The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-16
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mine. Your little bitsle bag along. side my big bag. You aln't sorry, are you. baby?"
 Sorry for what?" questioned Frances.
 That your big bag-mine, I mean, and your little bitsle bag are along side by side like two buddies."
 No" sald Mary Frances.
 Say, hon, you never told your chum nor anything that we were making Mendel Springs this evcn- ing. did youw
 "'course I didn't. teId her Bluemont. like you said"
 Alta little sweet baby! I hlnted around the garage about Bluemount, asking the roads and 50 on--see? And told my land iady that I was making Blue mount on account of a business transaction tonight. So that's Q. k.--see, If your folks should go naking inquiries. But don't "ardIy think they will, do youT
 "I don't think so," said Mary frances. They're very philosoph-
 cal-specially my sisters. I guess
 heyll Just say, Well, If she's EpHt, SHtb BOUe, duu tIuL VIII Dc gil there'll be to It."
 Sure. that's 1t. And I'm tell ing you, hon. you'll never regret this day as long as you live--see? It will be 6 red letter day in your life-sce? One big red letter day"
 Mary Frances did not answer that. They went riding along to- gethcr at 70 miles an hour.
 Say, hon. Earl questioned, you haven't got any little worries or anything, have you?"
 No said Mary Frances. What time do you think we'll get to Mendel Springs?" Ought to make 1t around 7 or q little later, barring tire trouble. got to confess the tires aren't so good--but I ain't buying new tires for Butts car."
 Mary Frances did not answer that, either. They had gone an other mile before she so much as sighed.
 Earl said, "YouM have to ex- cuse me. hon, for not being able to chat much. Anything over 25 and l give my 'tention to the road ahead. That's my motto. See? over % and l give my 'tentton to the road ahead. All the I've done I've never had but one slight accident--see? That wa sthe other guys fault. Give your 'tention to the road ahead and you won't have any troubles --see?'
 "Yes," said Mary Frances. Do we come to town before we come to Mendel 'springs?"
 "Mendel Springs ain't town, hon. It's just kind of a big hotel ---on the order of the Harvey Houses on the Santa Fe. Trains stop there, and the passengers can get off and eat. if they want; or. If 1t ain't meal time, tho passen- gers can get a drink from the min- eral springs. What 0 drink or two of that stuff does for mans stummeek Is q miracle. That's what 1t is sec "a miracle. That's why we're stopping there tongiht. We could mako Topknot easy: but my stummeek has gone back on me. here. the last two weeks, and"
 "I know" said Frances. "you told me-" tt
 "--nothing will fix me up like some of that water. I'm going to fill up on it tonight--see? And again in the morning, and Damn!' said Earl.
 A tire had blown out. Repair Ing 1t took a long time, as such things go, because 1t needed to be patcehd. The two big tires. cov- cred and sticking away out at tho back, weer carried, he explained. for appearances only. They. were in worse condition than those now in use on the car.
 "'Sgood thing" he said, when at last they were off again. "that we weren't doing morer than 45 back there, or we might have had trouble when that thing busted"
 II was thinking said Mary Frances, that If we should come to a nice town before we get to Spring 1t might be a good plan to stop and have dinner there. Sort of break our. trip, you know?"
 "Naw, hon. Bum steer. Most of the stuff they serve in these one horse dumps would make the horse sick. Mendcl Springs for us. And you'll thank me for 1t when you see what they set in front of you for one dollar, and served as swell as dining car. Like a fellow said. last time we was there, she didn't see how they did 1t for a dollar"
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