Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-07-17
The Brute WDon Her


he-ne says, Sne SAID, scarcely
able to speak, If don't walk with him
whenever he asks me, that he'll--hell
do something dreadful, jump into the
ocean or burn the hotel or something
like that. really don't know what
to do
Il was so indignant that | felt like
going out and telling the fellow what
| thought of him. But l knew there
was no use getting into an alterca-
ton with a man of that kind.
DO! l said. Why, complain to
the proprietor of the hotel or to your
mother at once. He's merely taking
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;
I'm do it; of course, not right away,
because mamma is not very well and
it would upset her, AS soon as she is
better she shall know ALL
80 the walks went on for a while
and all the consolation Ethel and had
was to roast the fellow whenever we
got together. Ethel's mother didn't
seem to be very 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 had one
of his own sent down. And the next
day he took Ethel off riding in 1t. Now,
remember she'd never have gone rid
ing with me, because she was afraid
her mother wouldn't like 1t. 1t shows
how the fellow had terrorized her. She
came back. She said 1t was bad enough
to go walking with him, but sitting
beside such lump of clay In a whiz-
zing automobile would surely give her
nervous prostration. When | asked
her how her mother was, she looked
grave and said she had a bad head
ache the night before. tell you | felt
sorry for that girl.
for a week. One morning they didn't
get back for luncheon and Ethers
mother was terribly worried. SO after
luncheon l called around my auto
mobile and started out to see IL
could find them. About eight miles
out, In a lonely side road, came across
them sitting In his automobile along
side of fence. If ever a girl looked
glad to see anybody, that girl did. She
leaned over on her knees and laughed
out loud. pulled up and asked them
what was wrong.
Automobile broke said Bangs.
" Perhaps l can help you, said l.
jumping out.
No use. said Bangs. It's bad
break can't be fixed outside Of the fac
tory. 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.
What that got down and looked
over the machines gear. Bangs got
down. too, scowling. He didn't seem
to like his greenness being shown vi
before girl | saw what the matter
was in a minute-not a thing but q
loose nut.
:" It's pretty bad break l said
looking serious, but | guess ! can fly
you out
"'Well. let me get out first, sale
Ethel 1T might upset
"'No danger of chat if You under
stand the thing. l said. looking a
Bangs. But If you and Mr.. Bangs ar,
nervous you can get up and sit in my
machine You'll be safe there"
"They got in and | followed then
over to get a wrench | always car
ried.
"'Your starting gear Is different from
mine, said Bangs, fooling with tn,
lever. How does she work?
Before | could answer he pulled the
lever and the machine started.
Ethel screamed.
"How do you stop itT yelled Bangs
Push the lever away from you!
shouted. Instead of doing so, the eN
cited fool pulled the lever toward hin
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. 1 can't-It's stuck and off the!
shot about forty miles an hour.
They'll both be killed, was the frs
thing | thought, and ruin my automo
bile. Then suddenly 1t occurred to MI
that they'd carried the wrench witt
them. and there was eight miles fron
a hotel In the wilds Of Jersey with ;
broken down automobile. That WASH
the worst of It, | worked at the con
founded nut foran hour with my hands
and then it began to rain. staye'
under the beastly automobile until
was In water mp. to my knees, and the
crawled out aud hunted for farm
house. | found one about three hour
later, and the robber who. lived In
charged me $40 TO take me to towl
! Ay clothes froze on me on the way IN