The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-11-27
YOU'RE JUST IN rIME!' HE CRIED.

ton her He was confident that she
had control Of the situation. and as
they sped along the road he waited
for her to speak.
But he was surprised when she sud
denly asked him to take her father out
in the automobile. One of the objec-
lions Mr. Garvan had urged was his
fondness for his auto; that the old
gentleman should want to ride was
strange
Alice's word was law, and the next
afternoon when the blue racer drew
away from in front of the Caravan
house Mr.. Caravan was established in
the tonneau, while Alice, beside Tom
my, saw that he kept down his speed.
They ran decorously along for several
miles until they came to the shore road,
which stretched its level length for a
couple of miles beside the lake.
want to go fast?" demanded Alice
as she turned to her parent.
SIS it safer" he demanded anxieusly.
Safe and just lovely" was the as
surance. Put on the speed, Tommy,
and show papa what automobiling
really means"
Tenley threw over the lever, and
presently they were doing about forty
miles an hour. There were no inter-
secting roads along the lake and no
traffic, so that Tenley felt safe in let
ting the machine out At the end of
the stretch he slowed down and turned
70 I,af =
the lone passenger in the tonneau.
To his surprise be found the old
man leaning forward Let us try it
again, he urged. It's great"
Back they flew along the broad road
Then they slowed down and headed
for home At the door Caravan turned
to Tommy:
81 wish you'd drop in this evening"
he said. 81 want to see you about
something"
Tommy nodded and drove off. A part
of Alice's plot began to unfold He
guessed that the something was an
auto, and the guess was right, for a
week later a high power car found q
resting place in the Caravan stables, and
John Caravan devoted himself to its
study. Within a month he was suf-
ficiently expert to be able to handle
the car himself.
He looked with kindlier feeling to-
ward Tommy, who had made known to
him this now delight. In his younger
days he had been a horseman. and
much Of his objection toward Tommy
had been that he had taken to the
auto instead of to the trotter. Now
that this objection was removed, Tom
my asked for rehearing of the case
but, to his surprise, there was the same
negative
IT'S just a whim,7 explained Alice
He will come around all right"
But the coming process was slow
and Tommy fretted as he followed the
big red car along the roads in obedi
ence to Alice's commands
Then there came the hot afternoon
when they made for the top of Mount
Stephen. Alice with her field glas:
swept the country beneath for hall
an hour after it was time to start bach
home. Then, with sigh Of relief, she
slipped the glasses into their case anc
turned to Tommy
Take the wood road back" she com
manded, ''and you do just as / say
viii you promise?'
Don't l always?" he parted. "Hov
would dare do otherwise?"
She made bow Il thank you" she
said demurely. Now, if ever, is the
time to realize that a soldiers frs
duty is obedience"
She smiled to herself as they begar
to coast slowly down the mountain
and she smiled still more when, as
they struck the level ground. there
came a hail
Just ahead John Garvan was sitting
on the steps of his machine, smiling
hopefully at them. You're just IL
timer he cried as they drew up be
side him. Il have had a breakdown
and don't know just what the mat
ter Is"
'I'll have look" offered Tommy al
he prepared to rise. Alice laid a de
taini2g hand upon his arm.