Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-15


led him between the ears with the
whiplash.
XIX. XIX! XIX" clucked Ethel
Make him 20 faster. can't you? We
shall be late TO dinner"
Dinner. What's dinner compared
10 this discussion" contemptuously
inquired Huldah. resdjusting her spec.
tscles.
"Oh. you always enjoy talking upon
your favorite topic" reJoined Ethel.
Now for my part. I'm very far from
being man-hater. Men are very
nice indeed on some occasions. and"
And the idea that women can't
drive" interrupted Penelope. why,
driving is just the easiest thing"
Huldah shrugged her shoulders
OF course it's easy The idea.
But when we started on heard
one OF those wretches on the piazza
ssy-of course he didn't suspect that
] heard him--that any woman could
drive till something happened.
Something happened, indeed" re.
peated Penelope, Indignantly.
oh mercy" screamed Ethel. See
him shake his head, What do you sup
pose ails him7" And she wildly clutch
cd my arm as she asked the ques.
tiou
Nothing ails him" answered.
but dies. There's nothing TO be fright.
ened at"
Don't you think he wants wstsr?"
she next inquired.
1T won't do any harm to try the
experiment" And thus saying. Pen.
slope drove to the side OF the road
where the water gushed from a spring
The frantic plunges OF the horses
head left us no doubt OF his desire to
drink
But why on earth, then. don't he
drink" walled Ethel.
Penelope watched him tntently.
Il DECLARE" she burst out at last
They must have hsrnossed him
wrong. He cant get his head down
IsA't that too bad"
III We only know what the mat
ter was" remarked practical Huldah
Girls. did any OF you ever harness a
horse?"
Not one OF Us ever had.
ITS mans work to harness
horses, Ethel declared, to which HUI
DAN responded: mo more than Il Ia
To drive them"
Ethel looked thoughtful
I'm not so sure OF that. II seems
semshow unwomanly and"
'Unwomanly!" scoffed Huldah.
Here, Penelope. make him stand still
while | get out and see
But her descent seemed the signal
for him TO do the very opposite OF
standing still. With one more Wig
erous shake. he started or in spite
Of chorus OF "Whoas!" from our
united throats Huldah toiled afte,
him, painting.
The sun was blazing overhead: the
dust was ankle deep under foot, and
that horse wouldn't stop. except spas.
medically and at long intervals. not
long enough for Huldah, who occasion.
ally overlook the vehicle. to get into
1t. Penelope was rigid. and showed
In every feature her oppressive sense
OF responsibility. Ethel was plainly
frightened
oh, whoa, Do whoa" burst from
her lips almost in a groan.
This time he whosed, but we shall
never know whether II was on ac.
count OF Ethers eloquence. or the
fact. nrst discovered by Huldah. as
she came up the road that a part of
the harness was dangling around his
heels
There was general wall
What shall we do?"
III there were only a man with us
who could" began impuIsively. then
stopped terrified at the audacity OF nv
own tongue. Penelope turned and
glared al me. but ] felt a deep con.
Viction that it was more for the sake
or keeping up appearances and re.
naming true to her theories. than
from any practical disagreement with
my proposition
The horse stood perfectly still. and
for minute we were all as still as he
was, all save Huldah. who was fan.
ring herself desperately with her
hat
Wen, this 10 certainly an exhil.
a-sing situation" she remarked At
last
II certainly was Every sane person
would have agreed with her Six
miles At least from home. the same
number from the place where we we're
intending to dine and over a mile from
the nearest house
We cant stay here all day. We shall
have roast goose for dinner n we
do loosely ventured Penelope. and
we tried our best 10 laugh at her M.
tie Wittici-1 Ethel was the pedes
trian Of tlr TsFty, and rose equal TO
the emery ncy In some way she
clsmbered over the hind wheel OF the
carriage
Where orc sou goiDE?" some one
sskod fe' .'f bat the answer came
with no ain sound II was a
clear rims ng stacesto utterance n
three slTg's words.
For man
"Hu a ,roaned and collapsed into
he'll reap a. The roadside Pen.
slope I'd The reins ainEerIy. holding
her b.s4'h az the same time lest the
dlshss animal should take aud
den 70 To run away with u.s.
We g mo- note Of time but from
~ los seemed a. n Ethel would
r~ysr % seen aga. on earth. but a.