The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

~3SHf Aubrey Watson nice boy nearly
TH12A cry one agreed; but he was my uniucky
~. We were all right as long went
e separate -Nays, but let either of Us deyiate
81 path and there crash that could be
INST time met him lost my dancing slipper
fddle Of the floor: it was idiotic hare,
Vftk lis figure anyhow. The next day he came
w ks nd dropped one Of mothers Doulton tea
H. -. hen he took me to driye-I think with the
pesf62h ranlble through tree-bordered lanes. as =
ehanafrom the prosaic motor-car-and the trap
lost 5heel!
at think now that he was awkward, although
II didt the time. He made effort to explain
| afterbe driving accident that when he
ime, WAS SO dazzled he was not responsible. But
| II readed him that his being daxzed would
searty take wheel off,
III one night, when Paul, our chauffeur, was i'll
lwitkonslits, mother and took Fate into our
ham and agreed to let Aubrey Watson drive US
in new motor car to the Country Club. You
KIND. Of course what happened-how he insisted
| Ion king the beach road so could see the moon
fnabe water (every man know shows me the same
the same water) how the tide coming
4e big breaker after another washed up
1sewirling the floor of the car carry
1cther's lorgnette and my fan, while we
ethe seats and told Aubrey Watson how we
"a this moonlight bathing, and not to worry
/ -~e could easily order dozen two point lace
4 kans ana shell IorgnetteS IN the morning, and how
| the author of rambles sat there, refusing to
more. sritting his teeth with rage. lighting match
after match between breakers to il the batteries
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rae, they weren't dry; there nothing
the except the roof When it was all
the sea was merely playing sportively
the trees, Aubrey got out to inspect the
1sd-t 1t must have been plenty, for after lot
Of pushing around the spark and the throttle Of
pumping up the pressure and lighting matches to
look at the indicator. Of taking Of the hood and
smashing it savagely still stayed firmly where
we were Aubrey tried to crank - but the engine
| merely turned its other side with gruut
and went to sleep again. It was, as you will ina
/ CINE, unique situation
After while one Of the acetyiene lamps went out
and the car looked like dog asleep with one eye
Open Finally when neither coaxing yelled pro-
family avaed anything. we got out, mother and l.
and ankle deep in wet sand we walked aud walked
lassaad then walked 1t two o'clock when we
1~i the Country Club and were put to bed.
u up in blankets and smothered in hot water
The Van Dunep girls, who went down to
u eight o'clock the next morning, met Aubrey
IStson, still in the clothes he had worn the car.
and he looked he had been tramping the beach
iaii night
But. after all, that was only the beginning. The
lSeal disaster occurred the following week. The Dad
|leyi gave lawn party ending with cotliion in.
Itent; it every complete. everyone said, fxpm
Japanese lanterns and lots of punch to sand flies and
iMosqutoes. Then some idiots suggested going out
01amaran, big floating raft that was
The second sandbar, out in the harbor.
Iting shy of Aubrey Watson all evening,
-. When We got to the raft it was very
l 4l4ky Haswen helped up the little iron
1S1t19 4nd turned for someone else. afterwards he