The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-16
Eli as Auto
By ALDEN CHAPMAN
co. 1920. Western Newspaper Union.)


ton. Reluctantly she had been pre-
vailed upon to buy dollar ticket along
with the other members Of the girls
DOrcas club and a dollar was a great
deal to Elsa, for she and her father
had between them just about enough
income to make ends meet. AS it
| meant a contribution to the local
orphanage, however, Elsa was willing
to make sacrifice for worthy char
| ity.
Everybody congratulated Elsa and
sincerely, too, for she was a general
| favOrite. OF course she was excited
| and delighted as the announcement Of
her good fortune was made Her girl
friends crowded around her, and when
| the manager of the fair told Elsa he
would deliver the machine at her
| home, it was her eager, chattering
chums who crowded into the auto, and
| people on the street waved their APP
probation to Elsa as she was driven
hOmeward, flushed and pleased.
II suppose we had better sell 1t for
what we can get" suggested her prac-
| tical father. ut would bring enough
to pay all our little debts and help us
through hard year."
"Just as you say, father" replied
patient, self-sacrificing Elsa, but her
/ eyes rested lOngingly on the thing Of
beauty and speed. 81 just thought"
she added cOaXingly, that if we could
possibly afford to keep it and use it,
| what great pleasure it would be for
| both of us to take little drive eve
nings and Saturday afternoons, when
you are through with your hard, hard
work."
well, We can try it," said Mr..
| Worth after q period of reflection.
! But who can run it,"
"Mr. Arlington, our neighbor. says
l ought to get the garage man to teach
me-" suggested Elsa. "He won't charge
much, and if we buy our oil and gaso-
line from him, probably he won't
charge us at ALL"
Every well, go and see the garage
man." suggested Mr.. Worth, "and see
what arrangement We can make. You
certainly deserve some pleasure in life.
Elsa, and ] will admit there Is nothing
finer than automobiling If it isn't too
expensive"
Elsa started for the garage. She
knew it's owner, Mr.. Burch, but did
not find him about the place. Instead,
there was most pleasant-faced young
man pottering about the tires of ma
| chine, who listened to her story and
said:
81 am working here, Miss" and he
looked it, with his greasy Overalls. "As
soon as Mr.. Burch comes back I will
tidy up and come to your house and
give you the first lesson"
But the charges" asked Elsa.
"Oh, the privilege will be pleas
ure," declared the handsome, accom-
mOdating young fellow.
He was a stranger in Brookton, for
| Elsa had never seen him before, and
| was probably one of the many summer
visitors who came to pass week or
| two up at the lake, which was quite
resort. Half an hour later when the
garage man came back, he said:
81 was helping to get my machine
in shape when a young lady, a Miss
! Elsa Worth, came in. She has got
! new auto"
eyes, l heard of that"
"She wants you to send someone to
teach her how to run it, Send me.
| See here, / never have been so at
tracted by a young lady, and she sup
poses l am your employee. Keep up
the delusion and | will make it right
with you. Seer
The garage man smiled amicably
| and an hour later, Invested of his
| overalls and model as to attire and
courtesy, Adrian Bristol gave Elsa her
| first lesson at levers and wheel. 1t
was pleasure to set those shapely,
| delicate hands Alright in directing the
machine. When she pressed close
against him amid the thrills of efforts
and errors, as if relying on his pro-
lection, Bristol had to confess to him
! self that he was under a spell Of rare
fascination.
He could have taught Elsa all she
]
he prolonged it to two, and she was
not sorry, and he felicitated under the
spell of joyous companionship. She
had marveled at the amount Of free
leisure he had at command, and there
was nothing now to remind her of the
greasy old Overalls in which he had
first presented himself to her notice.
| One day he called at the humble
home of the Worths to find Elsa
taciturn and in tears. He finally in
duced her to reveal the reason Of her
mood. 1t seemed that cousin Of her
father to whom they owed money had
insisted on their selling the auto to
pay the debt
1--WE thought it only right to do So
said Elsa, hut oh, how we miss it,
Bristol drew nearer to her, his eyes
aglOw with l@'ing resolve.
'.Elsa," he spoke tenderly, II am
able to afford a dozen autos. Won't