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ueeu Tor one.
Let's hurry" said he. There was
no need Of prolonging the misery In
the thought Of the parting.
= Worrying over his AFFAIRS" thought
Bartlett. He has come to 1t at last
The. general insisted upon driving.
and as It was his car, Bartlett perforce
had to be content. He protested, how.
ever, that he knew the road thorough.
: ly, and could direct the general with
. no instructions at all from the farmer,
waving them all good-naturedly. aside.
:. 1t was after three. The day was in.
tensely warm, even in the shady wood.
ed road on which they found them.
selves. They, had been running
through the woods for nearly an hour.
and apparently had not reached the,
end of it. The last abandoned farm.
house, gray, -weather-beaten,: forlorn,
: had long ago been passed.
The general stopped the: car and
turned .sidewise to face those on the
back. seat. Eve. are LOST said he.
Look at the odometer., We have come
twenty miles since we left Stoneham
and We are no nearer Harrison than
when we started" !:
Lost again." walled Henrietta:
"How very stupid we are!'
tits my fault" admitted. Bartlett
-truthfully, but with contrition. "I said
to take this turn back there near that
barrel factory"
I'VE can go back" suggested Billy.
Parker told me last night" said
the general gloomily, chat there was
no settlement north Of here for fifty
miles. We have probably ,.. come
north." -.
IF We have come twenty miles we
can go twenty more without dying.'
said Bartlett.
81 don't know" laughed Henrietta.
r am famished now."9s' . 80
$50. am l." walled Billy. Henrietta.
haven't We thing to eat?"
y, sNot a thing" said Henrietta Z
y "Hit her up." cried Rart1att fnrsI
- 5reak some more speed
-.a-~, w George. Iwant something to
eat.''
We have heard nothing from IA
Their" leased Henrietta, her laughing
eyes on the Watermelon's face, full of
tender amusement. He was so young
y and looked so serious and almost un.
happy that she was unhappy herself.
The Watermelon was unhappy. BY
this time they should have been In
Harrison, with the parting over, and
he wanted 1t over -, .. -.
8" We're nearing the end of the
woods" cried Bartlett. "And 1 think
7 :see q house, 50:
And then the car stopped.
y. "Gid ap." chirped Bartlett.
Henrietta leaned forward. The gen.
eral was hastily trying all the brakes.
slipping one lever then the other. fuss
Ing here and fussing there, and Henri
eta knew the symptoms Of approach.
ing trouble.
Father, is there anything the mat,
tter!" -
"Oh, no." pleaded Billy, mot l,ere?"
i, The Watermelon leaned. forward
ana opened the door. Every one get
out" he ordered. I'VE can walk to
the house. We mustn't monkey with
the car unless we want pile Of Junk
on our hands," ='
He stepped out and turned to help
the girls.
Not at ALL" declared the general.
Il know all about car. can fix
1t directly" He alighted and started
to raise the bonnet. The Watermelon
Interviewed. So
~
Look in the gasolene tank FIRST" no
begged.
5 The general was already deep in
the mechanism, oblivious to all else.
TITS the carburetor-"
=. "Carburetor nothing" pleaded the
! Watermelon. TITS the gasoiene,"
Eyes," agreed Henrietta indiscreet.
". maybe It is" -
THAT won't help us any," snapped
the general angrily. Where can w,
get more? Much better to have some.
thing wrong"
'''Not%for the car" said the Water.
melon. None of us would be able
to fix It," - :.
my, dear SIR" said the general
warmly, IT have owned this car for
p year"
Il know" murmured the watermel.
on. II think it marvellous"
Il am perfectly capable"
"Will you bet with me-" interrupted
the Watermelon, that it's the gaso-
lone? Alphonse may have filled the
other car at the expense Of this one."
It was the .gasolehe, or rather lack
OF sasolene. that had stopped the car.
That's where horse beats a car"
lamented Henrietta. :"You don't have
to keep bothering with their works."
She sat down on the car step and
g clasped her hands in her. lap. I'VE
could spend the night here, but in the
morning we wouldn't be any nearer
gasolene than we are now"
I'm not -fretting about gasolene."
said Bartlett. 81 want something to
eat. Let's all 60 to that house"
{. We can't leave the carr: objected