Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

Notwithstanding a natural adherence of
slang. Instead, l suggested
drink A 90 q
This idea was approved bv all. and W.
SlfoIied through the cool woods to a rock
whence gurgles a stream of cold. pure
water. 1t was refreshing. very; and after
we mad rested l sent JACK after the I1nch
baskets. He returned with the inforrna-
uon mat they were not in the carriage.
90 believe you came away and forgot
them! Theodore said, looking me in the
eye. o III 'tio
Who" I demanded
We she replied
! Then little Dorothy began to whitman
IL mad been time for her luncheon half an
hour previous, and she was becoming fret
fui. '-iis 4iet-
II tell You what we can do" said
r arnef Wortsels place is at the foot of
me mountain. and only mile or two dis
tdht' me children can get bread and mill
there. at any rate. and we can nroniire
something for ourselves, ! suppose
ana see dear old DOM" cried Doro+b,,
win sudden glee. She had wept when /
We retraced our steps through tbe woods
climbed into Theodora's carriage and staIt
| ed AGAIN L put on the pressure this time
an ni Wheh we reached the summit of the
! mountain l suppose we were travaIine
| twelve miles an hour 's
| Better go SLOW said Theodore
put on the brake without appreciate
49,: by IhIS tlme we were descending
| the steep road, at what Seemed a terrific
| rate Trees, fences, rocks simply sailed nv
US Inc machinery whirred and clattered
was struggling with the brake which
somehow failed to work
Don't you dare jumpi'' I commanded &c
Iheodora made a slight movement lyon
noid Dorothy IN your arms, and Jack Won
mold on to your mothers ankles as tight
as you can so she can't jump
w nat will become of us?" asked Tbeo
dora. iieo
We're all right if we don't meet a team
on the mountains, I shouted in return
| machinery, which I can't do now. for the
| headsr' " "
l never knew before how the vounq LADY,
| ieels who dives from the top of a circus
| tent far down into the net spread a few
| feet above the sawdust. And / never want
| 10 Know it again. At last we reached the
loot of the mountain, and I reversed the
| motor lhere was a sudden STOP during
/ which Jack and Dorothy and Theodore
| hurried out of the carriage, which. thus
lighte1ed of hall its load, Immediately
| started again When she saw the wheels
| revolving again Theodore shrieked:
OH jump. Do jump" But | made no
! reply Like flash / remembered that a
teW hundred yards further on was sand
| Dahk reaching close to the road, quite near
Mr. WortseFs farm house, In fact. I snc-
ceeded in steering the carriage straight
INTO that bank. / knew there was whole
/ " iochS ana forest back of the
| pahk and l didn't think Theodora's pur.
/ chase would penetrate very far And II
! uldn l. When my wife and children reach
| eu me spot they found me sitting on a log
| smoking pipe, and observing the borseless
| carriage in the interesting process of kicL-
| ing itself &c pieces. The machinery was
| gathering and whirring, the rear wheels
| We're revolving at rapid rate and tbe
| 'front.' wheels were burrowing a few feet
| into the sand. Now, Theodore is a WON, n
| OF action. and when she grasped the situa-
| tlon she also grasped something else name
| ~, long thick stick, one end of which She
| Immediately showed into the motor. But a
little thing like that didn't DISCOURAGE tbe
! cogs and wheels They simply cheWed II nm
| into fire pieces and went on whirring Then
! Theodore and Jack lugged a branch of a
! tree to the carriage. and jaInmed one end
] of that in among the machinery, with a
! like result. So Theodore sat down by the
roadside and cried She dried her tears
/ soon however, because Farmer Worstel and
| his wife and five children and hired man
| came out and formed circle with us And
| there we sat in preoccupied manner saw
| ing very little, but thinking a great deal
| While Theodoras carriage continued to kicl,
\ Itself into fragments. After a while the
motor seemed to yawn and stretch itself
| Then ii gave few last thumps and fell to
| pieces. Mrs. Worste took Theodore and
4 the children into the farm house to ear
\ their lunch, and Farmer Worstel and
| hitched up Don 70 the wreck with which
| the hired man was sent to my home ha wing
| instructions to drive back in the surrey
after
When wewere quite alone said to wortsel: