Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-29

out human figure on the road ahead
Of her. but wasn't sure.
The very first gust picked her up
and turned her around and deposited
her under roadside tree. She re-
NAMED there until the gale began to
whip the branches of, and then let go
her lold and ran for it
She hadn't gone quarter Of a mil,
when. as she crouched and covered
her face. she was struck by a falling
limb and knew no more.
II was the dim sight of the girl and
the scream she uttered when hit, that
sent the man who was clinging TO the
roadside fence back into the highway.
He bent over the unconscious form and
picked 1t up and staggered back to the
fence and followed it until he saw q
light and found the gate of a farm
house
His lusty calls for help soon brought
out a man. and the senseless burden
was carried into the house and re-
ceived by woman.
Il don't know who she is, but
found her in the road" explained her
rescuer. There is blood on her hair,
and think she was struck down"
Wen do all we can," replied the
man and woman together. but you
mustn't look for much. We are mighty
poor folks. We hain't got no cam
phor nor whisky, and as for getting o
doctor out from town--it can't be
done tonight"
The girl was carried into the only
bedroom and laid on the only bed, and
when her wet clothing had been re-
moved and she was between the
sheets, the woman got cloth and &
basin Of water and washed away the
blood and whispered to The stranger:
Il don't think she's / ad hurt She's
just tainted away with the scare OF it.
When she opens her eyes I'll tell her
to go to sleep, and she'll be all right
in the morning"
''Do you think it's some young lady
from the village?" asked the stranger
OF the farmer as they talked In whis-
pers in the outer room.
mo. don't reckon so. reckon it's
that new girl that arrived at Turner's
few days ago. / saw her going to-
wards the village two hours ago."
Arrived at Turner's! Say man, are
you sure? Is 1t a strange girl to the
neighborhood?"
i've heard say 1t was Uncle Bob's
niece, and that she come from the
city. What ails you. stranger? Does
this storm upset your"
1t wasn't the storm. Percy Klncaid
had quarreled with the girl he loved
and had asked 10 be his wife. II was
about nothing. almost, as most lovers
quarrels are. but pride on either side
held off a reconciliation until the low
er finally learned that Miss Minnie
had gone on a journey and left no
word for him.
She was going to spend Thanksgiv-
ing week in the country. Within two
days she had relented; within three
he was making every effort to locate
her. that he might patch up peace,
He had succeeded. He was going to
throw himself on her mercy and ask
Uncle Robert for a place at his
Thanksgiving table.
The storm grew fercer as the night
advanced. When another day came
even the cattle could not face the
storm nor man move from his door. II
was Thanksgiving day At Uncle Rob
ert's there was feast to be spread;
at Bradley's there was hardly better
than poorhouse fare.
But the victim OF the accident was
no longer In bed, and the rescuer no
longer cared about the weather, and
the farmer folks looked at each other
and smiled and whispered:
Even If we had turkey and Gran.
berry sauce | don't believe they'd eat
a single mouthful. They've just sorter
found each other and are tickled to
death"
And when at last they could make
their way to Turner's, and Uncle Bob
suffered and Aunt Harriet cried for
Joy. Miss Minnie asked in a way that
was almost heartless:
why do you take on so? / never
had such a lovely Thanksgiving in all
nv lifai"