Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-11-21

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tor, It's not much of road 1 inc.
CINE: but car came through last
spring -
'aow far back is it?" he demand.
ed.
Sally could not even guess. .
ut can't be far she said.
The Wreck stood for moment In
gloomy contemplation.
ut upsets my nerves to turn
back" he announced. II get jumpy
and shaky. 1t irritates me. But
oh. Elazes"
He reached for the crank and
yanked' 1t viciously. Sally dismount.
ed and stood GREATNESS while he
made turn. He managed 1t ulti.
mately. after furious charge into
a, clump of saplings. which fattened
under the attack like wire entangle-
ments before a tank.
Get in" he commanded.
They were off on the back trait,
leaping. and careening. For ten tenn
pestuous minutes they travelled the
down grade. with Black Top casting
a long shadow before them.
Keep your eye peeled for that
turmoil" admonished the Wreck, as
they plunged reeling into q little
green coulee through which a tiny
stream trickled.
Its queer about that road, but
can't seem to find It," Sally con
fessed after awhile.
Sally glanced at the watch
strapped to her wrist and caught her
breath.
"Do you know that it's after six
o'clock" she cried.
He bent over to examine the
watch, then produced his own, which
he wore in pocket.
'Ten after Six" he confirmed. II
think we're both q few minutes
fast"
"And do you know we're supposed
to catch that train at severn"
Sally's voice had note OF constor.
nation.
Don't get fused" he advised.
"We'll make it.
He was plnnging forward again.
but she checked him With a vigor-
Gus grip on his arm.
Were headed in exactly the
wrong direction. We're going south.
and we ought to be going north
well, we've got to go. south t..i4
we get out Of this what-you-may,c
1t" retorted the Wreck. 81 cant
around here"
"But-but-''
Sally was thinking about the e
bound express. She did n.a lsMf
but she had feeling tina: tkr r.
road was still very far aw~S tn
had been on the road 81. ce ne
and she could not for her e T.
how many miles they has. vase.
but probably most OF theln.
But what?" asked tho Wreck. i
patiently. !
We'll just never make that trai
'.Why not? Who says SO? CertHi.
ly we will. If there's a rail.oa
there with a train OF. it. we'll max
it. Just as soon as we get to this
But where is the road?" .
The Wreck. removed his hands
from the wheel folded them in his
lap and looked at her.
You said it was over this way,
didn't you?" ;.
Tim not sure. I said 1t was in
a certain direction from q certain
place. But 1 don't believe we've been
going in that direction. At least, not
all the time
We've been going as nearly In
one direction as we could" he said,
coldly. Don't blame. me it the
country is hodge.podge."
Tn not blaming you"
'Look here: have you got the Idea
d in your head that I'm lost?' he de.
manded.
Please go ahead. It's getting later
and later"
Because if you have" added the
Wreck, I'll remind you that drove
all the way from Pittsburg without
getting lost. And if you think you
can lose me in a little two-by nothing
prairie you'll have to guess some
more"
"Oh, drive on!" exclaimed Sally;
He did drive on, expertly and fus
riously. She cast a hopeless glance
at the low ridges that seemed to
have sprung up on all sides, and
frowned anxiously. Perhaps the
Wreck was not lost. but Sally was
quite certain that she was
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