Daily camera., 1901-05-16
TWO IN AN AUTO
By william Perry Brswn.
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XyOLTAIRE having gone lame at the
hnrdiex thu dav hafore his max

of ride, when he met Miss Hearst in
an auto. He raised his hat and evinced
disposition to stop, whereupOn the
lady gave the steering gear such q
vigorous twist that the machine
seemed determined TO chase Eskridge
off the sidewalk and over the fence.
'stop mel" she called, but before he
could move she had accomplished the
feat herself with suddenness tina,
nearly sent her over the dashboard
and into his ready arms.
The thing seems tender mouthed.'
said he. You're too hard on the bit. y
ITS my first trip Rlane." she ex.
planned. turning the auto in jerky
hesitating way. as tho power was
nervously applied or shut OF. until
she drew up beside the curb in ortho-
dox fashion. Great fun, though. thi,
this"
Motoring" suggestsd Eskridge,
tentatively.
"Motoring!" Helen's glance was
pitying, though her accent limited at
scorn. Does il look like street car
To nobe Is now the correct form, SO
Mr.. Crandali says
II suppose he has put you on to this
new electri.. fad" said Eskridge, eye
ing the spick and span automobile u
il il were o personal enemy.
Put me ont" Helen's glance ~ we'll
as tone were tremendously contempt
uous now. How slangy you grow.
Then in assumed surprise: You seem
to be walking. Where is Voltaire?"
"Where ! suppose Rosamond is. in
the paddock" Rosamond WAS Miss
Hearst's favorite riding pony. "while
you and Crandall 'mobc' In your horse.
less. l suppose may be allowed to
NOPE on foot"
Helen looked up and down the av-
enue. at the vacant seat by her. then
at the gloomy young man on the side
walk.
"Mr. Crandall IL in the city" she
responded. demurely enough. HE
may be motoring there for what l
know--George!
Eskridge. interpreting Helen's man
ner rather than her words. had seated
himself beside her with celerity that
nearly took her breath away.
Hang Crandall," he exclaimed.
briskly. "You are not to be trusted
in one of these things alone. Start up.
Nelly"
But Helen had recovered her dignity
as we'll as composure. and her tone be-
came correspondingiy chilly.
Don't crowd. Mr.. Eskridge. One
needs room to work these levers salts
factorily. as you ought to know"
II don't know that ought to know
anything"
Yet you presume to advise me. who
have been taking lessons two weeks. I"
"Cnder Crandall," George could not
help interpolating.
Under Mr.. Crandall. whom you
seem to wish to see hung"
II don't want to see him. hung or
unhung: or hear OF him, either" and
George was about to add. unless he
is hung" but he nipped his underlip
just in time.
BY this they were spinning down
the aveuuc and into road leading to
the wide stretch of ocean beach that
ribbed the seaward side of Loon lx-
land, not unlike section of some
Brobdingnagian race course, with q
chorus of summer xurges instead of
shouting crowds as the natural en-
virosment. Helen. reading jealousy
under all this snti-Crandall surliness.
grew tenderly self-complacent as she
endeavored to slow down to q more
conversational gait. Then . per-
turbed look came into her eyes ss she
fumbled at the levers.
what can be the matter now7" she
began.
what shapely hands you have.
Nelly!" interrupted Eskridge, rather
irrelevantly y. and seemingly obliviousof
the fact that they were tearing along
towards the ocean at . runaway pace.
"Oh, dear!" she complained. "Why
won't the odious thing turn7"
They were leaving the road and
ploughing right on over the low sand
dunes that lined the beach.
.Such q foot!" continued George,
divertipg dreamy eye TO where one
Of Hsfen's small. strapped driving
slippers was vsinly reesiag ct some
thing which she supposed would con-
troll the application OF the motive
power to the wheels. 'sNelly." be sud
denly exclaimed, IT love you'll" He
seized one of her hands and pressed 1t
rapturously. II can NO longer-
.Mr. Eskridge!" she cried ~Don't
you see where we are goingY
IF Crandall wins, don't care where
We 60. Ah, Nelly. Nelly, Nell.
LET me go! Are you going stark
staring paad7" ~.
Then II ~ aC<saladr - groaAet
George, droppinG haa1 md hspe ap
parently together. 'CfandsI su6 thia
internal auto. l wish he was IN ~ ant
we were ont Of It and it was taking
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He gazed spetHetiealjy st - sea
while MIS- Heasst serieusly slarned
watched tAcfr progress AowaE1s ths
kissing waveIets crsw1ing up tn
sands. Right aud left the broad bS1el
opened grandly out, with, here anf
there cottage along the dunes ard {
distant hotel fronting . long irtu PIE,
outlined against the horizon: There
were sundry sails far out st Dsa; I
few bathers and an occssional prom
| ensder dotted the sands here snt
there.
-1hy dent you hslp me7" urses
HeleA. imploringly.
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