The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-12-04
OTHER PEOPLES CARS
BY CAROLINE MAIL.

@Of course. | realize that the world
wouldn't be half so interesting II
there we're no queer people. said
Adela. looking up from her embroid-
cry, ~but OF all the queer people. some
OF those who own automobiles are the
queerest"
Now, give the explanation" said
the girl who was making buttonhoies.
what started me to thinking on
this subject was the car that just
passed" Adela went on obediently.
1t belongs to the Prenuces, and they
have had IL year. We used to take
the whole Prentice family out driving
Saturday afternoons when We had
horses. but we've never been asked to
ride with them in their machine. no.
once"
Nobody else has, said Jean, sooth-
ingly The two OF them go alone in
that seven passenger car every time.
Once thought they had turned over q
new leaf and had asked somebody to
enjoy a ride with them. but it was
only a married daughter that they
were taking 10 the train"
Il have a cousin who has car" re-
marked Louise. "She never had
asked one OF us to 60 with her. so
when she telephoned me that she was
going to stop for me and take me
riding. | was all in a flutter She was
prompt In coming. and off we went.
After we had gone four blocks she
asked me II would mind her stopping
to see a friend on little errand. or
course. said would not mind"
There was nothing else that you
could say" laughed the girl who was
making buttonholes. "She had you
completely at her mercy
well. she did not have me at her
mercy long" Louise chuckled. She
made her call. but after had sat star
ing out of the window OF the limou-
sine for an hour and five minutes
opened the door and went quietly
home. My cousin never brought up
the episode afterward and she never
asked me again to 90 riding. | fancy
sometimes that her chauffeur is trying
not to Tough audibly when her car
sweeps past me"
Il was treated worse than that,
said the married member Of the cir
I Gle. 1T was Just after my wedding
and a friend OF mine was anxious to
show me some attention. | was very
much pleased when she invited me to
20 to large club reception at a fash
ionable hotel. so | wore my wedding
dress. There isn't anvthing nicer than
the reception that that particular or
ganization gives, and my simple wed
ding gown was not too fine, especially
as my friend. called for me in her car
I'VE had delightful day and en-
joyed every minute of 1t. When VIC
came home and were. near her cornel
and a mile from mine, she stopped the
machine and had the man open tbs
door. She said she was sure ] woulC
not mind taking the street car The
rest of the way home. as she was II
hurry to get home herself
~she didn't." cried Adela "Wha
did you say?"
1 Edlu SOOu-bNs dNNANANN NN~ ~%-.
ried woman. ''Then went into
drug store and telephoned for a taxi
considered myself in luck to haV'
SO much as a nickel with me-"
i've often noticed that dropping
habit" remarked Alice
THE amount Of worry that comes
from owning car is funny said Lou
, ise. What with the automobile fac'
+ and the automobile nerves the owner
! are wrecks before the machines are
"They mortgage their homes to bu!
J machines and mortgage the machine
! to keep the houses from being sold
4 said Adela, cheerfully.
5 "There go the Dunbars now!" crie'
/. Louise. spilling spools over the hoo
/. as she jumped to look out of the win
d dow. Il wonder what they'd say
they knew how we have been talk
i. ing?"
n II can guess that laughed the gir
o who was making buttonholes. They
ehrug their shoulders and say It !
easy to tell that not one member 0
our valued sewing circle owns an az
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