The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-16

Written in the stars, you know, Old
chapp' grinned Ralph.
BY Jove. | believe ii ISL muttered
Bob in his ear. and sight met their
ewes that brought their own car to an
abrupt standstill.
In front of them was another motor
car. small runabout. In 1t sat Two
girls facing them with dismayed coun-
tenances The girl whose hands were
on the steering wheel was fair hair-
ed. blue eyed maiden, and her compan-
ion was as dark as gypsy. and both
were pretty.
place aux dames!' murmured Bob.
! "Idiot! Kissed Ralph in his ear.
Then, whipping off his cap, he address
ed the fair motorists:
I'VE will back out, ladies. and permit
you to continue your way. The road
is too narrow to turn in"
"Oh. no. protested the fair one.
You see. our car has broken down.
/ At least 1t refuses to move on
perhaps we can help you said
Ralph. And so be and Bob FASTENED
! to leave their own car, while they
questioned the girls concerning the
trouble with the runabout.
1T went beautifully until five min
utes ago. Then 1t stopped suddenly.
| suppose something has broken. You
see. Miss Wakely"-the fair one nod
ded toward her dark companion
wanted to leave the car here and
walk back, but persuaded her to
wait awhile after we had tossed coin
to decide. SO was right after all, !"
she chartered.
at was certainly the wiseSt thing to
do" agreed Bob solemnly. while Ralph
made thorough inspection of the run
about
Engine doesn't work" announced
Ralph. How about your gasoline"
A look of dismay overspread the
faces of the two girls.
"We never thought of that" cried
the fair one
"Oh. Dorothy Moore" murmured
Miss Wakely. the next time you steal
motorcar hope you'll see that there
is plenty of gasoline"'
Steal" repeated Dorothy indignant
ly. Whose suggestion was it,"
The two young men bending over the
car looked at each other with startled
eyes.
Il don't believe it," declared Ralph
holly.
"You don't, Ell? Why noti The
beauty said So shifted Bob incredu-
lousy.
"The beauty! HUH You don't call
the dark one beauty. do you? Now,
the fair one-I may as well tell you,
Bob, she's the girl with the sprained
ankle.'
mo" said Bob incredulously.
Yes" corrected Ralph, with warn
ing glance at his companion He went
around to the front of the car.
Your gasoline tank is empty" he
announced. land from appearances
should say that it had been leaking
badly for some time" He pointed
back down the road in the direction
whence they had come and showed a
black oily streak through the center
of the white sand.
what shall we do-walk back and
send some one after the machine?"
asked Dorothy Moore.
UNLESS you will permit US to drive
YOU home In our car. We might tow
your machine"
"Oh. no. Let it stand here until
James sends for 1t. You see. it's my
brothers car. He's got a brand new
one. and H;lda. Miss Wakely. and |
thought II would he lark to 20 rid
ing in this one without James know
ing 1t. We struggled it out of the ga
rage and have only come this far, and
now we are stalled James will be so
grouchy" Dorothy sighed pathetically
Bob had been using his ears to good
advantage Il beg pardon" he inter-
rupted. but is Jim Wedge Moore your
brother?"
yes. of course Do you know him?"
Dorothy's eyes were round with sur
prise.
"Classmate of ours" Bob included
Ralph in gesture. MY names Kit
trceTo. and this is Ralph Dodge"
I've heard James speak of YOU" ad-
mitted Miss Moore little breathlessiy.
Called me 'Bonehead Kittredge.'
didn't hcE" asked Bob cheerfully. while
Miss Nakely suppressed smile.
Yes. he did-a horrid, name." adj
mitted Miss Moore, dimnling
Not ut ALL" declared Bob. You
see. | was 50 clever that the chaps
simply gritted their teeth with rage
and envy and called me 'Bonehead' for
spite. 1t has quite the opposite mean
ing in my case"
Il don't doubt it," interpoated Miss
Wakely warmly, and Bob threw her
melting glance of appreciation.
What did they call you. Mr..
Dodgef" asked Dorothy, looking AZ
Ralph with interest.
"Oh, nothing mt all. Miss Moore" he
said hastily. II went through unob.
trusively. leaving not even footprint
or credit or fame behind. In fact. no
one would ever know I'd been through
college If didn't advertise the fact"
Nonsense" chirruped Dorothy.
growing pink in his defense. even as