Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-12-05
Was LOTS OF FUN
Verdict Of Youngster Who Took
Remarkable Ride.


Alvan Is only FIVE and his sister Nil
bred Is seven. They live on the slope
Of o great hill in Los Angeles. M
which cars are drawn by cable. The
automobile road that winds to the
summit describes the sweeping curves
Of the letter s. An electric car line
runs past the foot Of the hill. and the
road that comes down from the sum
init crosses 1t to Join Pasadena ave
nue..
One day the children were playins
along the road, about three loops W
from the bottom. where the road runs
straight for half city block. Alvar
had a wrench that his father had Dor
rowed. and was supposed to be carry.
ing 1t back to Its owner. They had
two more loops to make. and then some
stairs to climb to find the home Of the
wrench. 1t had taken an hour to- come
down three loops In their way Of trav.
cling, says the Youths Companion.
At last conscience Weakened In NIL.
dred. She snatched the wrench and,
calling to Alvan to follow. began to
run. She rounded the first half Of the
next loop. and stopped. Before her
lay tire, lost OF some hurrying auto
mobile.
.Oh-eep' she said. Lets have some
fun, Alvan. Set It up and let me get
into it,
Obedient to the mandate Of superior
age, the boy struggled with the heavy
tire. His sister dropped the wrench
and gave . helping hand. When the
tire was standing prop~ly erect. she
turned 1t till 1t headed down the grade
and began to fnstnuate q foot into Its
interior. Soon she stood. with one foot
ahead Of the other, inside the shell
of rubber and canvas. her body bent
and the top Of her head against the
casing. Pulling the fianges outward
with both hands, she jammed her head
hard against the opening and the
fianges grfpped It. Then. with both
hands clingIng to the inner fianges. she
give the word to loyal little Alyan to
LET It roll!"
With as hard push rs his sturdy
frame could give. the boy sent the rub
Der hoop trundling down the steep
grade. All of the turns on the grade
are banked. As the tire rolled down
to the first turn. 1t shot up on the
banked part. wavered q little, and
turned. At the outer curve II nearly
went over, but swung just In time So
1t went careering round the last two
loops and shot out on straight line
at the bottom, toward the car track.
The motorman OF car No. 1Z3l.
watching the track ahead. saw the tire
whIzzing down from his right BE
laughed as he glimpsed its upper rim
above the bank Of flowers. Then the
tire shot out past the flowers, and ne
saw ., curved. distorted body and q
white face that whirled Ia rapid revo-
lutions, with yellow hair streaming
and skirts fluttering.
The passengers, who were not look
ing ahead, wondered why the man
threw On the air brake 80 abruptly
that they bent double over backs OF
seats. They thought they would re-
port him
The conductor and motorman
jumped from the car and ran back
There, Just across the track. lay the
tire and q very dizzy little girl Then
women swarmed from the car, to Pet
and soothe. A careful examination re-
veaied only one bruises skinned 81.
bow; and when the dizziness had
passed, Mildred sat up with grfn
ut was lots Of fun" she said ,
want to DO II again"
That was not what her father saic
when he carried the tire up the hill
and returned 1t to his neighbor. o.
what he thought when he found thai
the wrench was permanently lost