The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-09

! there long Wnll0 DeIOTe we VIII, De-
cause all we've got to depend on to
get us home is Gene Morgans broken
down chatting dish yonder."
They were approaching the machine
as he spoke. and his friend, again un-
derneath it. heard him. He emerged,
smiling She'll CO." he said.
"Whatp
"AIl aboardw
He offered his hand to Isabel. She
was smiling but still pale, and her
eyes, in spite of the smile, kept upon
George in shocked anxiety. Miss
Fanny had already mounted to the
rear seat, and George, after helping
Lucy Morgan to climb up beside his
aunt, was following. Isabel saw that
his shoes were light things of patent
leather, and that snow was clinging
to them. She made a little rush
4 toward him, and, as one of his feet
rested on the iron step of the machine,
in mounting, she began to clean the
snow from his shoe with her almost
aerial lace handkerchief. "You mustn't
catch coldT' she cried.
"Stop thatp George shouted, and
furiously withdrew his foot. "For
heavens sake get in! You're stand
ing in the snow yourself. Get inl"
Isabel consented, turning to Morgan,
whose habltual expression of appre-
hensiveness was somewhat accentu-
ated. He climbed up after her, George
Anderson having gone to the other
side. you're the same Isabel used
to known he said in low voice.
you're a divinely ridiculous woman"
cam /, Eugene?" she said, not dis
pleased. "Divinely' and ridiculous
just counterbalance each other, don't
they2 Plus one and minus one equal
nothing; so you mean I'm nothing in
Particular
"No" he answered, Juggling at a
lever. "That doesn't seem to be pre-
cisely what l meant. ThereW This
exclamation referred to the subterra-
mean machinery, for dismaying sounds
came from beneath the floor, and the
vehicle plunged, then rolled noisils
forward.
''Beholdm George Anderson ex
claimed. "She does move! 1t mus
be another accident"
"Accident?" Morgan shouted ovel
the din. "Noi She breathes, she
stirs; she seems to feel thrill of life
along her keelw And he began tC
sing "The Star Spangled Banner"
Anderson Joined him Justify, and
sang on when Morgan stopped. Hi'
nephew, behind, was gloomy. He hat
overheard his mothers conversation
with the inventor: it seemed curious
to him that this Morgan, of whom HI
had never heard until last night
should be using the name Isabel s.
easily and George felt that 1t was no
Just the thing for his mother to cal
Morgan "Eugene;" the resentment %
the previous night came upon Georg
again. Meanwhile his mother an
Morgan continued their talk; but n
could no longer hear what they SAID
the noise of the car and his uncle
songful mood prevented. He marke
how animated Isabel seemed; 1t wa
not strange to see his mother SO ga!
but It was strange that ii man not Q
the family should be the cause Q
her gayety. And George sat frownint
Lucy turned to him. "You tried I
swing underneath me and break tn
fall for me when we went over sn
]. said. 81 knew you were doing ina
: and-It was nice Of you"
wasn't any fall to speak or
returned brusquely. Couldn't nav
: hurt either of us"
!, "StlH 1t was friendly of you-an
i awfully quick, too. I'll not-Ih nj
8 forget It'll"
r Her voice had sound Of genuin
3 ness. very pleasant, and George D
2 gan to forget his annoyance with NJ
I father. This annoyance Of his had n
been allevlated by the circumstan'
" that neither of the seats of the o
Il sewing machine was designed f
three people, but When his neighb'
/. spoke thus gratefully he no long
y minded the crowdlng-in fact,
pleased him so much that he began
|. wish the old sewing machine would
?. even slower. George presently a
2 dressed Lucy hurriedly, almost trel
v ulously, speaking close to her ear:
81 forgot to tell you somethin
Il you're pretty NICE / thought so {
" first second 1 saw you last night. l
come for you tonight and take you
h the Assembly at the Anderson hot
d You're going, arena you :"
"Yes, but I'm going with papa al
+. the Sharons. I'll see you there
ID "Well, wen dance the cetiiion
re gether, anyhow" :,
Al 'Tm afraid not. I promised n
i Kinney"
~ "Whatl" Georges tone W
70 shocked, az at incredible news. 'We
IL you could break that engagement
m guess, if you wanted tsl Girls alwa
e A. fHnu NC