The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-26

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was lonely out there on the dark river
Her arms ached with fatigue, her silke
hands were pouching with blisters.
Finally she felt the keel CRATE an
she landed on a rocky point. She for
! got the little dinghy and it slippe,
! back and danced on down the river t.
some unknown fate. Gloria felt bette
{ on the firm earth and she grew angr.
again. She stared at the barge, now
mere smudge on the vague horizon.
She whispered to herself: "III &c
him yet, and he won't get awayw
Gloria thought of her fathers yacht
She believed that 1t had been recently
put into commission. If only she hat
it now! But it was loafng at anchor
in the river Mt her fathers country
home, the last she had heard OF 1t.
To get a yacht That was her small
requirement now. She must get home
to get it. She plunged along till she
came to a lonely road. After a time 8
farmer appeared driving a w%agonload
Of empty milk cans. Gloria envied him
his throne on the high seat. He was
the rich one now and she the pauper.
He called out: "Have a lift, miss
How fur ye goin'?"
"Im going as far as you'll take me,
PLEASE"
Get in, then, miss, and well jog
along"
The farmer was naturally anxious
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on, but she did not exchange informa.
ton for hospitality. She grew so i'm
patient for faster progress that when
the farmer came to his own lane and
turned into it she was glad to get down
and walk.
Gloria trudged till she was worn out.
All the motors she saw seemed to be
going the wrong way. When finally
she heard one coming behind her she
was so delighted that she turned and
held out her hands. She wanted to
embrace the driver for being SO kind
as to be going her way.
Anybody looks well coming to a res
cue. but the young man driving the
southbound automobile was too good
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else's. He accepted Gloria as a pas
senger with more enthusiasm than she
relished. He jumped to the ground,
lifted his hat, assisted Gloria into the
front seat, and took his place beside
her. He shot the car forward with q
swagger and his compliments began to
puff out of him. Gloria endured a num-
Der Of his batteries because she need
ed his motor, but she grew angrier,
and when he began to call her Cutie
she decided that his usefulness had
ceased to exist. One of the twain sim
ply had to get out and walk. Gloria
WAS sure that it was not to be her
self. She plotted carefully how to
throw this new skipper overheard. The
victim helped her to an idea by lean
ing close to her and murmuring Kind
of coy, Cutie, huhT
Very" said Gloria, foaming at his
.impudence.
"We make a great team, huh?"
Great" said Gloria.
Alta girl" said the youth and slid
his left arm around her.
Glora laughed harshly and somehow
managed to knock the hat off her
wooer's head. The wind whipped it
back and the driver shut off the engine
and threw on his emergency brake.
$50 sorry" said Gloria, smiling in
the dark.
'At's all right, Cutie" said the young
man. Back in a minute"
He slid from his place and ran back
along the road for his hat. Gloria had
been studying his methods of running
the car and comparing it with his own.
As Don a. the driver started back
and put the car into motion.
The man heard the engine sputter !
he yelled, "Hey!' thinking the
gasoline to blame. He was sure that
lie had forgotten to stop his engine !
he was afraid that the car was |
'unning away with its pretty passen- !
,er. He ran after it, forgetting his hat !
pieces on the side of the road. The
lean way the car leaped across the
ill and the hand Gloria waved In
treasured him as to her safe @
but filled him with disgust and '
With fear that she were some new type Il
f automobile thief. t
Gloria's conscience was clear. The r
Dung impertinent had earned his a
enlistment. The walk would do him :
God. She would restore his car to
i'm by hunting up the owner of it's b
umber when she had time. If neces-
airy, her father could buy the car. 1t q
as a nice car. She loved its appetite n
miles and fed it well. And finally 6
brought her back to her home. e
AS she ran in through the gates she
lmost collided with her fathers car. b
he piercing ~searchlight blinded her d
ntil she heard his voice from be- a.
ind it. He welcomed her to his arms c.
ID was so glad to have her safely
ere again that it was several minutes fs
fore he began to scold her. OF
She asked him to hush, please, AS g