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


why don't YOU rCllcrS," wrote Burt
Henderson TO Young Weaver and
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SPSaN' Is hohe now, Arrange 70 stay
over Sunday with us Wen have a
0ulIy tjm&
AouuE henderson was stu living
win MS parents NJ their country house
on Long island ana had been chummy
win the two men during his days in
SoI''E'. The invitation was allurlng,
EAeh OF the SophS had taken lessons in
running nm auto, the Long Island roads
were known to be good, and nc the end
OF the run was Il handsome girl, as
they knew 10y photograph they had
seen.
IL was Il rare chance to get ont Of
town and do lot OF other things be.
sides, and ON certain saturday morn
ing of certain June an auto might
have been seen speeding two rather
, hilarious young men up the island
roads, The garage man had been par
ticul0r when they went to hire the ma.
chine They confessed TO being timid
about speed, but felt perfectly conf,
/ dent ON all other points, and after dis.
! playing their knowledge in a practical
I way he had placed them In charge.
/ The destination was thirty miles
/ from BROOKLYN. but at n steady log this
might have been covered by noon had
not something happened to prevent.
As they were passing through la.
maica, the Journey only lust begun u
handsome young lady emerged from n
house, stepped into steam runnhout
and. acting Ms her own chauffeur
started off nj n fast elm
/ by George, but did Won over SEQ
ANYTHING te compare with hcrY' gasped
vouny Weaver who was uoted no I'm.
prcssionahle.
"Hlndsoncst Girl | over saw, vyos
! the rcnlv
Did Won notice that look she threw
at meY"
/ 1T was meant for me"
"Vnu On mt Sov I'll ,,yc oil I nv
meet 10 ret from my rrnndmothcr's pc
tate TO know that girl What owes
What hair, As her eyes looked int
mine for an instant r.
"Shc wos lacking into mine md thor,
If she dared MS TO follow her"
"Rv Gcorgc but como IA thInl, os u
we ought 70 follow her nnybow n,
woman hns any business driving 81 mn
chine Slipposc q fire comes off n,
! ANYTHING breaks. She mnv meet +
train at crossing. run into a ditch n,
have & ,mnthipp plso hopncu If W,
are on hand we cnn ASSIST"
More spccd was put on to dccroas,
the distance and the Young ludv locke,
hack as she henrd thc churying Of III,
big machine
"She's surely flirting with mer, CUR
gled yomp Wonyor ns hn rlosncd hi
hands
:. ''You doltr' reuIied voung I[uoyvIton
"Sbe doesn't know that Won ore n,
earth. Isn't she sIyImminp along urett,
fastP"
Seems TO me she's LET ont Il link
This is faster than we ever drove he
fore, but we've got 10 take chances o
lose that girl"
The girl in the runohout had seyaro
ideas on the subject in hand. one wa
that the two Young men behind he
were new to the sport. Another wa
that they had loft fine diroct rood I,
order to follow her. The third was tina
she would be revcnged on them. Sh
ratified nlong nj n high sneod for
mile and could see without turning he
head too much that the big machln
was wabbling badly and being driver
by trembling hand. On coming T.
where the highway separated to unit
a quarter of mile farther on, sh
chose the toughest way. The light
weight runabout seemed to sail owe
the humps and ruts and washouts
while the larger machine had TO SLOW