The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-01-18

"Oh, yes. You are standing UP 90
straight thought you might be posing
for a moving picture show. How long
have you been hereg
For hours. miss, and ! expected
train along any minute"
"A train? A train?" And the young
lady giggled and gurgled and finally
laughed merrily and said:
"Why this Is an old track leading to
a stone quarry, and has not been used
snr 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 60 forahelp?"
"Ch, no. Just let me find stout
stick"
She wasn't a married woman and
she wasn't freckled-faced girl en-
gagged 10 some farmers hired man. On
the contrary. she was about twenty
years old. handsome, and It was easy
te see that she was visitor to the
country. A queer feeling passed over
the duck-hunter. He tried to lay It
to the pain In his foot, but he realized
that he was deceiying himself The
FRI came back with stout stick to be
I'd as a pry, and Mr.. Ascot started
10 direct operations.
Il know all about II, she interrupt
cd. Il put the pry In behind your heel
and bear down. You put your hand
on my shoulder to keep your balance.
COZ nay aunt Martha down out cf an
apple tree tina other day after she had
tainted away, and | guess can man
age this case. II had stepped into a
frog and been caught fast you would
have talked half an hour about my
carelessness. Now m going to pry."
Mr.. Ascot groaned with the pain
as the foot was forced out, and the
girl helped him to sit down and then
ran away to be back at the end Of five
minutes with 4 Task in her hand.
IT'S brandy" she explained. 4 al
ways carry it for fear I'll run over a
COW and get faint. Take q few swal-
lows sad then / guess l can get you
to the auto."
"But / don't want to trouble you to
take me te the inn.'
"you are net going there, but home
with ms. That Is, you are going to
my Aunt Martha'S. I'm up from town
10 visit her, you know am Miss Ger
tie PhllApS, and / didn't catch your.
name as Jones, did i? oh, Mr.. AS
colt, eh? Aunt Martha will be tickled-
She was m Ascott before she was mar
risd. Perhaps you are cousins or
something"
But you See"
mo, don't. We are two poor, lone
wsmsn, and haven't seen anybody but
q tin psddlsr for a week. We shall
dots on q cripple in the house. You
shall have chicken broth the very first
thiAg".
Mr.. Ascot was assisted to the agttG5r-
and 4 few minutes later Miss Gertie
was, explaining to her aunt:
Heard him yelling for help. Stopped
the auto. Pound him caught by the
foot ia the railroad track Pried him
loose. He's going to be our invalid
Say, auntie, the country is the place
for romance, after all.
"But where's the romance, dear?"
"Whatl VOW can't see it! hear
man yell l save his life. bring him
here. He's nice. So am I. You'll be
mothsrly to him, and I'll ell his pipe
and read to him and tell him stories,
and it won't be two weeks before
before"
"Gertie Phillips"
"RNt when nice girl saves nice
young mans LIFE"
Can a man whose life has been
saved BY young lady who has eaten
Of her chicken broth who has agured
out 4 second couainship with her aunt
who has admitted to himself that his
hesrt has developed curious wobble
-caa such q man 80 wandering
around in old marshes instead Of walk
Tag out With that girl to gather acorns
ana wintersrson berries and talking
love?