The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
Arthur Holiday PIunges Miss Jean Winter Into Pretty
Dilemma From Which She Is Rescued IN
Novel and Thrilling Manner.

vp here. I'll tell him to come back
for he's a real clever yorag man He'd
enjoy meeting you. Philip" AS the wire
door swung shut behind their kind lit
tie hostess. Arthur and Jean exchanged
glances. Without a word. they tiptoed
down the steps and fed.
Jean was ominously silent. For a mile
or two Arthur whistled blitheIy to him
self. and tried to be cheerfully uncon-
scious that anybody was not in sympathy
with him: then he gave it UP.
Say what you want to, Jean. only. for
goodness sake. say something" he
broke out. IF we hadn't gone into that
old drug store in the first place it would
have been all right. wasn't particular
/ ~ stuck on doing it
! 1T would have been all right any
/ way. II you hadn't made such an idiot
OF yourself and me. too. a nice opin-
1 ion Mr.. Graham must have OF usl''
But confound il. Jean. how was to
! suppose 1 had ever seen the fellow be-
fore2 only knew him slightly at col
lege. and he's no end changed
You might have known you would
come across somebody you knew never
went anywhere with YOU that you didn't
What possessed you to tell all that stun
to that dear little old lady,"
Il don't know I ought to be kicked
I never want to monkey with private
thearicaIs again"
"Oh. dear. 1 feel dreadfuIly about it.
And you have put me in a nice position
with Mr.. Graham. first acting as il We
were married, and then" Jeans
eyes we're beginning to wink rapidly
Arthur leaned over and tucked the rug
around her again.
Perhaps some day something will
happen to make it all right" he said art
Iessly.
Jean was saved from replying by a
sudden strange whirr from one OF the
wheels. and a jump on the part Of
Darius.
That old fool Of a wheel" Arthur ex-
claimed. pulling up the horse and giving
Jean the reins. I'm afraid it is stuck
Yes. it's hot box. Here. let me help
you out We have got to get the wheel
Of: some way"
To take of wheel from a hot axle
when the nut sticks and you are several
miles from a monkey wrench isn't easy.
Nearly Eslf an hour OF useless effort and
suppressed profanity had gone by when
Jean jumped UP with a joyous exclama-
ton
Il hear wheels," she cried.
They were on narrow strip Of the
road with the steep hill on one side and
the bank Of the creek on the other
''They can't get by if they want to. so
they will have to help Us Yes. there's
a wagon with man in it coming I'm
so-oh. goodness. Arthur, Yes. it is
Let us run, It's that dreadful clerk"
Graham? Well. it's fate. I'm going
to make a clean breast Of the whole
thing, Jean"
Il suppose you will. in the police |
court" she answered He has prob /
ably come to arrest you for the Creme 1
Timon. Until then you will please not
do anything OF the kind. You have said I
enough as it is. Nothing can make it |
ary better only wish you we're in
Jericho"
Mr. Graham pulled up behind them 1
with evident reluctance It was plain 1
that he wouldn't have stopped at all II /
the road had been a little wider No
body looked at anybody for a few min |
utes. and Arthur tugged ostentatiousIy /
at the wheel. "Ah. by the way. era |
ham," he began blandly. do you hap /
pen 10 have a monkey wrench with you? 4
We've got a hot box here"
Il believe have said Graham short
ly. bringing one up from box under the
seat and handing it TO Arthur with a
very bad grace.
I'm sorry to block the road. Arthur
went on. Jean. do you suppose you
could hold this axle up while 1 puH?"
Jean did it with obvious effort and
good deal of painting. The young man
in the second wagon was evidently get
ting uncomfortable.
Il must rest my arms just a second.
Arthur" she said plaintiveIy. That did
it, The clerk climbed down and said
coldly:
Perhaps I can help. Let me relieve
you,'
.'Oh. thank you very much she muir
INJURED.
There. it's of. D." said Arthur Thanks
ever 50 much, Graham. Do you know
how we could get some axle grease?"
Yes; the farmhouse I'm bound for
isn't a quarter of a mile from here, il