The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-19
-:- OUR DAILY SHORT STORY ::

along, now" He looked the rest. T wonder" she said musingly, If some time Oh. I know! I'll get Mir. Stone to come and then you can go as fast as you like! Will you, just-just let her sizzle?'
 So the girl beside him. then. as Miss Carson, of whom he had heard Billy speak so. often, and he had stolen her way from under Billy's very eyes.
 At the Oceanview to the crowded veranda of which fashionable hostelry he swung up dashingly at break-neck speed the ladies alighted and he was instructed to walt for them while they made call. He trundled over to the shade, lighted cigarette and stretched his legs.
 An hour later-when they had threaded their way skillfully down the drive-she asked:
 Have you been doing this long%
 Running automobiles" she ex- plained.
 "Oh, yes, I have-about three years" Are you-are you making profess sion of it?"
 Well. to an extent, yes" he replied; at least that was about his mothers | idea of it., he reflected amusedly. She asked questions about the ma chine, and Hubbard did his best to be | interesting, and was so successful that when they were once more inhaling the aroma of drying fish she was at 3ost sorry. q wish" he ventured when the end was in sight, q wish you would allow me to take you out again before long. You see. there's lots worth seeing"
 She turned and held a hurried con sultation with the others. Then. SsCon1h fnr III fnmnrFOU afternoon?" she asked.
 ''Yes, miss. At what timer" She agreed to say two. | Hubbard was relieved to find that Stone was not in sight about the hotel when they drew up. If only Billy could be kept out of the way! The next afternoon the big blue Far well chugged up to the Harborside. Hubbard waited ten minutes. and then, just as he had decided to send word to the ladies, his heart gave a bound. Through the front door stepped the girl. It was all right! He leaped out of the car, raised his cap and found himself staring at Billy Stone. There he stood, smiling at the car and pulling the end of his ridicu- lous brown mustache. Hubbard groaned. But-well, he would carry 1t off as best he might. H etried to get BilIy's eye. but Billy wouldn't look. l What did 1t hean?
 The others aren't coming today said Miss Carson. And so you can drive 1t as fast you like. Can't ee, l Billy?'
 "Certainly." answered Billy, "but without enthusiasm. Hubbard ground his teeth over that Billy 1t soulded so very chummy! He bowed and fled out his hand to help her into the front seat. but she drew back, stihing It. tie smile, and:
 q shall sit back today" she said with dignity. Come on Billy"
 Well they went to Rockport and they came home again. It was very uninteresting ride.
 When they rolled into Gloucester Miss Carson asked him to stop at one O fthe stores for a moment. She alight- ed and Billy announced his intention some magazines Hubbard felt in stinctively that he had gone for candy He waited gIumly But almost In stantly Miss Carson returned.
 They haven't got what I want" she said, despairngly.
 If you will get in." said Hubbard
 T will take you to another stor' around the corner. They have every thin gthere."
 But MT. Stone?"
 wen come back for him."
 We'll all right" she consented.
 As they passed the next corner there was a hail and Hubbard had feetine glimpse of Billy Stone. his arms piled high with packages.
 Isn't the store a long way ofr?" she inquired uneasily. when they had left the main street and were speeding uT a hill