Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-22

good uncle, the General Robert. l
must go to him and say that l am not
worthy!' exclaimed. with a large fall
tering in my voice.
"All right. just jump into the one
you like best and drive on down to the
Old Hickory club and say it to him.
Sorry that YOU can't come along, Mrs.
Pat. but that glad rag you've got on
is too great a beauty with which to
appear III public. Better take it into
the house before YOU catch a cold in
this breeze"
Yes. l must run ill.," answered
Madam Whitworth. with a slight shiv-
ering III her gown of great thinness.
They are perfectly wonderful, boy.
and l say choose the brown darling"
Governor Bill picked the cherry
from the catalogue for us day before
yesterday. but | think the AMETHYST
has got 1t beat" answered my Buzz
as he started toward his w car.
Jump into your choice and lead me
on down to hear you refuse it to old
forty-two celtimeter. And. mind. I
have arranged a little dinner for YOU
tonight"
Then without further remark | fol
lowed him down the steps and got into
that a which was the color of the
heart of the cherry. and l raced that
Mr.. Bumblebce through the city of
Hayesville in q manner which put to
flight Il large population thereof.
had not had my hands on the wheel
of a racing ear for the many months
since my father in his had Left the
small Pierre and Nannette and me
weeping on the terrace of the Cha
teau de Gree when he went to tho bat
tlefield of the Marnc. and | drove with
all of that accumulated fury within
me.
And this is what my uncle. the Cen
eral Robert. answered to me as | old
him of my unworthiness of his gift of
the most beautiful cherry car:
THAT is Il just return for your CON.
sideration for NE in being born a boy.
and l hope you'll break the necks Of
about two dozen young females in this
town before the weeks out. Begin on
that baggage. Susan. right away"
And as he spoke my uncle, the General
Robert, came down the steps of the
great club of Old Hickory With the
G%ouverneur Falkncr and stood beside
my Cherry With me.
Hes no better man than l, general.
and I've been trying it all year an
swered my Buzz, with II of those de-
lectable %grinnings upon his face
Indeed. my much loved Uncle Rob-
ert, it is impossible that | accept your
gift in gratitude that l an not a wom-
an, because for the good reason and
my honor was about to rise up in arms
and bctray the daredevil and her
schemes within me when that good
and most beloved Gouverneur Faulk-
ner interrupted me by stepping into
the cherry beside me with Il laugh.
THANK you. general. This is just
what need in all of my business with
Robert. Well be back in time to dine
with you at Z here at the club. Go
out to the West End. Robert" And
with his hand on the spark he started
the cherry, and l was forced to sweep
away from my Buzz and my uncle, the
General Robert, into the traffic and
away from the club Of Old Hickory,
which is named for a very great gen
eral Of America and is a club of much
fashion and some bad behavior. my
Buzz has said to me.
Il really didn't mean to kilnap you
and the car, youngstcr, but I've had a
pain under my left pocket all day and
| have got to operate on il. \ sudden
impulse told me that it would be easier
# | took you with me toto sort of
stand by" said my beautiful Gouver-
neur Faulkner in Il grave tone of voice
as | whirlcd him out the broad avenue
that led to the west end of the city.
ooh. my Gouverneur Faulkner, is it
that YOU are i'll. perhaps to die by a
knife exclaimed. and for Il second
l let that wild cherry run in Il very
dangerous name almost upon anoth-
CT large a in the act of turning into
the street.
"No, not that. Robert" he answered
me quickly, and he laid his hand on
my arm beside him for an instant us
if to give a stcadincSs to me. Il want
lou to take me out to the state prison.
! want to talk face to face With !; man
who killed his own brother in cold
blood, it is said. \. pretty powerful i'll
t1uence is at ne day and night for Il
reprieve, and II Cont know what to
do about it. 1t is a difficult case. If
l went in my official capacity to see
the man it might give his friends I'M
due hopes, and suddenly | felt that |
could run away from the whole bunch
at this hour of the day and see the
man himself without anybody's know
ing it save the superintendent of the
prison and myself. You don't count.
because in this cas- YOU are myself"