Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-10-13
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A Modern
Jug8ernaut
ByPERCY CHAMBERLAIN
Copyright, 1904, by Daily Story Pub. Co..

Copyright, 1901, BY Daily Story Pub. Co..
II HAPPENED so suddenly that the
l,ionlookers were paralyzed with the
horror of it all-but not so suddenly
that the brawny man who sprang for
ward to drag the child from the path
of the great automobile, and failed
did not find time to seize rock from
the roadside and hurl it with unerr-
ing aim full at the head Of the haugh-
tyEchaffeur. %%' '"'&sr 90
SO it happened that the cry of hor-
r0r from the street was echoed in kind
from the auto, and while tender hands
picked up the manned little body" in
the street other friendly hands held
the lurching form of the young arts
tocrat in the auto from pitching out,
and the big machine slowed up and
stopped under the guidance Of one OF
his friends.
Two athletic young fellows-evi-
IDENTIFY gentlemen of birth and posi-
tion-leaped from the vehicle. and
hastened back with black brows'
shouting for the police.
In the auto three young women in
costly array swabbed the blood from
the head of their injured comrade with
priceless handkerchiefs of lace and
still more priceless shawls, wraps and
lingerie, One. pair, OF, dainty arms
held the head of the wounded schafeur
while four other dainty. hands moved
deity to staunch the wound. For,
sneer as you may, these dainty daugh-
ters of the rich are much as other
women on occasion, and are resource
full, instructive and unafraid.
AS the two young athletes rushed
back toward the spot from whence
came the rock that had wounded their
comrade, angry and swearing gs7 ven
geance, they met withTa sight which
chilled their ardor.S IN front of them
a brawny man, evidently 9 mechanic
Of the better sort, with wild eyes and
foaming lips, striving with all his
great .strengthato break away from the
restraining arms of a full dozen earn
est men and rush to. meet them Just
beyond, a group of women gathered
about a ,mangled, broken and moaning
little Object" They paused, however.
but moment. II The more determined
Of the, tworrushed toward the strug-
Cling mechanic, shouting at the top of
his voice: ,44zs. q -
"Oficer, officer, this way; aires.
that man, arrestthat# man" 81
LET me at "'em, let me at 'em!"
raved the struggling man. tits the
t'other one I'm after-the one who
I did it, an did it a purpose-I heered
i'm say so-but if yell let me go IL.
fix them in q second and then I'll get
to him. s<.~as,'s ,ers-r.,-,,-ae -,.,v,-
The men holding nodded, wisely
reinforced their hold and looked more
determined.
Come Dan," said one, cts awful
bad, but We mustn't do anythin' reck
I less. Yell only git into worse tr6u.
\ ble-an' the little one III need all 5yes
strength now"
4 The man paused and the tears
7 started to his eyes.
B "1s she hurt bad, boys?" he asked.
q Just then an officer came along and
at the direction of the two young mer
from the auto, placed the mechanic
under arrest. There were deep growls
of disapproval among the onlookers
and the mechanic looked dazed A
well-dressed young man who had been
watching the incident stepped forward
and, said to the officer, ina decisive
voice: 4 ~ 4
Arrest that manain the automobile
I sawHtheawhole" incident and Ivan.
to lodge a charge Of murder agains,
him"
DO you know who that is?" de.
manded one of the automobilists. !,
I don't care" was the reply. II
1T 10 Stephen, Hamilton, son o1
Harlow H. Hamilton
The name was that of, one Of the
great money kings Of the day, and the
young man who had interfered evi.
IDENTIFY realized its force. He paused q
, AuO"OAS 0NU AOOhCu 6AdSC. - Al tuls
moment the man in the machine raj
lied and, half raising himself, sale
thickly:: -ss---A g., ~
'.Fou1d tn fellow who threw tn,
stone n ss'aaSa@,*, ...c
"Yes," replied one Of his compan
ions.
Have him arrested" rejoined Ham
flton. ''I'll make. an example of him
TIL make him wish he never had bee,
born before get through with him.
The face Of the young man on til
curb paled at this and he grew ster1
and determined. ,
Arrest that man in the machine
omcer.". he commanded quietly. "