The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-01

car and who, having Insured II, was
willing to trust the rest TO fate.
Now Mr.. STAFFORD" said The girl
with the green veil, you aren't ger.
vous, are you? Nothing can happen,
really"
The man who was afraid shifted as
he caught his cap from a lash of wind
That may be-" he remarked. "bSt
read OF six fatal accidents in this
mornings paper One was because the
chauffeur sneezed. You don't feel a,
though you have sneeze coming, dc
your he asked OF the man Al the
wheel. You can stop It by pressing
your upper lip hard, II you do. Per
haps you'd better press 1t aRyhsw--
OUGHT"
The man at the wheel righted the
car after II had gone over the lump 10
the road and shot = grim look at his
friend in the back seat. Were ten
miles from even a suburbaR street oar
line no said. But il yoHd like TO
get out and walk, Lemuel, jsst say the
word. What the dickens"
The car stopped after an explosion
In It's interior and q few gssps.
% didn't say anything" protested
the man in the back scat. Go on.
He can't" explained the girl with
tho blue veil, as she CLIMBED out. Il
can tell from the sound that mis- is
one OF ths exceptional cases where
after taking the whole automobile 10
pieces and reducing It TO heap OF
junk you hnd the trouble lies in hs'
inch piece OF inflnitesimal wire that
has moved an eighth of an inch from
alignment. II were YOU, Peter. I'd
take an Ak to it-you can demolish #
quicker in that way, and you know
youll never think OF the wire til
you've gone through all ths preItmia.
aries!"
There are sandwiches and cold
chicken in there somewhere" said
Peter from beneath his car. For
goodness sake. find them, and see IL
they'll distract your attention, Ii
there any gentleman or lady present
who can oblige me with a wrench-a
monkey wrench. There's one In the
toolbox! I'm sorry for the delay"
"oh, you needn't be sorry" protest
cd the man who was afraid Of auto
mobiles. He had beamed eheerfully
and relievedly from the moment the
car stopped. We're very comfortable.
| assure you. I'm having the pleas
ATTEST time OF my whole life! Where
did you say that precious cold chicken
was? Well, declared"
Isn't it beautiful day." suggested
the girl with the green veil. Just look
at the autumn foliage on those treesl"
I'd rather look AT another piece OF
chicken said the man who was afraid
OF automobiles. DO you suppose that
II | crawled under TO Peter and took
him second Joint he could hold It in
his teeth and eat as he workeds II
really doesn't seem right TO leave only
the neck for ones host Peter. DOM
you suppose the trouble is that the
carburetor is on the bias or that tie
clutch Is muscle bound?"
A red and dusty face Elared out
from beneath the machine and then
the girl with the blue veil realized shst
something must be done quickly
Once upon time" she began
hastily, waving a chicken bone II the
air, three persons went for an auto
mobile ride and when they ran over
bumps the girl who sat all alone in
the tonneau ratified around tn she al.
most Jared her back teeth loose. SO
when they met COW with green eye
brows and pink teeth she invited the
COW to I'LL up the empty seat beside
her And the COW said Go en-
Lemuel!"
Il can't" protested the man. who
was afraid of automobiles. How All
surd! Must 1? Well--the COW said.
This is the chance I've been looking
for When / was small calf of six
months l remember my mother telling