The Washington times., 1926-01-19

that my left. wheels were humping
along in the ditch on the other side
and that the ditch was growing
deeper with every bump.
: Then came the sickly topping
feeling that you have just before
your car goes over and the next in
slant the topping sensation was re-
placed by a whack on the side of
the head and my mouth scooped up
a pint or so of mud from the ditch
as we rolled along.
Protected Josie
My arms were tight around
JOSIE and had. somshow. managed
to keep her clear of the ground.
She had broken loose from Joe s
grasp, as / realized fnstinciyely that
she would. Joe wasn't set right
for holding her.. He'd been bracs'n'
her ag'in slid'n' forrard, and didn't
have not holt for sway-brac'n.
I ought to Say, no doubt. that
her fair form rested on me, light as
thistledown--when you speak about
a girl nowadays it's considered good
manners to imply that she's half
starved. Josie was as light as 125
pounds and she rested. on me like
q sack of potatoes.
With little preliminary cursing
Of the fur coat, which, according to
Joe, was second only to a greased
pig in unSatisfactoriness of hoIt
he cleared enough space for me %
wriggle free.
The paIIid rays of a flashlights:
diluted the blacknesS and suTly
voice asked: anyone hurt:
Come running" he called out over
his shoulder; there's q lady hurt
/ here"
Come running. Then there was
at least one more in good physical
trim. Two against two-and they
had US like rats in barrel. What
sort of a story could / tell that
would absolve me of connection
with the ury-or--worse-of the
two State troopers? What kind Of
story could / tell that Josie would
be able to corroborate when she
came to? Would she corroborate
such story, even if she could
Would she connive at such a dc.
liberate, ld-blooded-act?
| was ashamed and Disguised with
myself even for thinking such q
thing. Josie was not what you
could call decorous sort Of girl
tiles was one of her favorite amuse.
ments, apparently. She was ready
enough to call me "'Jonesy" in the
first 20 seconds of our acquaint
ance; she was paving the ground
and snorting in the air. so to speak
in her Impotence to be off on a
thoroughly unlawful transaction.
To her, the Volstead act was some
thing TO crack jokes on, and its ad
vocates were curious animals thar
you liked to see and laugh at nov
and then, like you went out TO the
Zoo and gave peanuts to the mon
keys.
Very likely she carried a flask
concealed about her somewhere
although I found it hard to beiievs
that. Where could she conceal II:
How do women manage to conceal
their TASKS nowadays? IL Josie die
anything like that, / had to give
her credit for great ingenuity, a1I
III gave it to her.
Was i'm Bad Fix
| But it's one thing TO take a drink
| of smuggled liquor and quite an
other and different thing to con
done the unpleasant activities in
Volved in the smuggling. Josie :
view on this point, at least. would
| be quite conventional. l had not tl',
| least doubt. / was in bad fix.
Barker stayed with us. exploring
! the car with his flashlight, while
! the other two came running. Three
, Of them altogether, theu-all Will
! minor cuts, bruises abrasions. al
, pretty we'll shaken up. all Thankful
! and amazed 10 find themselves alive
! There was something Of the apollo
getic, almost of the hangdog ABOUT
/ them as Josie, limp and bedraggled
was lifted out the car. That gaVf
ME a certain advantage, which
intended to use for all ! coulC
/ squeeze out Of it-~until Josie should
awake and blurt out the truth
! How to keep her quiet-oh. for Z
! car 10 come along-to carry he
, home before she opened her eyes
land mouth. But it was a bad ni6h
and late. There wasn't a light Il
be seen along the road.
Cant leave her here" one o
| Bankers men proclaimed. limplni
from her rear seat convertible be-
10 the stranded machine. Not !.
this drizzle." Barker agreed: "she'I
catch her death"
Lets lay hold of this macniG
and get 'er on 'er feet the game
legged man proposed; 'it'Il keep tn
lady dry. Amt nothing lef: 70
our'n at all. Come on. everyone
Lay hold! Heave"'
Several times we almost made II
but that was as far as We couI
| get. 1t was a heavy car; We WCr
all pretty stiff with the cold an
lame from our minor injuries.
il Looked for Fence Rail
"A fence rail ought TO help" Il
/ Gameslegged man suggested; plent
! of EN- round here, You go hun
one, Bill. / can't get around rauc
on this laig, only on smoci
4 ground"
As soon as / decently could