News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-10-02

what to do
"I was so indignant that | felt like
going out and telling the fellow what
l thought of hiu. Eat | knew there
was no use getting into an alteration
with a man of that kind.
dol ! said. Why complain to the
proprietor of the hotel or to your
mother at once He's merely taken
advantage of your good nature and the
thing ought to be put a stop to at
once.
"She sat thinking For long time,
Then she said
"T'n do it; Of course right away
because mamma is not very well and
it would upset her AS soon as she
is better she shall know ALL
$50 the walks went on for while
and all the consolation Ethel and |!
had was to roast the fellow whenever
we got together. Ethefs mother
didn't seem to be verv bad, but Ethel
wanted to be sure about her health
before she told her.
THAT brings me to the queer part
of the story. The fellow was evidently
impressed with my automobile and
the first thing anybody knew he'd had
one of his own sent down. And the
next day he took Ethel off riding in
it, Now, remember she'd never gone
riding with me, because she was afraid
her mother wouldn't like it. 1t shows
how the fellow. had terrorized her.
She came to nee for sympathy when
they got back. She said it was bad
enough to go walking with him, but
sitting beside such lump of clay in
a whizzing automobile would surely
give her nervous proStration. When
asked her how her mother was she
looked grave and said she'd had bad
headache the night before. tell you
l felt sorry for that girl.
"They went automobi1ing every day
for week. One morning they didn't
get back for luncheon and EthePs
mother was terribly worried. So after
luncheon l called around my automo-
bile and started out to see if l couldn't
find them. About eight miles out, in
a lonely side road l came across them
sitting In his automobile alongside of
a fence. If ever a girl looked glad to
see anybody that girl did. She leaned
over on her knees and laughed out
loud. The poor cad himself seemed
worried. | pulled up and asked them
what was wrong.
Automobile broke said Bangs.
eyes said Ethel, and we don't
know how We'll get home
Perhaps l can help you,' said,
jumping out.
mo USE said Bangs. IT'S bad
break; can't be fixed outside of the
factory. If you'd just hurry back to
the hotel and send out team we'd be
ever so much obliged. 1t looks like
rain
ETHEL couldn't help laughing at
him.
"'You leave Mr.. Williger alone she
said. He's an expert on automobiles.
with that I got down and looked
over the machines gear. Bangs got
down, too, scowling. He didn't seem
to like his greenness being shown up
before a girl. | saw what the matter
was in a minute-not a thing but a
loose nut.
Its a pretty bad break I said
looking seriously but | guess I can fix
you out
We'll let me get out first, said
ethel. 1T might upset
No danger of that if you under
stand the thing | said looking at
Bangs. But if you and Mr.. Bangs
are nervous you can get up and sit in
my machine. You'll be safe there
"They got in and | followed them
over to get a wrench | always carried.
"'Your starting gear is different
from mine, said Bangs, fooling with
the lever. How does she work.
Before l could answer he pulled the
lever and the machine started.
ETHEL screamed.
"'How do you stop it?' yelled Bangs.
"'Push the lever away from you!'
shouted. Instead of doing so the ex-
cited fool pulled the lever toward him
as far as it would go, and the machine
jumped and ran.
Push it away yelled. Push it,
"'Oh | see now he called back.
Then, L can't-it's stuck, and off they
shot about forty miles an hour.
They'll both be killed. was the
first thing | thought. and ruin my au-
tomobile. Then suddenly it occurred
to me that they'd carried the wrench
with them, and there was eight miles
from a hotel in the wilds of Jersey
with broken-down automobile. That
wasn't the worst of it. | worked at
the COMPOUNDED nut for an hour with
my hands and then it began to rain. I
never saw 1t rain so hard before. I
stayed under the beastly automobile
until was in water up to my knees
and then crawled out and hunted for
farmhouse. found one about three
hours later and the robber who lived
| in it charged me $40 to take me to
town. My clothes froze on me on the
way in.
when I got to the hotel every soul
there was waiting for me down in the
office. | believe they cheered when |
came in. Ethel and Bangs were there.
Thy said they were terribly sorry
about it, Ethel said it was a miracle
they hadn't both broke their necks,
| but that Bangs had worked out how
to control the machine after mile or
so.
THAT night got her alone in a cor