The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-17

Mr.. Clinton dashed into the house
by the kitchen door and shouted. No
one at home. He ran through three
tie 1t is among the equipment Of
every farmhouse in the land. He re-
turned to the girl and held 1t to her
nose and then sprinkled her face with
it. BY and by she opened her eyes
and looked at him wonderingly.
"Hurt7" he asked.
shoulder"
II was in the road when you fell.
Are you all alone herer
"Yes."
Telephone in the house7"
"Yes."
II don't know beans about first aid,
but something must be done. / think
you have a broken arm and shall
telephone the doctor"
Doctor Arnold-three rings"
In Ave minutes Mr.. Clinton was
back again to say:
Now we must get you into the
house and onto the lounge l saw in
the sitting room. Careful, now. Put
your arm well around me and walk
SLOW"
-But l don't know you'll" protested
the girl as she hung back
eThat's logical. Since live miles
away and never passed this place be-
fore It follows that you don't know
my name is Clinton. Keep inhaling
the camphor and brace up against
any faintness. Here we are, and now
let me get you a drink Of water. Is
1t the arm or the shoulder
shoulder"
"It's dislocated, but that's heap
better than a broken arm. There's
q house quarter Of a mile back.
Let me run there while waiting for
the doctor and fetch a woman"
IF you would be so kind. but
don't quite understand yet"
"Oh, you will later on. I've got II
all figured out. It's case OF logic
The young man returned. accom-
panied by farmers wife. just as the
doctor drove up.
whats up?" asked the M. d.
Girl got dislocated shoulder"
Who telephoned?"
Il did"
what did you want to swear for1'
Logic. The man who swears ovel
the telephone wire gives the impres
sion to the receiver that he is very
much in earnest, and that he'd better
do some hiking"
Mr.. Clinton sat on the verands
while the doctor and the woman car
ed for the patient. BY and by the
girls thanks were sent to him, ant
he was asked to call In a weeks time
If he could make it convenient. and
he went away whistling and not ever
posted as to the girls name
But odds is the difference" h
said to himself 1T may be Jones ol
Brown or Baker now, but fits sure t
be Clinton after a while"
When the aunt was told the ad
venture she replied:
why, that's the Logan grill"
"But why the exclamation"
Because they are the nabobs o
the country" y
"Well?"
"And she turned down several Of
fers OF marriage"
well, again7"
And you are no nabob Don't b.
foolish, Fred, and fall in love-"
I'm not a nabob, but I'm q logi
clan, and the logical conclusion is tha
l shall marry her. Can't beat logic
Aunty"
He managed to hear from some on'
every day as to Miss Logan's i'm
provement, and when he was toll
that with her arm in a sling she wa
walking about the house and grounds
he drove over to pay his call. Whel
he had been received in a YER
! friendly spirit and identified himsel
Miss Logan said:
! Did you tell me that you wer
passing by as / fell?"
!. mot exactly passing by. but si
i ting down and waiting for the logica
conclusions"
" And they Gamer"
3 ''rhey did The girl who mount
. roof to make repairs will not escap
a fall one time in fifty."