Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-01-22

tarding motorists who endeavored to
escape from deputy sheriffs. The re
suit had been that the cars occupants
had left it without intention, gone up
ward, cleaving the night air to heights,
and, coming down, had found them
selves almost simultaneously in a mud
hole and a deputy's custody.
Having paid their fines for speeding
and rescued their somewhat battered
motor, they now were being bandaged.
It was characteristic of the general
state of ~Jonesville's mind that the Wis
itors had first been fined; repairs for
their bruised heads being looked at as
a secondary matter.
The u~nfortunates numbered two, and
they had told the filming and exultant
Judge of the peace that they were son
and father, giving their names as
Grover and Robert Wallace. Robert
Wallace was of not much more than
Jackson's age.
The drug store crowd was listening
with huge delight to their subdued ex-
pressions of wrath. But with Broad
ways entrance the younger of the vic
Tins recognized a member Of his own
indefinabIe fraternity. Within two min
utes the young men were "old chap
to each other, which is a congenial
sign.
"How's your machine?' ' asked Broad
way.
"Havent's looked it over very care
fully"
IF it's out of business, I'll get my
%runabout and tow you ten miles down
the road. There's a good hotel there.
and a repair man. who knows his busi-
ness could help you put the first thing
in the morning"
No such service proved to be neces-
sary. In fact the strangers car was
in such Unexpectedly good condition
that its owners insisted upon taking
Broadway with them to his gateway
They reached it simultaneously with
Clara Spotswood and Josie Richards,
who were now engaged in that inef-
fcient but delightful see-sawing which
frequently occurs when a girIfrfend
takes a girEfriend home. Clara had
walked home with Josie, Josie had
walked part way home with Clara,
Clara had gone part way back with
her. They had gradually come almost
to a midway standstill in front of the
Jones place.
While the elder Wallace took ad-
vantage of the halt to make one more
examination of the car, before plung-
ing on into the darkness of the sur
rounding farming country, Jackson in
troduced his new-made friend to the
two girls, and they stood laughing in
consequentially. The young city man
was much impressed by the two pref
ty country girls, and the two pretty
country girls. especially Clara Spots
wood, were delighted with the youth
who had been brought SO dramatically
to their attention.
They went along before the elder
gentleman was satisfied that every
thing was certainly all right, but at a
distance which they felt sure made
them invisible in the soft gloom of the
summer night they paused, with many
a suppressed giggle, to look back at
the group, each member of which was
now and then shown sharply against
the background OF Cimmerian dark
ness as he CHANGED to pass into the
radius of one or the other Of the cars
headlights.
I think he's absolutely too hand
some!" Clara whispered cautiously.
I've always thought so,s Josie an
swered.
oh, siIy'! meal young MI. wal
lace. And Roberts such q sweet
name! It's almost the same as Robin
Robin Adair, you know? How she
must have loved himlnn
Robert or Robin7" Josie asked.
Robin, Of course, She sang the