Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-24
The House
On the Hill
BY PAULINE d. EDWARDS

as soon as can tie on my veil, lave
you your goeglcsY
Goggles? No! Do you suppose | I
would make myself hideous by wear
ing such thingsi"
Imogen went out to the piazza, where
at the foot of the steps the automo-
bile WAS waiting, and said to the ehauf /
feur:
You needn't 20 today. William. I'm
going to drive myself"
Yes. miss"
rs everything all right?"
Yes, miss"
Come, Molly; let's be off"
Molly came hurrying out. trying to
adjust veil and pull on a pair of
gloves at the same time. somewhat
difficult feat to perform. The two got
into the auto. and the machine clug.
ged down the driveway to the gate.
1t was mild spring morning. and the
roads were fine. lmogen was quite
an expert driver, ana there was moth
ing 10 mar the pleasure of the trip till
they had been out couple Of hours
and We're some thirty miles from home
Then one of the tires subsidized and
let the wheel to which it belonged
down on to the ground.
"0h, dearr exclaimed Molly. What
shall we do:'
There's shed or stable or some
thing over there; let's 20 over and see
if 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 man in over
als tinkering with an automobile.
"Oh, how fortunatew exclaimed Mol
ly. ITS garage"
We've got a puncture or some
thing, said lmogen to the man. We've
left our auto out there in the road
Would you mind coming out to see
what's the mattcr?"
The man left his work, went with
them TO their auto, inspected the wheel
and said
ITS net 9 case of puncture. There's
Il rip in the tire
"Oh. DEAR exclaimed Imogen. Can
it be hXeli"
Not here. ] haven't the tools"
"What shall we dor
I'm put enough wind In it to get
your machine into my garage. and
there it must be left till you can get
another tire. | see you have no Eek
ira"
The man managed after much dill
Guilty to get the auto into the garage.
Then he said to them:
Il will take YOU TO your home. ard
you can send some one out with an
extra tire to take your auto back"
"Do You think that's the only thing
to do;"
YES. Please wait till go to the
house and get off these overallS. III
be back in n moment"
He went up a byroad and disappear
ed. The two girls occupied themselves
looking at an imposing mansion on the
top Of hill, mt the foot Of which they
waited.
That's a fine house." said lmogcn.
II wouldn't mind being at the head Of
that house-that is, If | had husband
to be-
".tt the foot supplied Molly.
III few moments the man returned
III chauffeur costume.
u should think you'd be hungry"
lie said "lt's past lunch time, and
yolll 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, and get
something TO eat. It's not yet opened
for the season, but | think you'll find
something to stay your appetite
What a beautiful site for hotel
exclaimed Imogen. 1--WE thought it n
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 delicious
luncheon was served On attempting
to pay for it the maid said that there
was no one i'll The house to receive
cash and they would have to pay an
ether time.
well leave it with the man at the
garage down there" said lmogen.
Yes, miss" the girl assented
Returning to the garage, they found
the man waiting for them with an
auto ready. They entered it and start
cd for home. On the way home The
chauffeur became more communicative
AMI Imogcn remarked soto yoce tC
Molly that he used very good language
for an auto tinker. When they reach
ed the house lmogen took out her peck
ctbook. asking him how much hh
charges would he, including the lunch
con
The chauffeur replied that there wa.
no charge for the ride; on the con
trarr, he had been much honored, A.
for The luncheon, he owned the nous,
in which they had lunchet, and in this
too, they had honored him.
The girls looked at each other II
CONSERVATION
But you said" Imogen protested
that the house was n summer hotel
II lied there" said the man imper
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