OFF THE TRAIL.
HlB got one of the newest models, a»d invited a small party of friends to take a spin through the country roads ■with him. He wanted to show off. He l«t the car go as fast as it could and fchqy covered a surprising amount of territory in a couple of hours. On the way back, however, dusk came on rapidly, and though the speed was slower th© certainty of the proper turning was smaller. And finally the friend who sat with the driver whispered: "Leslie, we are off the road. ,We are lost!", "Nonsense," growled the owner of the car. "This is the same road we came out on." v "No it ain't." "How do you know it ain't?" "Where's all them dead chickens and dogs we left, behind us?"
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 139, 14 June 1913, Page 6
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134OFF THE TRAIL. Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 139, 14 June 1913, Page 6
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