Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04

However Lestrange would have re-
piled, he was checked by the crash o.
tae courtyard gate. Abruptly recalled
TO bcrsel:. Emily turned, 20 see Dick
French coming toward them.
Remembering how tho three had
last met, the situation suggested
strain. But to Emilys establishment
the young men exchanged friendly
mods, although Dick flushed PING,
Good morning. Lestrange," he
greeted i've just come up from the
city. Emily, and there wasn't any car
riage at the station, SO when one Of
the testers told me you were here 7
came over to get ride"
I've beer to see Mir. Bailey" she
responded. Get in"
As Dick climbed in beside her, she
bent her head to Lestrange; II she
had regretted her mpulsive conf
dcnce, again the clear sanity and
calm OF the gray eyes she encountered
established self.content.
When they were trottng down the
road toward home, in the crisp air,
Emily glanced at her cousin.
II did not know you and Mr. Lee
strange were so we'll acquainted" she
remarked.
Il see him now and then" Dick an
svered uneasily. Hes too busy to
want mo bothering around him much.
You-remembered him?"
Eyes"
He absently took the whip from its
socket, fcching the horse with it as
he spoke.
ut was awfully square of you.
Emily, not to mention that night to
Uncle Ethan. It wasn't like a girl at
al. ] made an idiot of myself. and
you've nGIsrwSr;d anything to NE
about Il finc6. : fever told you where
l.ostrange took me, because ! didn't
like to talk Of the thing. I'm really
t-Tfully fond Of you. cousin"
eyes, Dickie," she said patiently
"Well, Lostrango rubbed il in. OH
he didn't say much. But he carried
me down to whore they were practic-
ing for a road race. Such a jolly lot
&c fellows, like bunch of kids; teas
iue and calling jokes back and forth
at one another half the night until
daybreak, everything raw and chilly.
Ldsy, and their mechanics busy. and
one after another swinging into his
car and going of like a rocket. BY
the time Lestrange went off. ! was as
much stirred up as anybody When
he made record circuit at seventy
seven miles an hour average, I was
shouting over the rail like n good one.
And then, while he vas off again. a
! 2 blue car rolled in and It's driver
yelled that Lostcanse had gone over
on the Eastbury turn. and to send
around the ambulance 1t was like "a
nightmare; sat down Cd stone and
! fit sick"
He"
"l1e shook mo up half an hour later,
stood laughing at me. Upset.
!, o said. No; we shed tire and went
! OF into field, but it didn't hurt the
machine so we righted her and came
/ - He YVES limping and bruised and
I
crowd OF people were trying to shake
/ J nds with him and say things. |
/ felt--funny; as If wasn't much good.
/ never felt like that before. This Is
/ only practice he said, when | was
ABOUT to go. The race tomorrow Will
do better. We find It more exciting
han cocktails That was all, but
/ new what he meant. all right. I've
been careful ever since. He won the
race next day, too"
"Dick. didn't it ever occur TO you
that you as we'll as Mr.. Lestrange
might do real things?" she asked, aft
or a moment.
He turned his round, good-humored
face to her in boundless Amusement
Il? race cars and break my neck
! nd cali il fun, like I.estrange
! You're laughing at me. Emily"
NO. no." in spite OF herself the pic
ture evoked brought her smile. "No'
like that, But you might be inter
ested in the factory. You might learn
from Mr. Bailey and take charge OF
the business with Uncle Ethan. II
would please uncle, how it would
please him. II you did,"
Dick stirred unhappily.
ut would take a lot of grind" he
objected. Il haven't the head for IT
really, I'm not such an awfully bad
lot, but hate work. Let's not be sc
rious, cousin, How pretty the frost,
Wind makes YOU look"
Emily tlghtened tho re!ns with {
BRIEF sigh OF resignation,
"Never nina, Dickie. I-uncle vii
find a substitute Things must go OF
somehow, suppose. even II we do no
like the way"
But the way doomed distasteful tina
morning as never before.
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