La Junta tribune., 1908-01-11

DAISY WAS KNOCKED r" A DISTANCE OF
TWENTY FEET.
past his place to the city. but they are
moi good enough, certainly not fast
enough. for him. He has his own au-
tomobIlc. capable OF making IA mile u
minute. and 1t has often taken him
fron his house to his Office In half an
hour.
Til. Arlington turnpike furnished n
llr.c; line between Mr.. Porticy's house
and his Office. and Oh that pike Is
straight piece OF road over which he
&ate his chauffeur orders to make fifty
niles an hour. At N quarter past 10
every week day morning and u quar-
Ter past in the evening. the hours Of
Mr.. portley's passage. the farmers Nv
ing On this stretch of road were obltg-
ID to stoi, work to see that there were
no children or stock In the way. Amos
Green lost a horse and Joseph Briggs .
cow. In both these eases Mr.. Portley
sat in his car, WAS handed a check
look by his secretary. filed out checks
for double the amount claimed by the
owners Of the stock. tossed them Mt the
farmers. and as the papers fiuttcred to
The ground to he picked up by the pay
ce~ the payer dashed away.
The next thing I" fall under Mr..
portley's Jussernaut was something
that could not ie paid for In money.
Daisy Burton. fourteen years old. WAS
cro@sing the road when she heart the
squa wk of horn and saw Mr.. Port
ley'x automobile coming. She turned
rack, but. seeing the automobile turn
ing in the same direction. started again
10 cross. The automobile changed Its
course ut the same time. 1t had slow
ed down, but could not Ike stopped In
time to prevent Il collision. Daisy was
knocked to n distance of twenty feet.
where she lay In n heap. MIR. Portley
took in the situation and ordered his
chauffeur to drive on. A cloud OF dust
marked his going. and crowd u In
dignant cOuntrymen. among whom
stood the father Of the child. shaking
his fist ut the retreating automobilist.
marked the scene OF the accident.
Hiram Perkins. middle aged
weather beaten farmer, whose skin
hung loose In grooves OH his face and
neck, lived on the next farm to the
Burtons. The only thing I'm the world
he loved was Daisy. From the time
she could t1ldle across the fields be-
tween his and her fathers hOuse he
had made 4 pet of her. While her IA
ther was sinking Ills fist mt Tort!cy
Perkins picked up the girl. covered
with dust and blood. and carried her
into her home. There lie bent over her
anil groanei When she opened her
eyes ami looked Mt him with faint
attempt at II smile lie dashed out Of
the bOt,xe. mounted horse ana gal
lOped away for doctor.
The only Inconvenience. II OccasicIie,i
Mr.. P0rtley WAS having to take tile
trnin every morning to the city instead
Of his automobile. He dared not 20
ever the Arlington pike till the dam
are had been paid. and there was no
ether direct road to town. Farmer
Burt0n did not come at once to frame
Of mind to accept money for the injury
to hSs child. and 1t was sOme time he
fore the matter was settled.
leaaH while the farmers living on the
pjke dlact,sseti the situation. Daisy
wd1eSd lDspcsitsae,f for life. Must they
ceatinue to risk the name misfOrtune
q worse for their children! Therr
yas Z stats law regulating the sPesd
ef autoaohlles, but there Yves NO oss
WAsse 1aty \ VS. - safsrcs II. nor