New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-06-30
THE Girl WHO DARED.

A Wild Ride and What Happened
to the Culprit.
BY AMELtE Delaney.
copyright, 1909, by Associated Literary
Press
For six months the Widow Penrose
had been planning an addition to her
country residence, but absence and
rush of orders had prevented her
nephew, Gordon Gordon, from running
down and taking the work in hand.
Finally he appeared in his auto,
driven by himself, and the machine
was left at the gate. It had rested
there less than half an hour when
along came three young ladies with
fish poles on their shoulders and one
poor little fish to show that they had
not visited the lake in vain that fore
noon.
The sight Of an auto was more
familiar to them than that Of car
rage. They were residents Of the city
and friends at home and were sum-
| mering at good Aunt Mary's boarding
house. quarter of a mile away.
IAN auto!' they cried in chorus as
! they came to halt.
"And the owner is in the houser'
| 'And we can take ride without his
knowing it!'
Eyes, but none of us can run it.
"Girls," said Miss Dorothy Flint,
| with whom this story has mostly to
| do, II have ridden in autos so many
times that believe could run one
Yes, l know l could. It's just like
steering a boat after you get started.
| believe you turn the crank In front
first. That ignites the spark or some
thing. Then, after you get in, you pull
this lever back, and away she goes l
| think the auto belongs to a doctor.
Doctors are always good hearted men.
| and I'm sure this one won't begrudge
/ us little spin. Get in
But the command was in vain. They
hadn't confidence in her experience
| and skill as chauffeur If she could
run an auto, why not drive the ma.
chine to the lake and back? She hest.
tated and was jeered at She made as
/ If to turn away and was dared
Perhaps Miss Dorothy's grandfather
was one of those who fell at Lexington
or lay wounded on the field Of Bunker
Hill. At any rate, the dare had
hardly been dared when she was at
the crank, and as soon as the whizzing
noise came to prove that the dead ma.
chine had come to life she climbed in
and gave it start.
! She went of with q whew and had
not covered hundred feet when she
wished she had not gone at all. But IL
was too late. There were dozen "Oh
mysw behind her, and she forgot ev
erything but holding the wheel with q
grip Of death.
/ II she had ever heard that an auto
could be. stopped she forgot it now. II
was hard, wide road, and she was
out Of sight in three minutes.
i The other two girls stood there will
mouths and eyes wide open and feel
ing helpless even to scream out wheI
young man came down from the
house, raised his hat, looked around
and inquired somewhat anxiously:
Have you seen stray auto round
here?'
"1t's run away" answered one after
moment
with g-gurl," added the other a!
fha foQrS oaro n hnr ovoS
what! Do you mean that some CIR
Is driving my auto up or down til.
highway without my permission
"Y-yesy'
1 "And who is she, may inquirer
i "a Miss Flint
[ "Well, Miss Flint has nerve. Is sh,
used to driving autos?''
We've guess so, but she seemed
scared when she started off, Won
you run after her, sir? You see, W
dared her to-
. And she wouldn't take a dare
Well, there's a $4,000 auto gone t
wreck and girl lying somewhere be
side the road with broken neck
Run after her! Why, she may be ff
teen miles away by this time! How
could she be SO foolishv'
"But If she is d-dead, sir. some on
must bring home her-her mangled re
mains!' said one Of the girls as boil
broke down and wept
..Well, believe there's saddl
horse in the stable, and I'll set out Il
pursuit. Young ladies, let this be
solemn warning to you-very solemn.
He was young man OF two o
three and twenty and did not look
bit like doctor. Besides, he was no
stranger to the house from which b,
had emerged. He tried to look yer.
dignified and serious as he uttered hi
warning, but it was failure. An.
! young man Of that age would hav,
made failure Of It,
Even though the girls were tearfu
and anxious as they walked alons