Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-14
THE DALI Y NOVELETTE,
MAYFLOWER.
By EDITH M. RICE

with nobody in it, what's that! I
do believe it's an auto Goodness!
hope so" ,,-..s
Sss Sss esss asss i il ysY sss f''s
coming up the road toward her. But
as II came in sight Joyce saw. TO
her dismay, that 1t was coming at
"i'li never be able to- stop it. at the
speed it's coming" she murmureo;
but I'll take a chance. Hey! there
H.. Hello ,,,., YST Ys in the auto! Stop a MIN
with a grinding OF brakes, the high
powered car stopped pds and srs yoIh1ig ytshigr m on
what's the matter7 Have you hurt
mo, but. I'm, caught on this barbed arb,
ing for some one to come but no one
did, and I'm SO tired and know Aunt
Mary will be worrying to death ABOUT
ITS certainly lucky. decided to come
along this back road, instead of the
other way, or you might have had 70
soang ssax nrna man. as 0fs he stepped out Of his
machin and came up to joyce. How
long have you been here, anIyway,n, ,., ,r,ed
Joyce. II had been picking some may
flowers over in a pasture a. short dis
tance from here and I had both hands
! IulI, Dul tnOueul COuiu scl ONci thio
fence as did the others. but, Of course;
my waist had to catch on that wire and
l could hardly move"
1t took but minute for him to set
her free, and as she sank wearily down
to the ground and began to gather up
the, mayfiowers she had dropped, she
said
THANK you very much for coming
along and helping me- I was afraid
YOU'D wsrs r,,n f., right by and not see me, You
| Il generalIy drive fast psDpcial1y
these country roads, he answered, but
! certainly should not have seen you if
you had not called to me-"
Friends
As she rose, ready to start he said:
take you home in the machine? / am
visiting my aunt Mrs. Grant, here in
Greenboro, for few days. MY name
And mine is Joyce I.ynd," answered
Joyce. IT live with my aunt, Miss
mary Lynd. about two miles from here /,
! Know Mrs. Grant. Isn't she Just
lessIH .Gh' yes .n she's nice" he replied care.
III TleHsiH fsLo But En, get into the machine and
They chartered like cid friends on the
way back to Miss Lynd's home. and IL
heieu shem' very fbsv short hort ride to both Of
Miss Lynd eame aneS aots,,r G1oEs int" the yard
'hem looking. very worried. ''ee'
o,, in, IN, what has happened. Joyce?" ex-
| yn,, H. MISS Lynd. anXlously. Have
YOU huft yourself, dear?"
- Nc Auntie." laughed Joyce, .'but
s, So ,,aught on some barbed wire and
etL,Mr Gordon came along in his ma
SI'he S,, and rescued me- So here 7 am
~, , ana; Auntie! I had the loyeIiest
tius' ana ] got a lot of flowers. only I
h hsa 10 give some TO Bo-aMr. Gordon
go "a Use use ne was so kind in helping me
ana bringing me home" "
am glad you are all right Jovcs
repIled her aunt. Then. turning tcy Rob
ana l thank you very much. Mr. Cor
don, Tor rescuing my niece. was Very
snklous about her myself. when Vol,
| drove into the yard" go
On. ! was very glad ] could he ~
service, Miss Lynd,' answered Bob
| ,aughing. 80 please don't thank me
| neslues, u was very pleasing incident
70 myself at least and (holding nm a
Jar .aree punch Gf mayfowers), see what +
| ihe following weeks were lively ones
lor pGth Joyce and Bob. and they co,lJ,
otten be seen driving round the town
in the machine. - - y"
Inc next year. when Joyce was Mrs
! ktbert Gordon and she started on a
visit TO Aunt Marys TO get some NAV.
mowers. the parting words which RobN
shouted to her as the train pulled ont
Don't get caught on any barbed-
wire fences -
| ioWoiror's Com Diete Novelette,
"ELLENS VACATION."