Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-01-29
ROADSTERS
TWO
By DOROTHY G

limit, successfully, on her way out
to her fathers country home at Great
Neck. Her little roadster had eaten
up the miles as if furnishing until they
were all consumed.
Helen had invited a large number
Of friends, on the spur of the mo
ment, for a weekend party. and there
vas scant time to provision the
closed home before the first guest
should arrive. They would all motor
out from the city and would get a
mighty cold reception unless she hur-
ried a bit.
Arriving at Great Neck, Helen
drew up at the butchers, and her
purchases put, as usual, in her car,
she went with them to the grocery
shop to make another order.
Her little roadster swung against
the curb a few yards beyond the
door. A delivery wagon was directly
In front, so Helen took the next best
position.
Inside the shop she made her large
order.
"Just put them in the car" she
told the grocery boy.
1.-THE roadsterY questioned the
boy, as, laden with the huge box,
he obeyed orders.
A nod and a smile answered him, and
Helen then turned to write a check in
payment.
1t was a scant five minutes before
she emerged ready for the final spin
that would lead her, well-stocked with
food for the inner man, up to the big
driveway to her country home.
Helen sent a swift glance into the
car, to make sure her big box was
safely there.
There wa no boxl And the boy had
returned empty-handed to the store
before she had finished making out
her check. She FASTENED back to de
mand Of the grocer the whereabouts
of her order.
81 put 1t In the roadster" said the
boy, and accompanied Helen to the
door. There his heart gave a nasty
turn. There must have been two sim
liar cars by the curb and he had placed
the groceries in the wrong car.
Helen grasped the facts Immediately
and scanned the main street for thu
other roadster. If it were in sight |
l would be quicker to follow and ge
her box, rather than wait until a du
splicate order was made up.
"That's probably the car turning tn
bend" she decided. and swiftly jumpe
into her seat. Being in a tremendou
hurry, and trying to follow the diret
ton Of that fast disappearing ca
Helen did all the wrong things. Sh
flung into reverse gear, stalled her Ell
CINE, almost banged head-on into tn
one trolley In sight, and finally &c
away.
She sped after the receding ca
as If she longed to kill every inhab
tant of Great Neck. 1t seemed ofte
as If fortune were favoring that oil
.er car, for when Helen seemed abot
to spring alongside 1t she invariabl
had to sIacken for a truck or the SUI
den appearance of a child in the roa'
way.
Wrath was gathering In her ey'
and her cheeks were scarlet with e
cltement. Had she not been Il
daughter of a w%ell-known town
man Helen undoubtedly would ha'
screamed at the occupant Of 9TH
twin roadster to stop and give h
her groceries. Time was gettil
shorter, and she realized that h
guests would be cooling impatie
heels on her massive stone doorste
The man, for it was a man In gr'
tweed cap pulled well over his ey'
wal Obvious to the fact that he W
being angrily followed.
But suddenly he turned off a 10
bit Of clear road, and In another 81
ond 1t would have seemed as IL I
Vanderbilt cup race was on, for t
two cars careened along that nil
way as If in hot pursuit of a viii
wind. 1t was then that the m
knew he was being watched, (
merely as the occupant Of one spec
car trying to pass the other.
They went hood to hood III
about the finish of clear road.
was then that the tweed cap dri'
saw that his opponent wa a g
He had not made the observation
fore, being well content with try
the full capacity Of his engines pow
Now, with true gentlemanly t
he shut off gas, slowed almost imI
ceptibly, and let the girl drive v
past him. He fell to wondering Il
If he had been racing with a n
woman, for she was turning strai
in the roadway SO that a coils
was only averted by swift, intellig
use Of the brake and steering whee
The sudden stop flung Davis v
a bang against his wheel. 1t was t
that he heartily gave vent to an
preston not flattering to woman d
ers.
"You have my groceries! !" the
gry sentence flashed from n car
the other.
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