the cart

meghan hit the floor of the road
and was momentarily knocked out

when she opened her eyes
the two wheeled cart was
on its side in a ditch with
one of the wheels still spinning

she tried to move
but her leg was hurting

she rubbed her forehead and felt
a bump just above her right eye

fine, she said.
i am going to get hell for this.

not only for the cart
but what wss in the cart

all mr. smith's art deco and paraphernalia
for turning out his antiquated designs
or so called future art he said

she put her hands palm down in the road
and forced herself to sit up
she didn't know how long she laid there
and she knew it was just by luck she hadn't
gotten run over by one of those new fangled
inventions that she had seen in mr. smith's
lab when he invited her in and showed her some kind of
four wheeled cart on a picture window that he had invented

something for the future he said.

in the middle of the night there had been a ruckus
downstairs and she had huddled at the top of the stairs
trying to hear what was going on.

there were three gentlemen's voices that she could discern
coming from the sitting room and she heard mr. smith yelling
that he wouldn't do it.

then she heard the front door open and slam shut.

he had come upstairs then
and she had run back to her room.

he had banged on her door.

meghan, get dressed, i have something for you to do.

yes, mr. smnith, i'll be right out.

she had thrown on a dress
and met him at the top of the stairs.

pack a suitcase you have to leave.

but it's 2 o'clock in the morning she replied.

"you have to leave."

"who were those men?"

"it doesn't matter. pack a suitcase,
and i'll meet you downstairs.

she had returned to her room and packed a light
suitcase.
and met mr. smith at the bottom of the stairs.

take the cart in the back and go to this address
in smithhall. i've packed one of my inventions
in the back of the cart and covered it with
some old clothes.

what is it said meghan

it's just some of my art equipment.

art equipment, said meghan.

yes, it's something new that i am working on.

smithhall is six hours from here.

i know. i know. he replied.

stay on the road unitl you come to miller place road

miller place road, inquired meghan
i've never heard of it.

well, it's there

two miles down you will see a large gray house on the right
miller road is the next road in. now, go, before they come
back.

what about you, mr. smith?

i'll be leaving too, but there are a few things i have to
clean up in the lab before i leave

now, go, and be careful.