The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-08

across her mind that this was an oc.
currence Of the sort. She was soon
undecelved., Three men, four boys and
two dogs came running toward her.
and as she was seen there were cries
| OF. ~ st'tys
There is one OF them! Come on.
Iboys! Head her of and don't let her
get awayp ~
Men and boys ana dogs bore down on
the helpless maiden, and almost before
she could scream she found herself
grasped by both arms and being hur-
ried along. She had been boosted over
fence and hustled through thistle
patch before she could gather her wits.
Then she began to struggle. and pros
test. 1t was useless to struggle. aud
the men and boys laughed at her pro-
testatlons. When fright made her weak
and she sank down one Of the men took
her on and kept business moving. Be
fore reaching the station and the train
they were met by one of the guards.
Yhe girl revived sufficiently to protest
anew, but he answered her:
"Of course she's one OF 'em. and
cute wcncs she isl This IS the third
time in two years she has escaped US.
Bring her along"
Miss Viola was In q distrcgsful con
dltion when the station was at length
reached. Her captors were met b.
shouting men and barking dogs. apd
walls and screams from the two car,
loads of lunatlcs, and just then an auto
came whooDing up and had to pause
for the crowd to clear the street 1t 10
useless 20 conceal the fact that 1t was
driven by Arthur Tyson.
"yyhat's the matter;" he asked of an
excited farmer IS the machine came 60
halt.
"AIore fun than I've seen In twenty
years" was the answer. '"Ihosc two
ears are full Of crazy folks About a
dozen got away, and we've bean chas-
ing EN- down. They've just Got Che
last one"
Arthur stood M to look over the
crowd. A woman had apparently
tainted away, and two or three men
were about 10 pick her un and carry
her across 80 the train. IS her Shout
ders were lifted up lie caught sight OF
her face, and next instant things were
happening again.
lie sprdng down into the crowd, ell
bowed men and kicked dogs right and
left, and in y moment was beside the
woman. The WOman's hair was down
ana her face covered with dust and
CRIME and her dress torn from neck TO
shoulder but love makes no mistakes
in such matters.
The young map had knocked down
two men ana had the girl on his arm
before he asked for explanations. BE
fore they were rendered I've had to lay
his burden down and perform further
pugilistc feats, but in due time the
guards, the farmers, the farmers boys
and the farmers dogs admitted that
mistake had been made.
When the auto resumed its Journey
the girl was Il passenger. She had
come to and realized that she was not
being taken off to an Insane asylum.
1t was some hours later, when the
harvest moon was shining and the
whipporwil!s were singing, that rshe
told her story, and, though her aunt
was sitting right beside her ana hold
ing her hand and calling her poor
dear" the story had only been finished
when Arthur Tyson leaned forward
and Usecd her and said that he pro-
posed TO see from that time on that she
had the legal and moral right to weep
IN any grove she wanted to without be
.ing hustled around the country as IN
escaped lunatic. The proposal hadn't
cca,e in just the romantic form expect
ed, but MISS Viola was n girl of sense
ana realized that when exigencies
arise the machinery of romance may
be thrown out Of gear.