The Press., 1908-04-01

| anu thought IL MS Tears SnouIu prove
correct he would probably come upon
| the remains of the auto very soon, for
he had little faith in the ability Of
Ronald Smith to guide it.
AS he tore along the road. following
the track of the machine. he was sur
prised to see it had turned into such
| narrow lane And when he was about
ready to drop from fatigue he saw the
| field and the auto still ambling round
In it's circle.
"Thank heaven, she's safer Din
| widdie gasped out. Whether he re-
| ferred to his wife or the auto l leave
you to guess.
The old farmer was still perched
upon the fence and upon seeing Din
widdie shifted his quid of tobacco
| from one cheek to the other and said:
EFF you're lookin' fer them tarnal
fools, ye'd better set down 'longside
O. me en- wait. I've been here more'n
a half hour-seems like-en' tibet crazy
Teller hez been cavoortin' round this
here field the hull endurin' time, fer
all the world like a colt jest turned
out to pasture"
At that moment the bride caught
sight of her husband and rising to her
feet in the auto stretched out her arms
to him.
"Oh, Algernon," she called, help
me! Stop it!'
"Sit down and hold on, Maud!'. COM
manded Dinwiddie. "It'll stop soon
now. Going over such rough ground
uses up the power sooner"
"I'm layin' fer that feller," volun-
teered the farmer. EFF them city folks
thinks they kin come it over Josiah
Hunter. I'll jest show 'em a thing er
two"
When the automobile came round
again Dinwiddie called out:
"Stick to her, Smith, old boy. she's
most played out!
ooh, yes, I'll stick to her all right"
was Smiths ironical answer 81 just
dote on this job"
at won't go round more than once
or twice more" said Dinwiddie, turn
ing to the farmer. And, in fact, the
machine stopped before accomplishing
that much, stopping at the foot Of
little rising ground. Immediately Din
widd1e and the farmer rushed over
to It,
When the former assisted the bride
to the ground she almost collapsed in
his arms.
ooh, Algernon," she implored, don't
ask me to continue the trip In that
horrid thing. have had the most
frightful experience l ever had In my
life"
Then Smith explained how it all
happened.
'sOf course you couldn't stop it,"
Dinwiddie informed him. Il just had
an invention of my own for regulating
the speed put on it, It's a good thing
but of course you've got to know how
to handle it,"
II should think so," remarked Smith
soto voce,
"Who's ter pay fer tibet clover thet's
sp'iled?" put In. the farmer, who had
been walking round the auto, examin-
ing it with great disgust.
"Pll fix that all right, old fellow"
promised Dinwiddie.
"Oh, Algernon. how you do look!'
laughed the bride.
ut appears to me we are three of
kind" he answered.
And indeed they were an interesting
trio Dinwiddie's light trousers were
mud despatched with running through
countless puddles. His neck scarf was
under one ear, and his collar wilted to
but semblance of it's former stiffness.
Smith was minus his hat, while that
Of the bride was on one side of her
head. Her hair also was far from be-
ing in the perfect order she wore it
when starting.
"Well, I'm thankful you got off SO
easily" remarked Dinwiddie, land
guess Wen have to telegraph the club
for man to come and take charge of
the machine. And, Smith, If you'll at
tend to it for me Mrs. Dinwiddie and
will resume our journey by rail-
They did so, getting the farmer to
take them to the railway station.