The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-10-16
Mr.. AuStin'S Car
And Anna5el.
by CEClLI ALLEN.
Copy rirhted, 1897, by Homer spiaeue

ent OF tile Clarendon Home For Or
phans IN his crisp, sharp tone. you
take these five children down To Mr.
the gray coat no. behind YOU, the dull
green car. Quick, nov, we shant get
started till noon ut this rate"
Annabel rnarshaled her quintet of eX-
cited flag carrying children and pushed
them ahead of her toward the big duh
green touring car.
us this MIR Austin's carr" she iii
quired. restraining five wriggling chill
dren who Just yearned To spring
through the open door
The young man who had been loung
Ing with one hand on the steering
wheel sat up nj attention rs Annabel's
charming voice reached his ear Every
one, from the irritable overworked
superintendent to the dull witted help
or In the laundry, loved Annabel's
Voice. and IL WAS not remarkable that
this good looking young chap In the
gray coat and dishguring goggles
should think ii the finest music he hal
ever heard. He sprang to the side
walk and swung the children into the
car aud then extended II helping hatd
Ia the slender girl In her simple shirt
waist suit of striped ehambray. which
reminded him of the deft fingered
nurse who had taken care of him after
his first motoring accident
Gee but She Is eorker, But her
hair Will look just Ike n gypsy's when
we get To going some .
That was what the Young man said
TO himself What he said to Annabel
was:
Are you afraid TO go fast. I'd like
To give these Riddles the run of their
life. but II we're going to do that You
had best take off Your hat and tie on
this veil -
lie whipped n long gray automobile
veil from convenient hamper,
~ guest left II In the ear night be
You would not mind"
Not ut all" interrupted Annabel.
with II smile TINT lie Instantly decided
matched her voice neftly she tucked
her hat into the hamper, tied the veil
under her chin In n beWitChlng how
and, leaning back In the big car, SMILED
happily ut her Young charges
The young man watched the smile
from behind his goggles, and when the
superintendent of the asylum hurried
UP To make sure that these, the Inst
of his big family. Mere properly cared
for the young man fairly bcamed on
the orphanage official
"Going to have II line run, | imag-
Inc" he said. with II most Interested
infection The superintendent glanced
bnck in some surprise. This annual
trip to Van Orden Beach, given by the
big automobile club for the orphans,
WAS not without Its thorns for the su-
perintendent Most of the owners OF
machines sent their chauiieurs. who
either acted bored and dSagreeabie or
leased the children or hirtcd with the
young women attendants. At the gen
ial greeting In the quiet. cultured voice
the superintendent felt almost CRATE
full
Il hope It will be n good run and II
pleasant day. I'm sure 1t Is very kind
Of you club members TO take II per
sonal interest In the children
The young man started to say some
thing IN reply, but the superintendent
had To answer ii call farther down
the line. The young man turned on
the power with certain grim lines
forming around his mouth. though be
hind the goggles his eyes twinkled.
Away went the long. flashing line of
many eolored automobiles and their
burden Of shouting hurrahing chill
dren In pink and white and blue and
white checked gngham
Annahel was So grateful that she
had graduated To stripes. There had
been a time when TO her pink or blue
checks We're almost synonymous with
prison stripes but, after all. she had
decided, things might have been much
worse with her.
At the beach the children tumbed
out of the ears and made wild PUSHES
for the surf Most of the chnuffcurS
or ear owners hurried back to town or
ran into Il popular roadhouse n mile
DtAbn1 NNU tIutI1 >. Dui MI AuHllli
had evidently started out 10 give his
carload of orphans the time OF their
lives. He did not squander money, but
each of the five had a ride ON the mer-
ry-go-round. while Mr.. Austin himself
held the Youngest girl on the wild
looking ostrich she had chosen rs her
steed. And Annabel watched them
from the unsightly green benches, her
eyes dancing with sympathetic pleas
ure, and score of fascinating brown
tendrllls escaping from beneath the
soft gray veil. Annabel felt bit
guilty about HAT veil. She could have
taken il off and resumed her hat di-
those yards and yards Of filmy chiffon
felt SO soft and aristocratic TO her fas-
tidious touch
After the merry so-round ride came Il
trip through the old mill, and then
there were bags Of peanuts TO feed the
monkeys, forlorn group In IA more
forlorn cage. Each kiddie had a ride
In the donkey carts, too, and sack of
salt water taffy. At noon lunch was
served to lie orphans by caterer
provided hS the club, and after the
children were seated Annabel found
the watchful Mr. Austin ut her elbow
won't you come over to the Occi-
dental with me- | think you'l find
the cooking rat.er better than this"
bnnabel walked away with him as
IN daze. The Occidental, Why, that
WAS where Mrs. Ashton. enc of the
Richest patrons Of the home. always
spent her summers. Ii must be very
smart place. And what If she, the
humble assistant goyerness from the
home, should i.leet It's rich patron face
to facet Well, she would take the
chance. And soon she foS;ot her fear
In listening to the order fer lunch. He
seemed to know Just the things she
had always wanted to taste. And how
polite the walters were Annabel
touched her hair anxiously as the
many young women with carefully
marceled coiffures passed her table.