Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-01-30
LOGIC AND REASON
An Instance Where Logical Man
Gave the Impression OF
Being in Earnest.
By cLAuplNE sIssoN.

That some one is goins to get
hurt was the reply.
And in case OF an earthquake -
That buildings viii be shaken
down"
And in case OF lover"
That matrimony will follow"
And in case OF pinching the tigers
tail at the zooY
You get the bounce"
Correct. gentlemen. Always reason
from logic and you will always be
right"
Ar. Fred Clinton, a young man OF
"a. had been using logic for many
months when he set out TO walk
across the country. a distance of 80
! 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 a 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 a hammer
and nails
There might have been men-folks
| working In the field, but they we're
not IN sight There might have been
a mother in the house. but il so she
gave no sign
Now, then. here is logic, and here
are conclusions" said the wayfarer
as he sat down to watch and wait
"A girl on the roof with shingles
hammer and nails means that the
roof leaks 1t also means that she is
taking risk.
IF she pounds her thumb. which
she is almost sure to do. she will veil
out Darn it, and roll off the roof
IF her foot slips she will clutch
and claw and scream, but go down
| just the same.
No girl will climb up on the roof
Of a shed II she knows there's a man
around If she sees one after she
gets up there she is startled and I'm
her haste to get down slips. slides,
and comes down ker-plunk
Any way you fix it, the logical con-
( clusion is that there is sure to be
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 to hold the camphor to her nose
and call some one from the field. 1t
may be necessary to telephone or send
for a doctor
Il am at hand, | am the il. it's for
the to do and dare. | don't save her
life but she thinks I do. so It's all
the same When a girl thinks she
owes her life to a young man what
does she do? The logical conclusion
is admiration, gratitude, love
and when young man has been
called upon to save the life Of a
staying-looking girl the same emo
tions are aroused and the same con-
clusions must prevail II go on and
she does not see me | won't be at
hand when she falls; If remain add
to her risk. There is no logic here.
and there are no conclusions to be
drawn II is a case OF even up, and
shall stay"
Five minutes after the young man
had finished his soliIoquy the girl
changed her position to get at her
work the better, and there was
scream and she went sliding Her
fingers dragged over the dry shin
giles. and when the edge was reached
she took a drop.
Conclusion the first is all right"
said Mr. Clinton as he started on the
run to the rescue"I must tickle the
/ professor by writing him letter "
He found Miss Amy Logan in
huddle on the ground and insensible.
The fall had dislocated her shoulder,
Mr. Clinton dashed into the house
by the kitchen door and shouted No
rooms and came to the camphor bot
tie II 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.
s'Hurt?" he asked
shoulder"
Il was in the road when you fell
Are you all alone here?"
yes
Telephone in the house?"
Yes"
y don't know beans about first aid.
hut something must be done. 7 think
you have a broken arm and | shall
telephone the doctor"
Doctor Arnold-three rings"
IN FIVE minutes Mr. Clinton was
| back again TO say:
Now we must get you into the
house and onto the lounge I saw in
the sitting room Careful, now Put
your arm well around me and walk
slow"
'But don't know you" protested
/ the Girl as she hung back
That'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
| anv faintness Here we are, and now
let me get you a drink Of water Is
it the arm or the shoulder"
shoulder
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