Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-01-05

time, he figured out how the engine
would hit him, and Just how his man
gled remains would look as they were
scattered along the track. He felt
that he was q mile or more from any
highway, and therefore It was hours
before he began to shout. He had
yelled score of times when a young
lady descended to the track from a
path not far distant, and after survey
ing him for a moment approached to
ask:
was It you calling for helpT"
at was" was the reply as Mr. AS
colt started 10 lift his cap and then
feared for his balance.
"And why did you CALI"
Il am caught by the foot. as you
see"
"Oh, yes. You are standing up SO
straight thought you might be posing
for moving picture show. How long
have you been here?"
For hours. miss, and expected q
train along any minute"
"A train? A train?' And the young
lady giggled and gurgled and 1nally
laughed merrily and said:
why this is an old track leading 70
a stone quarry. and has not been used
for seven years. But your position Is
uncomfortable. and must get you
loose. was passing on the highway
right out here when heard your calls.
Your foot must be pried out"
"And you will go for help?"
"Oh, no. Just let me find stout
stick"
She wasn't a married woman and
she wasn't a freckled-faced girl en-
gagged to some farmers hired man. ON
the contrary. she was about twenty
years old. handsome. and It was easy
to see that she was visitor to the
country. queer feeling passed over
the duck-hunter. He tried to lay II
to the pain in his foot. but he realized
that he was deceiving himself. The
girl came back with stout stick to be
used as a pry. and Mr.. Ascot started
to direct operations.
al know all about 1t, she interrupt
ed. Il put the pry in behind your heel
and bear down. You put your hand
on my shoulder to keep your balance
got my aunt Martha down out Of ar
apple tree the other day after she had
tainted away. and guess | can man
| age this case. II had stepped into
frog and been caught fast you would
have talked half an hour about ml
carelessness. Now m going to pry'
| Mr. Ascot groaned with the pair
as the foot was forced out. and the
girl helped him to sit down and ther
ran away to be back at the end Of 6vs
minutes with a flask IN her hand.
Its brandy" she explained. Il al
ways carry 1t for fear I'll run over {
COW and get faint Take few swal
lows and then guess can get yo'
to the auto"
But don't want to trouble you 4
take me to the Inn"
you are not going there. but hons
with me. That is, you are going t
my Aunt Martha's. I'm up from tow
to visit her. you know. am Miss Ger
tie Phillips, and | didn't catch you
name as Jones. did I? Oh. Mr.. AS
lcott, Ell? Aunt Martha will be tickled
She was an Ascot before she was mai
Tied. Perhaps you are cousins O
something"
But you seer"
mo, l don't We are two poor. lon
women. and haven't seen anybody hu
tin peddler for q week We sh =
dote on a cripple In the house. "
shall have chicken broth the very fss
thing"
Mr.. Ascot was assisted to the nc
! and a few minutes later Miss c. I'll
was explaining to her aunt:
Heard him yelling for help. sto1 Se
the auto. Found him caught by b
. foot in the railroad track Pried IN
loose. He's going to be our inyaFs
Say. auntie, the country is the piac
for romance. after all"
But where's the romance. dear
: what! You can't see it! hear
man yell. save bis life bring hi
| here. He's nice. So am l. You'll
| motherly to him. and I'll Ali his pip
and read to- him and tell him stories
and II won't be two weeks before
, before"
"Gertie Phillipsl"
} But when nice girl saves mic
, young mans life
/ Can a man whose life has bee
} saved by young lady-who has cate
} of her chicken broth--who has figure
! out a second cousinship with her aur
who has admitted to himself that b
heart has developed curious wobbl
! can such man go wanderin
{ around in old marshes instead Of wal
, ing out with that girl to gather acorn
; and wintergreen berries and talkin
/. lover
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