New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
Drawings - Herman a.-isr

tains who remember how Dr. Harvey -ooked
that day when Butchers chauffeur got him into the
machine out IN front of the tavern and showed him
how 10 run It. The school teacher down at the cor
ners let school out half-hOur earlier the children
could see the sport The machine ran up art down
the road, till at last Harvey mastered II and III the
chauffeur did was 70 sit there with his t1lded
lie considerably more dignified than the .uCtOr
After he had gone the doctor took in squads a the
children. and some of the rest of us who hal never
before been IN an auto for ride as far the Budds
Lake Road and back. Most of us were a little right
ened. The thing did 60 fast all right,
Just two nights later the doctor had a call some
place and wanted 20 60 IN a hurry. The machine
dldn work after he got it out in the road.
Jim, he yelled at the hOStler get nv horse and
then push this thing back into the chicken house.
When We got call / want TO get there GRAY Dick
beats this contraPtiOn because he never balAs
That machine still stands IN the chicken house.
and rather think Gray Dick pleased, for he
certainly had shown some signs of jealousy. We
hked our doctor better with the old gray anyway,
Tor many tOrmented body had lifted with str. Dng
ears TO catch the sound of the hOOfbeatS when that
big geldlng came tearing down the road. No that
We dldn Joke Harvey a little about his idle -ItO-
mobile, because he a veTy earnest man and II
rather warmed the heart cookies 10 hear him When
he grew emphatic. The most common excuse he
gave was that he didn't use the machine IN the lay
time because Gray Dick needed exercise au5 at
nights he left II al home because Dick knew al, The
roads and could take short cuts over mountain
trails.
phenomenal one. The fall came early. The
oaks turned red within a week and the Che>tnutS
were scarcely filed out before the frost sent them
dropping IN the stiffness of the woods 70 the ground
The Wild geese and ducks Swarmei out of the north
IN long N-Shaped strings and covered lake AMI scge
before the cider in cellars had grown hard enough
10 make the dominic shake his head. The chip
munkS deserted their summer residences IN the old
stone fences weeks before their Chatterng usually
ended, and then mystery of mysteries the season
changed To one OF warmth and folks quoted that old
saying that n green Christmas makes tat grave
yards. lt was the StrangeSt holiday time old Pop
Woodruff Bird could remember. despite his ninety
hve years IN the SChOOlcyS, and when he declared It
phenomenal We agreed that il So.
The Green Christmas thing seemed true. Night
and day Gray Dick Splattered along roads that had
become muddy and DR. Harvey began 20 look wor-
ued and haraSSed and tired. His language grew
more torclhle II that possible and his speech was
shorter than had been for he felt that in this one
circle O the hills the lives of all sick his
charge Heaven knows how he stood IL. for CIV cry
place where three four houses clustered together
there was one AZ least that answered the summons
of the weird season.
CHRlSIMAS EVE came with a night that threat
encd ram more than snow, of those black
heavy nights when the IS dead eNeT hung