The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-14


I work. She had been so absorbed Il
Z her accident and what to do in tn
/ matter that she had not especially nc
I ticed him. Now she saw that he wai
t about twenty-five years old and haC
Z he not been In overalIs would doubt
/ less have been quite good looking. Sh'
|. had noticed. too. that his voice Wal
well modulated and there were NJ
!, breaks In his English. His eyes were
9 particularly attractive. being expires
( sive gray ones.
Yet the position he occupIed-in de
preston in the floor over which he had
rolled her car-did not present him In
favorable light. He soon got more
or less begrimed in his work. and alto
gether 1t did not appear fitting EN-
ployment for good looking young
man. But he hammered away as
though used TO the dirt and grease.
: while Winifred sat waiting.
Winifred tried TO engage him in con-
versation while he worked. but the eff
fort was not successful. He gave her
very brief replies and now and again
showed by their irreleyancy that he
did not know whit she was talking
about. SO at last she gave 1t up, think
ing that. after all. interesting chat was
not to be expected of greasy me-
] chanic.
After awhile Winifred inquired If
| there was a telephone handy. and upon
! being directed TO room In the garage
where 1t was she called up her mother.
/ Informed her of the accident and said
| that she would not be home in time
/ for luncheon. AS soon as she had de-
| livered this message the mechanic
went to the telephone room and shut
the door When he came out he in
formed Winlfred that the lady of the
house on the grounds would be happy
to have her lunch with her. He had
informed her of the accident and her
presence at the garage. and the invita-
ton had resulted.
Winifred decided to-accept the lnvi-
tatlon and await the repairing of her
car at the house. SO she walked up
the roadway short distance. meeting
young lady who was coming to fetch
her and who received her very kindly.
taking her 10 the house and Introducing
her 10 her mother. Winifred was In
formed that luncheon would not be
served Immediately. and. meanwhile.
she was welcome to the use of room |
or the library or to make herself ut
home I'M any way she liked But she |
found her hosts so affable. so engaging |
that she preferred chatting with them.
She gave an account of her accident
and dwelt especially on the valuable
services of their chauffeur. How kind
he had been. She did not know what
she would have done had he not come
along to help her She became sufli,
eiently mt home with her hosts to rally
the young lady on the danger of hav-
ing so attractive chauffeur Both
mother and daughter smiled and said
that in this case no misalliance was
possible.
Wlnifred spent an hour in this way
before luncheon was announced. On
entering the dining room she stopped
on the threshold, parayzed. A young
man stood ut the head of the table
ready to drop into a seat. When he
and the ladies saw the expression on
Winifreds face all three burst into a
laugh. The young man was the me-
but he was without
his overalls
81 should have refused my consent"
said the mother. ito this deception. |
was overpersuuded"
mo harm done. I'm sure" said the
young man. The young lady took me
for chauffeur. and | simply didn't
llsabuse her mind"
BY this time Winifred had regained
some OF her equanimity and joined In
the laugh or at least tried to. assuring
her hosts that she could not possibly
blame any one who had been so kind
to her, whereupon the mother made
IN explanation She told Wlnifred that .
the young man. her son. had but re-
Gently graduated from school OF
and had Il great fancy for !,
mechanics. They found his ability to
repair their automobiles very conven-
ent."
'Since he is my brother put In the +.
1oung lady, with a sparkle in her eye, ,
there can be no fear
But she was stopped by warning .
ook from her mother and blush she /,
aw rising on Winifreds cheek. !,
And so II was that Winifred Knowl-
on went out In her car at 10 o'clock
n the morning and few hours later :,
vas lunchlng familiarly with persons !
whose names she did not vet know. q
The mechanic told her that he had fin !.
shed the repairs on her ear and in q
tead OF sending a bin for his work he !,
would feel repaid If she would permit
i'm to drive her 20 her home. The ..
latter wm compromised on this basis.
nd after mn hour agreeably spent by \
be party together the young man went y
or Winifrpd's car. while she tele- -
honed her mother that she would n
hortly be at home. herself and her car
9th In good condition. thanks to the
ian who had repaired 1t aud his moth
r and sister WIN hau eDfartaiued aud