Connecticut western news., 1908-10-22
THE CONQUEST
 OF MIR. IDEAL,

Copyright 1908. by American Press Asso-
 ciation.l
 had courted Millicent for two years proposed, for whenever I'd get spooney she'd tell me just what kind of a man her ideal was-no more like me than q landau is like q donkey cart Her lover must be intellectual, profound, whereas l am stupid and scatter brained. But enc thing I am. and I know i'm a dead game sport. At tennis, football, horses or yachts can beat MT. Ideal every time.
 One afternoon I called on Millicent with my new four cylinder auto. If a1illicent was always worshiping this imaginary puffed up being of ideas, she didn't mind sixty mile an hour jog In an auto. Sometimes I used to think she was holding the duffer up | to bother me, for 1 didn't see where her own lofty sentiments came in.
 Anyway she ran upstairs and in five minutes was down again in a long gray silk duster and her hat tied dow 2 with no end of yelling I was waitin |, for her in the hall, but she was in such hurry that she brushed right past me and out on to the stoop. There by the curb was my automobile glistening for all 1t was worth. She stood look ing at 1t for q moment wrapped in ad- miratfon; then we both went down to the curb.
 What beautiful shade of red,, she exclaimed, jumping into the machine.
 Glad you admire it." I replied We logged along at a town pace till we reached the open road; then I let her cut a trihe. She was a lightweight l two seated vehicle and with all her 1 power on match for q hurricane. l We soon put matter of twenty miles between us and the town and came to big stretch of open country all on q dead level. l wanted to get on another road to my right and, knowing that I'd have to go around Robin Hoods barn to do it., made up my mind to take to the fields. The ground seemed perfectly smooth. and there were but few fences, some of them down. I | asked Millicent if she would like rice of that kind, and she said she would. So, swerving to the right be. tween two telegraph poles, we took to the open.
 Of course we didn't attempt any rapid gait, and. considering our springs and big tires, we didn't find 1t uncom- fortable wheeling. There were here and there a house and scattered herds of cattle. Wed gone q couple of miles when we came to a rail fence directly in our way. I got out to let down the rails. I was getting the last rail out of the way when, glancing at a herd | of cattle grlzing near. I saw q power ful bull break from among them and trot toward us. I glanced at my red auto shining in the afternoon sun and took in the situation. The bull would go for the machine, break up the ton neau, and Millicent would be at his mercy.
 In two seconds I was in my seat and had the power turned on. I gave quick look back and saw the bull con- ing on a gallop. Passing through the opening I had made, I hastened mr pace, and had we been on a road we could have laughed at the bull. But we weren't, and as luck would have 1t we struck the toughest piece of ground to be met in four counties. The best l could do was about six miles an hour. and the bull could beat that easily
 'I'n keep my eye on the ground ahead while you watch the bull" l said to Millicent. land tell me if he gains"
 Hes gaining every moment,' she cried. "Go faster"
 The way became smoother, and put on more power, but it was a question whether 1t was preferable to be knock ed to pieces by the jolting or gored by the bull. Millicent evidently preferred the former, for she begged me to in- crease the speed. At the same time I received solace in our danger. MIL licent in her terror put her arm around my neck. She didn't know what she was doing. but it felt nice all the same.
 While I was enjoying it I saw ahead the remains of a swamp. There was no water In 1t, but plenty Of mud. I glanced to the right and the left, only to see that 1t was a long way round. I plunged into the bog, and when I did so I knew it was all up with us. The buH came on, and pretty soon one could hear the thud of his hoofs directly behind us. Millicent chung to me, and clung to the wheel. We had nearly crossed the bog when noticed before us on the other side rail fence. put on as much speed as dared, and on reaching the fence, telling Millicent to crouch, I under took to drive through 1t. At the mo- ment the bull caught the machine on his horns, we felt the tonneau rise, and it and we and flying fence rails care down in scattered heap.
 I saw AilliceIt rising on her knees. the bull charging toward her. Picking up a fence rail- I put myself in his way, poised the rail and took him with the end of it square on the fore head Stunned hy the blow he stopDed