The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-22

Martha sighed. " was time for her
10 go 20 school. and she went Hef
hsdnche might wear Oft aud. any.
way. n was Friday. and school only
lasted until I O'Clock A. n O'Clock
she got permission 10 dismiss her
room. She had reached the point
whore ahc could endure no more.
She started home nv the shortcE.
Get taking q noisy little street which
she had hitherto avoided Half way
down tho street she came TO the con-
crete facing of q garage. IN front
OF h EaraEe stood a car about which
a man vas fuHsinE Martha looked
up 81 the SKI and decided that the
name and The alEn belonged 10 him
"id like 20 buy "a roadster o. some
kind" b said. Have you got one
! Tor sale 90
He Strengthened up with a Rrn
This b a roadster and its for sale, 20
he aid.
How much DO you want for ~"
-Four hundred dollars It's only
been run 5000 miles and irs In good
condition ltn take you anywhere
~ like 10 demonstrate u for you "
you've got the time"
Very we'll" said Martha. Just a.
that moment she looked upon the car
a. a savior OF her rensnn The man
opened the door ana she got IN, and
away 'hey went Ne put the a
through ~ PAGES with astonishing re-
suits. A. iast he suggested that tho
change places aud Martha take the
wheel Che obeycd
once. long years before. Martha had
made an attempt 20 drive her Aunt
Cnrcline's old white horse. The Nom
DRY OF hat experience camo To her
nov NJ she tried 10 keep the Eny little
roadster on a straight course between
a.. 1T. - a.. 49, a.. d. -.
moments D began 10 get the hang
Of steering Presently the psychology
OF pedals aud gas control began a.
reveal itself 90 her She felt that she
had not taught physics eleven yenrH
Tor nothing Shp made % turn with
such a SUR hand that the man
cheerod her
Say. you've graduated he said
= guess W. better 40 home Mar
ina said MS getting DARK II may
be COINS 10 rain
lie rrinusd Any idea what time
ID isf" h. asked
40. n must he pnst dinner time"
ITS 4 o'clock rrinned the man
Four Martha pretty nearly
ditchod the ear In her %aufpriso WHY
II can't he. she stamulcred tie irt
her see his watch -Four o'clock
murmurcd Martha. WHY didn't you
tell me-"
"Oh. n didn't make any difference
10 mo n II didn't 10 YOU said The
man Tom Hunt viii look after the
garage while I'm gone"
Martha could not understand 4
Where "a the time gone She hal
not oncc thought Of her lost dinner
Ana her hca felt 49, clear a. n boil
She felt her old self again "ill take
this car. Ehe said She felt hat she
could have given FOR u an the money
she had rather thar let ~ go
so you've bought YOU r. car" snii
Mira Dodds IA Martha was eating her
way from beginning 10 end through
the supper menu Was that Or
Bovd's prescription
Martha nodded . had no faith IN
n n begin with she said.
That's because YOU dun't know 10,
BOYD returned Mrs Dpdas
Martha spent tho whole Ut the uoNt
two days in her car Monday morning
hhe was mp at o'clock for an hours
spin before breakfast After school
she was out annin. The September
weather was shining clear. and roads
were az thcir best
M land, ! wish everybody looked
Ms well 40 YOU do. Miss Lind Mrs
Dodds said admlunEly.
Martha looked In the glass She had
come in with her checks glowing u
came 20 hof that hat she had needed
more than an else was "a fresh inter
est iife had become a routine and
q monotony Nine months Of teach
three months of vacation al Aunt
dimes in H~nrdscrubble So for
years She had never thought
she could have anything differ