The Red Cloud chief., 1912-12-19
LOGIC AND REASON
An instance Where Logical Man
Gave the Impression Of
Being In Earnest.
BY clAUDiNE sissoN.

the logical conclusi0n?' asked the
professor Of his class.
"That some ono is going to get
hurt" was the reply.
And in case Of an earthQuake?"
THAT buildings will be shaken
down."
And in case Of lover"
THAT matrimony will follow"
And in case Of pinching the tigers
tail at the xoo?"
you get the bounce"
Correct, gentlemen. Always reason
rom logic apd you will always be
right" y
Mr.. Fred Clinton, q young man Of
a.. had been using logic for many
months when he set out to walk
across the country. distance Of 30
miles. for a visit to his old aunt. He
found nothing to reason about until
within four miles Of his journeys
end. Then, as he was passing farm.
house Of the better class. he saw
something that halted him. A young
girl was on the roof of the Toulouse
mending a leak. Her back was to-
wards him. but he saw that she had
three or four shingles and hammer
and nails.
There might have been men.folks
working In the field, but they we're
not in sight There might have been
. mother in the house, but II so she
gave no sign.
Nov. then. here is logic. and here
are conclusions" said the wayfarer
~ he sat down to watch and wait.
"A girl on the roof with shingles.
hammer and nails means that the
roof leaks. II also means that she 10
taking a risk.
III she pounds her thumb, which
she Is almost sure to do, she will yell
out Darn it!' and roll of the roof.
IT her foot slips she will clutch
and claw and scream. but go down
Just the same.
mo girl will climb 80, on the roof
Of shed n she knows there's a man
around. II she sees one after she
gets up there she Is startled and in
her haste to get down slips, slides.
and comes down ker.plunk.
ANY way you fx It, the logical con.
clusion is that there Is sure to be a
fall here. Now. then. the girl Is
perched about IA feet from the
ground. and the ground Is hard. There
are nine chances in ten that she
breaks bone. At any rate. she will
get hard Jar. She will need some
one 10 hold the camphor to her nose
and call some one from the field. II
may be necessary to telephone or send
for doctor.
Il am at hand. I am the II. It's for
me to do and dare. I don't save her
life. but she thinks I do. 80 It's all
the same. When n girl thinks she
owes her life to young man what
does she do7 The logical conclusion
Is admiration, gratitude. love.
"And when a young man has been
called upon to save the life of a
stavinglooking girl the same emo.
tions are aroused and the same con.
illusions must prevail. II I go on and
she does not see me I won't be al
hand when she falls: II I remain add
to her risk. There is no logic here
and there DIRE no conclusions to be
drawn. II IA case of even up, and
shall stay"
Five minutes after the young mar
had finished his soliloquy the CIR
changed her position to get at heI
work the better. and there was 9
scream and she went sliding. Hel
fingers dragged over the dry shin
giles. and when the edge was reached
ehe took a drop.
Conclusion the first ia all right!
paid Mr.. Clinton as he started on thu
run to the rescue.''I must tickle tn,
professor by writing him q letter"
He found Miss Amy Logan In ,
huddle on the ground and insensible
The fall had dislocated her shoulder
mr.. Clinton dashed into the hous,
By the kitchen door and shouted. N.
one at home. He ran through thre,
rooms and came to the camphor bot
tie. II 10 among the equipment O
every farmhouse In the land. He re
turned to the girl and held Il to he
nose and then sprinkled her face will
It. BY and by she opened her eye
and looked at him wonderingly.
"Hurt?" he asked.
Shoulder"
II was In the road when you fel
Are you all alone here?"
yes"
Telephone In the house?"
Eyes,"
Il don't know beans about first al,
but something must be done, I thin
you have broken arm and I sha
telephone the doctor"
Doctor Arnold--three rings"
In Ave minutes Mr.. Clinton W,
back again to say:
Now we must get you into II
house and onto the lounge ] saw
the sitting room. Careful now. p
your arm well around me and wa
SLOW"
But I don't know you!" protest,
tha Girl m sho hung hack