The Dolores star., 1914-02-20

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- Boston that ~. U ~ coull help
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= reach Hassissa and 81 best Bot
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oeafed, whsa u eeoeeal vns aloae.
0osoushly determined rot 70 eet tosl
ertlett's thousAts were broken b a
~ the watsrmsloa 10 Q way that
eAnsed him quick alarm. The young
IAN had at last awaksnsd to the grav.
~ Of the situatioa. - Bartlett had
essa expecting him 70 - ever since
- trip began.
We had bsttsr telephone" said ths
Watermelon. ~as PARKER says. We can
eelsphone for money and have Il sent
y Harrison. and We can ride TO Harri.
500 and probably set there the same
dns az the money does and get the
train for Boston. It's time We we're
back In New York. anyway"
The trip was ended and the sooner
Be left Billy the better. He could give
thsa the slip at Harrison and once
moro hit the road.
~Telephoning from here won't help
nattsrs at ALL" ohjected Bartlett. tight.
ing for that opportunity to get lost
again. just for one more day--twelve
hour would BE- enough. I'VE can drive
% Harrison and telegraph from there
u 10 only . ten-mils drive. We can
make II In fifteen minutes."
The Watermelon looked sharply q
Bartlett and wondered II he we're up
70 any tricks. The Watermelon had
only ten moro miles Of Billy and be
didn't want to shorten the precious
time by . confession II there were no
need for one.
Let's hurry" said he. There was
no need Of prolonging the misery In
tie thought Of the parting.
worrying over his affairs" thought
Bartlett. "He has come to Il At last. |"
The general insisted upon driving,
and a. II was his car. Bartlett perforce
had to be content. He protested. how.
ever. that he knew the road thorough.
u. and could direct the general with
no Instructions at all from the farmer,
waving them all sood-naturedly aside.
Il was after three. The day was in
tensely warm. even in the shady wood
I'd road on which they found them
solves. They had been runnins
through the woods for nearly an hour.
80 apparently had not reached the
end Of II. The last abandoned farm
house. gray. weather beaten, forlorn.
bad long ago been passed.
The general stopped the car and
turned sidewiss TO face those on the
hack seat we are lost" said he.
Look at the odometer. We have come
twenty niles since Ne left etoneham
end We are no nearer Harrison than
whsn We started"
Lost again" walled Hsnristta
"Ilov vsFy stupid We are!"
Its ny fault" admitted Bartlett
lfuthfally. bot with coatrition. Il said
- take tAis tnn back there scar that
1Aeg1l tAsleey.~
I've 81 . hack suegsseed Dilly.
-pAskss told ne list Night" aid
IL Gsasral siooaily. "tAat there was
- ssttlsasst north Of hers for any
milsa We have probably cons
NORTH
II We have come twenty miles We
can % twenty more without dying,
said Bartlett.
= aoat know" laughed Henristta.
r an Vanished now"
"se ~ l." walled Billy. -Hsnrtstta,
Asvsa't ws thing to satY"
mot tAins." said Hsnristta.
.Hit her up" cried Bartlett jovs.
ally. we Win break some more speed
laws. by George. want something To
eat.
we have heard nothing from n
ther." tsassd Henrietta. her laughing
eyes On Tie watermslon's face. full Of
tender Amusement. He was 90 young
and looked % SERIOUS and almost IN
happy that she was unhappy herself
The Watermelon was unhappy BY
this time they should have been In
Harrison. with the parting over, and
be wanted Il over.
We're nearing the end Of ths
woods." cried Bartlett. "And I think
So . house"
And then the car stopped.
"0td ap." chispsd Bartlett
Hsasistta leaned forward. The gsn-
srai was hastily trying all the brakes.
slipoeag one lever then the other. fuss.
ing here and fussins there. and Henri.
eta knsv The symptoms Of approach.
ing trouble.
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