The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-27
THE CONQUEST
OF MR.. IDEAL.

she'd tell me Just what kiud Of q man
her ideal was no more iiRc INC thai a
landau Is Ike donkey cart. Her
lover must be intellectual. profound.
whereas am stupid ,and scatter
bTalned. But one thing am, ana I
know it--Im dead game sport. At
tennis football, horses or yachts can
beat Mr. ideal every time
One afternoon ! called on Mnlicent
with my new four cyIipdcr4phte. II
Mllliccnt was always worshlping this
Imaginary puncd up being Of IDEAS,
she dldn't mind sixty mile an hour
jog In an auto. Sometimes / used to
think she was holding the dufrcr up
TO bother me- for didn't se where
her own lofty sentiments came in.
Anyway she ran upstairs and IN dye
minutes was down again In long
gray sile duster aid her hat tied down
with 10 end Of yelling. was waiting
Tor her IN tho hall, but she was in such
Il hurry that she brushed right past
Hnc and out on to the stoop There by
the curb was my automobile glistcmng
for all It was worth. She stood look
Ing at It for moment wrapped in ad-
miratloff; then we both wcnt down
30 the curb
What beautiful shade OF rcdw she
exclaimed. jumping into The machine.
Glad you admire IT, ] replied
We logged along at a town pacc nm
we reached the open road: then ! let
her out tri6e. She was q lightweight
two seated vehicle nu0 with all her
power on match FOR hurricane
We soon put matter of twenty miles
between us and the town aud came to
a big stretch of open country an on
dead level. z wanted to get ON another
road TO my right and. knowing that
I'D huvc to 50 around Robin Hoods
barn 60 do II. made up my mind to
take TO the fields The ground seeincc
perfectly smooth. and there were hui
few fences. some of them down
asked Milllccni n she would like n
ride OF that Kind. and she said she
would. So. swcrying To the right be
tween two telegraph poles, we took to
the opcn
Of course we didn't attempt any
rapid gait. and, considering our springs
and big tires, we tidu't lind II uncom.
Portable wheeling. There were here
aud there house aud scattered herds
" cattle. We'd gone couple Of miles
when we camc to rail fence directly
IN our way. I got out TO let down the
rails. was getting The last rail ont
Of the way when. glancing at herd
Of cattle grazing near saw power.
ful bull break from among them and
tr0t toward us. | glanced mt my red
anio shining IN the afternoon sun and
took In the situation The bull would
20 for the machine, break up he ton-
mean. aud Milllcent would l,e at lois
mercy.
IN two seconds ! was IN my seat ans
had the power turned ON. gave "a
quick look back ana saw the bull com
ing on a gallon. Passing through the
Openng ! had made, ] hastencd my
pace. and had we been on a road we
could have laughed at the bull. But we
weren't, and as luck would have it we
struck the toughest piece of grouAd u
be mel in four counties The best I
could do was about six miles an hour.
and the bull could beat that easily.
'I'll keep my eye on the ground
ahead While you watch the ball.
said to Alllllcent, "and tell me II he
gains.p
Hes gaining every moment" she
cried. Go faster"
The way became smoother. ANA put
on more power, but II was "A qiiesilon'
whether IL was preferable TO be knock
90 to pieces by the iolling or gored 10y
the bull. MillIcent evidently pFcfcrmd
the former, for she begged ulg 30 iga
crease the speed. At the same time
received Il solace IN our danger Mil
ilcent in her terror put her arm around
my neck. She didn't know wliat she
was doing, but it felt nice all the same.
While was enjoying It saw
ahead the rcmains OF a swamp. Thcrc
was no water in II. but plenty of mud,
J glanced to the right aud The ieft,
only TO see rhat Il was loue way
round J plunged Into the bog. aud
when ! did so I knew Il wss al up
with us. The buh came on and pretty
suoh one fpuiN hthl tue tuNfl et MS
boots directly behind ms. Mlliceut
clung 70 me. and ] clung to he wheel.
We hod nearly crossed the bog when
noticed before as on The other side a
rail fence. ! put on as much speed as
] dared, aud ou reaching the fence,
telling Mlllccnt 20 crouch. ! under
took TO drive through H. At The mo.
nleut lhe bull caught the machine on
bis 1orns wc fell ihe tpnneau rise,
and II aud we and nyug fence rails
came down IN q scattered hcap
I saw Mnlicent rising on her tnecG
The bun charging toward her. ,gnkina
up a fence rail, I put MYSELF in De
way, poised the rail aad -i0Dk Him
with the end Of it square on the fore.
scad stunned by the blow. he stopped
ioukcl ut inc IN a dazed fasIiepa ilIr1:
ed tail end iroltcd away.
felt proud of myself Yes, | admit
g. realized That I'D dcue soinethins
worth doing. ia saved MIllcents
fife stool fln feurt.4rafl Ofg ,Ant