and so he left us on the way, and telegraphed to a friend of his to meet us at the station and start us in the right direction to get to his sister's. I call her "Aunt Fannie," the same as Bess does.
That friend of his certainly did know how to do things up right. He was at the train, sure enough, and he had the swellest automobile you ever saw, waiting just outside of the station, ready to take us over onto the North Side and drop us right where we belonged. I tell you, it was great stuff! You see, it was the first time I had ever been in an auto, and it went to my head some. I liked it all right; but I got so tired that my knees fairly knocked together. I sat on the front seat, and of course I braced my feet and kept pulling back all the time, to keep from running into things; and a big machine like that is a mighty heavy thing to hold back all by yourself. It was worst down in town, where the streets were crowded; but we—didn't go so very fast there, so that helped some;—and when we went to cross the bridge and found it was turned to let a boat go through, I had to just pull back with all my might, to keep from going over the edge and into the river.
The chauffeur was nice, though; and by and
