The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-28
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 ~Almost like rootball game,' said T Minot blithely. Third down-five yards to go On, by love, there's a town on my side"
 Not a trace of town on mine." she replied. sg sTrs the dreariest, saddest town I ever Baw,,' Minot remarked. ''So, of z course, its name Is Sunbeam. And look-what do you soc there beside the sSs.atiopr'
 .An autoAa Aaobilew the girl cried. s 'sWell, an Nsutomo 3ile's ancestor, at any, rate" lau, u,shed Minot- vintage, of 1905. Say, I have Q suggestion now. If the chauffeur thinks he cnn lget you Fl mean, us-to San Marco by l o'clock shah we"-.
 But the girl was already on her way. The lean, lank, weary native who lolled beside the passe automobile was stnrtled speeches. for q moment by the sight of two such attractive vis- Mors in his unattractive town Then be remembered.
 "Want a taxi, mister7" he inquired. sTake you up to the Sunbeam House m1or a quarter apiecc'T-
 M ''Yes, we do want taxi'i-- Minot be gan. i s ITO San Marcor' cried the girl breothlessly. Gan you get us there by o'clockT' " Ny <1"To-to- Say, l4dy," stammered the rustic chauffeur, "that train you just N. Got of offs going to San Marco"
 "Oh, no, 1t Isn't" N1inot explained. five know, better. It's going out into the country to lie down under a shade 7 tree and rest ! ~ 'The train Is too slow,'' said the girl. II must be in San Marco before 1 EDclock. Can you get me-us-there by Alhen? Speak quickly, plcaser' M The effect of this request on the @chaufreur was to induce even greater confusion. N- easT.to--to San Maroon he stumbled. 'sT4weIi, say, that's new one on me. Nlver had this car out O. Sunbeam yetr a s.Please! Please!' the girl pleaded.
 ..Lady," said the chauffeur, 4Td do anything I could within reason"-
 s.Can you gettus to San Marco by so'clock r she demanded
 & q ain't no prophet, lady"-a humor. | fs6us gleam came into his eye-'but ever Mlnce I got this car been feelin' sort < $' reckless. If you say so I'll bid all X7hy family and friends goodby, and weill take . chance on San Marco to- gether." els r; That's the spifitr' laughed Minot aBut forget the family and friends" ; The car rolled automatically from tht little settlement and out into the sand and heat of a narrow road
 AEight miles, to San Marco" saii the driver out of the corner of hi: mouth. '.Sit tight. I'm going to le her out bome.''
 Again Dick Minot glanced at th' girl besitle him. Fate was in jovia mood today to grant him this odd rid' h the company of one so charming.
 Affnot tried 10 think of some spright SN remark, but his usually agile tongu' temained silent. What was the mat fter with him? Why should this gir seem different, somehow, from all th' other girls he had ever met? Whel he looked into her eyes flood O. memories, a little sad, of all the happ. times he had ever known overwhelm ed Hlm-memories of starlit sea, th' red and white awnings of q yacht, th, wind whispering through tho. trees ol q hillside. an orchestra playing in thu distance memories of old and happy faron things, of times when he wa even younger, even more in love witt life Why should this be? He won dered.
 And the girl, looking at him, won dered too. Was he suddenly bereft O his tongue?
 "I haven't asked you the convention al question:" she said at last. "Hov do you like Floriday
 "It's wonderful, isn't it?" Minot re plied, coming to with start "I ca, speak of it even more c1thusiasticall. than any of the railroad folders dc >--a And yet it's only recent-my discover. of it's charms"
 "Really?"
 "Yes. When was surveying it O, that stop watch or train my inpres sion oS> it was quite upfavorable. I seemed so m0notonOus. told mysel nothing exciting could ever happel there"
 "And something hns happened"
 "Yes, something certainly has har pened."
 She blushed little at bis tone Young men usually proposed to her tn first time they saw her. Why shouldn' she blush a little?
 Thcy rattled on down that road tha was so sandy, so uninteresting, so lone ly, with only a garage advertisement here and there to suggest world oul tfde.
 The girl sat aHxiousiy on the edge o the seat, her checks flaming her eye alight Minot watched her. And sud denly all the happy. sad little memo ~ffes melted into golden glow-th glow of being alive on this lonesom road-vTith her! Then suddenly b