Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-29

that year When O. heavy snov,%.
covered the village and the coun,.-
for miles around with q man,,.
white. Always, when II showed IN
was fine shedding at Prices Hi, ~
outside the village; and aIways w.
may be sure. the children aoct.s
there.
Uncle VIII had received a f,ns 81.
for Ch.istmas-and Of course hs -.
delighted to see the snow. a.
Aunt Helen, for she knew sha eo,,,s
ride on the sled right behind unc,.
WIN and have almost as much n,
as though the sled we're her va.
own.
! Mamma, I remember, explained :.
them very clearly that under no N.
ditions should they slide down =.
steep part Of the hill. That was vh...
the older boys and girls sledded ana
the younger children were supno..s
to use the shorter and less steep MA,
on the other side of the hill, / nv
self. heard Mamma tell them. ana
both Uncle Will and Aunt H.ls,
seemed to understand
But, 1t seems, after they reach.a
the hill and had enjoyed many slid.,
| down, in accordance with Mamma.
instructions, Uncle VIII began to cast
longing eyes upon the other side a,
the hill where the big boys and girl.
were having Just the jollest and long.
est and swiftest rides imaginable, And
presently he began to think that ,us,
one ride down that side wouldn't mat.
ter-just to see what it felt like, Be.
sides, he reasoned. Mamma would
never know.
HE told Aunt Helen-and she ws,
eager to try it, though she did M,
want to disobey Mamma. But-yeu
Uncle Will persisted until finally hs
had talked Aunt Helen into consent.
ing to one ride-just one. So he pulled
the sled to the crest of the long, steep
incline, took his seat in front and
braced his feet firmly against tina
steering board. Then he told Aunt
Helen to sit behind him and-to hold
on very tightly.
"a shove, and away they went!
Down, down, down-faster-faste
faster! The wind fairly whistled pas.
them! And every second it became
more difficult to hold the sled in the
course. A few seconds more and.
and
Suddenly the sled swerved quickly
to the right, and both Uncle Will and
Aunt Helen were hurled through the
|, trian vi l,I
, lifted them off the sled and tossed
them to one side. Fortunately, they
landed in deep snowdrift-so deer
, in it, in fact, that several bystanders
, had to help them out.
Poor Aunt Helen was so frightened
that she couldn't even cry. Besides
; she had a great big bump on the side
, of her head. And Uncle Wills nose
/ was bleeding freely. Also. both OIL
: them were badly shaken up.
' They had had quite enough sled
ding for that afternoon. So. SLOWLY
| and painfully, they made their way
: toward home, dragging the sled be-
hind them.
t The moment they entered tn
-
/ bump on Helen's forehead. And thel
e she caught sight of Uncle VIII
I bloody handkerchief. How had
= happened? They must have been il
an ACCIDENT And-Mamma wantet
r to know all about it, of course!
0 'They told her, too, for neither 0
v them would tell a 'flb.' And for tw'
r whole days-just when the Shedding
/ was the best and all the other chill
dren were having heaps andsheaps o
t fun-they had to remain indoors, a
r a reminder that Mamma must b
g obeyed.
y 80, you see, Dorothy. not even on
t ride-just one that would take but
= few seconds to complete-could D.
made without. well-it's a true say
$ ing that murder will out