The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-11-08
The Red Car


..,ants al the Hall was speeding
,,,,r the Boswell common road lead
~ into the village.
Mrs Ackers- Maitland was alone in
49, ,onneau. with her pretty smiling
,.,.rres wearing their habitual air cf
.,r5ish disdain. No doubt her face
acted the ecstasy of mind which
h,d followed upon the privilege OF
,stirg home the Honorable Mrs. Clay
y, after that lady's first call upon
~ newcomers. This was decidedly a
sood start for the stockholders wife
(, her social steeplechase.
What n nuisance these village
children are. Dickson" she apaihet-
,caiiv remarked TO her chauffeur as
,he near approach OF the huge car 10
,he village had caused Dickson 20
slacken his speed somewhat. They
might easily find more convenient
MACE to play, with so many cars using
the road
since Mrs. Ackers- Maitland's hus-
hand had bought her the automobile,
sbe had felt the increasing nuisance
N speed limit. and OF persons who
rersist in watkins the Kings high
way She had forgotten the fact that
n was only two years since fortune
her husband's) had lifted her from
grumbling and dust-cOvered pedes-
trian 10 the apotheosis Of the gods OF
petrol
Dickson. no doubt. held sentiments
similar TO those expressed by his mis-
tress but he was too well trained 10
Offer more than perfunctory Yes,
ma.am" as he increased speed 10 take
The High street hill
The late autumn day had almost
lost the warm touch Of the sun. and
he sweet dusk was already envelop-
ing the pretty English village with the
shadows OF evening.
Mrs. Ackers- Maitland mind was al
this time too busily engaged 10 castle
building TO induce other qualities OF
thought As chief architect she was
rearing a social fabric OF which the
lofty pinnacle reached the clouds OF
highest ambition-county society.
The car had taken the hill grandly,
much 70 the CONSERVATION Of the vii
layers who were accustomed from
time immemorial TO walk in the mid
die ~ the road. and was descending
the curved dip leading through Clark's
lane to the Hall Mrs. Ackers-Mait-
lands mental building had arrived at
The third story. visioned in an mag
mary invitation TO the Hunt ball.
when she caught a mOmentary
glimpse Of a little white figure darling
ONT from one OF the narrow lanes
which gave upon the road.
oh" And her heart stood still
even az she put up her hands 10 shield
her eyes from what followed
There came a child's cry of deadly
fear. sudden jerk to the car as Dick
son threw out the clutch and put on
the brakes-yet the hands remained
before the pretty white face
When the first hot desire Of self
preservation had passed. the dainty
gloved fingers slowly allowed her eyes
20 rest upon a small lifeless burden.
under a workman's coat.
Dicksong II was her own fault.
wasn't II? We couldn't help II you
know
Yes. num-" answered The chauf-
feur naively. We're all right
used the horn often enough. and ! was
sell under the limit too"
A small crowd OF angry men and
women had gathered around the car
and their faces denoted a desire 10
take more than a passive interest IN
ne accident. They made way for the
constable. who advanced. notebook In
hand with an irritating air OF impor
lance SO II seemed TO pretty Mrs
Ackers- Maitland.
u shall be willing TO compensate
TIE parents" she said. endeavoring e
smile affably upon the bucolic police
man My husband. I'm sure. vii
make IL all right with them. so they
won't feel IL very much"
I'm afraid. Missis. computation
Won't touch 'er lot: they be gentle
folk. said the constable without
touch OF sympathy There's nurse
as is sobhin 'er cart out behind tina
hedge as SAYS the boy belong to tn
nnW people up az the Ala county
MAGISTRATE 'ear-Ackers-s something
think she said they called i'm"