Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-10
An
lnsuferable Nuisance
By MARTHA B. PARKER

fashionable bachelor, who drove i'll his
auto all by himself, was turning a
corner at the rate of twenty miles an
hour when he spied another machine.
driven by young lady, coming to-
ward him. He slowed down at once
and swung far around to his right.
The young lady lost her head and
and the girl lay in the middle of the
street motionless.
David, who was uninjured, gave a
leap and, landing beside her, picked
her up. She opened her eyes and look
ed at him in a dazed fashion. as if
wondering how she happened to be ly-
ing in the street in the arms of a
handsome young man. Then the i'm
propriety of the situation came over
! her. and, disengaging herself. she
stood on her feet and looked about
her. The first object that attracted
her attention was a heap of rubbish
which she recognized as the wreck of
her auto. The fact that she had mar
rowly escaped death was of no impor-
lance whatever beside the fact that a
! brand new, spick and span machine,
with all modern improvements, includ-
ing an electric starter. had been
smashed to minute fragments.
"Well, | declarer' she exclaimed.
The gentleman who had caused all
this trouble was mutely thanking God
that the automobile had been smashed
instead of the girl
"Are you sure you're not hurt?" he
asked
ooh, my goodness graciousr' was the
| irrelevant reply. 1T can never be put
together again in the world"
AS to the information relative to
how far she had been injured, she
gave it by falling in his arms in
faint. He carried her to his auto and
placed her on the broad back seat.
"Confound womanr' he exclaimed.
You never can tell what she's going
to DO"
He was tanning the unconscious girl
with his hat. wondering what to do
next when she revived again and, see
ing crowd gathering and gaping at
her she made Il dive for the door of
the auto
'What in thunder are you going to
do?" cried Mathews.
81 want to go home"
"Stay where you are till find out if
my machine will go. and if it will I'll
take you home
All this happened within a few min
utes The machinery of Mr. Mathews
auto was still running (but not clutch
ed like a five story -four mill Jump
ing into the front seat he put on the
clutch and the car moved forward,
leaving the gaping crowd behind Then
the girl forgot the latter and remem-
bered her car
MY auto. my poor auto! Pm not
going to leave it there in the street."
"Confound your auto" muttered Da-
vid between his teeth But instead of
saying it to the girl he turned in his
seat and said almost fiercely:
Nov, stop this COMPOUNDED nonsense
and tell me whittier to take you. to a
doctors or home"
you horrid thing"
She showed signs of another collapse,
and Mathews was beside himself to
down the street. his eye caught doc
tors sign, and, pulling up beside the
curb, he jumped out, opened the car
door and leaned forward to take the
girl in his arms with a view to carry
ing her into the house But she sud
denly revived
What are you stopping here for?"
she asked impatiently.
"For doctor"
II don't want a doctor won't have
a doctor Take me homer
Mathews slammed the door and re-
sumed his seat. will you kindly tell
me where you live?" he asked
whats going to become of my new
autoT
Its going to a junk shop"
"Oh. dear!" she moaned Papa gave
1t to me only yesterday"
For heavens sake do tell me where
you live. OF course III replace your
auto and glad enough to get rid off,
He paused to avoid being rude
"Oh. you want to get rid of me. do
you? I'd have you understand that it
was you who ran into my auto. not l
who ran into yours"
Mathews CRASHED his teeth. then by
an effort pulled himself together and,
looking the girl in the face. said with
great frmness:
IF you'll kindly tell me where you
live | will drive you home. where you
may have the attention you need, and
you shall have new car as soon as it
can be obtained"