Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-01-13

tackled by a bullfrog, and vet shn d.
So, murmured the reporter say, sM
make good copy. though. Thu, Nu
come under the head of A New W. VIII
ger to Autoists-Beware the Dan Dan'
frog" Ouh
Then he wrote and asked her u,.
she thought as the auto left the hi a1'
way and she realized that smash ,SE ,
was imminent, and she replied. W
Il thought of some popcorn
bought at Coney Island. Il Voc e
best ever. / wish 1 could find so ,a'
more like it." ''us
Here's righteousness for w..
said the reporter. "She must h. ~
of nineteen or twenty, and vat "a, q"
has the mind of girl of ten Tb..
will go under the sub-head Of. ,noas1
Staring Her in the Face, and Vet Gu
Thinks of Coney Island Popcorn"
Then he wrote and asked her If Oh.
could remember her sensations As tbs
machine was blowing its way tbronsS
the stone wall, and she answered.
Most wildly l thought I was :,
my room and turning handspringa
over the bed and cartwheeIs aroma
it. l had just turned a back somor
sault and kicked a globe off the chan
delier when the auto stopped"
BY George, but she may be ci,
Gus or a vaudeville girl" exclaimed
the reporter. mo, she can't be Ho,
father is church deacon and in tbo
lumber business. Never heard of
girl turning cartwheels in her own
room before. I'll make a daisy thing
Of this interview"
Then he asked her if at anv Tina
during the awful danger she felt tho
sensation Of fear.
mot at ALL" was the reply "oc
the contrary, there was such a feel.
ing of contentment that l cannot de.
scribe it. l seemed to be floating in
the air on angels wings | could look
down on earth and see an old woman
frying eggs and bacon, and oh how
longed for them; / tried to fly down
for dinner, but l kept flying higher
instead"
by George! By George!" softly
exclaimed the newspaper man. "Tll
run that in under the subhead off,
Bacon and Eggs and Grim Death"
Then he asked if she thrilled when
the auto at length brought up in the
blackberry bushes.
Il felt seven successive thrills pass
over me-" she replied, land then
found myself picking blackberries to
carry home for pie. was cut and
bruised and shaken, but did not feel
it. I was languid | was placid
was content If death had come it
would have been painless. think
they ought to kill our murderers that
way instead of by electricity. That's
ALL"
The Eagle man went away with the
scoop" of his life, and that little
mink" tumbled down on the foo' and
laughed until she had to be threat
ened with life imprisonment, The
Eagle was watched for next morning,
but not line of that interview could
be discovered. 1t was so the next
day, and then the young man called
He was met by the conscious-stricken
Josie, who blushingly began to siam
mer excuses, but was interrupted
with:
will you please tell the deaf ana
dumb young lady that | would like
to speak to her for moment?
But I am She"
''Yes,, l think you are, come to look
at you closely"
"And-and you wanted to say?
II wanted to say that there "ei0
no thrills in that interview the otnei
day until the last am going "
put them into this at the very star"
Where can I find your father?
I'm the city, but-but- -,
mo, you don't understand, out IN
explain. l am going to him 10 don
for the hand of his deaf and dulnO
daughter. and tell him that III pfV'
vide an asylum for her for the i0''
of her life
"Sir!"
And then I'm going to woo Wv wv
until you consent to h" my WIZ
use talking. Just be deaf ana uulno
about it. l lost the SCOOP ou' o."
going to gain you"