Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-12-14
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER IA. 1906.
The Rejuvenatioll Of
Chiffon Forester
By Constance Darcy Macksy
Copyright, 1908, by E. Q. PARCELS

olivia Forester descended from her
auto and looked about her helplessly
As far as she could see the road
stretched away dusty and desolate. II
was the haying season. Farmers Were
busy with their crops and passersby
were few. Olivia's car stood half ip
and half out of the wayside ditch, and
1t was beyond her power to move 1t.
There was nothing to be done but walt.
If deliverance In any guise approached
she could readily signal 1t, for she
stood ON the crest of hill.
Below her the countryside lay like a
green map. The clear air Knocked dis
lance and brought things wonderfully
near-the cluster of houses that formed
Oakdale village, beyond these the gray
gables of her own home and still far
Their away the shining roof of VIII
loughby manor.
1t was at the latter that she looked
with the most interest, for the For.
ester-Willoughby feud, beginning about
land line, had continued for two gen.
erations. The elder Willoughby had
died, but Broughton Willoughby had
returned from college and the manor
was reOpened.
The villagers, who took lively In
terest In the two families, declared him
to be fine, sensible young man, nor
was Olivia whit less popular. PEG
nod as she galloped past. Recently
her motor had taken the place of hen
horse, Il course of which her father
heartily disapproved, for he hated mod
ern Innovations.
His role Of hostile neIghbor was only
one OF many idlosyncrasles. Trains
filed him with horror unspeakable.
1t was his boast that he had never rid
den In a sleeper. He loathed the bus
tie of a city life and chung tenaciously
to his New England homestead, whose
inaccessibllity rendered 1t doubly dear
to him. Olivia often leased him by
saying she was sure he would like to
keep her at home beside q spinning
wheel.
Anything" he cried, would be bet
ter than what you have chosenl With
such a hideous, snortlng thing as that
how can you expect to come to any.
thing but grief? And, though Murray.
tho groom, IL an excellent--what do
you call it?-chauffeur, you insist in
going about the country alone. You
are modern, Olivia, and wash my
hands of your
Yet now, AS Olivia was experiencing
her first breakdown, she recalled her
fathers words with twinge of ap-
prehension, and 1t was a relief to hear
another machine approaching, a relief
which turned to CONSERVATION when
she saw Its occupant Young VIII
loughby coolly ignored the embarrass
ment OF the situation.
81 beg your pardon" he said pleas
antly, "but can I be Of some assist
anceT
"Ihank you" answered Olivia con-
fusedly. ut won't move either way,
and l can't find out what's the matter
with It," Nor could Willoughby when,
after twenty minutes work, ne man.
aged to get 1t from the ditch.
There doesn't seem, to DO any help
In sight" he observed cheerfully after
looking up and down the road. "Will
you let me take your motor In towT
Olivia hesltated. But what had q
family feud to do with breakdown
"If you Will be so good" she muir.
INJURED, and, gathering her dress about
her. she stepped into her own car.
She leaned back with sign of relief.
At least she would not have to talk to
him. Then the absurdlty Of tho affair
struck her. She realized how she
would look whlrling through the vii
lage streets as II taken captive by Will
loughby. Instantly her pride was up
In arms At the edge Of the village
Immediately.
II think" said Olivia, II would rath-
er you left me here. I'm sure some
farmers team will be passing and take
me the rest OF the way, and am most
grateful to you for the assistance you
have given me-"
ut was the greatest pleasure" said
Willoughby and. raising his cap, was
gone.
But Olivia was sure that the farmers
team which came to her aid few mo-
81
and though she told herself 1t was the
uneventfulness Of her life that made
the afternoons occurrence seem OF so
much Importance. yet she took pleasure
In mentally recalling each incident. In
deed, 80 much did Willoughby occupy
her thoughts that she was scarcely sur
prised when few days later. scudding
home against a wind that presaged
storm, turn In the road brought VIII
loughby into view. He was on bis
knees in the middle Of the road, appar-
emily Investigating his gasoline tank.
THE sparker doesn't connect" he
said in answer to her question and
quickly accepted her offer of assist
ance. They started homeward In com
pIete reversal Of the parts they had
played before Now II was Oliyia's
motor that went CALAMITY ahead, while
Willoughby and his car trailed in the
rear They were still some TWEEN
miles from Oakdale, the wind
steadily rising, and few great dro
of rain began to fall
snow" thought Olivia an they 81
forward, 81 have Cancelled the del
We are square. There need be no II
ther exchange Of courtesies." Yet ey'
as this crossed her mind her mot
came to u sudden jarring stop. DO
she and Wlllougbby alighted.
TITS the aspiration pipe" he sal
trying to keep n note Of mIrth from /
voice. an have to have another I
at my machine. Perhaps by this Il
Its changed its mind. There, you Sc
and his car began putting with
alacrity which might have awaker
Olivia's suspicious, but she had
chance to analyze her emotions.
tits good thing my machine Is c.
cred" he went on, for we are going to
have bit Of storm" He snatched
uD his dust colored coat and held IL ont