The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-15
Last Run Of the Green
Pea DesDerado.

behind us in the most talented fash
ION. 1t landed on the top Of broughan
IA rather stylish position for yellow
dog. noticed these things then, but
they didn't appeal to me as interest.
Ing. The most interesting thing just
then was the preservation OF my life.
1t was in Buggles's hand-I felt that
and Buggles was about as careless of
1t as though it was the life of q Rock.
away oyster.
We dashed into the Park on a curve
that shot fan of gravel off of the
near wheel and all over q belated May
party, which Immediately looked to me
like coterie Of landslide victims being
aug out. a mounted policeman put
his horse at us, but he got in
the trail OF our gaso!ene gas, from the
exhaust thing in the back, and his
horse balked. An old lady, trying TO
cross the drive ahead. just escaped be-
| ing rolled out by such close margin
tAat her silk boa was whisked into the
! near fore wheel and twisted about the
spokes while she could have said knife.
Try 1t ON an electric fan with a hand.
Eerchief. from behind, and you get the
same effect. Later on, Buggles said
lie would get the boa out and put it up
in his den with n lot of other relics
that lie was in the habit of pryins ont
of the shutter on the automobiles
Prov after trips. Bits Of little things
he'd hit, you know. He admitted that
he was sentimental cuss, did Bug
giles.
We went up the West Drive like m
express making up time and with
about as much noise. Around the !
corner I saw the Van Doutzers coming
III a victoria. They are one OF tho |
families that l really like to bow to,
and so, abolishing as much OF my fear
for my life as 1 could, l got ready to
take OFF my hat, hoping, I must con-
fess. that they'd take me for the owner
OF the Desperate, instead of Rugg!es.
10 carry out the idea I just rested
my hand on the wheel thing that You
steer by. I bowed, but l discovered,
to my horror. that l was bowling to
park pO!iceman-the Van DoutZers
must have been whisked by about
three blocks back by the tilne l got
my hat off.
All at once there was frightful
rush OF profanity from Bugs;es, ard I
ho1lceu that we were richotting OH Il
wonderful angle UP an incline covered
With tulip beds. l peered wildly be-
hinG me-the road was just disappcar-
'nS in the distance between trees and
the tracks OF the automobile among
the flowers looked like the first dig.
slnss for canal. Suddenly We dived
INTO shady grove on the summit.
Ihere was a tremendous, shivering jar,
and l shoe head first into a prickly
sort Of bush. The Pea Green Desrer-
ado was trembling and gurgl:ng. head ,
Oh, against tree trunk. AS for Bug ,
sles, he had Travelled some feet further ,
than had. and landed in sort OF rus. ,
[ic summer house through the window, !
Oh the laps of two persons already ,
mere. Ihey We're very angry, both OF |
them. ana vanished down the hill
to have the law on us. |,
told Euggles that I didn't blame !
hem. either-that I had been young |
myself. He got mad at that and said ,
t was all because I'd put my Eally S
land on the steering gear and switched 3
he machine off the road. and TINT I
led like to have ben killed" in con- G
sequence. He wanted to know why {
he deuce l should switch him up on S
ms hill-d:d like the scenery SO &
much. and would l pay the fine? /
What Ii.e use o. arguing with fe,- T
ow like Bugsles when he's mad, any c
way? l Just kept Quiet and gos into ii
he machine and sat still, While he S
iimbed in and backed her up and
urned her around and tried to start
er. But she wouldn't sta.t. He pulled
ii of the levers and things in sight. =
ut she just stood still and shook. Then
e got out and crawled in underneath =
mong the works, to see what was the
natter. I sat in the waist effect, that
7as all red and oily. a
Presently I heard him say from the s