The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-12-25

the talking I'll break your neck" rec
piled KnowIton.
When the auto came up. the girl was
down on her feet inspecting damages.
1t was. easy TO see that the machine
must be got home by some motive
power beyond its own. There were too
many stony spots on the Highway to
run it on the rim of the damaged
wheel. Mr. Knowlton at once intro
duced himself and companion and ten
,lercd their services.
They found the young lady even bet
ter looking than they had given her
credit for. She was not ut all embar-
raised over. the meeting. She was
rllatty and vivacious, and in five min
utes' talk she made them realize that
she knew twice as much about an auto
as they did. One thing the boys for
got until afterward They gave their
names to her, but she did not recipro-
cate. 1t was decided that the dam
aged machine must be drawn to the
side of the road and sent for later on.
while the auto was to convey the girl
to her home. a distance of fourteen or
fifteen miles. Why she had gone out
of her way she didn't explain, and the
boys didn't ask.
AS | am used to autos l shall ask
the privilege of acting as chauffeur
announced the young lady as she was
ready to get in.
This seemed like a reflection on the
abilities of the young men, and they
were hesitating over it when Miss
Blank took the matter in hand There
was room for one of them beside her.
and both jumped for the place at once.
There was a struggle, but shame soon
came to both and they humbly climbed
into the rear seat and glared at each
other and mentally threatened murder
at the first opportunity. They soon dis
covered that the young lady was no
vain boaster. She turned the machine
about with a whiZ and started of at
speed that had not continued for five
minutes when young Knowlton felt
compelled to lean forward and say:
"This is certainly celebrating. bat
do you think it altogether safe?'
This isn't twenty miles an hour
was the reply as the machine sailed
around curve on three wheels.
Three minutes later Mr.. Weaver,
whose face was growing as White rs
chalk and his teeth clicking together.
managed to Ike the young lady TN
derstand That he was troubled with
palpitation OF tho he2rt.at times.
! Best re.nc.y for K in the world"
she replied as the machine struc. Il
road as level and hard as a floor, and
! she increased the speed.
The Young men instinctively clasped
hands and said farewell to each other
They didn't dare reach over and twist
the wheel out of the drivers hands,
and yet they realized that a calamity
| must soon happen. A word from her
might have prevented what followed,
bat she WAS intent on the road ahead.
Of sudden. rs they came upon long
strip OF hazel bushes, both stood up and
jumped for ii and landed among the
bushes with a crash.
The auto did mot stop. II the girl
missed them she was not concerned.
They picked themselves up after 6,
while and limped out to the road in
time to make inquiries of passing
team. They walked two miles and
then hired farmer to drive them siA
more, always inQuiring for IN auto
driven 10y girl. At length. rs they
drew near a manor house cmbosomed
in q grove. Young Weaver exclaimed:
''Say, now it's dollars to cents t.lat
this is the house we were bound for
the Henderson placer
And il that isn't the young lady we
have been chasing may l never cat
again. replied Knowlton as he nodded
Al 4 girl on the yeranda.
In front of the house was an aHt,
tied 10 the fence with a rope. 1t WAS
their auto Hung in conspicuous
place was Il sign reading. For Sale
/, fCheap." The young men did not stoI
/ to ask any questions. If their friens
. Burt was home they did not want Il
see him If his sister Annette wa:
home they did not want to see her. Al
. they wanted was to get back to New
! York by the shortest route