Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-05

Harry might have made a detour to avoid
some section of bad road.
Owen lost another hour in watching
and worrying before he made up his mind
to go to the rescue There were plenty
of idle ears, but it was not easy to hire
one, as they were mostly guarded by
chaufteurs with no right to rent or lend
them At last a man was found who was
willing to pick up $40 and take a chance
that his master would not know about it.
Chauffeurs are particularly Independent
in the month Of June With the rest of
the world they suffer from "Spring
fever, and at that time Of year positions
are, as they well know, more plentiful
than drivers.
The rescue car found them just where
they had stopped, half way Up the hill
Pauline had run the scale of feminine
annoyance, from silence to sarcasm to
tears. The tears produced almost the
same effect on Harry's determination to
keep Pauline from flying that the drops
of water had in Ovens carburetor. The
spectacle of the girl he loved weeping had
almost broken up his resolve when Owen
dashed by, shouted, turned around and
drew up alongside.
Harry asked for help, and the chauffeur,
who had never had the pleasure of tinker
ing with Marvin Six, " was inclined to
dismount and aid at least in diagnosing
the car ailment. While he was thinking
about it and surveying the parts which
Harry had taken out and strewn about
the running board in his pretended
trouble hunt Pauline had dashed away
her tears and transferred her pretty self
to the new car. Pauline and Owen both
knew there was barely time TO reach the
field before the Frenchman's ascent. So
with scanty farewells Harry was left to
reasonable his car. When he had set up
the last nut he replaced the little plug
in the tank, produced can of gasolene
from the locker behind the seats, emptied
it into his tank and. drove at reckless
speed for the aviation grounds.
Harry knew that in all probability
Pauline had reached the field in time. He
regretted that she was to take the risk,
but he was serene in knowing that he had
done his best in a good cause. Fate has
a habit of making it hard for a man like
Harry at the start and then making up
for it at the end Strong men feel this
instinctively and when their best efforts
fail experience a confidence that things
will turn ont all right anyway.
When Harry mingled with the specta-
tors he was just in time to see tiny
speck on the edge of the horizon. This,
he learned. was the Frenchman s machine
lie was told that it carried a passenger.
The speck grew rapidly in size, developed
the insect shape of a biplane and soon
seemed TO be over the other end of the
aviation field. The young mans joy at
seeing the aeroplane returning in safety
was dampened by a little feeling of shame
that by such devious means he had almost
spoiled Pauline pleasure. He was
ashamed and vowed he would mind his
own business in the future.
- act like an old woman worrying
Polly this way, he decided No wonder
she is cross 10 me lately. She must think
! would b, a tyrant Of a '-- Harry's
last words were choked by spasm Of the
throat
There were shouts and gestures from
the spectators.
Something was wron; with the aero
plane.