The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-31

cut swath right through the town,
taking In me and my captor. What
became OF him l don't know TO this
day. As for me, was blown against
a tree box and chung TO II till the storm
had passed, which involved only a few
minutes. What especially interested
me was to make good my escape from
those who had mistaken me for some
one else, l was fearful lest my captor
would get his hasds on me again
Perhaps, considering the damage that
had been done by the storm, maGni
fed my own Importance. Nevertheless
thought Of nothing but re-arrest.
Holding to the path of the cyclone,
ran like a deer till came to house
with a hole In its side so big that
could walk right through 1t. There
was bed inside that looked very In.
viting for tired man. I was not tired,
but it occurred to me that it would be
a good place to hide. SO jumped into
bed and covered up, all except my
eyes, resolving that would pretend to
have been killed by the cyclone.
had not been In bed long before a
out crying:
who In the world was In bed In the
spare room when the storm came?"
A woman, young fellow about sew
cnteen years old and little girl came
into the room. | lay staring at the
ceiling. pretending to be dead. 1t
seemed to me that this was the only
way to avoid answering questions as
to how l came to be in bed In a strange
house.
He's not dead said the girl who
had discovered me. Don't you see the
color in his cheekl" ! concluded that
1t would be better to play injured.
groaned and lowered my eyes to the
group bending over me.
Where am II" l asked.
How In the world did you come to
be hereT' exclaimed the woman in a
tone of amazement.
Don't you remember anything?" ask.
ed the girl.
Il remember being taken up by
W
stopped l lost consciousness" Then
looking in assumed wonder at the open
side of the house. Can it be that was
blown through there?"
1 asked them if they couldn't cover |
up the opening and let me stay there |
till | felt able to go somewhere else. |
They got blankets and tackled them up |
~
they asked me what else they could |
do for me. | told them that ! would |
prefer to be let alone for time till |
could collect my faculties. declaring
that l felt bruised all over. They sug-
gested thst some bones might be brok-
en-, but as this would involve an imme-
date examination | said my bones
were all right. The girl said that
though she could understand how /
might have been blown in at the aper-
.ure she couldn't understand how l
could have been blown into bed and
covered up. | said that just before
hey had come in I had felt a sensa-
ion of cold and had doubtless pulled
he covers over me.
DO you remember tucklng yOurSelI
NJ" asked the young lady.
paid ne attention to what was plain
v sarcasm. ! was well tucked in,
or had got under the covers without
hrowing them down.
Wen, l played safe" long enough
o send for my brother. dreading all
he while that the house would be
enrched for me Had seen the dam
re that had been done l would not
ave feared so much for myself. A
trip OF the town several hundred
eet wide had been wrecked and
lany persons injured. The house l
7as in had been badly damaged, though
o one was hurt
/ left with my brother after dark
nd didn't visit Topeka again till had
mple proofs Of my identity Then 1
'ent to see the girl who asked me IL
he storm that had landed me in bed
sd tucked me in" l told her the 4
hole story and asked her II she had
elieved my explanation. She said she
admit, but thought I had been so bad =.
frightened By the cyclone that I had 6,
Of into bed without knowing what I :,