SERIAL • TORY » ■ M w iU lO ia iu r 1 CH A PTER I. tw o h u n d re d d o lla rs fo r a m a n to rid e th e n e x t th r e e h o u rs w ith m e !” “You c a n 't ta k e a m an from a n o th e r cam p, B tan to n ," p ro te ste d th e fra n tic Mr. G reen. “ H e m ig h t tric k you, h u rt th e e a r.” H is ap p eal w en t dow n th e w ind u n ­ heeded, e x c e p t fo r one glan ce fro m th e ra c e r's g leam in g eyes. “ H e w on’t tric k m e.” said S tan to n . T h e crow ded sta n d s w e re a bulk of sw aying, se e th in g Im patience. T h e paddock w as In a n u p ro ar, th e M er­ c u ry cam p th e c e n te r o f I n te r e s t B ut no v o lu n te e rs a n sw ered th e call. T h e p a n tin g m ach in e, its hood w rap p ed In Je ts of v io let flame, h ead lig h ts an d tail-lig h ts sh ed d in g vivid Illum ination aro u n d th e figure o f Its baffled m a ste r, q u iv ered w ith Im p o ten t life and s tre n g th . R aging, S u n to n stood, w atch In h an d , h is face a s e t stu d y In scorn. Suddenly th e h a rs h ra sp of th e offi­ cial klaxon so ared above th e hubbub, w arn in g , sum m oning. “F o u r m in u te s,” p an ted th e d e sp a ir­ ing a s s is U n t m an ag e r. “S ta n to n — ” S om e one w as ru n n in g to w ard them , som e one fo r whom a la n e w as opened by th e sp e c ta to rs from o th e r cam ps w ho had co n g reg ated . “G et a b o a rd ,” called ah ead a fresh young voice. "G et a b o a rd ; I ’ll go." “T h a n k H eaven fo r a m a n !” sn arled S ta n to n , a s th e ru n n e r d ash ed up. "W hy, It’s a b o y !” "F lo y d ,” Mr. G reen hailed h y ste ric a l­ ly. “Y ou'll go?’ " I l l go," a ssu re d Floyd, and faced th e d riv e r; a slim , youthful figure In a m e ch a n ic’s b lu e o v eralls, h is sleev es rolled to th e elbow s and leaving b a re b is sle n d e r a rm s; h is head, covered like a 'g irl's w ith so ft closely cropped c u rlin g brow n h air, tilte d b ack a s his ste a d y g ray ey e s looked up a t S ta n ­ ton. “ You? You co u ld n ’t c ra n k a ta x i­ cab," flung th e ra c e r, b ru ta l w ith d is­ ap p o in tm e n t an d w rath . "Y ou'd go? A b oy?” “ lm as old a s th e d riv e r of th e S in g e r car, and sc a n t five y e a rs young­ e r th a n you— I'm tw enty-one,” flashed th e re to rt. "A nd I know all th e re is a b o u t g aso lin e cars. I guess you’re big enough to c ra n k y o u r own m otor a re n ’t you, if I c a n 't? You’ve got th irty seconds le ft; do you w ant m e ? ” M et on h is own tone, S tan to n g asped, th e n c a u g h t h is m ask from th e m an who held it. "W hy d o n 't you g e t o n y o u r c lo th e s? ” h e dem anded savagely. "A re you going to ra c e like th a t? Jum p, you u se le ss co w ard s th e re — c a n 't you p ass him h is th in g s? T ele­ phone th e sta n d th a t I ’m com ing, som e one.” T h e re w as a w ild sc u rry of p re p a ra ­ tion, th e telep h o n e bell Jingled m adly. " J e s Floyd is one of o u r new facto ry Tha Man Who Dared. T h e official s ta r te r le t hta ra ise d • r m (all and lean e d fo rw ard , p eerin g ac ro ss th e blended g lare and d a rk n e ss. "W h a t? " h e sho u ted , above th e pul­ sa tin g ro a r o f th e elev e n ra c in g m a­ r i n e s lined u p b efo re th e Judges' stand. “ W hat?" T h e re w as a flurry aro u n d th e cen­ tra l car, w hose d riv e r lean ed from bis s e a t to s ta re dow n a t th e m an who had slipped fro m b esid e him to th e ground. T h e g re a t crow d co n g estin g th e gran d -stan d p ressed clo se r to th e b a rrie r, sta rin g also, co m m en tin g and conjecturing. “T h e m ech an ician of th e M ercury is e S his c a r ! ” " F a in te d — " ; “ F ell— ” “T h e au to m o b iles h a d n 't s ta rte d ; h e m u s t be sick .” T he re fe re e w as alre a d y p u sh in g his w ay back, b rin g in g th e re p o rt from th e h a stily sum m oned surgeon. “ H e a rt d ise a se ,” he announced rig h t a n d left. “S ta n to n ’s m e ch a n ician Ju st dro p p ed off h is se a t, dead. B ut S ta n to n h im self had a lre a d y sw u n g ou t of h is car, w ith th e e n e r­ g e tic decisio n th a t m ark ed h is e v e ry m ovem ent. “ My m an Is o u t,” he te rse ly sta te d to th e s ta rte r . “1've g o t to ru n o v er to my cam p an d g e t a n o th e r. W ill you hold th e s t a r t fo r m e ? ” T h e q u estio n w as ra th e r a dem and th a n a req u est. T h e re w as scarcely o n e am ong th e v a st au d ien c e w ho w ould n o t h a v e felt th e sp a rk le gone from th is stro n g black w ine of sp o rt th e y had com e to sip. If R alph S ta n to n b ad been w ith d raw n from th e tw enty- fo ur-hou r oon test. H e had n o t only fam e a s a skilful an d scientific ra c e r; b e had th e re p u ta tio n of b ein g th e m o st sp e c ta c u la rly re c k le ss d riv e r In A m erica, w hose d e a th could be b u t a q u estio n of tim e and w hose reco rd of a c c id e n ts a n d v ic to rie s v erged on th e ap p allin g . He knew h is v alu e a s an a ttr a c tio n , and th e s ta r te r knew It, a lth o u g h p re se rv in g im p assiv ity . “ F ive m in u te s ,” th e official con­ ceded, and drew o u t his w atch. A lready a stre a m of m en w ere ru n ­ n in g tow ard th e M ercury cam p w ith th e new s. S ta n to n sp ra n g Into his m achlno, d eftly se n t It fo rw ard o u t of th e line, an d sh o t aro u n d in to th e e n ­ tra n c e to th e huge oval Held ed g ed by th e B each tra c k ; a m ile of w h ite rib­ b o n b o rd erin g a g reen m edallion. T h e row of elec tric-lig h ted te n ts, e ach num b ered an d nam ed for Its own ra c in g car, w as in a tu rm o il of ex c ite ­ m en t. B ut m ost a g ita te d w as th e g ro u p before th e te n t m ark ed ”9, M e rc u ry .” "D u ran d 's dow n an d ou t—g ive m e a n o th o r m an ," called S tan to n , h a ltin g b is noisy, flam irg car. "Q uick, you— " B ut no one step p e d fo rw ard from th e c lu s te r of fa c to ry m en and m e­ ch an ic s. O nly th e a s s is ta n t m a n a g e r of th e M ercury com pany responded to th e dem an d : “ Yes, go; one o f you boys. I’ll m ake It rig h t w ith you. You, Jo n e s .” “I’m m a rrie d , s ir,” refu sed Jo n e s succinctly . “W ell, you th e n , W alters. Good h eav en s, m an ! w h a t do you m ean ?” F o r th e bu rly W a lte rs b acked aw ay, a c tu a lly pale. " I’ll dig p o tato es, first, sir.“ “ W hy, you used to ra c e ? " “ Not w ith S ta n to n , s ir.” T h e re w as a low m u rm u r of ap p ro ­ val am ong h is m ates, and a d raw in g to g e th e r for su p p o rt. S ta n to n step p ed dow n from his car, sn a tc h in g off bis m a s k to show a d ark , stro n g face Stanton Stood, Watch In Hand, g rim w ith a n g e r and contem pt. “ You w retch ed , b ack b o n eless cow ­ a r d s ! ” he bu rled a t th em , h is blue- m en ," h u rrie d Mr. G reen. In b re a th le ss black ey es flashing o v er th e group. e x p la n a tio n , a s S ta n to n took his seat. “ Do you know w h at 1 an d th e com ­ " H e 's a gas-engine w onder—h e know s pany stan d to lose If I'm disqualified th e m lik e a clock—h e tu n ed up th is fo r lack of one of you Jellyfish to sit c a r y o u 'v e got. th is m o rn in g — ’’ T h e klaxon b ray ed again . A trim a p ­ b esid e m e an d pum p oil? Is n 't th e re a m an In th e cam p? I’ll give fifty dol­ p a ritio n In ra c in g c o stu m e d a rte d la r s m yself to th e one w ho goes, a from th e te n t to sw ing Into th e nar- row s e a t b esid e th e d riv e r, and Stan- h u n d red if I w in." "IH pro m ise tw ice th a t,” ea g e rly to n 'a c a r leap ed fo r th e paddock e x it su p p lem en ted G reen, th e a s s is ta n t w ith a ro a r an sw e re d by th e d e a fe n ­ m anager. H e had p riv a te b e ts on ing ro a r of w elcom e from th e sp e c ta ­ to rs. B tanton. "S ev en m in u te s,” snapped th e s t a r t­ N ot one of th e clu ste re d w orkm en e r, a s th e M ercury w heeled In line. moved. S ta n to n sh ru g g e d h is sh o u ld ers w ith "D am n y o u !" p ronounced th e d riv er, b itte rly and co m p reh en siv ely . "I'll re­ su p re m e Indifference, p erfectly aw are p e a t th a t offer to th e m an who will of hla se c u rity , sin c e th e s ta r t had go fo r th e first th re e h o u rs only, and not been m ade. B ut h is m echanician m eanw hile w e ll sen d to New York lean ed fo rw ard w ith a little gu rg le of Irre sistib le , su n sh o t lau g h ter. an d find a red-blooded m ale.” "D on’t w o rry ." h e b e s o u g h t "R eally, T h e m en looked a t one an o th e r, b u t w e ll g et In sev en m in u te s ah ead .” shook th e ir heads. H is m ocking y oung voice carrie d "N o? You w o n 't? T ou w ork your m iserab le bodies th re e m o n th s to e a rn above th e te rrific din of th e eleven w h a t I offer fo r th re e hours. W hat'» huge m ach in es, an d S ta n to n tu rn ed th e m a tte r w ith you. d o n ’t I risk my upon him , am aaed a n d Irrita te d a t th e week?" H e tu rn e d , sending kls pow­ au d acity . T h e s t a r te r also sta re d . e rfu l voice ringing down the line. Just a s a flash lig h t flared up and show ed fully th e young g ra y ey e s “ H ere, hunt the paddock, a ll i f d a n cin g b ehind th e goggles, th e red young m o u th sm iling below th e m ask, th e sh in in g young cu rls w hich th e cap failed to cover. H e sta re d , th e n slow ly relax ed Into a sm ile, an d w ent forw ard. “T h e ta lk in g done w hile I’m np. Is done b y m e,” s ta te d S ta n to n forcibly. "R em em b er.” “D on’t you e v e r need a re s t? “ q ueried Floyd. S ta n to n opened h is Ups, and closed th e m ag a in w ith o u t sp eak in g H is tra in e d g lan ce w e n t to sw eep his op­ p o n en ts , g aging th e ir re la tiv e posi­ tions, th e ir p.-"_*bls o rd e r on th e first tu rn , a n d his ow n b e st m ove. T h e su ccessiv e flash lig h ts on e ith e r side w ere blinding, th e a tm o sp h ere w as suffocating w ith th e e x h a u st gasolene an d ac e ty le n e fum es. It w as as fa­ m ilia r to him a s th e odor of saw d u st to th e c ircu s d w eller, as th e stro n g s a lt w ind to a h a b ita n t of th e co ast; th e u n u su al e le m e n t lay In th e boy beside him . M an, h e refu sed to ackno w led g e him . T h e sh a rp c ra c k of a pistol, th e fall of a flag, an d th e w hole struggling, flam ing flock sp ra n g fo rw ard tow ard th e first tu rn , w heel to w heel In death-edged co n test. And S ta n to n f o r go t his »m echanician. T h e M ercury led th e first circu it, as usual. I t w as v ery fa st, an d Its pilot took th e ch a n c e s m o re p ru d en t d riv ers avoided. S till, th e lead w as less th an th e c a r’s ow n len g th , tw o of Its clo sest riv a ls h an g in g a t its flanks, w hen they passed th e tu m u ltu o u s grand-stand. J u s t ah ead lay ag a in th e “death c u rv e.” T h e re w as a sw ift m ovem ent b esid e S ta n to n , th e p en d en t linen stre a m e rs floating from h is cap w ere deftly seised and th e d u st sw ep t from h is goggles w ith a p racticed rapidity. "C ar on e a c h sid e a n ' one try in g to p a ss,” th e c le a r voice pierced th e h earin g . “No room n e x t th e fe n c e .” S ta n to n g ra n te d . T h e boy knew how to rise In a sp eeding m achine, th e n , and how to ta k e care of h is d riv e r, he noted. N ev erth eless, be m e a n t to ta k e th a t fen ce side. A nd he did. As th e o th e r d riv ers sh u t off pow er to ta k e th e d angerous bend m ore slowly, S tan to n sh o t fo r­ w ard a t unchanged speed, cut In ahead an d sw ep t first aro u n d th e tu rn , ta k ­ ing th e in sid e curve. T he sp e c ta to rs ro se w ith a u n iv e rsa l cry of co n ste rn a ­ tio n ; th e M ercury sw erved, alm ost facin g th e Infield fence, sk id d in g ap­ pallingly an d lu rch in g d ra n k en ly on tw o w heels, th e n rig h ted Itself u n d er th e steering-w heel in th e m a s te r’s h an d s, and ru sh ed on, leading by a h u n d red feet. T he people c h eered fran tic ally , the band c rash ed in to rau co u s m usic. S ta n to n 's m ech a n ician got up to lean o v er th e back of th e flying c a r and feel th e re a r casings. HI* Face a Set Sti jy in Scorn. “ Y ou're tr y in ’ to tire s," he im p arted , hla a c c e n ts close to th e d riv e r’s ear. T h a t w as th e first tim e th a t S ta n to n noticed th a t Floyd lisped and b lu rred h is final "g” In m o m ents of e x c ite ­ m e n t It m ight h a v e sounded effemi­ n a te , If th e voice had n o t been w ith­ o u t a tre m o r. As It w as— A t th e en d of th e first hour, th e b u lletin b o ard s show ed th e M ercury five lap s ah ead of its n e a re s t rival. And th e n Floyd sp o k e ag ain to his d riv er. "W h a t? ” S ta n to n qu estioned, above th e n o ise of th e m otor. "W e’v e got to ru n In; I'm afra id of th e re a r Inside shoe. It w o n 't stan d a n o th e r skid lik e th e l a s t ” S ta n to n 's m outh s h u t In a h ard line. "I w ill not," b e sta te d . “G et back In y o u r place. You c a n ’t ta ll.” “1 c an ." S ta n to n deigned no reply, sliding p a st one of th e slo w er c a rs on th e back s tre tc h . To go In m e a n t to loaa th e w hole tim e gain ed . As th e y took th e b ack tu rn , F loyd ag ain over. 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J u s t do it and le t It go a t t h a t “T h e o b ject of d rill and discipline Is n o t to w o rry you. T h e cap ta in Is not sittin g up all n ig h t to Invent co n trap ­ tio n s to p ersecu te you. "If you a re w eak an d easily throw n off y o u r base, g e t back Into co n tro l of y o u rself a s quickly a s you can. If you a re th e kind th a t bolls o v e r a t the slig h te st ru b b in g th e w rong w ay, put up th e bluff th a t you a re cool as a cu­ cum ber. D isguise your anger. ‘‘D on’t stay m ad long; It uses up too m uch energy. Save your energy as you would am m unition. R em em ber th a t It Is a sign of stre n g th to h ide your tem ­ per. D on’t copy a fte r som e few offi­ c e rs w ho b lu s te r an d storm w ith brave oath s. T h ey p e te r out on th e firing line. H ot b ead s m ak e cold feet. Be afra id of th e q uiet kind. "R ub y o u rself off th e sla te and you’ll g e t along w ith th e m en of y o u r com ­ pany. It Is only th e conspicuous, fresh re c ru it w ho ta lk s too m uch w ith his m o u th th a t Is se n t on e rra n d s for 'sk irm ish line,’ ‘sa b e r am m unition,' ‘te n t w ren ch es’ and o th e r Im aginary o rd n a n c e p roperty. ‘" ’If you a re easy going and a good sp o rt, you w ill ta k e th e se h arm less Jokes In a good n a tu re d w ay an d get along w ith y o u r b unkle an d o th er com rades. If you can co n tro l your tem ­ p e r an d h av e th e n e rv e to sta n d a lit­ tle te a s in g w ith o u t sp u tterin g , you w on’t ra n up a g a in s t an y of th e cheap, high school v a rie ty of hazing. ''« W a r y o u r h a t s tra ig h t on your head, not cocked saucily on th e side. Don’t w e a r It on th e back of th e head. Don’t stic k c a rtrid g e s In th e h atband. D on’t hav e th e serv ice h a t u sed as an au to g rap h album . "L e a rn to sta n d steadily, n o t lik e a ram rod, b u t w ith o u t stra in . D on’t sp it in ra n k s ; d o n ’t wiggle. D on’t follow th e In sp ecto r w ith your eyes. ‘‘W hen your com pany Is dism issed from drill, d o n 't tu rn a h andspring, how l w ith Joy o r fire off blank c a rt­ ridges. On th e o th e r hand, d o n 't limp off, cu ssin g out your captain, th u s ad­ v e rtisin g th a t you a re all in. J u s t d is­ a p p e a r; ev ap o rate. "D on’t roll up your s h irt sleeves un­ less you a re doing d irty w ork and w ant them k ep t clean. N ever point your gun a t anyone. K eep It locked. You m u st h a b itu ally Im agine th a t it Is loaded. W hen you a re on th e range, keep th e bolt draw n back ex cep t w hen you a re actu a lly shooting. “D on’t fen ce w ith your b ayonet or sw ing It ab o u t recklessly, as It Is as sh a rp a s a razor. “In itia tiv e te lls you w h at to do and w hen to do It. It's th e b ra in s In th e head, n o t In th e heels. I t ’s th e stuff out o f w hich c ap ta in s a re m ade. W hen you’r e In th e tre n c h e s an d you c a n ’t h e a r y o u rself th in k fo r th e ra ttle . It te lls you w hen to cease firing and w hen to d ash forw ard, stooping low to | th e ground u n til you com e to th e next cover. In itia tiv e te lls you w hen you’re to ‘follow m e.’ It dopes out th e plan. It c a rrie s It out. In itia tiv e Is th e happy th o u g h t p u t in to action. ’’O bedience, n e rv e and Initiative, but ’h e g re a te s t of th e se is In itiativ e.” M other's Only Chance. Jo h n , th e tw elve-year-old son of a widely know n co rporation law yer of K ansas C ity w hose public life often brings h is p ictu re in th e daily press, caused h is fa th e r m uch am usem ent and p rid e w hen h e re tu rn e d hom e from school th e o th e r night. R unning to his fa th e r th e boy pointed to a picture of h im self p rin ted In th e dally paper. “Pa, I guess I can g et my p ictu re In th e p aper, too," th e boy proudly said. “I won th e first prize In th e school d eb ate ." T h e boy's m o th er cam e up and laughingly said : "W ell, I do n o t think th a t is fair. Y our papa h as his pic­ tu re In th e p ap er so m any tim es, and h e re you begin. W h at can I do to g et my p ictu re published?” T h e boy pondered a m om ent and then sa id : "W ell, m am a, I guess you will have to s ta r t ta k in g p a te n t m edi­ cine. You can get your p ictu re In h e p ap er th e n .” Hardness of a Diamond. A c a rp e n te r ru n s h is p lan e o v er i piece of wood an d o u t com e th e p re tty cudly shavings. 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