New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01


AS exemplifying the second method for turning
turtle there is the experience of party in
durance test These men had successfully nego-
tiated several heavy grades and passed through
numerous bosky dells. They had left various
petitors behind them the road and deemed them
selves entitled prolonged and insistent congratu-
lations But. though they unaware of the
fact, the supreme test of the run before them
Easily and without mishap they descended gentle
grade into a ravine. the bottom of which
bridge was thrown, spanning small stream The
road being little used. the bridge without rails.
The only guard a beam laid either side of
the flooring.
slight rain had lately fallen. just enough to
make The wooden floor Of the bridge slippery The
possibilities of the situation were further compl-
Gated by the fact that the road not well cared
for. the grading of the approach to the bridge be-
ing so poor that there was a fairly considerable
hump 10 be surnounted i'm getting 10 the bridge.
The automobile sid down the grade and ap-
preached the bridge fair speed The driver had
had such good luck the run that he had grown
q bit careless and did not notice the jump that he
would be forced TO make TO land the bridge.
The car skiGded the slippery bridge floor. slowed
around and struck the guard beam with accelerated
rather than diminished speed
Like bronco at full speed the car rose on it's
fore legs. to speak. and launched the riders
through the air. The latter described long
and landed on hands and knees turf made soft
and sprngy by The recent rain. After finding that
they themselves had suffered nothing more serious
than surprise, they turned the car and found
that il also had taken the hurdle and stand
ing in the creek.
The repair kit required was a team from a neigh
boring farm and the endurance resumed
An automobile, especially a fast automobile i.
generally considered attractive proposition 10
a girl, and there is theory prevalent in the
haunts Of the younger generation that a racing
runabout finds the straightest and smoothest road
! n a pir1 hear NraSr of. N,dd
hand and hand with another theory-that the
average Westerner has the winning angle over any
five picked Fasteners
out there they have the hospitality habit hos
pitality with string TO IT, They treat friends and
visitors with a barbarc gorgeousness. The best
is none too good which is all very well in its way
but the Fastener would infrequently choose
a different kind Of best The string is what they
expect in return for their hospitality. To be sure
they 90 raise the long howl if extravagant in
vestments in wildcat schemes not made in the
eNuberance of VertiginOus night but they put the
Indian sign the wary Fastener. and on his
. next visit he receives less expensive handshake
The following tale illustrates the working out of
the theories and practices thus eIucidated. and is
entitled: The Man From the East; or the Girl
in the Tonneau. 4 Romance OF Salt Lake City"
An Fastener whose clothes Haunted the banner
of New York and whose was a subdued
proclamation Of wealth to spare stopped off on a
: leisurely "trip through the West 10 see how the
/ MoImons conduct their affairs The hospitable
jewellers by the Dead Sea soon discovered the East
erner's presence. Indeed il might have been
thought from their actions that they were looking
/ for him. even lying in wait. He had thoughtlessly
, taken rooms at the Hotel Nutley and the yolubI.
nandshake was waiting AZ the elevator door BY
/ The end Of the third day he had started a card
index system 10 keep track Of his Salt Lake ac-
qUaintances.
The most pleasing of the fasteners new friends
was young mining engineer and promoter The
engineer owned expensive automobile and had
already proved his theory that fast motor speeds
straight 10 girls heart He was proud of the
car and proud Of the girl. and lie exhibited the
car 10 his new friend and presented him TO tho
gnl In the secrecy OF his own room he yrom-
ised himself that he would pass a couple of ex-
ceIleht sage brush as over TO the Fastener