Richmond planet., 1925-06-20

RI suppose" ne said. as re siared at
the posse. (which leaves every.
thing exactly where It was at the
start" q
There! He bad reached the sub
3ect Ct tast. He had dealt with It
boldly. perhaps roughly: but he had
not lodged 4. Saliy's eyes had a
| queer, uncertain look. There was
| something blurrfng. yer when she
looked at an object - plain and
| familiar as the nivver. silly Of
| course: but she could not get the
blur out OF her eyes unless she
rubbed them, and she scorned that.
| with the Wreck at her elbow.
"Let go Of that steering wheelr'
commanded the Wreck. Cant you
see that she'll stay in the ruts? All
you've got to do Is to get busy and
shove. You act like you were push.
ing q five.ton truck. No. No! The
other way. Are you trying to bust
a spring? II you haven't got any
brains. can't you have q little beef"
He came back from the bossing
job with q glance In the direction
Of Sally. What? She was crying!
He could feel his soul squirm. She
was crying. but It was 80 unobtru.
sive, so nearly fearless, that the
Wreck knew he was not expected to
observe It.
I'm sorry everything has gone
busted" he said.
"oh. nothing much Is busted"
said Sally. quickly. That's all
right
"oh."
He stole another glance. She was
not crying. after all; at least, not
now. Strange people. women. You
never could tell how long they were
going 70 stick to one thing Still.
II there was anything he could do
for Sally Morgan, all she had to do
was TO say the word.
"Of course, we DOT
the sheriff rs eli OIL /" :,,... go.
denly.
MOP"
What's the use OF giyli- A-m to
satista ct.on? We could i..s.: ".op
on"
He broke OF n a cry OF i.ge. TIE
III. yer was d:vi':s mo ne 20 :.
again AMI the p0s-~ --m>d 49,:
to stop it. lie ;.%i-d 10 as t.
Slammed en- the .mer, ency il lie.
brought the eantnnr-,ous this u
- l d. -.A1C do q -.
nunciatIon. Tut il was moe ~.-n..
ing to see that they not only enG:.ri
1t, but followed his directions ..Yout
putting the car back on the rccd.
When he came back TO her sc
hastily s1noahered a laugh. Not for
the world did she want him 10 know
hat he amused her.
"Tbey don't get anything right"
he complained.
"Still, l think they're trying" she
said generously.
but they don't understand
Lots of people don't understand
things"
Huh" .
DIG IIlS1ll SOIIlGlibAh6 rs VII =
tain. Did she mean that there were
sou.c things that he did no "nder
sta-d? Well. if so. what we,. hey
What don't they undelNa4hd?'
demanded the Wreck.
"!All kinds"
Now you're just talking nonsense
in circles"
Il suppose So" said Sally
DO you mean me?' no &.ssed.
sharply.
"Oh, don't let's quarrel e. ="
I'm not quarreling. l never quar-
rel. My nerves may get on edge.
but I'm always pleasant. I'm al
ways"
They were doing something wrong
with the tiivvar.
Eventually they got it right again
and once mere resumed painful prog.
ress toward the main road. They
were not fer trom it now; almost
to the top Of the last rise. When
the Wreck returned to Sally he was
hopping his forehead.
Excuse me-" he said, "but they
get me all worked up. Once we get
the main road, we're all right
Plain sailing then. Well be almost
at the end of this foolishness."
"Yes," agreed Sally.
II bet you'll be glad"
She bit her lip until it made her
He was probably the most
impossible person in the world.
Get you home in no time after
we hit the road" he added.
Go Be Continued