The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-11-24
tlr. Austin Car
And Annabel.
Copyrighted, 1851, by Homer Sprague.
sa.a,anoaaa ..~a>aa.aa>an~4nA~a
By CECILY ALLEN.


phans in his crisp. sharp tone, you
take these five children down to Mr..
Frederick Austin's car-thc man with
the gray coat-no, behind you, the dull
green car. Quick. now; we shan't get
started till noon at this rate"
AnnabeI marshaled her quintet of ex-
cited dag carrying children and pushed
them ahead of her toward the big dull
green touring car.
lis this Mr. Austin's car" she in
quired. restraining FIVE wriggling chill
dren who Just yearned to spring
through the open door
The young man who had been lounc-
ing with one hand on the steerinc;
wheel sat up at attention as AnnabeIs
charming voice reached his car. Every
one. from the irritable overworIed
superintendent to- the duh witted help
er in the laundry, loved AnnabeIs
voice. and ii was not remarkable that
this good looking Young chap in the
gray coat ANA disfiguring goggles
should think 1t the finest music he had
ever heard. He sprang to the side
walk and swung the children into the
car and then extended a helping hand
to the slender girl in her simple shirt
waist suit Of striped chambray. which
reminded him Of the deft fingered
nurse who had taken care Of him after
his first motoring accident
Gee but She is n corker. But her
hair viii look just like Il gypsy's when
we get to going some"
That was what the young man said
to himself What he said TO Annabci
was.
Are YOU afraid TO go fast? Ia like
10 give these Riddles the run of their
life but if we're going TO do that you
had best take off your hat and tie on
this VEIL
lie whipped a long gray automobile
veil from convenient hamper.
"A guest left it in the car night be
fore last. 1t looks quite new. Perhaps
you would not mind
Not at ALL" interrupted Annabel,
with a smile that he instantly decided
matched her voice. Deity she tucked
her hat into the hamper, tied the veil
under her chin in a bewitching bow
and, leaning back in the big car, smiled
happily at her young charges.
The young man watched the smile
superintendent of the asylum hurried
up to make sure that these, the last
Of his big family, were properly cared
for the young man fairly beamed on
the orphanage official
Going to have a fine run. 1 mag
the" he said, with Il most interested
infection. The superintendent glanced
back in some surprise. This annual
strip to Van Orden Beach, given by the
big automobile club for the orphans,
was not without its thorns for the SUI
perintPndent. Most of the owners Of
machines sent their chauffeurs, who
either acted bored and disagreeable or
tpased the children or fiirted with the
young women attendants. At the gen
In greeting in the quiet. cultured voice
the superintendent felt almost CRATE
fs1l
Il hope 1t viii be a good run and a
pleasant day. I'm sure 1t is very kind
f yoa club members to take a per-
lonal interest in the children"
The young man started to say some
thing In reply, but the superintendent
had To answer a call farther down
the lize. The young man turned on
forming around his mouth, though be-
bind the goggles his eyes twinkIed.
Away went the long flashing line of
many colored automobiles and their
burden of shouting, hurrahing chill
dren in pink and white and blue and
white checked gingham.
Annabel was so grateful that she
had graduated to stripes. There had
been time when to her pink or blue
checks were almost synonymous with
prison stripes; but, after all, she had
decided, things might have been much
worse with her
At the beach the children tum bled
snt of the cars and made wild rushes
for the surf. Most of the chauffeurs
or car owners hurried back to town or
Ear into a popular roadhouse a mile
beyond Van Orien's but Mr.. Austin
had evidently started out TO give his
carload Of orphans the time of their
Ewes. He did not squander money. but
each of the five had ride on the mer-
E-go-round, while Mr.. Austin himself
held the youngest girl on the wild
looking ostrich she had chosen as her
steed. And Annabel watched them
HAcAA Inc bltStSitlN SIteil pcuCntS, HSl
eyes dancing With sympathetic pleas
ure, and 8 score of fascinating brown
sendrills escaping from beneath the
soft gray veil. Annabei felt a bit
guilty about that veil. She could have
taken II off and resumed her hat di-
rectiy they reached the beach. but
those yards and yards of filmy chiffon
felt SO soft and aristocratic to her fas-
ridious touch.
After the merry go-round ride came a
trip through the old mill. and then
there We're bags of peanuts to feed the
monkeys. a forlorn group i'll a more
foflorn cage. Each kiddie had ride
In the donkey carts, too. and a sack OF
salt water tafy. At noon lunch was
served to the orphans by caterer
provided by the club. and after the
children were seated Annabel found
the watchfui Mr.. Austin at her elbow.
Wont you come over to the Occi
dental with me? l think you'll find
the cooking rather better than this"
Annabel walked away with him as
In daze. The Occidental! Why, tina,
was where Mrs. Ashton. one of the
richest patrons of the home. always