Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-01

days or the precious time nave passed
when Terhune is called to London on
business. Agatha First, on the plea Of
sickness, excuses herself from a motor
"trip planned by the Vincents.
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 autoTlobiIe.
Il will, thanks. Sorry to miss tho
trip" repiled the girl. You're an
angel. Agattla!" And with another
farrsw word or two we left her and
lad 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 fortune for friend at one and
the same time on the part of Dearest
and myself. BY Jove, 1t certainly
did give me start when discovered
but this was the way 1t happened
mot to get ahead Of my story.
We had made pretty quick run
to Northbury and had been
spectators at an exhibition OF some
rather fast cricket which had been
pretty keen about. The two teams
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
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aall-I gave up trying years ago. It's
1.-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 American 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
pl1yed by the feminine members Of
our party, and had lunched at the
Northbury Inn, jolly little den Of
a place, and at about half after two
were speeding towards home again.
The roads were fairly decent,
though there had been good deal
of rain lately, and the machine had
been running along SO smoothly that
1T did my heart good to see her. We
bad left the main road when we had
passed Wye village, for one that led
more directly to the castle, and had
slowed down as the road turned out
to be rougher than I thought-when
the worst happened. was driving
myself, and in steering to clear a
jutting tree ran the big car straight
into the dickens Of a rut and our hind
Wheel went in to stay. killed the
engine at once and jumped out to
see what was to be done, disguised
enough, can tell you, though OF
course couldn't possibly have known
the thing was SO deep, for 1t was hall
alled with water. This short cut is
a favorite one of mine. though my
chauffeurs have often warned me
against taking big car through the
woods that cover Wyckof rise at thi:
point. The trees are so thick anc
the road so narrow.
The worst of the business now, a:
soon found out. was that there wa:
mo jack to be found in the cars XII
Of tools with which to raise her, ant
I remembered with chagrin that
had taken it out myself in hunting
for something else and had. left it il
the garage. Even the satisfaction O
blaming some one else was denied me
and l looked at Peterson, the chauf
feur, in dismay.
whats to be done," / asked, bu
received no help from that quarter
only dismal shake of the head.
Nevertheless assistance I did re
ceive, though rather Unexpectedly
The accident had occurred, as I hav'
said, in the middle of the woods jus
where two roads crossed, and stand
ing at the entrance to one Of thes'
roads ! now observed a small boy,
little freckle-faced village lad, wh'
stared at us as If he'd never seen al
automobile before, and they're surel,
common enough!
But it appeared that he had, TO
when Freer remarked uselessly an
obviously for the third time, "Wha
beastly luck to have forgotten tn
lack. Nov If only 1t had happene
out on tho na,n road instead of i
this short cut, We would have stoo
chance of borrowing one from al
other carl" the little chap who wa
standing by, came forward and II
formed us in a shrill childish pip
that If It was another machine W
wanted he'd seen a "big feller" coin
through that sane wood not mil
ute ago and II lad stopped not Il
away. And he pointed a grimy thun1
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