River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-10-13
A Modern
Juggerndut
yPERcY CHAMBERLAIN
Copyright, 1904, by Daily Story Pub. Col

I T HAPPENED so suddenly. that the
| onlookers 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-
ty chauffeur.
So it happened that the cry of hor-
ror 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,
ana TIE 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
FASTENED 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 chauffeur,
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 VEN
geance, they met with sight which
chilled their ardor. In front of them
a brawny man, evidently a mechanic
of the better sort, with wild eyes and
foaming lips, striving with all his
great strength to 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 a moment The more determined
Of the two rushed toward the strug-
Cling mechanic, shouting at the top of
his voice:
Officer, officer, this way; arrest
that man, arrest that man."
Let me at 'em, let me at 'em!"
raved the struggling man ITS the
t'other one I'm after-the one who
did it, an did it a purpose heered
i'm say so-but if yen let me go IL
fix them in a second and then I'll get
to him"
The men holding nodded, wisely
reinforced their hold and looked more
determined.
Come DAN" said one, "it's awful
bad, but We mustn't do anythin' reck :
less. Yell only git into worse trou-
ble-an' the little one IL need all yer
strength now"
The man paused and the tears
started to his eyes,
rs she hurt bad, boys?" he asked.
Just then an officer came along and.
at the direction of the two young men
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, in a decisive
v9ice:
Arrest that man in the automobile
I saw the whole incident and / want
To lodge a charge of murder against
him"
do you know who that is?" de-
manded one of the automobilists.
4 don't care was the reply.
1T is Stephen Hamilton, son of
Harlow H. Hamilton
The name was that of one of the
great money kings of the day, and the
young man who had interfered evil
IDENTIFY realized its force. He paused a
moment and looked grave. At this
moment the man in the machine raj
lied and, half raising himself, said
thickly:
Found tn fellow who threw the
Btone?"
YES" replied one of his compan-
ions.
Have him arrested rejoined Ham
ilton. 'I'll make an example of him
I'll make him wish he never had been
born before get through with him. .
The face of the young man on the
curb paled at this and he grew stern
and determined.
ARREST that man in the machine
officer" he commanded quietly, 81
will make the proper charges at tha
station and get out the proper pa
pers"
lone of the men who had dismount
ed from the automobile broke into a
loud laugh. well, what do you think
of that?" he said
The young man on the curb red
dened bit in his face. "Here is my
card" he said; 81 am a responsible
business man and l demand that this
man be arrested
One of the auto party went and laid
his hand on the speakers shoulder.
Better cut all this OUT he said.
Steve is an Indian. and you have