Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09

thirty he would have scented devfltr-
In the air. Had he been a few year
older he could not have managed q
climb into the vehicle.
For the first mile OF the trip be hun,
on with death grip and said nothing
Then, as no calamity happened, he go
over his scare a bit and proceeded L
observe:
MY dear and charming Miss Deland
you remember that In London
The dear and charming one steere,
the vehicle over the humpy ground be
side the track, and the bumps ant
bounces that followed kept Milford II
terror for the next five minutes. III,
had not been smashed up or thrown
out. and he began again:
Il make no excuse for following vor
70 America. As told your dear moth
er I'm London
The electric started for the ditch. and
Clara screamed, and for a few second.
there was every promise OF a tragedy
Milford gasped prayer and dug In his
toes. and when the vehicle was once
more In the straight and narrow path
Its conductress said:
II think 1t was your talk that con.
fused me. but 1 will do better hence.
FORTH You were saying that you told
or told or mother or some one else
told somebody something In London"
Yes. Is 1t positively necessary. INV
dear Miss Deland. to drive this vehicle
as IL we were racing with a locomo.
tiye?"
"Oh. not at all. my lord. You were
saying
was saying to your mother that !
had met my ideal ct last and that
Ihis time the electric left the road
and brushed the hazel bushes. and no
man would have kept his nerve and
made IA marriage proposal then. MI.
lord thought 1t was all over. and II was
ruby i've minutes before he couli
swallow the lump In his throat an6
gasp out:
My dear, IL we were TO take n
slower pace I believe 1 should eniov
the ride more. I felt 1t my first duty
10 let your mother know what my feel.
ings were toward you. and then
why. you don't call this fast ro-
ing. do your" interrupted the girl.
we have simply been lingering. I
VIII now show you the speed I gen.
orally ride at"
she showed him. He figured IL ont
that 1t was thousand miles an hour
out or course II was only twenty. He
needed encouragement to 60 on. and
Miss Clara gave 1t to him by obsery-
Ing:
Eyes. you spoke to mamma. and
them
Then. my dear. had the courage
to-
Away went the machine for n tele-
graph pole. and the living remains for
got his dignity and cried out In nppre-
hension- He was gathering himself
Tor jump when the vehicle missed
the pole by all Of three-eighths of an
inch and was guided back into the road
running on two wheels.
You had the courage toto
queried Clara when things were going
right again.
Yes, my dear girl. I had the cour-
age as well as the honor to ask for n
private Interview with you, and when
IL had been accorded r.
At this point the runabout shot to the
right. shot to the left. jumped ahead
ana then made sudden sweep and
headed for home. Ii came to a halt
Tor Just three seconds. but that was
plenty OF time for Milford to tumble out
and remark:
The scenery is so beautiful here that
l think ! will walk back to the house"
But when the private interview had
been accorded
Yes! Um! Yes. I think I will
walk"
"Well?" asked the mother when the
daughter reached home.
HE never proposed. He didn't half
propose" was the answer. "and now
II Mr. Lee calls and you like him half
as well as do
CLARA. you go to your room. MI
lord leaves tomorrow. You have
frightened him out OF America