHHS chili TONIC. driven out Ma-
la rla, enriches t he hlood unit builds v/ the ay strut.
A Mire Appellier. For uduita and children. U) eta
Promise Large Aluminum Output.
Aluminum In to be turned out at the
rate of 25,000 tons annually at a new
hydro-electric manufactory now un-
der construction In North Carolina
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BACK TO FARM IS PLAN OF MOORE
He Drove With a Wise Obedience to Traffic Regulations.
sorry our chauffeur is ill, so I am
forced to ask you to drive. Of course,
if you fear tiring yourself for a race
day after tomorrow—"
Stanton started to speak, then ab-
ruptly shrugged his shoulders. After
all, why not?
"Thank you," he returned. "I
scarcely think a seventy-five mile
run will incapacitate me."
"You will come?" Her nmber eyes
gleamed vividly. "You are too goo<f.
Ivet us find my father and the car. It
Is at. least a car worthy of you—a
better than the Mercury, I confess to
thinking."
"A foreign machine?"
"No, an Atalanta Six. Martha, find
papa In the station and ask him to
come out fo the car."
They emerged by a side exit Into
the noisy, dirty, sunny New York
street.
"Is It not well designed, well
swung?" she challenged. "It Is fast
on the race track—you know that. Is
It not handsome?"
She spoke eagerly, with more ani-
mation than he had yet seen In her.
Stanton ran a careless glance over the
big, tan-colored automobile standing
by the curb.
Willis L. Moore, chief of the
weather bureau, whote resignation, to
take effect July 31, has been accepted
by the president, broke winter camp
In the Powhatan hotel tho other day
and supposedly started on a hike to
his Rockvllle home.
A large and profitable estate id
owned by the chief of the weather
bureau near Rockvllle. That he will
devote his attentions to this and his
Virginia place Is generally expected.
Professor Moore Is a native ol
Scranton, Pa., where ho was born
January 18, 1856. At the age of eight
years, his father having joined
Grant's army; and being unable to
bear the separation. Young Moora
joined the troops In tho field, whurs
he supplied them with newspapers.
He was educated In the Illnghan>
ton public schools, and science seem,
ed to be his strong point. However,
ho didn't take It up as soon as ha
launched Into manhood, as he be-
came a compositor and later a reporter on one of the Blnghamton papers, and
then went to Burlington, Iowa, where ho continued to do newspaper work.
In 1886, at Closter, N. J., he married Miss Mary Lozier. Norwich Fnl-
versity in 1896 gave him the degree of LL.D., and In the same year the Uni-
versity of St. Lawrence made him a doctor of science. Before this was done,
however, he had Joined the weather bureau forces, which were then a part
of the United States signal corps, and began watching the clouds and tha
sun and other meteorological adjunct" of the earth.
He rose in the weather bureau to be local forecast official at Chicago,
1891-94. Since 1895 he has been chief of the central bureau at Washington.
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They reached their destination
two hours and ten minutes. When
they entered the village limits a .d
the speed fell to fifteen miles sn
hour, Mr. Carlisle slowly revived, and
regained his breath and his glasssn.
His daughter released her grasp of tile
seat, raised a shaking hand to touch
veils and bonnet, then passed a hsn<l- |
kerchief across her dry Hps awl
looked up at the man beside her.
"How do you like the car?" Bhs
asked.
Stanton surveyed her, almost sur-
prised into compunction.
"It. hasn't the Mercury's pull, te
be perfectly frank," he answered. "Rt
is a trifle heavy and less lively. Bnt
it Is a fine machine, and of course yuv
do not want to race with It."
"Of course I do not want to raee
with It," sho slowly assented, snd
averted her face from him, watcfc
ing the streels.
(TO IIB CONTINUED.)
McADOO SUGGESTS USE OF MAIL
If You Desire Success.
If you wish success In life, mate
perseverence yotir bosom friend, «•
perlence your wise counselor, cautle*
your elder brother, and hope
guardian genius.—Addiiwa.
The United States mall is sug-
gested by William G McAdoo, secre-
tary of the treasury, as the best
means of applying for a job In his
department of the federal govern-
ment. Driven almost to distraction
by the ruBh of the hungry to his pie
counter during the first days he was
In office, he slipped back the other
night to New York as a haven of
refuge from the mob. Mr. McAdoo
returned the next morning sufficiently
rested and refreshed, but tho army of
Job hunters also had a good rest In
Washington during his absence, and
they swarmed about him thicker than
ever.
Mr. McAdoo, In desperation, gave
out this statement:
"Without any disposition to be
disobliging, I am compelled to discon-
tinue my efforts to receive personal
applications for office. I have tried
It for ten days and 1 find that It
consumes my entire time and leaves me no chance to attend to Important
public business. Besides, It Is absolutely futile, because none but a superman
could remember at the end of a day every one who has poured a story Into
his ear.
"Applications should be made in writing and mailed to the secretary ot
the treasury. They will be filed and receive much more careful consideration
than If pressed la person."
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