Show H an d some M by MARGARET TURNBULL siad 11 illustration by invin myers W X U stobert mac ilse 41 KJ ilay with JOB you buyl m fatherly nan i ci i isly on low a that be the 5 boor hour or eo so off man to his 0 oa bare bar e arned earned a dab the but bat im dot not tak all girl that boot bout 0 or r so v lib L i P the river road with a i r car anil slid so go after crt en line eth inal our adventurous t him a little re he poke spoke is ifs it finally af if lot too that the he dlan s troung flouri I 1 dont ate ler her father answered should tay not riot e pause be asked with her herr and in to spite ot of i voice sounded a it stole a tide side glance another reason owing if Is that sir U f them item aa tor for A a my car b lashed lau hed took ned elf shod thod have ald uld hae bae gambled at t to follow crded machetti Ma cRetti neth eol sol at h b did the old man mao L dl al ell anyway ice to alarm or en obena alma bad had mad mod him a day or ad told bira him with ruth was the kind she wits not DO fo reassure the boss uen lien it comes to reckless johnny ll 11 ou on ever eee see the andl landl sool it i nodded with en the way with the cant turn urn them re made up their is ll oberta been ge e over the head hat showed above yet see how he e paused abruptly said to browne are him to handle i bandli what n I 1 and the strange robert macbeth 1 anxiously ray bay told fain bin with i than be felt fell it ery cry black that ro if this way without father zie me get yoo lou indmon ls i though one of the in III tiec hid his miry was w to opie driven indoor indoors g at once i and fis its promptly sir george was also tb th sir george hay Jac ileth explain in wag was still ter terrified rIfled i storms that swept ip 9 over the be river and do hope the lad will robertah robertal Ro bertal one ot of lied mischievously alous ilus about her bert fine knowe knows fler bersel bers cli s b s just what roberta roberts 1 it I she did not know beasten bc asted independence fe e tried aloud for the ti father house as 0 ehe she riter ellb jack and rod 3 8 jack had refused the he went back for IL it loush ah money we mo buy what A we get to town you have left 1 the bag be b acry cry diplomatic but idous ly irritated abid to 0 o accustomed to lay 11 1414 to elderly widow widows r I 1 who admired his 1111 that be he forgar 1 dot ot used to such a n conre cc re not aak took agreeable shortly what to peung oot out and eolus OIL 1 it tol I 1 4 jack ck and aBd he put his er his cheek again against a the car ahead at U hour far r behind them say spearing spearing ppe aring from big atle little machine would oct 14 it and he must w it t the next elation station much ir need eed as wee we butrow w road add slid with cling anil and watched tbt thi bill owl draw sway away abea them this ih eide side of the ih it possible before tej to jersey 1 it for wr jack h i t to lea lell hin him OD ice he be bad nd crossed the tb ra 49 the bridge it e wondered eren vea as be L car sm li sus gained i elOWAY ay jad the hell 1 bridde it htwa was dolfl women w caverl athe e thefts lefts 14 the lie ile also wondered it if It bad had any suspicion that he was follow fill tu her sweat sweet broke out cc 00 bl brow as he tie thought of u thai that cosbi lil lillith lity AD an open and public clash between roberts oberta ll and himself us something tie lie quite frankly dread ed el and yet if I 1 II 11 roust must come it vast rust of course jack must meas meat to ma mar r ry 17 bet be he thought fill a sick ick feel n of disuse the idea of ro berta berle lied tied for life to that tricky mongrel was wa more than sir george d bear tren teen the roke tot rain caile down in tor torrents rentA can carl roo ran into liny tiny kind kird of liester li elter bey they could get cl travel was impossible for most people but he kept blea dlly on though lowly slowly just ai as be was a thinking will be would lose the bine blue car be lud sud denly caught a it of tt it to the procession alleada it t was making toward tie file cowed covered bridge lie lost he the car again spin and edged his hi way gingerly out of the groces elon allon lie ai a once why he had not got seen it IL and jack ere the center of an no excited and jablin jabbering las crowd jack had crushed the lie mudguards of a dilapidated machine belonged to i a tarn dm fly 11 of voluble polish acerit out for their sunday excursion jack was wa hurriedly taking their dames names and addresses and giving givin them his own froni from the expression of ito bertae bertas face bit george wondered whether lether the tho dome jack had find just given uns ft as be IN one lit which roberta roberte its familiar they were so 0 o deeply eD engrossed grossed in the nev accident ident that no one paid any attention to him as 83 he worked his nay say around on uie the outside of the group and made for the cov cred tred bridge U did not go at of once to the bridge entrance ue he d drew r e W up where he could watch watell the cr crowd about jack without attracting i acks attention the storm rated fortunately hay toy Brow brownes ties car was not an open c cr r and anti in comparative comfort sir sit george settled himself and lit a cigarette waiting for the be moment ben jack would move at present be fell I 1 te e could do nothing that would make llo Ito bertas escapade public property jacks jacka caiper I 1 was growing edgy he could tell by his ills ti solent attitude and his snarl ing voice which occasionally carried aboe the roar of the storm the rain eared him for the pol poll lib americans hastily piled plied into their car arvd the he spectator spectators se scat at 7 to e sak SA jet k shelter suddenly jacks car shot hot post past sir str george it was mining too hard to go 10 at that rate of speed be decided anywhere except on the covered bridge evidently Eri dently jack bad this ides idea too for be swung shuo around missing sir george ja it k was pay ing no heed vi hat lafever bA fever ever to the bridge roles rules and regulations regul allons which called for a r peed of only ten miles in hoar hour jacke jacks infringement of the roles rules annoyed sir george who had bad planned to stop him in the middle of the bridge and have it oat out in comparative seclusion roberta wai was having her first active misgiving surely jack bad conducted the with the owner of the dilapidated car la to an bash harsh ba sh nanny she simply could adt imagine her father or even arrogant nr sir george peaking speaking to alose people in the say ft ay jack bad had spoken or giving them bis his bame tame in such a fashion fas lilon as its to make it almost impossible for them to get tt it correctly then his hl sadden sudden and abrupt way of giving la in to all abey asked with a snarl and daab ing away she had not time to wonder any ADY bore more tor for she can caught bt a glimpse of sir george as she aked looked back batic jack I 1 she screamed out so that be might hear beer her voice above the roar of the thunder the reverberation of their gift progress alon along the loosely fitted boards of the old bridge the rain and the to her almost alst ano st audible crack of lightning were follo followed jack swore 1 it was wig a it simply disgusting disgust log oath onto It roberta oberta told herself she might ti be too modern to be shocked at a atila utila pro profanity faulty but be he simply should not sa euch such things she would see that he never said that again but gir george I 1 what earthly right bad had be he to follow sir george only too anxious M linsler that question was wa following as gil closely behind then them hf U 4 cs speed permitted the old bridge one of the few ancient wooden covered bridges left thereabouts was a long bridge crossing the river at its widest the quaint wagon structure find window windows at equal distances all the way across these then old covered bridges were places in to which to cool ot in summer time wi with th their narrow windows ebow ing every cow tow and then the bean bear tatul river and od the equally beau ti flat chorea shores la in a rain ucb es the brid bridge was a long 1009 dim dark tunnel lit by occasional flashes of the noise of the rain oa on ae 19 wooden roof was terrific sir george with a sinking heart re his 1 of pe p trot as lit he increased his hl speed slightly so that be might not dot lose sight cf of jack jacl lie ile would for tho the laet last and ep jack at the other side of the he bridge jul beto before re be he reached the highway jacks plan pilo was of course dl erectly opposite he lie meant to drive beyond the required regulations he hejjas was on the bridge ant atil an t when hop ached the entrance I it intended to eo go illg it t top speed op up the th hill to the broad high w I 1 that id led to the new york fork rood road lie ile had forgotten whit what his purnie suddenly remembered with a re rt cleved tigh sigh that there was a toll adte ate lad and a toll man at the tie other end of the bridge and here there the cars would hate to top stop while toll was paid sir george goorge remembered re to taxed lazed tie lie could surely top stop them el at the gate ate for roberts oberta ll would bard ij care to tago a public cene teene slie she might even be clad lad to come coine bark back with him if etu slit was not got then it 11 was a thing to be settled between jack and himself sir george rather hoped roberts oberta ll would n ant an to cume alb rutn him at ruce voce so that tie be might I 1 ai me e that excuse to give jack the tho be he deserved then it happened happen pd suddenly as is it seemed instantly after a it long tons and terrible peal of come a tremendous blinding flah flath end 8 found sound ae as though something bid 0 dobbler doat se fright enedin been ripped A rolling ball of fire are flew hew before his ejea a queer lul sul pharous emell smell filled tiled the ir and lin tin tely it seemed tc to hm him the bridge between bis his car and jacks burst into lanes darnes sir georged Georg ce car some distance behind jacke jacks stopped then went forward as its flame and smoke rolled 11 up he felt a moment of horror robertah Ho Ro bertal was roberta hurt I 1 for dettla his own peril for be he names dames were weft running along th the e roof and 1 sides of the bridge and would soon reach him be called aloud to in bis his terrible anxiety and fear ae he drove forward lie he did not realize that he was using the pet name the girl i father had even iven her and that he secretly thought charmingly attel her boyish red gold cold bead Bobb bobble lef I 1 bobble are yon you all right he lie continued to shout as all he be leaped from bis his car and ran toward toe the fire are which was now like a naming flaming screen between them bobble I 1 bobble I 1 mere acre are your beyond the moke smoke and games after her first swift collapse against the shaking jack noberta roberts hae C ch fh lifted ber her bead nd end list listened ecel the shick had stopped them both and jack bad had stopped the car IN bat hat she the heard beard made her turn to the flaming part af the bridge just behind them jack stretched ebed out lis hand band to start toe car again again that agonized shout this time it was plain plate to RO robert berti and jack too Bobb bobble lel I 1 bobble im coming jack grinned aa a ugly grin on aall never get bis his car through that ne lie said with a frightened look took behind 1 bin him but hand was on hia big ann arm doi doo tart start up jick she begged wait be he comes like h 11 lel that englishman En pm things PI dalre cr aty ue he put his foot on the self sel start starter cr roberta promptly struck blun across the face and pulled on the emergency bake before jack could recover she the waa out of the car and running toward the ore fire through lugh it staggering she could see a ft t 11 ll 11 tonn v boemel I 1 bobble dont be frightened I 1 sir george called in im er m in S half sobbing noberta macbeth rn ran forward ii sir it george oh sir george rm til all right I 1 dont then she the screAm ec reamed edL j jack looked back the tall figure with Us his clothes oo 00 ore bis his fore arm over hi his eyes to shield them from the flame e came striding toward no erta who ho screaming ra forward to meet him durig ber bet was about hlo him and began beating oot out the flames rub with her bare ham hands bands and jud AS the beat at lit the them athe the aan man picked her bey op UP la 14 bis arms cad and ran toward him will the flames lm licking nearer they were another bit of the roof can caught gilt and with i a roar the fire leared forwark the I bridge behind thein them thema aas ejk 1 a funnel tunnel foil full of flames flamm it wb too inu much ell for jre ue tile ae car determined to get out it at al ny cy cost As ier the girt irtle it va a wa was fool tool enough lo 10 uck stick by hat that linw ehe she wild atlen tlc alc he wits cot rot going to wall tor for ber be i wind was blowing the lamet toward him now half to despair of his hi carefully laid plana plans halt out of a delite d sarc to tits hi act actions lons he give glive a koufi rail call come tin in lo bertal there wm viol oo 00 reply bat but as an the car st started artelt it was suddenly checked jack hod had fire otten that bis his enemy enero was WB 91 ali fat foil three but sir george leor lit had bad not af ap he lie saw an the only hop holm foi tot the girl and himmell about to be taken from rum them tit be dropped the girl ctrl and flung himself forward on the running board one ana arm stole about aboul jusits neck As A the mar machine blite bounded forward wildly ll oberta screamed again and the car cir came to an abrupt A roce wee in jacks ear car had aid said shut it aff ou fil until the girl getson or 14 str strallie anLie yon jolt I 1 dont dool mind tellers iu id enjoy dolc IV 11 sir sit george till with n lih till bit bard hard oo 00 beak ik motioned to roberta to gel get ti Us novi ow yon ton can hurry burry my man ai as youre youe never hurried ltd before bear hear something prest when the names dames reach ni car he released jocks javi throat the girl climbed I 1 1 hul but luil on the run ning boar at h his ills hand on jack jacks arin arm they dasho for the other side there wua a ex there goes toys car sir george called to aberta lb erta smiling at of her nito ito ao an bourd singed and blackened fare face like a man badly made up for a minstrel how show and I 1 wa wits worried about not dot having enough petrol he lie leaned leaded heavily on jack i shoulder and shouted in bis his car ear here conte the ore fire en geneil we hare have only one chance in ten of getting off thi hil hilgem gew on dry laud land unless you rip nt ill L little speed li ii III be a plunge into the delaware to tot us oh hurry I 1 screamed scream pd roberta the tle tire fire was running along the roof the eilt exit toward naldi they were making MS was screened with smoke with her here and there 0 little dart ing flickering tongue of flame to the left I 1 bit george shout cd ed in jacks ear there theres less pre there and sound your hora horn you too fool too I 1 make those idley fear tear the born sounded again and ani again through the they could bee people running hastily roberta could hear bear them call Theres The rei acarl a car I 1 lookouts look out I 1 there theres a car coming but the village ere ore enlie was at the entrance filling nore than then half ball of it and jack as wildly assaying aft oy ing from elde side to fide tide to llie the left roared sir george and then be he relinquished bis his bold en on jack and cathering all his strength leaned over aej half halt lift ed baK balt pulled roberta roberts across behind the they rolled together gether off the car as its jack jumped and the car into the arg engine CHAPTER XIII SIH GEORGE opened bis his eyes to a Dac tesque norad on ore or so it seemed to bim him it wj full of shout ing too after a coment be caw taw that the bridge |