The Ordway new era., 1919-10-17


sce Sail 4 suppose tsa.'s eecarse
rS gyss1nE AZ It z18s 6lzzer Il
seem 70 eet ATTAINED q itzeif. 50 Il
nakea this eioud and aidss II Il
PAPA says II used to Be q bit riesr
when be lived here: he sisaIs s5ears
Of IT dtnsrentiy-he elTays has q
zentis look. . particular tree q Voi',s.-
I've Lottced He must hare been very
food Of IT. From the vrJ te talks
you'd think Life here ttea Vas tlsr
one long midsummer ssrscat>- He
deciaSes II was always s1nzht1y. that
the ar wasn't Ike the air sa7Thsrs
eise-thaf, ~ he remembers L. there
always seemed to be gold tzss Il TIE
air. doubt I'll I think Il coearr
seem to be duIler air to hf1 rn~
Just on account Of having q 1.-THE soor
in II sometimes, but probeblg bs':a1;sts
he WAS twenty years younge- then- II
seems to me the gold duz- hs thinks
was here In just his being yoz-g rhar
he remembers I think Il was JUST
youth 1t is pretty pleasant to be
young. isn't ftr'
You're a funny girl" George said
gently. But your voice sourts pretty
nice when you think and talk zionz to
gether Ike thatf"
The horse shook himself all oTer.
and the Impatient sleighbeIls nade bis
wish audible. Accordingly George
tightened the reins. and the cutter Was
~ s~,io - q thrao v,fnr.a --r- m
despicable rate Of speed 1t was not
long before they were again passing
Lucy's Beautiful House, and here
George thought ft to put an appendix
to his remark You're a funny gin.
and you know q 1ot-but I don't BE-
lieve you know much about architec-
tureP"
Coming toward them, black against
the snowy road, was q strange stlhou-
cite. II approached moderately and
without visible means OF progression,
80 the matter seemed from a distance;
but as the cutter shortened the dis
tance the silhouette was revealed to be
Mr.. NorKan's horseIess carriage. con-
veying four people atop: Mr.. Morgan
with Georges mother beside him, and.
In the rear seat. Miss Fanny Minafer
and the Hon. George Anderson All
four seemed to be In the liyeliest hu-
NOR. like high-spirited people upon a
new adventure; and Isabel waved her
handkerchief dashIngly as the cutter
flashed by them.
For the Lords sakef" George
gasped.
your mothers a dear" said Lucy.
"And she does wear the most bewitch-
ing thingsi She looked like Russian
princess, though doubt II they're that
handsome"
George said nothing; he drove on
till they had crossed Anderson addl-
the head of National avenue. There
he turned.
Let's 60 back and take another look
at that old sewing machine" he said.
'Tt certainly II the weirdest. era
xiest-"
He left the sentence unfinished. and
presently they were again in sight Of
the old sewing machine. George shout
ed mockingiy.
Alas three figures stood in the road
and pair Of legs with the toes turned
up Indicated that fourth figure lay
upon Its back in the snow. beneath a
horseless carriage that had decided to
need a horse.
George became vociferous with
laughter. and coming up to his trot-
ter's best gait, snow spraying from
runners and every hoof. swerved to
the side Of the road and shot by shout
ing. "Git . hossi Git a hossi Git a
hossi"
Three hundred yards away he turned
and came back, racing; leaning out
as he passed. to wave Jeeringly at the
group about the disabled machine: !:
Git a hossl Git hossI Git a."
The trotter had broken into a gallop.
and Lucy cried a warning: "Be care
full" she said. Look where you're
driving! There's ditch on that side.
Look"
George turned too late; the cutters
right runner went Into the ditch and
snapped on; the little sleigh upset.
and. after dragging Its occupants some
fifteen yards, left them lying together
In bank of snow. Then the vigorous
young horse kicked himself free of
all annoyances and disappeared down
the road, galloping cheerfully.
CHAPTER VII.