might in some measure excuse his strong language.

The second traveler got in alongside his friend, as though he
feared he might be needed sooner or later, if the other started to
faint again.

"I'm going to get you to a doctor as soon as possible," remarked
Frank, as he started off.

He heard the calls of his chums and answered back. Then the car
lost the slow-moving buggy on the road. Frank did not dare drive
very fast. He was not familiar with the machine; and besides,
possibly it was acting freakish--at least the man declared that it
had jumped aside straight at that tree without his doing anything.
On his part Frank accepted this version with a grain of allowance;
for he had long since scented liquor around, and could guess the
real reason for the accident.

As he guided the car Frank could hear the two men talking behind
him. The murmur of their voices just reached him, though he could
not make out anything they said.

Once the man who had come out of the mishap in better trim than
his companion seemed to be groping around under the seats as if
searching for something.

"It's here, all right, Jim!" Frank heard him say, in a satisfied
tone.

A minute later he was asking about the road, where it led, and