Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
he House
On the Hill
BY PAULINE D. EDWARDS

III @r.ss- Ill
i By PAULINE D. EDWARDS
A girl was pacing the hall Of coun-
try house impatiently. Presently she
stopped and called:
"C0me, Molly; the autO'a waiting"
"All right, Imogen; I'll be with you
you your goggles?''
Goggles? No! Do you suppose
would make myself hideous by wear
ing such things?"
Imogen went out to the piazza, where
at the foot Of the steps the automo-
bile was waiting, and said to the chauf:
feur:
you needn't go today. William. I'm
going to drive myself"
Yes, MISS" r.
rs everything all right?"
Eyes, miss
Come, Molly; let's be Of"
Molly came hurrying out, trying to
adjust a veil and pull on pair Of
gloves at the same time, q somewhat
difficult feat to perform. The two got
into the auto, and the machine chug-
ged down the driveway to the gate.
1t was mild spring morning, and the
roads were fine. Imogen was quite
an expert driver, and there was moth
ing to mar the pleasure of the trip till
they had been out couple of hours
and were some thirty miles from home.
Then one of the tires subsided and
let the wheel to which it belonged
down on to the ground.
"Oh, dear!" exclaimed Molly. what
shall We do?"
'"There's a shed or stable or some
thing over there; let's 60 over and see
il we can get any help"
Having placed the auto on the side
of the road, they both walked the hun
dred yards that separated them from
the house and found a man In over
ais tinkerfng with an automobile
"Oh, how fortunate!' exclaimed Mol
~. Its a garage"
We've got a puncture or some
thing" said Imogen to the man. ''We've
left our auto out there in the road.
Would you mind coming out to see
what's the matter?'
The man left his work, went with
them to their auto, inspected the wheel
and said:
Its not case of puncture. There's
a rip in the tire
"Oh, dear!' exclaimed Imogen. "Can
it be fixed?"
mot here. l haven't the tools"
''What shall we dor
''1'n put enough wind in 1t to get
your machine into my garage, and
there it must be left till you can get
another tire. see you have no 'ex-
tra.'"
The man managed after much diff
Guilty to get the auto into the garage.
Then he said to them:
II will take you to your home, and
you can send someone out with an
extra tire to take your auto back"
do you think that's the only thing
to do?'
Eyes. Please wait till I go to the
house and get OF these ovefalls. I'll
be back In q moment
He went up byroad and disappear
3D. The two girls occupied themselves
looking at an imposing mansion on the
top Of hill, at the foot of wh1eb they
waited.
''That's a fine house," said lmogen.
II wouldn't mind being at the head of
that house-that is, If l had husband
to be-
Eat the foot" supplied Molly.
In few moments the man returned
in chauffeur COSTUME.
Il should think you'd be hungry"
he said. "It's past lunch time, and
you'll not get home before 3 o'clock.
Perhaps you'd better go up to that
summer hotel" pointing to the house
they had been admiring, land get
something to eat. It's not yet opened
for the season, but think you'll find
something to stay your appetite"
"What beautiful site for hotel!'
exclaimed 1mogen 1--WE thought 1t a
private house" ::
They climbed the hill, were admit
! ted by maid in white and black uni
form and shown into a dining room
having none of the appearance of one
belonging to a hotel. There a delicious
luncheon was served. On attempting
to pay for it the maid said that there
was no one in the house to receive
cash and they would have to pay an
! other time ..
"Weu leave it with the man at the
garage down there" said Imogen
eyes, MISS" the girl assented
Returning to the garage, they found
the man waiting for them with an
auto ready. They entered it and start
ed for home. On the way home the
! chauffeur became more communicative,
and Imogen remarked soto voce to
Molly that he used very good language
for an auto tinker. When they reach
ed the house Imogen took out her peck
etbeok, asking him how much his
charges would be, including the lunch
con. - -
The chauffeur replied that there was
no charge for the ride; on the con,
trary, he had been much honored. AS
for the luncheon, he owned the house
In which they had lsnched, and in this,
too, they had honored him.
The girls looked at. each other In