Catoctin clarion., 1923-05-31

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had gone for a summers vacation in
the deserts quiet, after ten years full
of hard work.
"It's heavenly out here, said the
dark haired girl to tha light haired
girl as they sat meath the enchanting
moon.
ayes, it is; but don't you wish we
could stay longer? Experience GER
taiIly is splendid teacher for she has
taught me never to make vacation so
brief; but then next years coming,
so when we're packing we can think of
coming next summer, can't we."
eyes, but all the same wish we
weren't going tomorrow"
The moon foated under a heavy
veil and the two were left alone in a
partially dark world. The heart of the
light haired girl quickened. She di-
vined that something unusual was
about to happen, but Struggled to pre-
sent brave front. Finally it became
too much for her and she sought for
the hand of her friend.
"Julia, for the first time since we'va
been here I am afraid-afraid to stay
here. Something's going to happen,
| know"
The pale golden lady sailed out from
beneath the clouds, again revealing all
the mystery and magic of the plains,
and under its white spell the light
haired girl grew less afraid. Then
instinctively >they left the plains and
following some strange impulse wan
dered over the sands to the oasis. Sud-
denly to their ears came death-like
moans-both girls grew pale despite
the fact that the light haired girl was
a nurse, and that the dark haired girl
entertained the ward patients.
"There-I knew It'll" said Ethel to
Julia. "Oh, what shall we do?"
"We1l have to go on and see what
it is-why Ethel, you wouldn't 60 back
now; remember your occupation!"
"No, no, didn't want to go back, l
want to see, too, but I'm afraid some
ones dying!"
They moved swiftly to the place
where the means came from, but now
they were growing less numerous and
less in volume.
"Oh-h!"-the breathless sigh was
human; "Oh-h, my collar-bone, my
wrist,-Oh, if only -" the voice
died away and the two girls quickened
their steps. Maybe it wasn't too late
after all.
Here, Ethel, here; over here is a
mani"
"Oh, anda horse, tool"
an look after the man and you see
about the horse, and look, the poor
thing is fast in a rabbit hole"
at is-Ah," murmured Ethel. eyes
it is, and in tight, too-ah-h, at last l
have it out and>it isn't hurt so badly
come on horsie, let's see you walk"
The horse followed his newly-found
mistress and exerted its every charm.
"Why, you aren't hurt at all, are
you?"
"Ethel, come here; l am sure this is
John Jones; you know we saw by the
paper that he expected to retire to
the West for deserved rest after his
book, The Mystery of the Sand Dunes
which promises to be widely known;H
said the dark haired girl between long
drawn breaths.
They stood there, these two, beside
the man while the moon continued her
flight. Then the stiffness was broken
"Fra-Fraley, get him-he is just
a little way b-back-go quickly"
"Ethel, see if you can't find him;
hurry-hurry, or it will be too late"
She climbed on to the coal black
horse and off he went just as if he
knew where and why he was going.
"Oh, here you are-come quickly
John Jones is over here and is possi-
bly, dead by now."
"Why, Ethel Crawford, my old class
mate-but this is impossible, l saw
him not twenty minutes ago. You
tell me he is"
Hurry, please! for it is true. His
horse got his foot fast in rabbit hole
and hurt him badly, probably fatally"
"All right, just a moment till I get
all my instruments"
Hurry, please"
He was back in twinking and we
were soon to the place where Julia
was carefully watching John. DR..
Fraley used every talent he had and
at last decided that he would have to
take John to his hospital in New York
if he was to live, as he feared an in
jury to the head. The two girls had
intended going all the time so the
party went together.
Days passed before any improve
ment could be detected in the novelist
but once he started to get better he
improved rapidly.