Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-04

the talking I'll break Your neckr' re-
piled Knowlton.
When The auto came uN. the girl was
down on her feet inspecting damages.
II was easy TO see that the machine
must be got homo ny soma motive
power beyond its own. There were too
many stony spots on the highway to
run Il ON the rim OF the damaged
wheel Mr. KuaWltoU at once intro
duccd himself and companion and ten
dcrcd their services,
They found the young lady even bet
ter looking than they had given her
credit for She was not ut all cmhor,
raised over the meeting She was
chatty and vtyayiouS, and IN Ave min,
utcS' talk she made them reallrc that
she knew twice as much about an auto
as they did one thing the boys for
got until 0rtcrward, They gave their
names 70 her but SHE did not rccipro-
cate. Il was dccidcd that the dam
aged machine must I've drawn TO the
side Of the road and sent for later on,
while the auto WAS 60 convey the cirl
to her home a distance Of fourteen or
fifteen miles, Why she had gone sut
OF her way she didu't explain, and the
boys didn't ask
AS | ann used TO autos l shall ask
the prjyilrg, vt acting as chauffeur"
announced the young lady rs she was
ready to get IN
This seemed like reelection ON the
abilities OF the young men, aud they
were heSltating over It when Miss
Blank took the matter In hand. There
was room for one or thcm beside her,
and both jumped for the place at once.
/ There was n struggle, hut shame soon
came to both and they humbly climbed
into the rear seat and glarcd at each
other and mentally threatened murder
at the first opportunity, They soon dis.
covered that the young lady was no
vain hoaStcr. She turned the machine
/ about with WIKI and started Off at
n speed that had not continued for five
minutes when young Kuowlton felt
compelled 70 lean forward and say:
This Is certainly celebrating, but
I do YOU think lt altogether safeT
"1his isn't twenty miles an hoA', 4"
was the reply as the machine sailed
around Il curve ON three wheels
Three minutes later Mr.. Weaver.
whose face was growing rs white ms
chalk and his teeth clicking together,
managed to make the young lady UNI
derstand that he was troubled with
/ paptation Of the heart ut times.
BEST remedy for II In the world, -
she replied ms the machine struck II
road rs level and hard ms n floor, and
she increased the speed
The young men nstlnctlyely Claspcd
hands and said farewell to each other.
They didn't dare reach over aud twist
the wheel out of the drivers hands,
and yet they realized that calamity
must soon happen, A word from her
might have prevented what followed,
but she was intent on the road ahead,
or sudden, as they came upon n long
strip OF hazel bushes, both stood up and
jumped for IL and landed among the
bushes with Il crash.
The auto did not stop, If the girl
missed them she was not concerned
They picked themselves up after q
while and limpcd out TO the road IN
time TO make Inquiries of n passing
team. They walked two miles ant
then hired farmer TO drive them alN
more, always inqulrlng for an auto
driven by girl, At length, as they
drew near n manor house cmbosomeo
In grove, young Weaver exclaimed:
Say, now, It's dollars TO cents tina
this IL the house we were bound for
the Henderson placer
And If that isn't the young Indy W,
have been chasing may | never en-
again" replied Knowlton rs he nodded
ut II girl on the vcrnnda.
, In front Of the house was an auto
tied TO the fence with rope, 1t was
their auto. Hung In consplCuou,
place was sign reading, "For SALE
Cheap" The young men did not stol
10 ask any questions, If their fricnt
Burt was home they did not want (,
see him. If his sister Annette wal
home they did not want to see her. Al
they wanted was to get back TO New
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