Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-03
The Little
Green Auto
h brszghi Great Joy Into the
ntyes Of Two People
By ALICE G. ALLEN
Copy right. 1910. by American Press
Association.
By ALICE G. ALLEN
Copyright, 1870. by American Press
Association

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Why , srst watched for that particu-
lar sunmcbne l don't know-perhaps
because n was dark green instead OF
red. perhaps because there was room
in II f@ nty two people.
PerhzA though. the real reason
why Z watched the little green auto
mobile wss because OF the man who
drove a.
The nosr after the green automobile
passed eur porch was the best one
had an day. because. you see, l was
well and strong. like other people. and
rode away in the green automobile
Always 1 wore a pretty long coat
warm days 1t was soft and silky. and
cold days Il was soft and furry-and
the prettiest hat and a pale blue veil
with long ends. just like the other la
dies In their autos Really. though,
after ! once few away round the cor
ner and along the smooth, broad road
beyond \ never once thought again OF
what 1 wore. for there was the coun-
try Sometimes the road wound be
tween beautiful wind blown meadows
of daisies and tall grasses; sometimes
IL lost kseh in tangles of sweet, moist
woods: sometimes it ran down hills
and across bridges only to climb other
hills with other sunny spaces. other
patches Of woodland and other hills
beyond.
OF course Z was too old TO play such
things But If one hasn't walked a
step in Ave years and never can walk
again one hiss to imagine things some
times.
Then came the day when Billy. the
little boy next door. fell asleep in the
middle of the road. called and called,
but couldn't wake him, nor make his
mother in the next house hear. nor any
mother. nor any one And then. just as
knew It would. the green automobile
came flashing round the corner from
the city.
/ leaned out as far as l could I
waved my blue shawl The man I'm
the automobile must have been look
ing my way that time. for almost at
once he stopped l pointed 20 Billy.
up just as carefully and laid him on
the grass under the maple tree. Then
he lifted his cap to me, and away he
went in the little green auto.
Wen. the very next day the green
automobile ran SO slowly past our
house 1 almost thought it was going TO
stop. Billy was playing under the
tree The man In the auto called to
him ana handed him a large square
package Then he lifted his cap to ne
again, and away he went round the
corner cut into the country.
Billy came running to me
Mister said" said Billy, handing
me the package, ter give this ter
you"
TO meT'
Yep. fer the little goil on the porch.
mister said. An he guy me dime"
l opened the package. There were
two beautiful books bound in blue and
fun of coiored pictures.
Three days later Billy brought M
another package. In it was the love
lest don. all I'm soft blue, with forget
menot blue eyes and golden brown
curis.
You must give it back" said moth
er. Her voice was so stern l scarcely
knew 4 was mothers. Then l cried
II was bad enough TO have no way Of
thanking the man in the automobile
| couldn't bear to hurt his feelings by
giving back the doh. And by and by
mother said. We'll. well. Kathie. new
er mind this timer
Then enc day. long before the usual
time. when L was sitting in the sun. I
heard an auto coming. Somehow l
knew it was the auto tried TO move,
but | couldn't. And Billy had gone
home The next thing / knew the man
in the auto had stopped in front OF
our house.
'HeIle. little bluebirdr' he cried
Fly down here and have a ride with
me"
shook my head.
"Yoa're not a bluebird? Well never
mind Run down. then. and take a
nice ride with me- like little girls"
But I'm not little girl at all" /
cried I'm eighteen years old. and
I'm tasser than mother"
The nan In the automobile laughed
jump up and show me-" he said.
ITS true / said. but j can't show
yon 'caese Ia lame"
What dc you suppose happened2
The man jumped straight out of his
auto. He came up our narrow little
walk. The next minute he was on our
porch. He was ever so much bigger
and stronger and taller than I'd
thought. He almost filed the space
back Of the vines. He looked down at
me- very little and lame and ashamed
there IN my wheel chair.
OF came his cap.
I'm 30 sOrry." he said. For a min
ute he didn't say anything else. just
stood looking down at me. Then he
went ca: You just must forgive me
somehow. ! was rude. impairment.
stupid everything I ought not to have
been
You thought I was little girl?' I
said
4 wasn't so far wrong there. was II
You're a grownup little girl. that's
all. Bat what did you do vita the
doll and the picture books. Miss
'KafhIeea." I said before / thought
There had never been any one TO call
BENCH SHOW IN TORONTO.