Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-04
A WILD RIDE
Observation-Disclosures,
BY DOROTHY M. MARsHEA
ICOpyrlghl, 1918, by McCluIe NewynaT'
Syndicate)

Syndicate)
Alice Hildreth came dancing into III.
room where her mother sat, waving on
open letter in her hand.
Mother mother" she exclaimed
joyously. Aunt Helen wants mo -
make her visit while she is in tbo
mountains! Please, dearest, saw CON
co." she pleaded. Il do so want "a
go through the mountains"
But. Alice" demonstrated Mrs, Hi.
dreth, you"
"Now, mother" interrupted Arca
'you know you are going to be dar.
ling and let me 60"
After many arguments and mprb
teasing, Alice convinced her mother
that she ought to be allowed to 90. 81
On the following Monday, a bright
sunny day, Alice started in her LITTLE
gray roadster for her journey to AuDt
Helen'S.
Up hills and down she went slow.
ing up now and then to admire the
beautiful scenery. Everything was so
new and marvelously beautiful to he-
that she wished she had a week to
spend on her trip.
She paused a while to admire the
"Old Man of the Mountains" then
speeded up in order to reach her deS.
tinatiOn before dark, and in her hurry
she did not notice the Danger sign
that gave warning of the dangerous
Three Mile hill Of FrancOnia Notch
Suddenly, after making a sharp turn
she saw stretched before her the most
dangerous descent in the mountains
She damned on both brakes, but they
only slowed the car up a tr1e The
roads were all cut up from recent rains
and were in a terrible condition. and
poor Alice could only brace herself and
clutch the wheel, thanking her lucky
stars there was no one in the road
She went over the last bump and
down the final slope at an awful speed,
when suddenly young man in SOL
dier's uniform came running out from
the side of the road. Alice reached for
her horn, and in the second Il lat fol-
lowed the steering wheel was wrench
ed from her other hand as the front
wheels struck a rut. She felt herself
going over, and then everything grew
blank.
When she came to, Alice found her.
self lying on her auto robe with
young man in khaki bending over her.
1t did not take long to discover that
she was miraculously unhurt, but the
car was completely overturned They
stopped a passing farmer, and the
young man, with his help, finally sue
ceeded in righting the car again. AND
wonder of wonders-it was not dam
aged much, save for dent in the mud
guard and a broken windshield.
Alice discovered that Donald Wane,
for as such the young man introduced
himself, was bound for the same town
as she. So it was quite natural tha
she should invite him to go in her car
1t does not take two young people long
to get acquainted, and in the two nap
py weeks that followed they spent
much of their time together. just De-
fore Donald was called for service
overseas he asked for and received A.
ices promise that she would let DID
guide her car down the path OF lie az
long as he promised not to tip her out
because" she declared, 1.-THE SplI
gave myself was enough to last lie
time"
When Alice told her mother OF net
experience after reaching home SaleF
she also showed her new ring lla'
sparkled and cleaned on her el'
hand.
"Now, mother" she leased "aIeD
you glad you let me go to see Aun
Helen? Because" she added, even
did have an awful scare never "oula
have met Don if it hadn't been lot ID''
wild, wild ride"