The Washington herald., 1921-06-05

Of the Green's and the Medwsys and Ann
FoIlett and George Hemenway and Gertrude
Barker and Phil Il was precisely the crowd
he had always felt to be irrttattnsiy irrsspon-
sibie. For a moment william wished he
hadn't come But he did want TO dance with
Maisie BLIze.
William found Il q curiously upsettins en-
perience. He hadn't danced with any one for
q long time. He had supposed that putting
ones arm around a girl in dancing v.s .
formal convention. like shaking banda But
he was curiously embarrassed In putting his
arm around Maisae Blazs BE wanted 20 and
be vas afraid TO. He danced q DOZEN dances
with Maisie Biazs BE suddenly realized n
was latsL
-Maisae,- he szid
-Ye-Bm.- said Maissa
william eolorsd- he had not meant 10
call her Maise- He never bad called her
anything but Ars- BisisdeIL But he bad got
to thinking Of her as Maisie-
-Its-t's-- he stammered
ITS vhat7- asked Maisie Blaze
Its O'Clock" he said
o." Maisie said it's time for supper.
We've got two bottles Of chzmpagne-to toast
Phil"
It was hsH-past two when the supper was
over. and the party began to break up. Maisie
couldn't at nrst ind the key 10 her car. And
when she did the battery refused to turn
over the engine The rest had gone on ahead
william dug the crank out of the tool box
and started the engine
ITS raining" Maize said, as the car
moved OF.
Yes" william agreed ~
I'm afraid we're in for a wettins.
mo harm done q we are" william said
lightly. He was sitting beside Msisie Blaze.
his shoulder just touching here and he cared
nothing whatever for a bit Of rain
Mstsde stepped on the throttle and the low
car shot out Of the club drive into the road
to scarborough.
The rain was coming hard now and the
speedster was spsshing mud over the hood
and into their faces.
There's a marshy place just below Bron-
sons William warned her.
Il know it, Maisie answered wen
stick TO the middle Of the road
But she didn't She ran OF a yard or %
as they passed the Bronson house.
Look out william cried
1t was too late.
The car slowed down sickeningly slowing
in the mud, and stopped
Were stuck" said Maise Blaze
William got down to see. They were stuck
One rear wheel had buried itself to the hub in
the mud The lower side OF the engine pan
was resting in the mud
Il wonder II it would do any good TO put
on the chains?" William asked.
Il think we'd better wake UP the Bron.
sons chauffeur and get him to pull us out
Msise said
Let's Try the chains
Its an awfuny dirty Job
I'm game" said William.
The mud seemed bottomless but William
knocked a board of the Bronsons' fence 10
rest the Jack on and got the wheel up. He
had to stand in mud.up TO his knees TO dig
mud away with his hands. to wsllow in mud
but he did It.
Don't you suppose we could run out on .
ooard!' Maisie asked.
William got another board. but atter two
tries they gave that up. Each time the car
ran OF the board he had to jack the wheel
up again. He was beginning to tire and he
was plastered with mud to the eyes He
finally got chain on. The motor spun the
wheel William tried pushing from the rear.
but still the wheel spun.
There's nothing for 1t but TO wake IN
the Bronsons' chauffeur" Maisie said -Ils
nearly Eve O'Clock now"
why don't we leave the car here and
walk in7" William suggested BE did not
like the idea Of waking up the Bronsons
chauffeur. There was no reason 10 advertise
their predieament And the Bronsons would
think it was good story. william didar
want to be a good story.
It's six miles" Msisie said -rd rather
sleep in the car
"well- said william. q III 60 and see what
can do
III 20 with you" said Maisie Blaze
You stay there" said william. Il can
do IT,"
But don't want to stay here an alone
in the dark while you 20 way up to the
Bronsons."
"An right" William said He took her
hand and started up the road It was sloppy
going.
Let's be very quiet he whispered TO
Maisie ss they entered the Bronsons' gate
I'VE don't want to wake up the whole
family