Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1928, Page 21

THE EVENING STORY Taming the Monster. NNA HALL and her daughter Vanny looked at each other, Dit their lips and then smiled weakly. They had already shed tears enough to redden their eyelids. Tears, indeed, had been their first expression after reading the not well. giving, old automobile of his.” swallowed hard and bravely. of course a little money would come in handy, especially now that you are And as long as he was it does seem to me he might have left us something besides that She choked, smiled “It's—it's funny. wa going to do with an THE EVENING “That's all we can do,” Vanny re- turned, slowly. Certainly Uncle Zenas had done an unaccountable thing in leaving such a legacy to people whom the bequest of a few hundres even, would have greatly relieved i v of finance, Uncle Zenas had loved a joke and had continued to perpetrate them until the moment his failing hand signed his last will and testament, A puhlk‘ institution got his money and widowed niece the huge touring which, driven by a colored chauf- O ! feur, been wont to take him on antomobile? | guily STAR, WASHINGTON, an expression of suffering. She was sick at heart, but she would not let her mother know. “Poor old beast!” she sald, “It—it's almost as big as the house,” gasped Mrs. Hall. “Where are wo going to put it, Vanny? We haven't any barn.” “I don’t know,"” Vanny replied. “we'll think of that later. First of ali I'm going to use my Saturday after- lmnn at home to clean it." u don't know how. e T've seem them at the ga- rage doing things to cars with a Jawyer's letter. Rut they were swift We neither of us ever handied a bit | " rho o qmngo and hose, 1I'm going to try and vhat kind of a complexion the D. C.. TUESDAY. JANUARY 10. 1928 a home for it. I think I'll go in and take a scrub myself, mother. Then it you'll find me a good supper I'll try to look after the dear old monster furthe “Why, do you like it, asked Mrs. Hall, prisoe in her voice, Vanny laughed. “I believe 1 could easily, but T'd have to have more than a speaking acquaintance with it. I'd I'd—have to learn to manage it, you know, mother!"” “That great thing! With your slen- der shoulders and small hands! Oh, Vanny?" with a note of sur- Vanny, lowed her out of the house and was watching her anxlously: “I'm going down to the garage to talk to Mr. Plke.” She was gone barely 10 minutes and came hurrying back, looking very much distressed, “Mr. Pike is all alone and can't leave the place. And, anyway, mother, he confessed he knew nothing about this kind of machine. I think he was afrald to try to handle it. So there you are. No help from that direction. But T can't let the monster stand un- der the apple tree all night. Those awful Kemp kids will be swarming cars of this kind. I've got to do some- thing with this ons and he's the only person who can help me. 8o I'm going to pflrkbt my pride and ask him. Here goes.” From this second expedition she re- turned radiant. “Paul's coming right down. He was just as nice as could be. He called me Vanny, just as he used to.” Ten minutes later a car paused at the curb and Paul Scott, glowing and athletic, came swiftly across the grass to where Vanny waited, putting a few finishing touches to the monster as she did so. oon as you do, you and your r will get no end of fun out of Out on the smooth state road the monster behaved like a gentleman— hehaved so well that Vanny took h courage hetween her even, wl teeth, and let Paul teach her how to handie the wheel. It was the first of many delightful lessons. the end of the two weeks of Paul's stay Vanny had acquired the mystery of the big car and was really enjoying herself. Besides her new accomplishment, she had gained in self-reliance and color, for the fres you frighten me,” “Mother, dear, I shall do nothing un- wise, t women do drive big cars. 1 remember seeing them in all over it.”” “Well, what are you going to do?" asked Mrs. Hall in despair. Vanny drew a deap breath. “I'm going over to Wilson's to phun» to I‘nul Scott.” nny!" “Yes, T am. T know the Scotts hava hardly been aware of our existence for the last six years since that lucky venture which ‘sent the Scott name and fame higher than a rocket. I'm not beholden to them, but, mother. Paul is home now and he does know to recover. Life had trained them to do that at least. “Well,” the mother said, as she re aced the letter in its envelope, “we now the worst, anyhow. And per- right for ex-| “Why, this is some car, believe me! the young man cried. He walked around it. Then he opened the hood and did some unintelligible but muc- cessful thing with it. The monster choked, sputtered, then began to purr like a contented cat. “Step in, both of you,” Paul said, “and we'll try its paces. Then I'll tell you, Vanny, you must let me teach you to run'it.” You can keep it in our garage meanwhile. 1'm home now for two weeks and I'm sure in that time has, anyway. Just wait till 1 arden suit on.” “Vanny in her garden suit looked like a nice boy of 16, but she had not And—and I always did hav. a boy’s strength and vigor. By the [ fondness for Una and the Lion. time she had squirted a half-ton of [She laughed tremendously and ran that, for it seemed to breathe its last [ water on the car and polished it she |ups fust as it reached the sheltor of the |was exhausted. But the car was| When she came down ready for apple tree that shaded the Hall house. | transformed. It was worn, of course, |supper she looked fresh and cool and The man who had brought it departed [but, like a plece of battered mahog- |rested. After supper she went out and without an attempt to bring it to life. |any. it commanded respect, looked at the car. She stroked the Vanny stood looking at it with her| “It can’t live under the apple tree y varnish admiringly. Suddenly weet face puckered i forever,” Vanny said, “I've got tofind | oke to her mother, who had fol- road in all that locality—a road which a foot deep with mud after a rain: It was coated, plastered, splashed with soil and the {wo women beheld it with woeful hearts. It wa |2 monster and an impotent monster at of machinery larger than an egg- (beater in our lives, and I have no Itima for it, anyway. It tak | ounce of strength 1 have to keep up e mill. T suppose she added, hope air and change were just what she needed after long hours of desk-work Moreaver, she and Paul had become the best of friends. 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