South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-31

both hands and touched his arm
pleadingly.
Promise TO listen without inter
ruption?" I asked.
He looked at me shrewdly
Sure thing" he said.
Il hardly know how 10 say it, l
began, but If you'd just go on the
assumption that | haven't a bit Of
mentality where machinery is con-
cerned I think I'd get along better.
And-and-if you'd attend to all
those bewildering foot things at first
and just let me learn 10 guide the
car, think I'd get along much bet
ter"
NO you wouldn't" Dicky return
ed obstinateIy. That isn't the way
TO learn at all You have 10 begin
at the foundation. know what's
the trouble. You haven't remem-
bered that stuff l was telling you on
the way up"
I had a sudden inspiration.
eff I repeat most of II for you will
you let me have my way about
| learning?"
Sure thing" Dioky said conf
IDENTIFY. and I depressed a mischiev-
Gus smile, for my husband never
! happened 20 be present when l have
exercised the trained memory which
my friends tell me is remarkable
and which owe entirely 10 my
mothers odd but efficient system OF
training.
That's a bargain now" I repeat
ed mistakenly Now listen. and
j correct me where I am wrong"
II was mere parrot-like repetl-
/ ton of Dicky's monologue which
I gave back TO him, but I tried my
| best 10 make il appear something
more. Wherever 1 had the faintesi
/ glimmer OF what il was all about
! broke off and asked some simple
question. Dicky listened, amaze
ment growing in his face, and when
had finished he snatched his cap
4 off and bowed profoundly.
Well I've got 20 slip il TO you.
he said, I'D have swore you didn't
1 remember a thing the way YOU took
; that car up the bank. And I'll stick
! TO my word. You can start on the
steering, but I warn you I shan''
/ let you stick at il long. You've got
| II all down too pat for that. II would
: ne a shame not 70 make you do the
I other things right away"
he kept his promise, however. for
/ 4 glorious mile or two. during which
= / for the first time felt what II was
/ like To have a powerful machine
! obeying the slightest touch Of ones
fingers Naturally the car wobbled
: all over the road at first. Dicky
, declaring that our tracks would look
, like soused-to-the-E uards-fliv-
yer but before long I managed tc
keep respectfully 20 the side OF the
I road. No sooner had I accomplish
ed this than DiClSy insisted that
T learn how 10 start and stop the car
But I soon saw that I would new
! or be able 70 learn anything about
I motor driving from my husband. He
\ has not the faculty of imIartine
/ knowledge. and his cocksurenes:
I Kept him from granting the request
/ / repeatedly made 20 let me learr
/ by asking him questions.
What rot" he finally storTned
I Just because you're a history shark
/ vou think you have the only patent
I'd system for teaching anything
+ You're just obstinate. that's all. Now
+ once FOR all. take that wheel and
start the car"
With every faculty fixed upon the
1 instructions he had given me man
I sged 10 get the car started and rar
along for some rods smoothly. Then
/ from around a bush screened cornel
/ lust ahead OF US rolled a magnifi
: cent big touring car. TO my fright
! aned eyes II seemed headed straight
I for me. I gave the wheel a sudder
twist. and 70 my horror shot aimos
+ directly toward the car instead OF
, away from II. And IN that moment
I a terror I saw IN the drivers sea-
I OF the other car the man whom las
! had seen blind and helpless-Maj
Hugh C.ranflaud