Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-27
CHAPTER V.-continued.

"Why, that's too bad!" said my
wife sincerely, though somewhat sur
prisedly, I'm awfully sorry dear
child and we shall miss you, of
course. But you mustn't think of
going If your head aches. Go up
stairs and lie down while, why
don't you, and I'll have some tea
sent up to you. It's awfully good
for headache" And she spoke to
the footman who waited at the door
of the automobile.
81 will, thanks. Sorry to miss the
trip" replied the girl. You're an
angel, Agatha!" And with another
farewell word or two we left her and
had started on our way to Northbury.
And now comes the very strangest
part of this rather strange or at least
unusual attempt to make match and
win a fortune for friend at one and
the same time on the part Of Dearest
and myself. BY Jove, it certainly
did give me start when discovered
but this was the way it happened
not to get ahead of my story.
We had made a pretty quick run
to Northbury and had been
spectators at an exhibition of some
rather fast cricket which | had been
had played even until the second half
when Corcoran who was guarding the
wicket for the Lowshires-but | don't
suppose the details of the game are
of very general interest, after all,
Odd thing, but I've never been able
to make Dearest understand 1t at
ALL gave up trying years ago. It's
the only thing in the world we aren't
equally enthusiastic about. She won't
admit it, but sometimes I'm afraid it's
because she prefers the American
game of baseball! Fancy! But of
course If she does it's all the fault
of that American stepfather of hers
for bringing her up in the States But
then, naturally, he couldn't help
being an Americana try to remem-
Der that!
AS was saying, however, we had
seen the match played to the end in
spite of the languid interest dis
played by the feminine members OF
our party, and had lunched at the
Northbury inn, a jolly little den OF
a place, and at about half after two
were speeding towards home again
The roads we're fairly decent
though there had been a good dea
of rain lately, and the machine had
been running along so smoothly that
it did my heart good to see her. We
had left the main road when we hat
passed Wye village, for one that lee
more directly to the castle, and hat
slowed down as the road turned ou
to be rougher than l thought-wher
the worst happened. was driving
myself and in steering to clear {
1utting tree ran the big car straigh
into the dickens Of a rut and our hint
wheel went in TO stay. l killed thu
engine at once and jumped out Il
see what was to be done, Disguised
enough, can tell you, though o
course couldn't possibly have know
the thing was so deep, for It was hal
filled with water. This short cut 1
a favorite one Of mine, though m
chauffeurs have often warned m
against taking big car through tn
woods that cover Wyckoff rise at thi
point. The trees are so thick an
the road so narrow.
The worst OF the business now, a
soon found out. was that there wa
no jack to be found in the cars ki
of tools with which to raise her, an
4 remembered with chagrin that
had taken it out myself in huntin
for something else and had left it 1
the garage. Even the satisfaction {
blaming some one else was denied m