miracles & angels

When Bud’s mother died, we made a trip down to Texas. I pack everything that I could in the car and we left Toole to go to Rangely, so we could ride with Don and Maggie. They had already left. Papa said that Don had to get some work done on his car in Rifle and if we hurried we could catch them. We left the children with papa and mama, and started off to Rifle.

On our way to Rifle, we run into a big storm that hit the area. I was driving; Bud was asleep in the back seat. When all at once the car stop, Bud woke up and asks what was wrong and I said I do not know the car just stop. We got out of the car and what a surprise, the bridge had wash out, if the car had not stop when it did, I would have driven the car over the 20 feet bank and into the gulch. The road had a bypass that was made to go into the gulch and back up the other side.

Bud took over the driving and about half way between Meeker and Rifle we ran out of gas. We sit there for awhile and then we decide that I would go up to the farmhouse and see if they could give us some gas. They got up out of bed and gave us enough gas to take us into Rifle. There we meet Don and Maggie; they were still getting their car fixed.