Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-31

Young man They are engaged. ara
they've had n failing out. and she's
sorter run away from hin TO find on,
" he really cares for her"
And she's 60, scared about II ard
has written him u letter 10 tc'l
whore fhe is@" qucrlCi the hufband.
Go on It's probably a le''cr TO
her ma. though / didn't see Il ncr
ask. hone she Didn't start fer
town. It's foinr 90 storm for sure.
and there haint BIT one house on the
road where she could hnd shelter.
Look down the road aud see u YOU
can see her"
Cant see hide nor hair OF any
girl reported Uncle Robert after
going out TO the highway and taking
o look
An hour later. With both uncle and
aunt fdgeting abou, their girl visitor
the black clouds that he'd been bank.
ing mp for hours began TO advance
before a breeze that soon strengthen.
ed into a gale IN FIVE minutes the
gray afternoon had become TWILIGHT
In Is there was cold rain and lively
hail and Uncle Robert was blown In.
to the kitchen 10 exclaim:
u told her II was going TO BE-
buster ard that she mustn't blame
me. started down the road 10 meet
her. but Icrdv what n storm 7
couldn't set 10 roas Il Was to die
for H."
Miss Minnie had reached town and
mailed her letter aud stared back
aSain when the storm broke Before
It came she thought she could make
out human figure on the road ahead
OF her. but wasn't sure The very first
gust picked her mp and turned he
around and deposited her under
roadside tree She remained there
rn,il the gale ho"an 20 whip the
branches on, and then let go her
hold and ran for O. There were limbs
'allug all about her. and the hail
stones pepppred her until she ran al.
most blindly She hadn't gone
quarter OF mile when. as she
crouchcd and covered her face, she
wns struck by a Ewing limb and know
no more
Il was tho dim sirh, ~ the girl ard
the scream she altered when hit. that
sent the man who was clInglng TO
the roadside fence back into the
highway he Bent over the uncon-
scious form aud picked It up and
stalCorcd back 20 The fence and fol.
lowed II until he saw light and
found the gate OF farmhouse. His
lnsty calls for help soon brought ont
n nan and the senselcss burden was
carried into the house and received
by n woman
81 don't know who che Is. but
found her IN the road explained her
rcscrcr. There IL blood on her hair.
and think She was struck down"
wen do all we can" replied the
man and woman together. hut you
mustn't look for much We are
mighty poor folks. We halnt rot no
camphor nor whisky and as for get
ting doctor out from town-it
car't he done tonight
The girl was carried into the oniv
bedroom and laid on the only bed
and when her wet clothing had been
removed and she was between tho
sheets. the woman got cloth ard n
basin Of water and washed away the
blood and whispered to the stranger
~ don't think she's bad hurt. She's
lust tainted away with the scare Of II
When she opens her eyes III tell her
10 30 TO sleep. end she'll be all right
In the morning"
DO you think rs some young lady
from the village" asked the stranger
% the farmer as they talked In whis.
pers In the outer room
NO. I don't reckon so I reckon
MS that new girl that arrived AZ
Turner's n few DAYS ago. saw her
going towards the village two hours
ago"
Arrived at Turner's Say. man.
are you .sure' Is Il strange girl
to the nelghborhood"
Tive heard say II WIS Uncle Bob's
niece. and that she come from the
city. What ais you stranger Does
This storm upset you
II wasn't the storm Percy Kincald
had cuarrellcd with 30 r'rl b. loved
and had asked 20 De- uls Wife IL was
about nothing alnos'. az most Low.
ers' quarrols are. hu, pride on either
side held OF a reconciliation until
the lover finally learned that Miss
Minnie had gone on a journey and
eft no word for him She vas going
10 spend Thanksglvl'g week IN the
country. Within two days she had re-
Tented: within three be was making
every efort 10 locate her that he
might patch up a peace lie hsd sue
seeded. He was going 20 throw him
self on her mercy and rex Uncle Rob
srt for place az his Thanksgiving
table.
The storm grew fcrcer as the
night advanced. The rirl woke and
then slept dreamless sleep, and the
lover had long hours N which to
ponder and think when another day
came even the cattle could not face