Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-08-04

The next Ned knew he found him
self IN bod in his own home. but he
saw that he was not I'm his own room
He wondered how he happened 20 be
sleeping n the parlor Some way h'
could not see very plain. his head was
confused yes, II ached very bad. Ills
arm seemed strangely stin. and there
was numbness about IL, n wondered
If he had been sleeping upon il, he
found he could not move w!thou'
pain; and then his head 'gun 10 ache
ana all became dirk again. After
| While. be seemed 10 recognize The
room once more. and he saw his moth
er looking down upon him. He never
remembered seeing her look so sad
and care worn before. then there WA
his father what made him uptrn H.
ana Ices go sadly at him. the whole
matter DID llt seem natural na CJa.t
not acco.ut Tor it, oh his head dIc
ache so, and tho room grew dari
arain. Then he dreamed 10 was
sweet dream too. In was dream like
one he had two years before. it was OF
a rose pure. white ro c How IT,
presence charmed hlt as ne looked
az IL. 10 grew. it's Dol OH, appeared 20
reach ont toward him. and even to
Irvine about his neck. 30 Was such
beautiful rose the ul- charming %.
had ever seen. Then hc began 90 Won
/ der about his love for the rose. ne had
always liked roses Won enough but
not as this one what charm did il PCS
sess over other roses? II was curious
how often the room grew dark. nov
the rose had gone: no. IL was there
what Nellie standing where the rose
did; was there not something the mat
ter with Nellie. once a long time ago
there was something he could nOt
make il clear did he have a bad dreams
about Ncllic-some danger threatened
her-then all was confusion again
What was the doctor there for? then
he was borne through the air on a
white horse, how the horse did 60. its
name shone with golden light; why
! could not some one stop that horse,
mp, mp he went higher from earth
would he ever stop? could ne cling on
much longer? but the horse was turned
about; he is rushing back toward
! home, oh, how fast, would NE be
! dashed 20 pieces? what i'm his bed
! again? yes the doctor was still there
what made his mother cry so: aid She
| see The white horse that ram away With
/ him through the air-was that what
! tho matter was But There he DIS or
q railroad train; how fast the cars go
! What suspension bridge i'm the q
! lance, and going at such a ratc2 Tho
| cars viii go down with crash. AVID
! all will ho lost what docs IL mean? Che
/ cars are rushing toward that eternal
! gulf and yet never plunging in Oh
! horrors lct the end come, tear away
! that phantom bridge that this threat
ening death that never comes may
come-what. home again? the doctor
! here yet? and he speaks he thinks
! he Is on a journey and near Suspen
| sion Bridge Better remove that pic
| ture In front of him; that is doubtless
! the bridge he saw. when people are
! delirious the things they see i'm
! front OF them cause wild dreams. said
! the doctor He will come ont OF this
soon | think" continued the doctor.
and by the way call Nellie in again.
! ! am inclined 10 think it may be well
/ for her to sit here by him. The last
| thing he knew was that she was IN
| danger. in such cases it is often bcne-
/ fetal that he one who was last ON thr
| party S NINA should be IN the room
| In fact he was the more quiet than az
any other previous time when she
| bathed his head.
There was one thing that Nellie
/ thought no one knew. When Ned
! lay in his unconscious state, she had
/ been left for "a moment alone with
/ him in the rooms. and overcome by
| her feelings She had passed an ar"
around his neck and imprinted on ais
! forehead a kiss As she did so her
/ face turned crimson: never had she
! been kissed by any one but her father,
mother and girl friends. and none 9TH
er had she ever kissed She had stolen
| this sweet. what would Ned say If he
knew il: how he would despise her,
but she could not help IT, had he not
saved her life? how brave he was:
how her heart sank within her as she
saw Ned's peril she shuddered now TO
think how the great bull with his
sharp horns was running directly at
Ned how correctly Ned had aimed
that blanket; it caught on his horns
and covered his eyes. he stopped lust
al the right time: but Ned was thrown
with sucn violence on the ground. and
there lay unconscious How the horse
did run and the bull was blinded hy
the Quilt that got fastened 20 his horns
and ran believing with it on until
mired in the swamp. Yes. by main
strength she had pulled Ned out OF the
field beyond the gate; and then how
stupid it was for her TO faint Ned's
horse rem home without a rider. and
the terrified people were soon out
there 20 see what was the matter. and
found them both unconscious It was
so stupid OF her TO faint. She was
taken home. and so was Ned she was
all right soon; but poor Ned? he had
broken arm and had received some
terrible bruises on his head She had
asked her father to take her down TO
see how he was getting along Yes
she must do something for Ned be-
cause he had saved her life God
grant he did not lose his own in so do
ing.