Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-07

AIRY UNDERWOOD was
speaking only for Lillian's
A benefit when he asked me 10
tell him from the mirror when the
booth policeman could no longer
see US. I had guessed Il from his
carefully loud tones. ! was sure or
II when IN the mirror I saw the Off
Ger step into the road and with up
flung hand halt the driver OF the
black coupe which had been trailing
us. In tones as impersonal as his
own I answered him.
II think you're safe 70 get away
now. He's stopped the driver behind
US who was trying TO pass Us. His
back IA toward rs. There. The
a, curve hides him now"
And u.s. AIR. Underwood added
with apparent glee- sit tight. ey-
~erybody. I'm going 10 speed while
the speedings good and get off this
road on TO one l know that the COM
mon or garden variety OF motorist
hasn't discovered"
"'At an uncleI" Mary squealed
from the rear seat. Lillian said
nothing, but I knew that she was
glad OF the increased speed which
y NGeAA III LIS 4AEA 1gAA1 - A1A 2R@AN
and answer with finality the tortur-
ing question as 20 whether she would
be IN time 70 grant Robert Savartn's
last wish.
Mr.. Underwood was conscious OF
one thinE-no one IN the a was ner-
vous over fast driving. Long expert
nee with Dfcky and Harry, both OF
whom chafe IN the motor speed drops
below forty miles an hour, has in
ured both Lillian and me 10 racing
across country, while Mary is a typ
ical young modern, never happier
than when the car in which h Is
riding IS speeding along.
A New Road.
Ny thoughts were not concerned
with the speed OF the car. however.
Every faculty within me was focused
upon the mirror, rejoicing IN every
second that gave me back no reflec-
ton OF the black coupe which had
logged every revolution Of our
wheels since we left the hotel.
There were other cars reflected In
our mirror now. however. for Mr..
Underwood was passing every other
car on the road as II they were idling
at the curb. Ahead OF us a left turn
led into a winding parkway. and
Harry slowed down a little as he ap-
preached Il.
"Okay7" he mur-nured rom the
side az his mouth. and my Yes
must have been equally inaudibie 70
Lillian and Marion. Then he swung
into the parkway slowing his pace
a little because OF the winding
curves. and in a minute or two
turned sharply out OF II again into
a road not particularly w~ell-paved.
but which appeared 70 have no traf-
&c whatever upon IL.
This won't be 50 comfortable.
LII" he said. turning partly toward
the ear seat. but with one wary
eve on the road. Harry Underwood
may deserve the a~ppeilation speed
demon" but his watchfulness Of the
road ahead or him II q pattern for
any motorist TO follow. But II won't
last long and II brings us out on a
splendid. but little used road that
will land us beyond Tarrytown and
cut out all the heavy traffic"
When Do We Eat?
rs there any road or country lane
within a hundred miles OF New York
that you don't know. Uncle Harry
Mary asked, and there was some
thing In her tone which told me that
she was playing up to the cue I had
given her. although she had no idea
why she had been instructed 10 keep
Liilian's attention anywhere but
upon me.
"Darned few Of 'em. Mary" he
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