The Lambertville record., 1906-10-31
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BY IZoLA FORESTER
BY IZoLA FORESTER
Copyright, igca, by Ruby Douslos

two rs main points OF interest. One
Was large red AUTOMOBILES. The other
WAS II young man lying comfortably
on tue front seat Of the rcd automo-
bile fast asleep. Incidentally, even to
the lay eye of meXperieuce. there was
unmistakably something the matter
with the red automobile. It was lop-
sided and the front part Sue didn't
know the technical teru--but the main
front part appeared to be dislocated
II looked like Il toy tin auto that had
been stepped ON.
But there wns nothing the matter
with the young man. lie was sleeping
peacefully, calmly, his knees elevated
tentwisc, his arms folded Hike slum-
herring brave in etligy ON his breast,
and Sue laughed softly To herself and
looked mp and down the road.
1t was deserted. Between aud
hardly any one ever passed along the
shore rond. 1t was the dinner hour
mp ut the inu. And people who knew
what they We're about never took the
shore road. anyway, not with red auto
mobiles. 1t was n short cut, of course,
to the inn but primarily aud legally
1t was Il private road leading To the
Narian estate. and To Ilnrtley Variants
mind the only blot ON the fnir face of
nature in the summer time We're sum
mer huardcrs and red automobiles.
Suddenly the young man moved rest
lcssly Mosquitoes were plentiful In
the shade of the naples He sighed,
opened his eyes, caught sight of the
bay mare and neat black road cart
and sat up.
"Ilas he got back
The question was one of da2ed con
ccrn. Sue returned his stare with
grave interest.
81 don't know what you mean. You
have had some nccidentr
Some nccidentw The young man
became troubled and explosive. I'VE
came mighty near killing ourselves and
smashing the machine 90 spinters over
that that=ropn. Didn't YOU see The
ropeT
~ rope" Miss Variants tone was
mild and sympathetic.
stretched across the road on pur-
pose, and we rode bang into It. vii
son, that's the chauffeur has gone
somewhere TO get help. We missed the
road Il few miles back
"Were you hurtY
Just n little jolted. | presume the
owner Of the rope hoped for funerals
There was a funeral hero II few
days ago" intcrposed Miss Narian
gently. "rhat Is why the rope was
put up, / believe. To turn back any
stray autos and prevent any more fu'
ncrals. \ rcd one ran over calf
"Caf2'
at was pet calf" resumed Miss
Varlan firmly, "and it was with It's
mother. 1t had perfect right TO ram
bile along this road and automobiles
haven't Its private roud. Didn't
you read the sign on the stone gate
posts az you came inY
"The sign said simply: No Trespass-
Ing TrHmps and Dogs * eep OUT I'm
neither n trump nor dog. SO l came
in"
"Well, the rope wasn't stretched for
n tramp or dog"
The trcspasser was silent for the first
time. Climbing out of his machine, he
strobe over to the cart and looked up
Mt the girl In It. She was young about
seventeen, he thought. Her waist was
n white linen boyish affair that very
young person might be expected to
wear. with plain turn down collar and
short sleeves. The white linen skirt
was short too ankle length. He could
see the low heclcd tnn oxfOrds. And
her halr WIS braided md wound
around her head like n misplaced aure-
ole That had slipped down. Worse
than NIL, she was laughing Mt him. He
knew It when he saw her eyes.
When he spoke again It was with n
less obvious reference to his own
wrongs
"Can you tell me where | amf"
"Seyen and half miles from Glen
more You missed the main road about
two miles back This leads to the Va
rian house"
but that's where | want to go" ex'
claimed the young man. i thought
Wilson was makng for the inn. | am
bound for Narian's place. :
"rhen why did You come In an auto
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