Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-03

vision as she sat there. her fawn col
ored coat outlined against the green
meadow background. and her flmy
veil, which she had loosened, floating
! out airily In the breeze as II on its
way to join the clouds in the blue sky
above It. But Elinor was oblivious to
4 the picturesqueness of her plight. All
she could think of was its stupidity.
! Why, oh why, hadn't she gone with
Jack? Oh, yes, she remembered-she
was teaching him a lesson, showing
him his proper place, tempering his
unwa-ranted and uncomfortable air Of
| assumption. Hum! Let's see, this
was August-it was just six months
since she had met him, and he seemed
to think so brief an acquaintance en-
| titled him to the privileges Of many
| years. To be sure. she had been TO
nearly every one of the Country club
| dances with him-but he did dance so
| divinely-and had gone autoing with
him every Friday afternoon for a mat
| ter of some eight or ten weeks But
what of it? There were plenty of
cause she happened to like Jacks
dancing and Jacks auto better than
anybody else's, was that any reason
why he
Honk. honk!
The staccato breaking of the silence
nearly caused Elinor to lose her bal
ance. She gripped the top rail Of the
] 20 \
whiz by. Suddenly it began to slow
down. then it turned around and start
ed back again Jacks car! Her heart
gave a bound of happy relief Then it
sank sickeningly as again she noticed
some one beside him-a woman, but
so heavily yelled that Elinor could not
see her face
Jack brought the machine to a stand
still beside It's disabled contemporary,
jumped out and looked about for it's
possible owner. He could scarce be-
lieve his senses when he saw Elinor
perched in solitary misery on the fence.
''Why, Elinor," he cried in astonish.
ment, what has happenedT'
Nothing much, thank you, Mr.. Will
HAMS" answered Elinor distantly.
'Just a slight accident Mr.. Norris
has gone across the fields to get some
assistance. He will be back in min
ute, Don't stop, l beg of you"
But Jack was used to having his own
way and was already underneath Yer
mons machine investigating The cause
of the trouble.
Meanwhile between Elinor and the
yelled lady in the other car there was
an exchange of furtive glances, but
none of civilities.
"She's all right now," exclaimed
Jack, emerging soon. "Just got tired
Of going so fast and thought she'd
give you two little surprise. Which
way did you say Norris went?"
Before Elinor could reply Jack had
run up the road a short distance and
stood looking intently through his field
glasses at speck Of figure hurrying
toward them.
That's Norris now" he called back
20 the yelled lady. Say, Nora, sup
pose you get into his car and run up
to meet him. 1t will give him jolly
good surprise to be rescued by his own
machine. I'll stay with Miss Ken
dali"
The yelled lady answered with
cherry IAN right, Jack" that made FL
inor vince and shifted with easy agil-
ity from one car to the other.
AS soon as the machine had q good
start Jack, with leap and bound.
made for the fence. He landed with
jump directly In front of Elinor and
stood looking up at her wistfully.
ION which side of the fence are you
going to jump, dearY' he asked gently.
ION the other" replied Elinor, with
q little gasp.
But she did not, for Jack took her
In his strong arms and. needless Of her
protestatlons, ran with her to his ma
chine, which he set going at full speed.
When Elinor had regalned her equi-
librium and her breath, she assumed
an injured expression wholly out Of
keeping with the tumult of JOY in her
heart.
"Who Is the other woman" she ask
ed frigidly, though what did 1t mat
ter now?
Jack laughed heartily
my cousin Nora and yours to be,
dear. had to get some one to ride
with me, you know"
Elinor looked up at him shyly.
do you think they'll catch up with
usr' she asked, her eyes sparkling with
happiness.
Probably won't try to. "chuckled
Jack. .You see. Nora's steering that
machine, and Vernon will have to fol-
| low her lead. She's had her cap oct
| for him ever since she came to town.
She wasn't having bit OF good time
with me. But suppose they should
overtake US, Elinor." continued Jack.
with mock anxiety, would you Ike to
change back againY
mo. Jack" replied Elinor softly.
"I're made my jump. and I'm on your
side of the fence forever"