Show r NEW YEAR on WHEELS y By Helen Morton I one more mountain J range to cross Mac said to I his sister Josephine as they got into their car one clear bright morning They had been traveling forever it Jt seemed to her They wanted to reach California and cree restore restore re re- store Mac to health I If we can start the New Year on the coast everything will be allright all allright allright right Josephine had told her brother broth broth- er and she really seemed to have havea a superstitious feeling that if R Mac was to get well they must accomplish accomplish pUsh their trip by that time Stiff wind blowing through here Mac exclaimed drawing his scar scarf more closely about his throat as they approached a grade ade Mountain Springs grade Josephine Josephine Jose phine told him I hope the wind doesn't mean a storm This is thelast the thelast thelast last day of the old year They hadn't climbed far however er before they knew they were In for it Josephine at the wheel while Mac rested from his morning of driving had to grip the wheel with fierce intensity The car was climbing with difficulty The snow was blurring blurring blur blur- rin ring the windshield Weve got to make the coast Josephine w was s muttering to herself hersell when she realized that Mac had hadJ Y Y a J I IL Heres luck she said A house the the first Ive I've seen in an hour wakened from his restless sleep Abruptly she became animated alert Its lovely and woodsey around here she exclaimed Awfully narrow road Mac re reo re- re joined Are you you s sure re youre you're on the highway Im not sure of anything Josephine Josephine Josephine Jose Jose- phine replied Do you think wed we'd better stop and inquire I sure do Mac agreed cally Your gasoline gauge isn't any too encouraging We dont don't want to be stalled in this blizzard Youre getting tired too I know I didn't count on this storm when I 1 suggested stopping early yesterday Heres Here's luck she interrupted herself her her- self sell A house right here the first Ive I've seen in an hour Ill I'll pop in She was back baek in a few moments with a uniformed figure in a big slouch hat and high leather boots Mac Im I'm miles off oil the highway Ive I've been following owing the trail of Mr Boseman's car Oh this is Mr Boseman a border patrolman and this is my brother Mac Silver Mr Boseman lives in this house here He wants us to stop with him until the storm is o over er Josephine explained explained explained ex ex- looking troubled See here Mr Silver I have plenty plenty plen plene ty of room and it will be a job trying to make the nearest town in inthis inthis inthis this storm In the morning Ill I'll pilot you back to the highway and nd on fathe to fo the coast The young patrolman was very much in earnest His eyes wandered from Mac to Josephine There really was no ch choice ice Nothing Nothing Noth Noth- ing ever tasted so good as the beef beet stew that was simmering on the back of the wood stove It was hard sledding next mornIng morning morning morn- morn Ing getting gettin through the drifts to the highway But from then on it was only a n ma matter of a few hours until they were descending the mountain It was after a hearty lunch together together to to- gether in a rustic tearoom that Jerry Jerry Jerry Jer Jer- ry Boseman got up to leave them No not good I dont don't mean to let this be the end of our acquaint acquaint- ance Its It's only the beginning he insisted looking at Josephine Heres hoping this New Year will mean a lot to you New Year Sure enough and I forgot all abo about t it Josephine ex ex- ex- ex claimed And we are in Calif California for it Thanks to you Mr Ir Bose Bose- man Heres Here's wishing you all the happiness in the world Josephine's Josephine's Josephine's Jose Jose- phines phine's smile was good to look at as she spoke to himI himI him I know where that is to be found he said as he looked Into her eyes 0 Sen ServIce Ice |