The Elbert County tribune., 1919-10-03

she said II suppose that's because
irS gSuwing. As It grows bigger 1t
seemj 20 get ashamed Of itself. so 1t
Papa says 1t used to b a bit nicer
when be lived here: he always speaks
of 1t differently-he always has a
gentle look. particular tone of voice.
I've noticed. He must have been very
fond of 1t. From the wny he talks
you'd think life here then was just
one long midsummer serenade. He
declares 1t was always sunshiny. that
the air wasn't like the air anywhere
else-that. as he remembers 1t, there
always seemed to be gold dust in the
air. 1 doubt It'll I think 1t doesn't
seem to be duller air to him now
just on account of having little SCOT
In 1t sometimes, but probably because
he was twenty years younger then. 1t
seems to me the gold dust he thinks
was here is just his being young that
he remembers. / think 1t was just
youth. 1t is pretty pleasant to be
young. isn't itf'
you're a funny girl" George said
gently. But your voice sounds pretty
nice when you think and talk along to-
getber like thatw
The horse shook himself all over,
and the impatient sleighbeils made his
wish audible. Accordingly George
tightened the reins, and the cutter was
on again at a three-minute trot. no
despicable rate of speed. 1t was not
long before they were again passing
Lucy's Beautiful House. and here
George thought fit to put an appendix
to his remark. You're funny girl,
and you know a lot-but 1 don't be-
lieve you know much about architec-
turew
Coming toward them, black against
the snowy road, was a strange silhou-
ette. 1t approached moderately and
without visible means of progression,
so the matter seemed from distance I;
but as the cutter shortened the dis
tance the silhouette was revealed to be
Mr.. Morgan's horseless 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 liveliest 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 sakei" George
gasped.
"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 addi-
tion and reached the stone pillars at
the head of National avenue. There
he turned.
Let's go back and take another look
at that old sewing machine" he said
at certainly is the weirdest, era
ziest--"
He left the sentence unfinished. and
presently they were again in sight of
the old sewing machine. George shout
ed mockingly.
Alas three figures stood In the road
and q pair of legs with the toes turned
up indicated that a 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-
ters best gait, snow spraying from
runners and every hoof, swerved to
the side of the road and shot by shout
ing. "Git a boss Git a hossi Git a
boss ~
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 boss Git hoss Git a.
The trotter had broken into a gallop.
and Lucy cried warning: BE care
fulT 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 off; 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 Gnnoyances and disappeared down
the road, gaIloping cheerfully.
CHAPTER VII.