| Show l' l ij I It Y t t p ID Pf f P l n 6 47 4 41 HE engine gave tw two gasps cx and died or should one say succumbed to but to-but but that Is Isn n going too far ahead of the narrative The starter turned the engin over briskly and repeatedly repeated repented ly Iy nothing happened A girl swathed In a n fur coat emerged from the drIvers drIver's drivers driver's drivers driver's ers er's seat sent of the small coupe and fought her way to the tle gas tank In the face of a n raging blizzard that was ushering usher usher- ing lag in the New Year About six Inches of snow covered the back of the car carand carand and when the tank was finally reached the the cover cover was frozen on The green light at nt the boulevard Intersection changed to red bringing to a n halt a car directly back of OrasIs OrasIs Oras Ora's Is there thele something we can do I 1 cant can't Imagine what is the matter The car stood out today and all eve eve- nits but It started all nIl right bringing Esther and me a block and a half nn nail and then suddenly gave up the ghost as I sIO slowed d down for the red light Sounds like you ou might have flooded the carburetor suggested one of the two young men Better et tet It stand a n few minutes then try it again Ill I'll tell you we hn have e a n girl here we ha have ye to take home wont home wont won't take tale long then then well we'll wellcome wellcome come cOllie back If you ou are still sUII here well we'll push you a ways and get you going lordly Hardly had they left the car herme he he- fore another young youn man somewhat man somewhat older oilIer than the other two lads tall lads tall fair and une tine featured also asked if he lie might help The tank contained I lenty of gasoline Well concluded Ora after these efforts proved pro futile Ill go over and telephone Dad to come ome and tow me home hume Then to f Esther I think Ill I'll e f try the engine once more for tor luck ludt b before be beg fore I go Still no I response Another larger er car drove up A Ayoung Ayoung young oung man rather smallish In stature i. i bounced up to th the car a r. r q Aft After e r hearing Iras Ora's recital he lie said aid Sounds like tike i I the he di distributor Ill I'll take talie u a look at It Tills Iris Is nh about ut the fifth car cur I have e help helped d to start to tog night Guess Ill I'll Ira have Irae e to push you to get It started Terrible night Bette nette get In out of If the wind and snow now A blocks block's pushing failed to start the car an J It was its finally pushed into Into In in- to a 11 garage Jarago which hitch happened to be a n hull half hlo block le u away ay Now No you OU and your girl Irl friend are sure you III ion want me to wait You Yu wont won't be he aard The Tile young mans man's dancing duncing 1 ng sn snappy eyes tidily fairly beamed You Yon kno know v v I don care rare what time I 1 Iet set get et home horse ant would Just as soon sann us as not wait Y You Voh II he hesitated a little embarrassed you ou fire are sure yot you have money mone enough You Yuu s surely are lire a 8 brick to he be so helping and 1111 considerate Yes Vt's 1 I have hn-e four or lr Ih dollars rs Enough dont don't Inn t you ou think If they flu should not he lip able ahle to get et the ear car H started Ill I'll call lall a u taxi Thank you s so much Ora Orn did tilt not nol notice It hut hilt the snappy e eyes es were memorizing her hel license c number number num num- ber bel and us the young Ulan man bu backed kesl his hits big car out of the garage he said sl I knew this New Years Year's blizzard d wa wm was sent for saPH good good gOld a New Year tar and the girl of my dreams the dreams the gods nods for forbid forbid bid I forget et tile the license number IUS 1823 Wi tern Newspaper Union I |
