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Show j ADJOURNED? O ALICE BORDEN STEVENS I 14. lilt, fc McClurt Netrpipr i'nllclf ) Dot and carry, dot and carrjrl Itob'i crutch struck the slonj erouiid nml lifted, m la repilnr wlc he (Iclnpert down the hill road In hit own evten-trie evten-trie way, one shoulder lifted by the crutch, the other droopluc with the bend of the well knee. "Hare a rider" The bwcpI olc rung above Hie choc of the euslue a the automobile en me to a sudden atop, "doing to the village? I'll cHe you a lift." Hhe poLe In a careless, comradely com-radely voice, as thouch every day she toolc In unknown cripples and landed them at unknown destinations. "Surer ho cried, deftly lifting him. self through the door to the buck wat of the touring car. Doris Berkeley didn't "bfrerto help. She relenned ths brakes and olid Into tlfe road agala. "Where to, oh prlncet" "Golf links," he replied. "Golf! All right; here goes." The rond wns winding, now through vmmmJs and now nlong tllffa dlpplnc to ihe river. The cur rnn with nn occnslmial rntch. "IJrake out of onlcr? dm I help?" nob Itnndiill listened. 'Knocking, 'Knock-ing, Isn't she? Oh, all right. I didn't menn to hutt In; g on, pleuse." Doris laiiglied. "I am fcoiiHlMre about my driving, I suppo.n. Ti-c had III luck all day; now do you ilme ride with me?" k "To the denlh;" said Hob, more sol-em sol-em uly than he Intended. Inwardly he was unomlng nt his wooden leg and luck generally ; but hp did know the value of a brave front, and used It. With nil the money In the world, had he n right to ak any woman to marry half a mnn? The dash and snap resolution that had made him a remarkable nvlator gave him many a Jolt as ho limped through tils ln)H, by deciding on n future course sure lo please his glorious spirit, only lo Mini It Impossible to his maimed body, however expert he inlgh become In tho u'e of makeshift limbs uud IuoIn. So, with his heart und Mini Insisting "Thou art the girl," bis mind and Mill damped down the lid of de sire with tho Irpn of fair piny. "There I It's Jammed ngiiln I Oh can you Jump? You can't, of courser ' Doris tugged nt'tuc wheel In despair but It would not move. "We're going over I'm sorry " and she held the wheel as the fence crashed with thu Impact. The car pitched at right angles into the top of n tall sapling, and slid, Jerked, buzzed, down Its bending length to the beach beneath, stopping with tho front wheels In the water. The slide of 20 feet was, thus broken, not more exciting (ban a good loop-tlio-lnop at tho park, but the girl felt the grip of responsibility before there was time for fear, and the man cursed his linpotency to help ns a man who was not a wreck a thing an Idiot might help. To bo strong and useless I whnt n pain I All was still. Doris unfolded from the bottom of the car where the drop landed her, and peeped over the seat. "What? Aren't jou dead? Thank heaxen, though I've little right to ccn ppnk of henven, after risking your life this way. How could I guess It would act so? It did It this morning, and landed tuc In the ditch, but the garage mnn said It was nil right now." "Turned It too hard, thut's nil." Dob unscrambled the real and the nrtltlclal of his belongings aud crept from the car Holding by Ihe bnck wheel, he htimlud her the crutch "Can jou vault? If jou can, yon. won't gcl-wcl. I don't know how we will get out of this.' lie looked up llio, sheer fair of the "cliff," "but first lei's' gdt out ot the lujicblne, anyway: -Sure, jou'j-CjnU.rlght;" .. t "Why, they're' alive I" ".Vot after that fall!" The vofces came Incredulously from above their hoods. Leaning over the rail, to vari fnces took aicount of 'condition's btf low. "Can you walk?" '"Sure!" called- Hob, "If we had a chance." IIu looked up, and dowu the tocky shore dubiously. "How Is the tar?" "It looks. all right; wet, of course." "Well, wait, aud we'll get ropes and things from thu garage." When thu climb was made with the aid of engines and pulleys and many strong arms and Ingenious minds, two people rather shaken now that It was over, sat In tho back seat, the girl smiling tremulously, but finding courage cour-age In the face of the man. "Do you still want to go to the golf grounds," she said. ''Well under tho circumstances" "Say," broke In a gruff and practical practi-cal voice, "that engine would go If It wasn't wet. As It is, we're going to tow jou t.ome; take Ihe wheel, one ot j oul" "Meeting adjourned,",, whispered Bob, as ho helped Doris over to the driver's sent. "There's to be a bnppy ending, Isn't thctc?" She smiled and leaned a hit on his thouldcr ns she passed "Ves adjourned," she said, und ha braced, his good foot against the Iron rail, and dreamed strong dreams as they went on tholr way. Perhaps there wns still lu him, after .uU, a 'power to serve. |