Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-04-22
MAYFL0WERS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Copyright, 1913. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
BY EDITH N. RICE.


Copyright 1918. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
'Tt's just a perfect day to go may
Towering, Auntie," exclaimed Joyce
do you mind If see If 1 can find
any In Mrs. Burns pasture"
But Joyce, that Is very long way
from here" answered her aunt, "and
besides, it is a very lonely walk as
no one lives out that way"
/ "Why, Auntie," laughed the girl,
you know nothing will happen to me
around here, where everybody knows
everybody else. I'll be all right"
"Well, DEAR" sighed Aunt Mary, "all
right, you may go. but be sure to be
back by five o'clock"
With laughing remark, and wave
Of her hand, Joyce Lynd was off. walk
ing briskly down the country road.
She was very jolly girl and exceed
ingly popular in the small town. Since
her parents died, ten years before, she
had lived with her aunt, Miss Mary
Lynd, on the old homestead.
After walking for about two miles
along the dusty road, Joyce turned In
to small pasture. She had to cross
several stone walls and barbed-wire
fences before she came to the pasture
where the nayfiowers grew.
Joyce got safely over most all the
fences, but when she came to the one
which separated her from the road,
she hesitated.
"Oh, dearl" she exclaimed, u don't
know how I am to get over this one,
it's so high and has all that barbed
wire on top"
She climbed over the wire safely and
| jumped down on the other side, but
when she tried to stoop down to get
the mayfowers she had dropped she
could not novel Her waist had caught
on the barbed wire in such a way that
no matter how she twisted and turned
she could not loosen it, nor could she
reach 1t with her hands.
ooh, why can't someone hurry and
come alongI" scolded Joyce, stamp
ing her foot, I" just hate this old town,
with nobody In It'll What's that!
do believe It's an autol Goodness
hope sol"
Yes, there It was again-a distinct
"chug, chug" In the distance. 1t was
coming up the road towards her. But
as 1t came In sight, Joyce saw, to
her dismay, that 1t was coming at q
very rapid rate.
"Pll never be able to stop 1t, at the
speed it's coming" she nurmured, "but
I'll take a chance. Heyl there
Hel-Ioi Stop a minute pleased"
With a grinding of brakes, the high
powered car stopped and young mai
turned towards Joyce and taking of
his cap, asked, anxiously:
whats the matter7 Have you hur
yourself2"
"No, but I'm caught on this barbe(
wire and I've been waiting and wait
ing for someone to come, but no ont
did, and I'm so tired and know Aun
Mary will be worrying to death abou
me-"
It took but a minute for him to Sc
her free. and as she sank YEARLY dow
to the ground and began to gather VI
the mayfiowers she had dropped, sh
said:
THANK you very much for comini
along and helping me. I was afrai'
you'd go right by and not see me. Yo'
were driving awfully fast"
/ 81 generally drive fast. especially o.
these country roads," he answered
'but certainly should not have seel
you II you had not called to me-"
AS she rose. ready to start, he said
do you live far from here? Cam
j. take you home In the machine?
am visiting my aunt, Mrs. Grant. her
, In Greenboro, for a few days. M
name is Robert Gordon"
"And mine is Joyce Lynd," answere
Joyce. 81 live with my aunt, Mis-
Mary Lynd. about two miles from her,
5 know Mrs. Grant. Isn't she JUS
lovely?"
"Oh, yes. she's nice" he replied, care
lessly. "But get into the machine an
a I'll take you home"
Y They chartered like old friends o
! the way back TO Miss Lynd's home. an
It seemed very short ride to both G
them. AS they drove into the yart
Miss Lynd came Fastening out to NEE
e them, looking very worried.
v "Oh, what has happened, Joycel
exclaimed Miss Lynd, anxiousl.
"Have you hurt yourself. dear?"
mo, Auntie," laughed Joyce, "br
got caught on some barbed wire an