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There are only a fewexcept the actual driving without stalling the engines, and Mr Bennett's Twin-Six Complex was not one of thenal The noise of the engine died away The wheels ceased to revolve The auto except lie down It was a particularly pig-headed car and right froht expedition It seemed now to have the idea that if it just lay low and did nothing, presently it would be taken back to its cosy garage

Billie trod on the self-starter Nothing happened

"You'll have to get down and crank her," she said curtly

"All right," said Breao on," said Billie ied for an instant fro a car is one that is not given to all reatest and wisest stand helpless before the task It is a job towards the consummation of which a noble soul and a fine brain help not at all A ifts and yet be unable to accoe does with one quiet quick flick of the wrist without even bothering to re so, it was not only unkind but foolish of Billie to grow impatient as Brea of her to click her tongue, and certainly she ought not to have told Bream that he was not fit to churn butter But woiven ood sharp twist," she said

"All right," said Bream

"Here, let me do it," cried Billie

She juummy from his hand With bent brows and set teeth she wrenched it round The engine gave a faint protestingthat has been disturbed in its sleep, and was still once more

"May I help?"

It was not Breae voice--a sepulchral voice, the sort of voice soar Allen Poe's cheerful little tales if he had been buried alive and were speaking froht it affected Breaave a bound which, if he had been a Russian dancer, would probably have caused the ement to raise his salary He was in no frame of mind to bear up under sudden sepulchral voices