Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-10-21
How She Made
Him Pay
BY EUNICE BLAKE

was about to turn corner. Another
car was coming from the opposite di-
rcction. The girl had lost her head
and instead Of turning TO the right
made short cut to the left to give the
other more room. The result was a
crash. ~
The girls auto was light one, the
other heavy and strong. Consequently
the girl thrown out. young man
who was driving the machine that had
done the damage jumped from his car
and picked the girl up.
Are you much hurt?"
II don't know" Then seeing the re-
mains of her wrecked machine she col
lapsed Iii the young mans arms. He
carried her to his auto. put her on the
to do. took off his hat and famed her
with 1t. Presently she opened her
eyes and again they fell on the heap
of junk that had few moments be-
fore been new runabout.
'1'll make you pay for this" she
cried viciously. tears starting to her
eyes.
"You won't have to make me pay.
I'll be only too glad to pay you for
your machine. only hope you are
not injured yourself
Papa gave 1t to me only yesterday"
my dear young lady. never mind
your car. Tell me how you feel
II feel as II were going to faint"
And she did. The young man got
into the car and propped her up until
she came to herself again.
Fortunately they were In an unfre
quented place, and no crowd gathered
The young man did not therefore
scrunle to let the girls head fall on his
shoulder, and In order to keep her from
falling over 1t was necessary to put his
arms about her, He dreaded lest she
should never come to her senses, and Ii
wrecked gift again and suffer another
| collapse. He placed himself so far
as he could, between her eyes and the
| wreck. He was very much ratified,
scarcely knowing what he did. Wheth-
er II was because he had lost his head
or because he thought 1t might revive
her. he kissed her.
1t may or may not have served the
purpose. At any rate. soon after the
application of the remedy she was her.
self again,
Cant You manage to keep grip
| on yourself while take You some
| where?"
"Wherew' she moaned.
ITO drug store or a.
| She had caught sight OF the wreck
and was or again. though this time
not In faint.
Just think of my wrecking my
beautiful car the very first time I
went out In it,"
"Confound the-~I mean we can't stay
here, ! must take yen where you can
have attention
by this time she had come to real
ization that something had happened
| to herself as well as her ear. With a
| woman's instinct she first put her hand
| to her back hair, to find that II had
| been disarranged by her fall. Clutch
| Ing some hairpins that We're sliding
| out OF the coil, she 1abhed them into
different places. Then she seemed to
be braeing herself against some In
| ternal pain. She tried to speak. but
seemed unable to do SO, but the young
| nan Asr hn, ~,
| said family:
Where am Ir' 1t seemed to the
| young man that II was time to assert
himself or the girl would die on his
hands. Putting her In corner SO that
she would he less likely to fall. he
seated himself In front behind the
wheel and was about to start for some
where when she sat up straight and
ordered him to stop.
| what IL IT," he asked anxiously.
| DO You suppose I'm going to leave
| my car here In the road like that?"
| 1t was question of getting her
where he might throw Off this terrible
responsibility He started un again
| without reply, A hysterical person
| needs the inevitable, and his act was
the best thing he could have done. The
girl submitted without another word
| about the wrecked car.
Take me home" she said.
where is your home?"
She gave her address, and In ten min.
utas they drew up at the door. Re
fore the young man could aiight to
help her she had jumped from the car
run up the steps and into the house.
slamming the door behind her. The
young man followed, rang the bell and
was received by the girls mother, t.
whom he told the story OF the mishar
in words and manner that despite the
seriousness Of the matter caused q
smile To play about the lady's lips.
"I'll see IL she Is much hurt" she
said, land let you know In few min
utes."
| When the lady returned she reported
that her daughter did not seem to bs
at NIL injured. and the young man de
parted Within an hour he drove uf
to the house again with new car. ar
exact duplicate OF the one that had
been wrecked