The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-14

As far as she could see the road
stretched away dusty and desolate. It
was the hayIng season. Farmers were
busy with their crops and passerSby
were few. OllYih's car stood half IN
and half out OF the waygide ditch, and
Il was beyond her power to move It
There was nothing to be done but wait
II deliveranco In any guIse approached
she could readily signal 1t, for she
stood on the crest OF hill.
BeIoMhOG the countryside lay Eke
green man The eioGR air Knocked dis
lance and brought things wonderfully
nea-the cluster OF houses that formed
oakdale village, beyond these the gray
gables of her own home and still lar
Their away the shining roof OF VIII
Ioughby manor.
II was at the latter that she looked
with the most interest for the For
ester-Willoushby feud. beginning about
a land line, had continued for two gen
erations. The elder WiiIouShby had
died, but Broughton willouEhby had
returned from college and the manor
was reopered-
The villagers. who took n lively in
terest in the two families. declared him
to be Il tine. sensible young man, nor
was Olivia whit less popular. Peo-
pIe liked to wait for her smile and
nod as she GaIloped past Recently
her motor had taken the place of her
horse. course OF which her father
heartily di*approved, for he hated mod
eru v.tions.
His ole Of hostile neighbour was only
one OF many ldiosyncrasieS- Trains
filed him with Il horror unSpeakhhle.
1t was his boast that he had never rid
Inshf no
tie of a city life and chung tenacious!y
to his New England homestead, whose
inaccesslbiIity rendered it doubly dear
to. him. olivia often teased him 10y
saying she was sure he would like to
keep her at home beside a spinning
wheel.
Anything he cried, would be bet
ter than what you have chosen! With
such II hdeous. snorting thing as that
how can you expect TO come to any
thing but grief: And, though Murray.
the groom. is 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 you
Yet now, as Olivia was experiencing
her first breakdown, she recalled her
fathers words with twInge of ap-
prehension. aud it was relief to hear
another machine approaching. relief
which turned to cousterna ton when
she saw It's occupant. Young VIII
Ioughby coolly ignored the embarrass-
ment of the situation.
1T beg your pardon" he said pleas
antIy. but can be of some assist
ance?"
"Thank you" answered Olivia con-
fuaedly. "It won't move either way,
and / can't find out what's the matter
with it, Nor could wIllOughby when
after twenty minutes work, he man
aged to get it from the ditch
There doesn't seem to be any help
in sight" he observed cheerfully after
looking up and down the road. "Will
you let me take your motor in tow"
olivia hesitated. But what had a
family feud to do with breakdown?
eff you will he 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 absurdity of the affair
struck her. She realized how she
would look whIriing through the viii
Iage streets rs IL taken captive by VIII
Ioughby Instantly her pride was up
In arms. At the edge OF the village
she called to him. and he slowed down
Immediately.
IT think" said olivia, 81 would rath-
err 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-
cit was the greatest pleasure said
WiIIoughby and. raising his cap, was
gone.
But olivia was sure that the farmers
tenn which cnme to her aid few mo-
ments afterwnrd was OF his sending.
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, so much did Wlllougllby OCCUPY
her thoughts that she was scarcely sur
prised when few days later. s'cuddlnS
home against wind that preSaged Il
storm, a turn in the road brought VII
lorlphby into view. He was on hi
knees in the middle OF the road, appar-
emily investigating his gasoline ank.
.STbe spnrker doesn't connect" he
saId In answer to her question ana
ouichly accepted her OFFER Of assist
ance, They started homeward in corr
nIete reversal of the parts they had
nlayed before. Now 1t was olivin's'
motor that went calamity ahead, wi3!le
WIlIouehby and his chr tralled IN tie
pear. They were still some twenty
miles from onlkdale. the wind was
steadily rising. and a few great drops
Of rain began to fall,
Vow" thought olivia as they spec
forward, III have cancelled the debt