The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-02-13

The occupant Of the big car was
big young man whose strongly marked
features looked very forbidding unless
one could see behind the concealing
goggles; then the kindness OF the
gray eyes discounted the sterness OF
the lips.
oh" breathed Dulcie Whitmore
from her seat in the little car; Its
Elmer Chesbro's car-gruff old thing!
Shall ever forget what Bert Chesbro
repeated to me? Never! He said l
was cute little kid! Cute, am l?
HIM! He always blinks his eyes and
looks SO surprised when he sees me-
Just as II he couldn't remember his
sisters dearest friend and college
chum! Three years ago-and l
haven't forgotten. Well, Mr.. Man, Its
your turn to be foolish now!"
Whereupon Dulcie's little car sud
denly began to act in the most eccen-
trio manner. 1t wabbled uncertainty
from one side OF the road to the other
until the big car came to stand still
half way up the hill and It's occupant
leaped to the ground.
Head me of. will your" chuckled
Dulcie at the very moment that the
little red car twisted around and ran
up a slight embankment at the side
of the road. 1t backed into the ditch
where 1t gently rolled over to one
side.
When Elmer Chesbro reached the
scene he found Duclie's graceful little
form in huddled heap beside the
car. A little blue motor bonnet framed
her pale, exclusive face from which
the color had fed, and the white lids
covered her brown eyes,
Chesbro snatched the girl into his
arms and carried her to his own car,
where he tenderly placed her in the
tonneau; then he brought out a pocket
flask and poured some OF the contents
between Dulcie's tightly closed lips.
Whereupon Dulcie promptly choked
and sneezed, and opened her brown
eyes dreamily and inquired what had
happened.
You ran your car into the ditch"
explained Chesbro. DO you feel pain
anywhere"
Dulcie shook her head
"No-only so readfully-dreadfu[
ly-" Her eyes closed and to all ap-
pearances Miss Whitmore had lost
consciousness again.
There's only one thing to do" said
chesbro to himself; "and that Is to
take her to the nearest house and
summons a physician"
Bracing her about with cushions,
Chesbro sprang to his steering wheel
and started his car gently up to the
summit of Quaker Ridge. The first
open gate led into the grounds sur
rounding a red gabled cottage, and In
five minutes Elmer Chesbro was car
rying the limp little form up the stairs
of the cottage and into a chintz-hung
chamber.
The two little old ladies who had
admitted him had screamed at once
at sight of his unconscious burden.
why, It's Dulcie," shrieked the
gray-haired one. Telephone for Doc
tor Vann at once, SARAH"
Then, you know Miss Whitmore?"
asked Chesbro curiously as he turned
away.
She is our grandniece-I knew she
would come to some harm with that
wicked little red car! Tell me how 1t
happened-Biddy, bring me another
basin OF cracked icel"
Chesbro related the astonishing &C
cident-how the red car had been COM
ing smoothly down hill when 1t sud
denly began to wabble to and fro and
finally ran up the embankment, throw
ing Miss Whitmore to the ground. He
thought the steering gear must have
broken-he would go back and inves-
tigate, II there was nothing more he
could do now.
Miss Hannah thanked him and
shook her head, and so Chesbro went
back to the little red car which he
managed to right with the help OF
passing farmer, and presently the big
yellow car was towing the little red
car up to the cottage where he had
learned that Dulcie was visiting her
aunts
Miss Hannah Lees met him in the
veranda.
The doctor says there isn't bone
broken-nor even a bruise. She
seems to be suffering from shock!
Oh, dear, why will girls attempt to do
such reckless things! In my day
we wouldn't dream Of running "a
wheelbarrow!"
81 am glad Miss Whitmore is not
injured" said Chesbro heartily, then
he removed his goggles and looked
down at the little spinster.
Was Miss Whitmore a skilful driv-
err"
she is considered SOL have been
told that she is very careful but some
thing happened last week-that made
me change my mind"
And that was?"
She took young Enderby Dawson
for spin Gas she called IT. in the
car. For some reason Dulcie does not
appear to like Enderby, although he
is most proper young man and has a
perfect horror OF automobiles but