The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-06-02
ADJOURNED?
BY ALICE BORDEN STEVENS

lifted, as in regular swing he skipped
down the hill road in his own eccen-
tric way, one shoulder lifted by the
bend Of the well knee.
"Have rideT The sweet voice
rang above the chug Of the engin" as
the automobile came to sudden sop.
"Going to the village? I'll give you Il
lift" She spoke in careless. com
radely voice, as though every day sine
took in unknown cripples and landed
them at unknown destinations.
sure" he cried, deftly lifting him
self through the door TO the back seat
of the touring car. Doris Berkeley
didn't offer TO help. She released the
brakes and slid into the road again,
"Where to, oh princeT
"Golf links" he replied.
Golf. All right; here goes" The
road was winding, now through woods
and now along cliffs dipping to the
river The car ran with an occasional
catch Brake out of order? Can ]
help?" Bob Randall listened. KNOCK
ing, isn't she? oh, all right. l didn't
mean to butt in; go on, please"
Doris laughed. II am sensitive
about my driving, | suppose. Eve had
i'll luck all day; now do you dare ride
with me?"
ITO the death" said Bob, more sol
EMMY than he intended.
l, M hic
wooden leg and luck generally; but he
did know the value of Il brave front,
and used it. With all the money in
the world, had he II right to ask any
woman To marry half d man? The
dash and snap resolution that had
made him remarkable aviator gave
him many jolt us he lmped through
his days, by deciding on a future
course sure to please his glorious
spirit only TO find IT impossible to his
manned body, however expert he might
become In the use Of makeshift limbs
and tools. SO, with his heart and soul
insisting "Thou art the girl" his mind
and will clamped down the lid Of de-
sire with the iron of fair pln,,
"There It's damned again OH
can you jump? You can't, of course !"
Doris tugged at the wheel in despair
but It would not move.
We're going ovcr--1m sorry"
and she held the wheel rs the fence
crashed with the impact.
The car pitched at right angles into
the top of tall sapling, and slid,
1erked, buzzed, down it's bending
length to the beach beneath, stopping
with the front wheels in the water
The slide of 20 feet was. thus broken
not more exciting than good loop
the-loop at the park, but the girl felt
the grip Of responsibility before there
was time for fear, and the mar
cursed his impotency to help as man
who was not wreck-n thing--afl
idiot--might help. To be strong--~and
useless what a pain
All was st.l. Doris unfolded from
the bottom of the car where the DROP
landed her, and peeped over the seat
what? Aren't you dead? Thanb
heaven, though I've little right 10 ever
speak of heaven, after risking Eoul
life this way. How could | guess II
would act so? 1t did it this morning
and landed me in the ditch, but the
garage man said It was all right now
"Turned 1t too hard, that's ali"
Bob unscrambled the real and thu
artificial Of his belongings and creep
from the car. Holding by the bacl
wheel, he handed her the crutch.
"Can you vault? If YOU can, yO,
won't get wet. | don't know how w
will get out of this He looked up TIT
sheer face of the cliff "but first, let't
get out of the machine, anyway. Sure
you're all rlghtf"
"Why, they're alive"
mot after that fall" The voice
came incredulously from above thei
heads.
Leaning over the rail. two scarce
faces took account of conditions he
low. Can you waikiki
"Surer' called Bob, "if we had
chance" He looked up and down thu
| rocky shore obviously.
"How is the carr"
ut looks all right; wet, of course.
"Well, wait, and We'll get ropes ant
| things from the garage"
When the climb was made with tn
aid of engines and pulleys and man
strong arms and ingenious minds, tw
| people rather shaken now that 1t wa
over, sat i'm the back seat, the gir
smiling TREMENDOUSLY, but finding c0ur
age in the face of the man.
do you still want to go to the goi
grounds" she said.
| "Well-under the circumstances
Say" broke in a gruff and pract
cal voice, "that engine would go II
wasn't wet. AS it Is, we're going I
tow you nome; take the wheel, one O
your
Meeting adjourned" whispere
Bob, as he helped Doris over to tn
drivers seat. There's to be happ
ending, isn't thereT
She smiled and leaned bit on III
shoulder as she passed.
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