The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-08

WORK.
By ETHEL HOLMES

wheel was girl, the only occupant
Not being quick enough In turning o.
not having the strength, she shot ou
on to the wrong side OF the road-oI
her left.
Armstrong; car received the blow
on the bumper and was not injured
The girls car was put out of commits
sion, and the girl-well, the girl was
caught in Amstrong's arms. But II
should be noticed that Armstrong was
a famous baseball catcher.
"Are you hurti' he asked anxiously
II think not" she said, but she lay
limp In the stalwart arms. Armstrong
looked down into her face anxiously
Her eyes were closed. His lips were
within an inch of hers. He reduced
the interval to zero.
"Oh, my Good gracious" she ex-
claimed, starting UP and looking at her
| car.
How fortunater said Armstrong.
Fortunate! Do you call that wreck
fortunate?"
81 mean that you are not seriously
| hurt"
but my brand new car is ruined"
Better that than you should have
been killed or mangled. Had you been
thrown against the car or hadn't miss
ed the wind shield by hairs breadth
you would have been killed. As it
was, being thrown into
He stopped short.
'Oh, dear, what am going to do?"
moaned the girl.
I'm take you home. My car is all
right"
But mine-what shall we do
with it?"
Armstrong looked puzzled. They were
In the country, far from any town.
TITS of the road" he said, land won't
endanger any one. Well go to the
nearest garage and have them send
out for it. But I'm afraid 1t isn't
worth hauling in"
This being the only thing that could
be done, she consented reluctantly.
Armstrong got out of his car, gathered
up her belongings, then, returning to
his car, pushed button, pressed a foot
brake, made other starting moves and
began to descend the slope before him.
The girl cast a lingering look at the
wreck and wiped away a tear.
There is every reason to believe that
Cupid had sat beside the girl and
caused the disaster Else why should
1t have occurred, and why should she
have been shot into Armstrong; arms,
being just enough upset to lie there
long enough for him TO kiss her ruby
lips? And there is every reason TO
believe that Cupid, having caused the
collision, hoped into the rear seat of
car At any rate, every
thing from that moment was beauti-
fully arranged to hasten union be-
tween these two young persons.
In the first place, it was late in the
afternoon and growing dark. AS soon
IS he had started Armstrong pressed i
/ button to turn on his lights. No light |
,ame.
That's bad" he said. The shock |
nust. have broken the electric connec-
.ion.S
IL Cupid was. managing the affair
his was his most important work No
me but fool dare run an auto at
light without lights. Another clever
troke was that Armstrong had no
kid chains, and there was lot of
ce on the road, which, being of as
halt, was thereby made very slippery
n addition TO this, the country was
lilly and the road full Of turns. The
ime was late in November. and with :
n twenty minutes after the collision
arkness fell over the face Of the land. :
'oming to what looked through the
loom as II the road suddenly ended I
was a sharp turn-Armstrong pulled ,
8 far out of the road as he dared and
topped.
"It'll never do to go any farther in
his machine" he said.
"0h, dear, what shall we dof"
I'VE must find house. And don't .
re any way but for us to stay there
nd go on In the morning"
THAT would be impossible In my
lse."
"why SOP
After some pressure the girl said
at her father and mother were
rench. The French have very strin-
mt notions as to girl being away
ON home. vnaccounted for, overnight.
er life would be blighted.
Wen have to find house, all the
me" said Armstrong. The rest of
we can settle later"
Leaving the auto. they went back
er the road, having seen a light
me distance to the rear. Maybe it
d been put out. At any rate. they
int find t. They wandered for
les before a house. darkened, doomed
before them They were in small
lage. Armstrong banged at the door
a man opened II.
Got a parson In this placer" Arm
ong asked.
Right over there in the house across
; street"
The couple went to the parson, call