The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-07
BRAVERY WON A
MAIDEN'S HAND
Lady CapituIateS After an Ad-
venture With a Bull.

or more without success. ] hadn't
proposed, for whenever I'd get spoony
she'd tell me just what kind of man
her ideal was-no more like me than q
landau is like donkey cart. Her
lover must be intellectual. profound
whereas ! am stupid and scatter
Drained. But one thing l am. and |
know tim dead game sport At
tennis. football, horses or yachts l can
beat Mr.. Ideal every time.
One afternoon | called on AIiIlicent
with my new four cylinder auto. If
Millicent was always worshipiBg this
imaginary pulled up being of ideas
she didn't mind a sixty mile an hour
jog in an auto. Sometimes T used to
think she was holding the duffer up
to bother me, for | didn't see where
her own lofty sentiments came in.
Anyway she ran upstairs and in FIVE
minutes was down again in a long
gray silk buster and her hat tied down
with no end of yelling l was waiting
for her in the hall, but she was in such
a hurry that she brushed right past
me and out on TO the stoop There by
the curb was my automobile glistening
for all it was worth.
What beautiful shade of red" she
exclaimed, jumping into the machine.
Glad you admire it," replied.
We logged along at a town pace till
we reached the open road; then | let
her out tri1e. She was lightweight
( two seated vehicle and. with all her
power on. Il match for Il hurricane
\ We soon put a matter of twenty miles
between US and the town and came to
n big stretch of open country all on a
dead level. | wanted to get on another
road to my right and. knowing that
I'd have to 90 around Robin Hoods
barn to do it. made up my mind to
take to the fields. The ground seemed
perfectly smooth. and there We're but
few fences. some of them down.
asked Millicent if she would like a
ride of that kind. and she said she
would. So, swerving to the right be
tween two telegraph poles. we took to
the open.
OF course we didn't attempt any
rapid gait. and. considering our springs
and big tires. we didn't find it uDcom.
Portable wheeling There were here and
there a house and scattered herds OF
cattle. We'd gone n couple of miles
when we came to a rail fence directly
in our way. / got out to let down the
rails l was getting the last rail out
of the way when. glancing at a herd
Of cattle grazing near, / saw a power
fui bull break from among them and
trot toward US. | glanced at my REQ
auto shining in the afternoon sun and
took in the situation The bull woulC
go for the machine. break up the ton
neau. and Millicent would be at hi:
mercy.
: In two seconds was in my seat and
had the power turned on. I gave ;
quick look back and saw the bull com
] ing on gallop. Passing through tn,
, opening / had made. ! FASTENED M
: pace. and had we been on a road W.
: could have laughed ut the bull Blu
we weren't. and as luck would have i
we struck the toughest piece Of GROUND
to be met in four counties. The best
( could do was about six miles an hour
and the bull could beat that easily.
! 'I'll keep my eye on the groun'
ahead while you watch the bull"
said to Millicent. land tell me If b.
: gains"
He's gaining every momcnt!' sh
I cried. GO fasterr'
e The way became smoother. and pu
: on more power. but it was question
whether it was preferable to be knock
ed to pieces by the jolting or gored b,
the bull. Millicent evidently prcferret
+ the former, for she begged me to in
}. crease the speed. At the same time
received a solace in our danger. Mi
licent in her terror put her arm aroun
my neck. She didn't know what sh
was doing. but it felt nice all the same
n While I was enjoying it 1 say
Q ahead the remains of a swamp. Their
e was no water in it, but plenty of muC
G / glanced to the right and the lef
!. only TO see that it was long wa
7 round. / plunged into the bog, an
: when 1 did so l knew it was all u
: with us. The bull came on. and prett
soon one could hear the thud of hi
hoofs directly behind US. Millicer
chung to me, and l chung to the whee
We had nearly crossed the bog when
4 noticed before us on the other side
rail fence. l put on as much speed 8
{ l dared, and on reaching the fenc
telling Millicent to crouch. unde
took to drive through it. At that m
4 ment the bull caught the machine Q
Is his horns we felt the tonneau rise, an
t it and we and flying fence rails can
If down in a scattered heap.
saw Millicent rising on her knee
the bull charging toward her. Pickir
up a fence rail, 1 put myself in b
y way, poised the rail and took him wit
m the end of it square on the forehea
IF Stunned by the blow, he stopped. loo
ed at me in a dazed fashion, turnt
tail and trotted away.
| felt proud of myself. Yes, adm
1t. / realized that I'd done somethir