The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-23

WHERE lne muyIlOWefS grew,
Joyce got safely over most ali the
fences but when she came to the one
which separated her from the road,
she hesitated.
"0h, dearp she exclaimed, 81 don't
know how l 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 mayflowers she had dropped she
could not move Her waist had caught
on the barbod wire in such way that
no matter how she twisted and turned
she could not loosen it, nor could she
reach 1t with her hands
"Oh, why can't someone hurry and
come alongw scolded Joyce, stamp
ing her foot, l just hate this old town,
with nobody in It'll What's thatl
do believe it's an autol Goodness !
| hope sop
Yes, there 1t was again-a distinct
"chug, chug" in the distance. 1t was
coming up the road towards her. But
as it came in sight Joyce saw, to
her dlsmay, that it was coming at
very rapid rate.
'I'll never be able to stop 1t, at the
speed it's coming" she murmured, "but
I'll take a chance. HeyI there
Hel-lol Stop a minute please"
With a grinding Of brakes, the high.
powered car stopped and a young man
turned towards Joyce and taking off
his cap, asked, anXiously:
whats the matter2 Have you hurt
yourself?
mo. but I'm caught on this barbed
wire and I've been waiting and wait
ing for someone to come, but no one
did, and I'm so tired and know Aunt
Mary will be worrying to death about
me-"
II took but a minute for him TO set
her free, and as she sank YEARLY down
to the ground and began to gather up
the mayhowers she had dropped, she
said:
"Thank you very much for coming
along and helping me. | was afraid
you'd go right by and not see me. You
were driving awfully fast"
81 generally drive fast, especially on
these country roads" he answered,
but | certainly should not have seen
you If you had not called to me-"
AS she rose, ready to start, he said:
DO you live far from here? Can't
take you home in the machine?
am visiting my aunt, Mrs. Grant, here
In Greenboro, for a few days. My
name is Robert Gordon"
"And mine is Joyce Lynd." answered
Joyce. 81 live with my aunt, Miss
Mary Lynd, about two miles from here.
know Mrs. Grant. Isn't she just
lovelyp
"Oh, yes, she's nice" he replied, care
lessly. "But get into the machine and
I'll take you home"
They chattered like old friends on
the way back TO Miss Lynds home, and
II seemed a very short ride to both of
them. AS they drove into the yard,
Miss Lynd came fastening out to meet
them, looking very worried.
"Oh what has happened, Joyce"
exclaimed Miss Lynd, anxlously.
Have you hurt yourself, dearT
NO Auntie," laughed Joyce, "but
got caught on some barbed wire and
--er-Mr Gordon--came along in his
machine and rescued me, so here I am
Oh and. AuntIel ! got lot OF flow
ers, only had to give some to Bo-
Mr.. Gordon-because he was so kind
in helping me and bringing me home"
81 am glad you are all right Joyce"
replied her aunt Then turning to Bob
-"And | thank you very much, Mr.
Gordon, for resculng my niece. was
very anxious about her and was just
going out to meet her, myself. when
you drove into the yard"
"Oh, was very glad | could be OF
service, Miss Lynd,' answered Bob
laughing, 80 please don't thank me.
Besides. II was n very pleasing Incl
dent. to myself, at least, and (holdlng
up large bunch OF maynowers) see
what got as a reward"
The following weeks were lively ones
for both Joyce and Bob, ana they
could often be seen driving round the
town in the machine.
The next year, when Joyce was Mrs.
Robert Gordon and she started on a
visit to Aunt Mary's TO get some may.
flowers, the parting words which Bob
shouted to her, as the train pulled out,
were:
"Don't get caught on any barbed.
wire fences y