Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-17

reports from MS force, ali DtenQed
:into the CHEEKY eiEht-o'clock din of
a commencing work-day. Three
bravny, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES young
fellows-were engaged in loading bags
of sand on the stripped cars about
to start out. to supply, the weight
Of the missing bodies. and whistling
rag-time melodies to enliven their la.
bors. u
In the shadow Of one of. the arched
doorways corrie Rose stood TO watch
the scene, drawing full. hungry
smoke-murked air. There was more
than frost this December morning;
ice glinted in the cutters and on tho
surface of the buckets. the h%ealthfull
lash Of the wind flecked cohpr into
the mems faces az they pLe:.sdf. on
heavy gloves and hooded caps. The
spirit Of the place was action: the
lnsty vigor of it tugEed with kindred
appeal at the inactive, wistful one
who looked on.
The heavy ahrob Of the machinery
crowded building SIN othered the
sound of steps; Il torch was neces.
sary to arouse the absorbed watcher.
you've been here for almost a
week, Corrie. Don't you feel like
getting to- work." queried Gerard's
pleasant tones.
T 79s., 10y y. sw ~e'so a5esnd e:s; : N,
something to do, anything
Gerard nodded, his amber eyes
sweeping courtyard~Iand track until,
finding the man he sought, he lifted
q summoning finger.
Have someone bring out my six
ninety. Rupert" he called across.
Right away" And to his compan-
ion, Get into some warm things;
1,o,, ~;1l %sel Il A-iA AI~l.l- - 10
Corrie s%tiffkned, fiushins painfully
and catching his lip in his white
teeth.
Gerard, you q me to driver"
"Of course"
Il shall eve drive a car again"
You will drive the six-ninety Mer-
curry for six houns q day, every day."
Gerard corrected explicitly. Until 1
get the big special racer bsiit, and
then you will drive #. You are going
to work into the finest kind Of train
ing n drive until you can drive in
your sleep. Too bad the winter is
shutting in, but that will not stop you
any more than it does the testers.
In fact driving in tho snow is good
practice.
Helpless, Corrit looked at the oth-
er man. his yiOlet-b1ue eyes almost
black with %represaed feeling.
1CF1IUs you IIuHt AHOW now /
want to; don't ask ne! You know
how / ache to get ahold Of a wheel,
but I've forfeited all that.
"You haye>placed yourself in, my
factory, under my orders" Gerard
stated, with curt finslity. While
you are here you will do what I tell,
YOU to do, precisely as does every
pert, for exarapie.who Is really tester
works under its master, David
French. I have decided to give you
q branch Of the work that I once
planned to do Y1ystclf and now can.
not. Go into the Office ana put on
your driving toys"
ninety through q letter-slot," remon-
the busy courtyard. Move over,
girls. you're cfowding the aMies!
Say, Norris, this amt q joy-ride down
Riverside Drive, It's . testing run;-
reverse over there and take about SIX
more sAchet-hags OF mud-pie
before you start. Don't It hurt you
had to hurry like that you feilows?'
There was q drawing aside by the
cars opposite a wide door. and the
machine guided by rupert rolled
through, winding a devious cotrsa to.
ward where IT. owner waited. With.
o.. Z =, wo a.. corrie tnrnsdN ma went vent
GtrAsd remained stu, following
beloved car re Would drive no more,
until II came 20 . hs1t before him.
III were Soins but, TIL. fetch mp
nun and yeiiS," sugsestsd the
nn4chAnieian ls4nips ,nsarsr.
'.rhanis, Rupert I "a, soint With