New Britain herald., 1921-11-08

bushes, ready 10 tfnll us NOW, ] think we'd better go slow past that corner, so he'll get q good look at us and come out and follow us, and then we'll beat it down to the Cap ron corner and turn up there as If we were going to that pickerel pond, Ten to one he'll go on past the cor ner, satisfied, and when he does we'll double back and take that road through the reservoir area, you know, boys"
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 "OVer past Lischcrs," Fred assent ed.
 Exactly. We'll come out around the other way. It will be longer but safer"
 "So fishing at night is forbidden" ;Bess Dean declared triumphantly. II knew it. How scrumptiously eX- citing. Do you suppose we'll get pinched?"
 T haven't said anything was for biddcn, have I?" MT. CosgroVe growl- edit is the only word for his in tonation, and l realized he was ser iously annoyed by the girls speech and if you know or guess such q thing, you'd better forget it. For if you're asked any such question to- night, just remember, every one of you, that you never dreamed of such a thing as it being forbidden. Now, Mrs. Graham, drive along. I'll tell you about q mile before you have to slow down, you know-by that inn where you admired all those flower beds-there's always lights there at night, so you can see them plainly
 q probably shall not need to slow down much," l said lightly, as l started the engine again.s 'I'll con fess I don't care particularly for fast driving at night along these roads. I'd rather emulate our friend the snail"
 "I Had No Idea"
 If few road hogs were of your thinking" MT. Cosgrove answered, "therc'd be fewer dead men at the foot of some of these precipices. See that place at the right? Two cars went off there a year ago, four peo- pie killed. And just down the road a piece"
 He proceeded to describe at length all the horrible accidents, l believe, that ever had taken place on this particular mountain road since auto mobiles were invented. Almost every curve we passed had it's story and if I were possessed of the particular brand of nerves which responds to horrors I would have stopped the car unable to drive further But that sort of thing affects me not at all, and as Dicky knows my temperament, and knew also that Pa Cosgrove, jo- vial giant, without a nerve in his system, was absolutely ignorant of the havoc he might be working, and would, no doubt, be highly contem tuous toward any protest, I'Was cer tain that he would make no com- ment, and was prepared to let the monologuo of terror go biithely on it's wayt But at the fifth recital, Bcss Dean gave a little suppressed scream. Pa Cosgrove," she exclaimed de- terminedly, If you tell another hOr- hible accident story I shall jump out of the car, and my death will be on your head Madge." pettishly, "I don't see how you can drive and lis ten to all that. You must have no imagination at aIl."
 "A well trained imagination, rath- er," Dicky drawled. "I never knew Madgc to have a nerve in her body when she's doing anything strenuous like driving car or beating me up. She goes at either job as coolly-al- belt joyously-as though she were going to be crowned Queen of the May"
 There was a note of pride under meath his joking which thrilled me as much as 1 shrewdly guessed it ir- ritated Bess Dean. But Pa CosgroVe was full of contrition, although I caught sardonic note in his prompt apology:
 You sure must excuse me, ladies'" he said. T had no idea I was har- rowing up any tender feelings. But at that, I'd advise you to practice lis tcning to just such stuff, if you plan to be real mountaineers. No place for nerves or finicky folks around these parts. Now, Mrs. Graham, we're coming to the inn. Just slow up and see if that motorcycle fellow will rise to our bait"