Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-23
I'll ELITTLE RED CAR

Was Miss Whitmore Q skilful driver?"
 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 wasp
 She took young Enderby Dawson for a spin in the car. For some reason Dulcie doesn't appear to like Enderby, although he is a most proper young man, and has q perfect horror Of auto mobiles, but she persuaded Enderby to so.
 T don't know all that happened. but it seems that the wicked child made wager with Enderby that she could drive the car up the embankment by the butternut tree'-
 By the butternut tree?" interrupted Chesbro, quickly.
 'Yes-up the ernbankment and down again without accident. Of course he protested against such a reckless risk of life and limb. but Dulcie did it safe ly: but when they returned Enderby declared he would never ride with her again, and he has gone back to town, although we all know that he came puposely to--er-well, he has been de- voted to Dulcie and he belongs to a, re- markedly rich family" sighed Miss Hannah.
 Elmer Chesbro had found the little car in perfect condition-the steering gear was fauItless in action. Then - then-when he stood there in the chintz-hung chamber talking to Miss Hannah he faced a mirror that reflect ed the four-post bed and he saw Dul- cie's lovely eyes open for an instant and a smile break the pure gravity of her lips. When he turned toward the bed it was to meet the mute irnpas- sivity of her face and the brown eyes weTe closed.
 @'Trickery." he muttered to himself
 He surprised her glance in the mid ror-he knew.
 After he went she covered her burn ing face with her hands and cried be- cause she realized how cheap and shall low had been her actions. What could she do to set herself right with him?
 
 "A lady to see you, MT. Chesbro," said a. clerk, appearing at the door of Elmer Chesbro's private office.
 Elmer Chesbro glanced at the card.
 Miss Whitmore" He drowned and a red flush came into his eyes
 Dulcie Whitmore came in, looking pale and subdued in golden brown vel vet and furs.
 Dulcie found it difficult to begin.
 MT. Chesbro. I am so sorry-but- there is something must tell you stanmered DuIcie
 '.Yes?' he spoke. encouraeingly.
 It's about - that accident last
 The er-accident? An, yes"
 Then you knew it wasn't an acci- dent"' bIurted forth DuIcie.
 T guessed after awhile-Pve won- dered ever since why you did it." said ChesbTo, gently.
 h haiting words she confessed to Elmer sbro-low she had resented his criticism of her as a. little kid'' and how she had just twisted the little red car around to scare him and make him. feel foOlish-and now she was the only one that felt fOOliShi
 ''I-hope-yOuu forgive me, MT. Chesbro. she quayered as she rose to go.
 He turned swiftly and came to her, taking her little glOVed hands in his own.
 T have an explanation to make he said in a cuTiously repressed tone. T have never forgotten the moment I met you first-I fell in love with you then and there, but when Beth teased me for an opinioH-why, well, you know bis brothers don't like to tell their heart secrets to little sisters, so just said that you were a cute little kid in that offhand way-neVer dreaming that that mischievous Beth would re- peat it to you.
 And I've never lost sight of you during these years. l was jealous of every chap that came near you. Well, Miss Dulcie Whitmore I've made my confession, too-so we're quits," He looked down at her ruefully and there was pain in his kind eyes.
 Dulcie had listened with doWncaSt eyes and flushing cheek.
 'IS that all2" she whispered at last, her eyes still lowered.
 You want to hear the rest?' he cried, leaning down to look in her eyes.
 "YeS-theTe might as well be q happy ending," confessed DulCie as she felt his arms about her.-Pittsburgh Press.