The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-26

rnning away. He must get out o
1 Roberts county 10 save his life
i Thicker smoke! More cuts Nor,
I get apsi More golden hair flyinf
4 over shoulders, and more paper-raeE
fdotling the highway behind And
I ilien the doors OF tine wagon flew
/ open and the tinwafe began 10 Jolt
tout Pans basins, dippers, quart
measures, pletins. wash dishes one
4 followed the other with a rattle ana
la bang. and one could imagine The
morse saying 10 himself as he ran,
For the lands sake. but II mis-
Igirl Is looking for hero hope she ii
4 llnd hlm migiff5 soon, for I'm aat.
ting short Of BREATH
Miss Dixie found him, anc soon.
lie was comins along the same high.
way dressed as a walking tourist She
tried to pun the old horse ND nc the
house, but he had the bit in lns
teeth II was still nine miles TO the
county line and the last nutmeg
crater had been unloaded The girl
was about to throw away whip and
lines and jump when the young man
raised a hand in protest and poised
himself He jumped for the head Oh
tht horse aud caught the bridle
Horse and man went down in the
dust in a heap, and the wagon seemed
ito fall apart Then Miss Dixie found
herself on her feet in rhe maywetds,
unhurt and she Investigated
The salt had put out The fire in the
chimney and the house was safe.
Mrs Harland had recovered from
her faint, and was on the veranda
with grandma, who had come to life
again
The gardener and the cook were on
their way down to thA gate 10 take
orders, and the peddler was coming
on the rum but halting to pick up an
object here and there.
The stranger lay on his right side
with a part of the body of the horse
resting on his right leg He was
and had broken bones
For just ten seconds as she looked
at him the girls lip trembled and Eer
knees grew weak Then she threw
ii off Her mother was told TO tele-
phone the doctor, the cook 70 bring
out a mattress, and she and the gard
ener carefully pulled the unconscious
stranger out of the ruck Then, with
the help of the peddler he was car
ried into the mouse.
Come here tomorrow and win |
to the peddtr, who was grinning and I
settle all damages" said Miss Dixie |
seeking to find out where the ro-
nance came in And as she worked |
over the bleeding and dusty face on !
her lap she looked up and said TO the !
trembling grandma
Il told you Ia find himl
Hes dead, child,
Got broken leg and a few bruis-
ss that's all And I'm glad his leg 4
Is broken ! always wanted to be (
nurse TO my herol"
There was her opportunity The
eg was broken. rib or two cracked
md the shoulder disloCated. a man I
Nurse had to be employed for a mum
ler OF weeks. and IL was days ana
lays before the name Of the patient
Mas known The old horse had served
him pretty harsnly
Ii was one day after the young man
'ould be lifted ont into the invalid
hair and a barber lad come from
he village and shaved him that Miss
Dixie was stopped as she came down
stairs with an empty soup bowl In her
land and grandma asked
We'll. has he told You an about
tge
Yes. grandma His name is Archie
auette. He was making walk
.croSs the country nice lamily-
ich family, Some OF them viii be
lere soon"
And do YOU consider him q hero
because he stopped that peddlers Old
.orse ."
why. ne did the best ne could
Iiant he. and you cant ask more
han that2
And and"
why. OF course. IL his folks like
ne. hut IT viii be a whole year from
low. What DO You suppose We saved
ach others lives for2
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