The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
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man did what any other young man stances: climbed down from the front seat of the big sixty-horse touring car and examined the bursted tire. It was past its day of usefuines; with an Wise Young Man climbed back into the seat beside the girl and waited. There was nothing else to do. He were about twelve miles from human
 Miss Florence" he said with a sigh, IT am sorry to have placed you in such predicament--but some one will,
 "Oh, dear me--and you knew I had an engagement to dine at six--the Van Astors are so particular about punc- ephone in this vicinity"
 The young man scanned the horizon: What met his gaze was a range Of hills to the westward toward which the sun bathed in @ flood of gold was fast sinking to rest--too fast for com fort, thought the young man. On alI other sides there was naught to be ssrn Bssn in u sight se' Ths % outlook s was % any
 We'll" said the silly Young Thing. What are you going to do?"
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 "seems to me you could ax the tire some way so we could roll back to the
 "A good idea" said the young man dryiy. There Is only one drawbacb to the plan. hSwever: ] am neither an You see my education in auto juggling is exceedingly limited"
 The Silly Young Thing never cracked smile: She was utterly lacking in Q cognized Joke had she met 1t face to if it had climbed over the tonneau and made a grimace at her.
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 we might tell ghost stories" sug- sested the young unrag man. ,nn ,,.n,. ...r-n.a the girl. "rhey make little cold shiv- drsadful are of of you f to Suggest such { thinSa
 tsar tS stois fs sSS aS%S tS the sRssk from one of her big violet eyes.
 T know what" said the young man, "I will make love to you"
 you-i am going to get right out and walk home this instant"
 "Oh, a thousand pardons. on pended knee I ask your forsiyenesss- s. -o, A.-. to touch mel am going. let go--IU
 "Don.t-I don't need any. I am sure t,srs sSn 0ys Sant you msan a s any forgive me-" She got out and climb- ed in the rear seat.
 'Now promise on your sacred word that you will not touch me again"
 "I promise"
 She had lost her handkerchief in the | excitement; G.v hdr rners tssvs was h''h'ns U"
 "Pardon me, Miss Florence" but may | I proffer yol my handkerchiefr IL was a beautiful new silk affair some l she knfghtiy Sir Walter Raleigh and | Queen Elizabeth so he hastened to turn the property over to the distressed | young thing who was So obviously Tn | herT Drying her tears, the silly Young Thing returned the handkerchief to the | Wise Young Man and all was serene But |. was growing late and not Q
 1t wss lonely :Ros; an .rs .ses, Sa,TIsiiS ylSSS saSsmsd By Sweet 0u spon twilight air. A mocking bird was sing ing his soulful melody from cotton. wood tree near the roadside. wnitS e.. . ah'n pendant earring from the rose and 1r The young man sighed and gazed more sGRsiy tSe nsG sas blue Sar Si' aves ana the ruby red of her lips that put to shame the red or the roses and the carmen hue or the DIE auto iooted Sa1i d0w sitting ofr to herself in the rear seat. He could resist no longer but climbed down. opened the do0r' and scrambled into the seat oes1Se Sar Sne dainty swede gloved hands In his owp brawny ones that had driven the boat crew to victory in the regatta az har- ward, and with pleading insS lcTk E,orenes. nn n this Is all foolishness. merely 2 whim on your part. have been trying 70 tell you how much life would mean to than a desert or a prohibition state if would be to me without you ever since we unintentionally came 10 Visi' the Van Astors at the same wees .t,sn. Smr' ity that was offered. now you must Ms- ten to reason for am going to take the bull by the horns" . voT11 mst Toman %s so' ap,Sn is'S ssii you you my hair ali up-I am going home"
 With that she climbed from the auto and ran Into the hawthorn ousnes' scratching her dainty gloves terribly: On she ran: she cared not whither. just so she was safe from that monster who persisted in % making love on So nes on' with a little. wrench her foot turned and she fell helplessly to the ground upon a messy bank.
 How foolish of her to run away; she might have known she would nave nap pened to some sort of accident She had done 1t only to tease the young man. and believed he would follow her, but this Wise Young Man was Proud Young Man and remained as nxed tn his seat as If he had been hired chauffeur; The girl looked all around her and began to cry.
 It was growing late and twilight had settled over the earth.
 Suddenly with a cry of horror the Silly Young Thing looked up to see a bull standing not twenty feet away on the other side of a high rail tence. To the girl 1t seemed nothing or ar effort for him to jump @Ser It ana gore her to death.
 The scream had the desired effect. as the Wise Young Man was aiready crashing his way through the bushes.
 Grabbing the silly Young Thing ln his arms as if she were . child he car" ried her away from all chance or: dan ger and placed her comfortably In tne saft cushions of tho raar seat. The