New Britain herald., 1924-09-09
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 And the Flivycr Rolls

took an arrogant tone, particularly toward the sheriff, and Sally was glad because the bossing job gave the Wreck something to do, and in it's performance he forgot his em- barrassment about other things at least temporarily.
 He was terse and confident in his commands Not finger would he lift himself; he had four men working for him. It took their united strength to put the fiivver on four wheels. Bob Wells wanted to get it over with and be on the trail again.
 Not that way" called the Wreck, sharply. Want to buckle wheel for me? You can't push her side ways.'
 Sally listened to this with a sense Of satisfaction.
 The fiivver was back in the aban- doned road, but Henry Williams was not through with his helpers. They expected that he would fill up the gasoline tank, turn. the crank and say goodby. But he said it would have to be rolled for quite a dis tance, perhaps all the way to the main road. The sheriff scowled.
 You ran her in here, didn't you?" he inquired. Why can't you run her out?"
 "Esn her A here in the dark" said the Wreck. Didn't know what chances was running. Won't run 'em again. Roll her."
 We haven't time"
 NO? Well, have"
 So they rolled her. The Wreck condescended to sit in the fiivver while they rolled the thing up a heavy grade, with Bob Wells sweat ing and cursing under his breath and the members of his posse silent ly bending themselves to the humili- 1 atiug task.
 On the down grades the Wreck dismounted and let the posse do the steering. Then it was that he found himself walking behind, with Sally Morgan at his side. Proximity gave him a queer thrill. He stole 1 glances at her. when he thought she was unaware of 1t. Engaged, He blushed whenever he remembered it. Of course, it was all a mere make shift. But there was no illusion about the breaking of her engage ment to Bob Wells, if it had eyer really existed, And with that broken, Sally was free, affianced tc nobody, except theoretically to him. self Perhaps it would be necessary to have formal talk about it. He dreaded the thought. He was not a coward in most things, but in this he was an utter craven.
 It made matters great deaI worse because he had achieved a discovery-he did not know how he was going 10 get along withou, Sally Morgan to take care of him It was one of those insidious in. fiuences that fasten a grip before you are aware of it. He leaned or her. She might not know it, but 'AI 'ibE VI IOui llS iIIlE tlt sHdht it off after he returned to Pitts burgh; but he could not be sure He walked behind the fiivver in 8 pleasant but forbidden dream, with Sally walking at his side.
 Hey, you boneheads!" He would rouse himself like that. Keep hel in the road. What are you trying to do; put her up a tree?"
 Then he would look at Sally. hi. mood would soften and the old em. barrassment would descend on hin like q shroud.
 Wen get out of here all right Sally. Don't you worry"
 I'm not worrying"
 T mean about" He caugh himself.
 About what, Henry?"
 About afterwards"
 Oh"
 Sally had long silences herself.
 She wished it were all over; tha Bob Wells and his posse woul, hurry up and take themselves ot and vanish absolutely out of tn ) picture. She found no joy what !, ever in the peonage to which tn sheriff and his posse were subjected , she believed that most of it was un necessary, even from the standpoir 9 of punishment. But at the sam y time she did not want to be lei alone with Henry Williams Ths [ was the woman of it. 2 Don't you worry" repeated tn n Wreck, suddenly bold. You don 0 have to-Hey! Don't you kno which way 10 turn the wheels on curve? Want to upset her again Want to wreck her?"
 Sally looked at the Wreck.
 T don't have to what" she askei
 Oh" He was caught unaware
 Why, you don't have to-That i
 unless-That's not it, either. Whi
 l mean is, you're not really el gagged"
 It was a reckless speech and l
 felt instantly that he ought not have made it. Sally was Iookir straight ahead.
 Of course not" she said. in
 low voice.
 The Wreck cursed himself. |
 knew that he was clumsy. and y
 he was desperately Eroping for [
 understanding,
 What I mean" he said, ''is th