Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-12
CHAPTER vII-Continued

"Where am /? What has hap
pened?" she asked.
Lee saw at once that she had no
consciousness of anything that had
occurred since the catastrophe, and
probably it would be some time before
the memory of that came back to her.
He must protect her against the shock
of the realization until she was able to
bear it.
"Your horse threw you," he an
swered. "You hurt your knee and cut
your head. You will have to keep still
for awhile, and we shall have to re-
main here for a few days. Are you
in much pain?"
my head aches, and my knee-yes,
It does hurt little. 1t isn't broken, is
it?'
st was dislocated. / had to set it."
"Oh!" A faint color crept into
her cheeks. There was little silence.
Are you doctor, then?"
mo, / was just humble orderly
and stretcher bearer on the western
'front.'" Lee answered. "But you see,
it had to be attended to, and so T.
well, did it. After you've drunk
some tea I'm going to be an orderly
again and rebandage your head"
But my hair-my hair You cut
my hair off Y she exclaimed, putting
her hands up to her head. WAS that
necessary"
'sYou were caught by the hair under
your horse, and there was danger that
it might roll on you at any ploment,''
Lee prevaricated.
She patted her head again, felt the
Jagged locks about her neck, and
looked at him with eyes In which a
little mirth appeared.
THANK you, Mr.. Barber" she said.
sim SO glad you take i. in that way.
was afraid you might find it diff
f1cult to forgive me-
II might, only-well, you see, I've
been thinking Of having it bobbed for
some time, only never got around to
it: don't think you made a very
clean job Of it. did your"
They laughed, but she was weak,
and. after she had drunk the tea Lee
made for her, she fell asleep until the
middle, of the afternoon, by which
time Lee had completed the shelter
over her.
"Better?' he asked, when she awoke.
She nodded. ."You don't look nearly
so swimmy now" she said. "And Pm
not in much pain. But will l have to
lie here on my back for days?"
tAs a matter of fact, the sooner
you try to walk the better. I'm going
to cut a serviceable crutch for you,
and you'll be able to hobble about the
camp just as soon as you feel inclined
to-
'sBut you're not hurt, are your
asked the girl your left arm seems
stiff"
st hurt my side little, but it'll be
all right in a few days." Lee answered.
She wrinkled her forehead. DO
you know" she said, II don't quite
remember falling. / was riding. you
say? Were we both riding? Then
where are our horses?"
"They were badly hurt" said Lee.
"It became necessary to put them out
Of their suffering
The girl was trying hard to remem-
Der. "a bad fall, then? How did ii
happen? A bad fall in this forest?
"A little distance back. carried
You here. We fell down a rocky
slope"
"Ohi" She remained silent a little
evidently trying to remember. Then
she smiled.
sYou have been wonderfully good
ia me. You know l trusted you the
minute I saw you, and / wasn't the
least bit frightened, waking up and
finding myself alone h in the forest
with you"
II hope you will be able to bear the
waiting here" said Lee. we'll go on
inst as soon as it's possible"
,sBut I'm not really in any hurry
tie girl answered. It was odd how
reconciled she seemed to be now, ant
how the future had ceased to trouble
her. cts so glorious to be in the
woods again, and at this time of the
year above everything. It's such a
long time since was in the woods be
fore. I'VE been living in a big city
yen know-noth2ng but blocks OF
hoases and asphalt and stone. | felt
IKE a prisoner there
And Lee wondered again at her &C
aulescence in this new turn of fate.
aNow-may | wash that cut in your
head and tie it for your"
Eyes, rJSctoq," she smiled at him.
He Boiled lie bandage, washed tns
euf b. boilsg water, and retied tlse