Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
The Little Green Auto It Brought Great Joy Into the
 Lives of Two People
 By ALICE E. ALLEN Copyright. 1910. by American Press
By ALICE E. ALLEN
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
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 Perhaps. though. the real reason why I watched the little green auto mobile was because of the man who drove it
 The hour after the green automobile passed our porch was the best one had all day. because. you see. l was well and strong like other people. and l rode away in the green automobile. Always wore pretty long coat warm days it was soft and silky. and eald days it was soft and furry-and the prettiest Sat and pale blue veil with long ends. just like the other la dies in their autos. Really. though after 1 once flew away round the cor uer and along the smooth. broad road 6eFond l never once thought again of what I wore. for there was the eoun- try Sometimes the road wound be- tween beautiful wind blown meadows If daisies and tall grasses: sometimes if lost itself in tangles of sweet. moist woods; sometimes 1t ran dowu hills md across bridges only to climb other hits with other sunny spaces. other tatehes If woodland and other hills beyoud.
 of course l WIS too old 10 play such things. But if one hasn't walked Il sten in five years and never can walk again one has 10 imagine things some times
 Then came the day when Billy. the little boy next door. fell asleep in the middle of the road. 1 called and called. hut | couldn't wake him. nor make his mother in the next house hear. nor any mother. nor any one. And then. just IS l knew it would the green automobile came flashing round the corner from the city.
 leaned out as far as l could. waved my blue shawl. The man in the automobile must have been look HE l1N way that AoA otAiOSN ee once he stopped. l pointed to Billy. He jumped out of the car. picked 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.
 Well. the very next day the green automobile ran so slowly past our ' ~I.. iao n stop. Billy was playing under the tree. The man in the auto called to him and handed him a large square package Then he lifted his cap to ne again. and away he went round the corner out into the country.
 Billy came running to me.
 ..Mister said.' said Billy. handing me the package. .ter give this ter you"
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 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 full of eolored pictures.
 Three days later Billy brought me another package. In 1t was the love Hest doll. all in soft blue. with forget menot blue eyes and golden brown curls.
 You must give it back" said moth CT Her voice was so stern l scarcely knew it was mothers. Then l cried It 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 doll And by and by mother said. Well. well. kathie. nev. CT mind this timer
 Then one day. long before the usual time. when was sitting in the sun. heard an auto coming Somehow knew 1t was the auto. tried 10 move but I couldn't. And Billy had gone home. Tbe next thing l knew the man in the auto had stopped in front of our house.
 Hello. little buebird," he cried Ely down here and have ride with me-
 l shook my head.
 You're Dot hluebird? We'll. never mind. Run down. then. and take nice ride with me. I like little girls.
 But I'm not a little girl al all. rried I'm eighteen years old. ana m taller than mother.
 The man in the automobile laughed.
 Jump up and show me" he said.
 Its rue" l said. but l can't show sau cause I'm lame.s
 What do you suppose happened The man jumped straight out Of his auto. He came up our narrow iittie walk. The next minute he was on our porch. He was ever so much bigger and stronger and taller than ld thought. He almost filled the space back of the vines. He looked down al me. very little and lame and ashamea there in my wheel chair.
 Of came his cap.
 .Im so sorry" he said. For mfn ute he didn't say anything else 5a-i stood looking down at ue. Thes hs went on: You just must forgive m. somehow. was rude. impertfnerf stupid. everything I ought not to hsS' been"
 You thought I was little gir'F said.
 Il wasn't so far wrong there. was T. You're . er,~xnup little girl that all. But what did you do vim tne doll and the picture hooks. Miss