Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions

that she ate her cereal with her left hand and used her right arm only when absolutely necessary. Once before Tish had almost

came down to the porch whe

" she said. "I wish you'd

ome with an arm like th

I'll crank

are you

ug store f

my mind, Letitia Carberry. By and large, I've stood by you for twenty-five years, and now in the weakness of your ag

gain," said Tish, meekly enough. "But I w

?" Aggie

rn. "To hold flowers on the

because of the Jasper person's habit of coming over at any hour

as absurd as if I were to say "but" for butter. Considering that Aggie was quite sulky at being left, it is absurd for her to assume an air of virt

e of gasoline when I saw him-a nice-looking young man in a black-and-white ch

aid. "Built for speed, isn't s

ed. "Get out of her?" s

at Tish. "A machine's a rich man's toy. The only way to own one is to

omen in the machine and constables outside I have the twelve-miles-an-

can tell a woman's driving as far off as I can see the machine; but you are a v

ad," I said with some sarcasm. "The bills she

delighted. "Good! I'm glad

had his car there-a low gray thing

he is as gentle as a lamb. A lady friend of mine once threaded

this

this

ar go, and Mr. Ellis said he couldn't let her out on the roads, but that the race-track at the fair-grou

ng in beside him on the mechanician's seat and going round once or

said. "The only word for it is sublime. You see nothing. There is just the rush of the wind and

try it, Mis

the roar and rush of wind I want in fr

the oval track while I took

fair is held there and these fellows make a big feature of their horse-races. I came up her

proposition?

ike a charm. The town's ahead in money and business, for an automobile race always brings a big crowd; the tr

racing for money,"

money," he explained. "The prizes cover the expenses of the racing-

t of it in that light. Well, why did

h to have the races, but it was a matter of money. I made them a proposition to duplicate whatever pr

sport!" she said sarcasticall

nest sport we cannot prevent a man's having an opinion and backing it wi

e said, "I suppose since it must be, it is bett

to duplicate the amount. But just at that time a-a young brother of mine in the West got into difficulties, and I-but why go into family matters? It would

er car and looked

d dollars is a lot

that the gate money will proba

nd surveyed t

oesn't seat t

ndred machines parked in the oval there at five dollars a car, four thousand more. That's twelve thousand for the gate money alone. Then there are the concessions

h dreamily. "Seven thousand less twenty-five h

her. "Forty-five hundred dollars profit to be made in two weeks

a Carberry!" I said sternly. "You take my warning and keep clear of

dollars for a theater seat without half the thrills-no chances of seeing a car turn turtle

ok her head. "I'm not interested, Mr. Ellis," she said coldly. "I couldn't sleep at night

fficulties. Anyhow, while matters are at a standstill probably some shrewd money-ma

st as we reached the Bailey place, with Bettina and young Jasper Mc

ace-although I don't see why I shouldn't, so far as that goes. But it's curious, isn't it, that I

and jerked at m

every tone. "It may not be so fast as an automobile race or so li

the gear lever. "And about as

ou go into this thing now that your eye

amming at her gears, "ought to go and live in a

Bettina and Jasper for a moment, and that they had evidently quarreled, although she did not know when

id, rising stiffly. "They should be happy in th

oulder and sent her up to put cold cloths on her head for fear of sunstroke