The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-09
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s1e varian pulled ii, the hay mare
short IN the middle Of the road ana
stared 1T the objects IN the shade q
The r1aples There were tvo-that IS.
two as main points OF interest. One
was I large red autonobtle The other
was a young man lying comfortably
on the front seat OF the5red HutonEo-
bile, fast asleep incidentally, even to
the hay eye OF lnexperienee, there was
Enthusiastically something the matter
With the red automobile. + was lop-
sided, and the 'front.' part-sue didn't
know the technical term-but the main
front part appeared to be dislocated.
1t looked IllSe toy tin auto that had
been stepped on.
But there was nothing the matter
WITH the young man. BE was sleeping
peacefully, calmly, his knees elevated
tentzvise. his arms folded like a slum7
berinG brave IN eh1gy on his breast
and Sue laughed softly to herself and
looked up and down the road.
II was deserted. Between and q
hardly any one ever passed along the
shore road. It was the dinner hour
up Mt the inn. And people who knew
what they were about never took the
shore road, anyway, not with red auto
mobiles. It was short cut, Of COURSE
to the inn, but primarily -and legally
It was n private road leading TO TIE
yarian estate, and to Hartley Varian's
mind the only blot on the fair face OF
nature In the summer time were sum-
- Mt
Suddenly the young man moved rest
IessIy. Mosquitoes were plentiful in
the shade of the naples. BE sighed,
opened his eyes, caught sight OF the
hay mare and neat black road cart
and sat up.
Has he got backY'
The question was one OF dazed con-
Germ. Sue returned his stare with
grave interest.
II don't know what you mean. Ron
have had some accident?
asome accfdentg' The young man
became troubled and explosive we
c,lne mighty near killing ourselves and
smashing the machine to splinters over
that-that-rope. Didn't you see the,
rope2''
"A ropegv Miss varian's tone was
mild and sympathetic
stretched across the road on pur-
pose. and we rode bang into It, VIII
son, that's the chauffeur. has gone
somewhere to get help. We missed the
roud a few miles back"
Were you hurt?'
Just a little joIted. presume. the
owner OF the rope hoped for funerals
'gThere was funeral here a few
DAYS ago. fnterposed Miss Variln
to the
put up, I believe. to turn back any
stray autos and prevent any more fu-
nerals. a red one ran over calt'-
"Calf?''
at was a pet calf" resumed Miss
Varian firmly. land it was with its
1nothcr It had n perfect right to ram
be along this road and AUTOMOBILES
haven't Irs a private road. Didn't
Won read the sign on the stone gate
po;:3 "a; you came in?"
.'lh,, si-a said simply: no Trespass-
iu-. TrImps ana Dogs Keep Out. I'm
nelther Il tramp nor a dog so came
in
V-rfl. the rope wasn't stretched for
a traIap or dog"
Tie trcenasse- was silent for the first
time. Climbing oueof his machine, he
strobe over to the cart and looked mp
Mt the girl in 1t. She was young. about
seventeen. he thought. Her waist was
a 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-anlle length. He could
sec the low heeled tan oxfords. And
her hair was braided and wound
around her head like Il misplaced aure-
ole that had Slipped down, Worse
than all, she was laughing at him. BE
knew 1t when he saw her eyes.
When he spoke again It wns with n
less obvious reference to his own
wrongs.
Can you tell me where I am?' j
Seven and a half miles from Glen
more. You missed Che main road about
two miles back. This leads to, tho Va
rian house,
''But that's where want to go" OK
claimed the Young man. II thought
Wilson was making for the Inn am
bound for VariaH's place.
''Then why did you come in an alto
mobile? Don't you know Afr. NariHn
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sIIayen't seen him for years. he
must be a Jolly old beEEnr to judge
from the rope-reHl sweet, neighhOriy
hasn't hey
II think he was perfectly right apd :
Justified said Miss yarfnn, with sud
len naughty defiance. at was the
iearest little calf and It belonged to
me-"
The young man began to smile, smile |
n n gradual dominance Of the situn-
lion. 1t was a smile to resent, because |
t showed premeditated triumph and /
'orcI1nowIedge. But 1t improved him I
Even with the dust of the road overlay-
ng the tan OF his face and the genefal 1
iisheveled condition OF his makeup the