The record., 1917-06-07
MAKING
HISTORY
Only 1t Pertained to Two
Persons Instead OF
: ! a Nation
tRy ALAN H.ESDALE

>s<*rs>*%>~>* $3.50
l was sdriving my auto along
country road, enjoying the constantly
changing SCENERY. The spring had de-
velopcd into summer; the leaves on the
trees we're f l blown, birds were sing
ing i'll the ire es, Il range of distant hills
stood soft apd mellow against the
horizon, light, ticccy clouds sailed
lazily over an izure sky.
am che Of ttosc who love to ride
slowly, that may see each VISTA, each
landscape, near objects, enjoying them
while L look. | have no patience with
those who must he always tearing
along so rapidly that no. sooner does
ono get an cyc"on green velvet slope
with cattle feeding upon it than, pres
to! it has vanished and its place is
taken by n ragged height covered with
scrub trees. past which the road may
be SO uneven as to require three
mile All hour gait. Such drivers will
get over twenty miles of beautiful
scenery il Il jiffy. to drag and jolt
along beside Il quarry or n street lined
with hOvcls.
On this summer morning Of which
speak my heart had been warmed by
the beautiful fleckcd sunlight beside
the read, and | felt especially char
liable toward all the world | was mo-
toring along narrow dirt road, but
extremely smooth, lined with broad
space of turf on either side to the
fences, when / saw before ME femi-
nine figure whose lines and dress lndi-
Gated that she was Il young girl. She
was carrying Il satchei of ample dimen-
sions OH her arm and used n staff
When came up with her hbrought
my machine almost to Il standstill, she
turned her face toward me, and I no.
t:ced that 1t was comedy.
Shall give you 1ift?'' asked.
Thank yen, sir. have far to so and
am aweary," she replied with that
- Scotch accent which in Il woman is
especially musicai. though from man
the words usually come like bui.ers
from the muZZle of q pistol.
She was about to climb into the rear
seat when l opened the forward door,
and she took the seat beside me.
Where Go YOU gO?' l asked.
~ dinna know ut present" she an
5wared. II AM to meet my brother at
5iedbury Where We shall go from
there Gamma tell
| got out my road map, asked the girl
to unfold it and while held the wheel
With one hand held the map with the
other. l saw that Medbury was a
matter Of tc2 miles rs the crow flies,
but it was fifteen by road and nearly
thirty by such roads as would be suit
able to an auto.
AT what hour do you expect to meet
your DrotAer?" asked.
This afternoon
IT was 9 O'clock III the morning.
Was nGt required to be at any particu
lar place at any particular time. There
was plenty Of tine to get the girl t.
her destination before she was due
there. She was pretty, her voice was
very sweet, and ] saw no reason why
I should not enjoy her cOmpaniOnshiI
for the greater part of the day instead
HG riding alone
logged along till we came to a forl
in the road and as l was about to tuii
move to alight. saying that her route
lay over the left road, which was onl!
n lane. ] told her that 1 would take
her to Der destination over mCtorab.(
I'0.f:ts, and she consented. Again l eX
amined my road map and laid out {
course involving a fifty mile ride, ant
since preferred q slow gait we would
make Medbury at noontime. AS w
rolled along 1 led my companion t.
talk about herself, for l felt some Gu
riosity concerning her. She was no
dressed az a farmers daughter, and
although her accent was Scotch, it wa
not q peasant accent. / could not un
derstand why so refined a person
should be trudging along ON foot an,
/ did not consider the lonely roads ;
proper place for a young girl to he Tin
attended.
During our conversation she gov
me her name as Edith MaCDOwneli
Her father and mother had come t.
America from Scotland when she wa
about ten years old, which aCcOunte'
for her retaining only portion Of til
dialect Of her native country. Her IA
ther had been landed proprietor to
very limited extent in Scotland an(
having been seized with the desire t
. extend his possessions, had sold hi
property and come to America, wher
the proceeds of the sale would pui
chase q more extended domain. But
did not appear from what the girl tOl
me that he had utilized his America
acres except in devOting some Of thcr
in the cultivation OF fruit.
AS we do not realize that We ar
making history. so VIC do not recOSniz
III small events that we are shapin
our lives. l often revert to that pleas
ant summer day when took into IN
auto for q lift Il girl | had never see
before, intending at the start to sc
her down where our paths divergcd
how l resolved to make her my con-
panion for a ride; how she commlu
Gated to me brief statement as to hC
social position. It was under III
warm sunshine, tempered by de!
cious cool breeze while we rolled alon
through a beautiful country that ! = q
making history for myself as well n
tue girl beside me.
RossinI's Reception Of Wagner.