The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-06
55s Bottle Wagon By cEcrLLE LANGDoN


 young lawyer of Birchwood. "Glad to hear it. Dave." replied Marsh heartily. Lets have 1t. l am always interested in anything concern ing you and your affairs"
 q know you are, Mir. Marsh" said Dave. and that Is why came. Since I married Fife Barclay we have been living at her old fathers little farm.
 He is still able to look after the place, and l have been clerking at the gen. eral store. We'll, 1t doesn't pay me very much, and have an ambition to do better"
 And you want me to help you, Dave? I'd be glad to do it. 1 haven't forgotten that but for you those road robbers would have got over two thou sand dollars I carried about me. You have always refused to let me show my appreciation of your brave serv- ices"
 T don't want any reward except
 your good will" asserted Dave stanch- ly. There's just this. I've got a
 chance to buy a horse and wagon that 
 need in my new business. I can pay for 1t inside of two months, but lack about $50 of the cash that will buy it."
 Marsh reached for his check book. "Tell me about your new venture, Dave" he invited.
 Here's the layout said Dave: "We have a great abundance of grapes, little else down at the farm, and the idea struck me of going into the grape juice business. I know where a lot of bottles can be bought cheap, and I propose to try the scheme of sell ing. to small stores and residences see? Pure Home Made Grape Juice.'" "It looks feasible,' declared Marsh. 'and that. sweet, neat little wife of yours can besa great help corking the bottles and labelling them:
 That isn't the best of it." proceed ed Dave. T can buy a wagon, the body of which is built like a giant bottle. It has heen used to advertise a patent medicine. can paint it over, carry my wares in the hollow inside. and boom my wares wherever I go"
 The following week Marsh saw the bottle wagon in action, with Dave as it's driver. Dave was doing thriv- ing business, going all over the coun- try, and Marsh was glad that he had helped an honest worthy fellow on in life. Marsh was in love, and his affections had received decided set back. Gladys Barclay loved him In return, but as soon as her parents heard Of their engagement the doors
 of their home were closed against
 Marsh. Gladys was practically impris- oned in the house and Marsh heard
 that she was to be sent away to
 relative.
 Marsh managed to get letter to Gladys, and she had replied. Both
 were fervent in their determination
 to wed, and elopement seemed the only
 way out. To minute Marsh arranged
 how they should meet at precisely
 eight o'clock in the evening. He was
 to drive his automobile to the lane at
 tllt I Ctti Ol tlC 1dtAittJ HVtEt.
 Gladys made her departure from the
 house at an suspicious moment and
 reached the rear gate. No auto was in
 sight and back at the house she heard
 the excited voice of her mother call
 ing to her husband that the bird had
 flown
 Gladys realized that vigorous pur-
 suit would transpire. In desperation
 she ran to sThere an alley intersected
 the lane. As she turned into it she ssewed down. There loomed up the bot
 tie Wagon driven by Dave Wolcott. He
 was momentarily absent delivering
 s0yne of his goods at the rear of resi-
 dence fronting the next street.
 Gladys gave up all for lost as she
 heard the shouts of heIRfather echeing in the lane she had just left. The
 round rear door in the bottle wagon
 was open. Gladys sprang to the step,
 shrank back amid the obscurity of a space filled with bottles and crates, and awaited developments.
 They came in the appearance of Dave, who slammed the door shut and
 sprang to the drivers seat, and the ar-
 rival of her father. frantically demand
 ing if Dave had seen anything of his daughter. The latter gave q dissent
 ing reply, drove on, and Gladys ut tered sigh of relief.
 For mercy's sake !" ejacuiated Dave as, reaching his home two miles dis tant and opening up his queer wagon, he faced the agitated Gladys. He knew her and something of her af- f1liation with Marsh. The rest Gladys