Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24


, me and go back home to her MOTHER" groaned
Carter
:. Nonsense! They only do that in books VI
she's sensible woman she'll laugh over it, If
not, let her have her cry out and be sympathetic
and self-accusing until she is ready to laugh"
said Janet practically
' But where is she?" he asked hclplessly, begin
ming TO turn the car
! What are you doing?"
wife" ''iO IVY
! Amsterdam! But must get to Raleigh"
"Raleigh? We are not going to Raleigh. This
is the road to Calowhill"
Isn't that on the way to Raleigh" asked
Janet, with whom geography was not strong
point.
"No, Callowhill is beyond Raleigh; Won can
go through Raleigh on your way there but not
by this road"
Janet stared at him in dismay.
But I've got to be in Raleigh by o'clock
she said desperately. 'Pve simply got to- I'm
booked to deliver lecture there and a large
audience will be waiting
And I've got to find my wife," Carter re.
it is"
"On what grounds? For mistal,ina another
man for her husband? She must have made the
ilrst mistake and got into my cousins machine.
Why, of course, that's it," she went on with
a little laugh. There were two stairways in
that MOTEL at Amsterdam, with an automobile
/
down the wrong stairway, saw an automobile
and climbed in. / remember as we passed your
machme my cousin said it the same make
as his. Now my cousin was taking me to Ra.
leigh, and when they find out their mistake thew
will go ahead, expecting to meet us there NV
cousin knows how important it is for me to be
there by . o'clock, and he will know that |
shall persuade you to take me-"
This was such sound reasoning, and Janet was
so sure OF what ought to be done, and Carter
so bewildered about the proper course to pursue
to ind hls wife, that he yielded. They stoppeJ
at convenient farm house to inquire for the
way to Raleigh and learned with ioy that n
cross-road only quarter Of a mile away led to
their-or, at least, to Janets--desred destina
ton. Carter speeded the machine to its ut
most. He tried to be polite as they spun along
and made conversation" dutifully, but he was
not cheerful.
Your argument is sound and your course the
only one to adopt he said the lights of the
town came in sight, "but suppose she isn't
there?"
Janet began the task of announcement all over
again, and was still repeating her ASSURANCES when
they drew up before the chief hotel in Raleigh
No automobile was in sight, nor could they find
any trace of the other motorers, either at any
of the hotels or at the lecture hall
This happened because Ethel Carter was not
so clear-headed logician as Janet
AlcGrath remained unconscious of his COM
panon's silence for some time but at last t
struck him that her manner somewhat ag-
gressive, her unresponsiveness intentional.
Il say, old girl, what's happened?" he asked
at length. "Have I said or done anything to
huff you? You surely, aren't mad because I'm
thinking of another grl?"
The. young woman beside him burst into tears
"Oh, Jim," she sobbed, chow can you speak
to me like that! How can you! On our honey
moon, tool"
McGrath gulped. Honeymoon! What in the
world had happened? Something awful, certainly
He stopped the machine with suddenness that
almost unseated his companion.
"My dear madam" he exclaimed cutchinr at
her she lurched forward, Il am not your hus
band"
"Not my husband" gasped Ethel, snatching
off her goggles and staring at him. "Good
heavens!"
They gazed at each other in CONSERVATION
"Where is Janet?" asked McCirath, and
"Where is JIM" echoed Ethel
Then McGrath remembered the twin automo.
blies at Amsterdam and put III his clutch
II see. You or she your husband or have
got into the wrong automobile he explained
lucidly. 'Its all right, my dear madam. Well
all meet in Raleigh"
But we weren't going to Raleigh. We'd given
up going there. We're on our way to Callowhll."
"Callowhill! But that's in the other direction
"Oh, dear, what shall we do?" groaned Ethel
in distress. eve must go back to Amsterdam
"No, we must go on to Raleigh"
"But / can't" walled Ethel II want my hus.
band. You must take me to jim"
Hell be in Raleigh"
"He won't. He'll go back to Amsterdam to
'ook for me-"
81 beg your pardon, madam, but really think
he'll go to Raleigh. 1t is imperative that my
cousin reach Raleigh by s o'clock. 1t is presumed
that she is with your husband and she will no
doubt insist upon his taking her there"
But jim will consider that finding his wife is
of much more Importance than keeping an ell
ragement. Besides" she added 81 was always
taught that when lost, should return to the
point where one missed ones way Therefore
we must go back to Amsterdam"
"But, madam, if they not there?"
They must be there! Jim would never desert
me-" moaned Ethel, and burst out crying again
Under the tyranny of tears McGrath turned
against his better Judgment and retraced their
road to Amsterdam. No other sojourners of any
sort about, and leaving Il weeping woman y
in the hotel parlor, McGrath sought the tele-
phone. In his helpless perpleXity his mind turn
ed involuntarily to the woman he loved, and he
called up Ethel Craig in Raleigh.
Janet's thoughts turned to Ethel too, and she
and the agtated Mr.. Carter repaired to the Craig
homestead. Ethel was interested and distressed by
their story, and an animated council was inter
rupted by violent and prolonged ringing of the
telephone bell. Ethel flew to the instrument, and
The bridegroom and Janet We're instantly relieved
by the news her one.sded conversation revealed
to them.
"They are back at Amsterdam" she exclaimed
m great excitement. "but they are to start on
here directly. Janet, you go off to your lecture
and I'll go with Mr.. Carter to meet them"
The two automobiles met midway on the road
between Raleigh and Amsterdam, and hur.
ried explanation and transference took place.
ooh, JIM" sobbed the bride, precpitatng her
,ef into her husbands arms take me to the