Show Not Too Late for Merry Christmas Trip Home From Dance and anda a Hard Jolt for and Caroline r By ELEANOR E E. E KING KINQ KINGIE IE moon rose clear and bright over a freshly snow-laden snow world It was wa the thea a evening of ot the big Christmas d dance a n c e eat eat at the I ville town hall haU an event In which old and young all over the countryside participated a night remembered throughout the year and anticipated long before its arrival The couples fairly flew fiew around the hall some spryly others not quite so nimbly Nevertheless there was an heroic effort about it that was appealIng appealing appealIng appeal- appeal Ing to say the least The last strains of ot music died away awny promptly as the clock struck twelve No newfangled ideas about these night all dances won favor in this town As the couples filed out of ot the hall haIl Caroline and were the tho last to leave Arm in In arm apparently sufficient suf sut- sufficient unto themselves deeply engrossed engrossed engrossed en en- grossed In an all absorbing conversation conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion they approached a small car parked near the hall opened the door of ot the machine and helped Caroline In Closing the door he seated seated seat seat- ed cd himself at the wheel and soon they the were off oft down the road rondo Engines a little cold apologized as the car alternately cough coughed d and choked getting up speed That was a great greut dance Always seems so good to see all aU the old college college college col col- lege fellows back home bome I never regret regret regret re re- gret my four tour years even If I did have laughingly he be to leave YO you Yes e slipped sUpped his arm around Caroline CarolIno as she the nodded her assent Suddenly a n car with glaring headlights headlights head head- lights carne came around the bend bentI In the road oad blinding nu eyes ees Trying to o a avoid old hitting the approaching car car I which was coming at high speed he ha turned out some little distance Almost Almost Al Al- most before he knew knew what had happened happened happened hap hap- the car was sliding down the slippery snowbank It landed in the bottom of ot the ditch and with a great lunge turned onto its side Caroline caught at strong arm She uttered not a sound but gradually as the car turned her grasp relaxed and she formed merely a n limp little h heap ap along with seat cushions and other accessories which all aU tumbled turn tum I bled Into a fi pile on the inside of ot the car only thought was of Caro Caro- line She made no reply to as he endeavored to free her He wondered if It she bad had been made un nn- unconscious conscious by the awful Jolt or killed outright t. t j He Be heard the whir of an approachIng approach- approach l lag Ing g Car car Exerting Ills bis remaining strength terror terror stricken keI he yelled Stop I J the matter here came two husky voices Give me a lift br break ak the top or do something to get this girl out ont With the help of ot the two men Russ Russ- win and Caroline were extricated and they were speeding Caroline to the nearest hospital The doctors after atter examination and what seemed to untold time pronounced Caroline uninjured and andI attributed her unconscious state to merely fright gathering her In his arms tenderly whispered Caroline it was waa wasa a hard Jolt but I guess we still aUll are due for tor our Merry Merry Christmas g 1925 We western item Newspaper Union |