The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-12-12
Promoted to the
High School
By OLIVE EDNA MAY

Huntey had gone through the sum.
mer without a vacation, had worked
very hard, and 10 the autumn felt that
he required a rest or a change. His
nerves were on edge.
He concluded 70 90 70 q New Eng
land village where there was a good
library. 10 the morning be walked. 10
the afternoon be read IN the library and
AZ o O'Clock ~ the evening went 70 bed.
One crisp November morning while
walking along a country road be saw
an auto coming IT, motion varied be-
tween ave and fwenty-1ye miles an
hour, and is direction was Wabbly.
That chauffeur remarked Hnntley.
doesn't know hfs business. Reckon
he's never handled an auto before"
When the machine came near enough
f0r him 70 see Il plainly the chauffeur
was seen 70 he a young woman To
Hupliey she appeared 70 be about alx-
teen years old She stopped Ia the mid.
die o. the road and said:
DO you know anything about auto
mobiles, SIR
Certainly. What can / do for your"
why. I've come out without much
experience and have been getting rat
tied ever since 1 started. have I'M
derfaken 70 90 from one place 70 an
other. twenty miles apart. have got
midway between the two. and II 4
continue 70 manage as badly Is ! have
/ shall get killed before reaching my
destination. Besides, / think there is
something the matter with the ma
chine"
Huntiey looked the auto over. ana
while be was doing - The girl alighted
and Joined him on the road. When be
lurned from the machinery and looked
AZ her be saw one arrayed In the COS
tune of the period. In other words.
she wore a hat shaped Ike q coal
scnffie. . coaf-sbe had left her fur
coat 10 The nufo-like q pair Of bee
dies wings. while her skirt about her
ankles would have fitted about Der
neck. Huntley had seen hundreds Of
girls on the street ~ the city from
fourteen % eighteen dressed exactly
IN that fashion.
~Your machine seems 20 Be all
right he said. III you viii permit
me J VIII get IN with you and be your
chauffeur for awhile. Then ! q tel
better n there Is anything the matter
niih IT.
The young lady was only too glad
% have him take the responsibility on
Der shoulders So Huniiey stepped
Into the auto and chugcbnRFed away
down the road. The girl hoped she
wasn't taking him our Of his way. %
which he replied that al ways were
his. since be WIS an idler. Then be
began % chat with her. rcmarking that
she should learn 20 ruD her auto. for
she would fnd Il very convenient
Among the uses q which li might be
pni was going 10 school TO this the
young lady remarked that she would
dnd Il convenient indeed. especially
since her books were heavy % carry.
Huniley asked her what grade she had
reached IN school. and she said. Next
year I'm going 10 be advanced 70 the
high school
though sne s.'1 tnls Win some
pride hunuel niont CONSIDER mar sne
nnd cause 20 - proud tof ne mpnsnt
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