Show Not Too Late for Merry Christmas I Trip Home From Dance and anda I a Hard Jolt for and Caroline By ELEANOR E. E KING KINO EIB HE moon rose clear and bright over a freshly snow-laden snow world It was the evening of ot the big Christmas d dance a n nee c e eat at the yme ville town hall an event in v which old and young all nIl over the countryside participated a night remembered throughout the year and anticipated long before its arrival The couples fairly flew around the hall some spryly others not quite so nimbI nimbly Nevertheless there was an I heroic effort about it that was appealing appealIng appealIng appeal- appeal Ing to say the least Tho The last strains of of music died away promptly as the clock struck twelve No newfangled l IL Ideas about these night all dances dunces won on favor In this town As the couples filed flied out of oC the hall Caroline and I were the last to leave Arm In arm aria apparently sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- unto themselves deeply engrossed engrossed en en- grossed in an all absorbing conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion they approached a small cur parked near the hall opened the door of ot the tho machine and helped Caroline In Closing the door ho seat seat- seated seated ed himself at nt the wheel and soon they were ere of ofT off down the road Jn Engines lne's a little cold apologized as the car alternately coughed and choked getting up SI speed ed That was aB n a great dance Always Ahva's seems scents so good to see all the old college college college col col- col- col lege fellows back home I never regret regret ret re re- re- re gret t my four years ears even l If 1 I did have hove to leave you Yes laughingly ho he slipped his arm around Caroline as Uti asslie site slie nodded her assent Suddenly a car with glaring headlights headlights headlights head head- lights came around the bend In the road blinding eyes ces Trying to avoid hitting the Reproaching approaching car I which was coming at high speed he turned out some little distance Almost Almost Almost Al Al- AlI I most before he knew what had happened happened happened hap hap- the car was sliding down tho the slippery snowbank It landed In the tho bottom of ot the tile ditch and with a great lunge turned onto Its side Caroline caught at strong arm She uttered not a sound Bound but gradually as the car turned her ber grasp relaxed and she sho formed merely a limp little heap along with seat cushions and other accessories which all tumbled tumbled tum tum- 4 bled into a n. pile on the Inside of the car only thought was of Caro Caro- line She made no reply to as he be endeavored to free her He I II I wondered If it she had been made unconscious unconscious un un- conscious by the awful Jolt or killed outright He heard the whir of an approachIng approach approach- Ing car Exerting his remaining strength terror-stricken terror he yelled I I Stop 1 1 the matter hero here came two husky voices Give me a lift break the top tOI or do something to get this girl out With the help of the two men Russ Russ- win and Caroline were extricated and they were speeding Caroline to the nearest hospital The doctors after examination and what seemed to untold time pronounced Caroline uninjured and attributed her unconscious state to merely fright gathering her In his arms tenderly whispered Caroline It was wasa a hard Jolt but I guess we ve still are due for our Merry Merry Christmas n 1925 Western Newspaper Union |