Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-28
OUT ON BAIL,
Strange Things to Which Running
Over a Cow May Lead.
BY HELEN MARsDEN QUINN.

when he had his first view of Miss
Minnie Haddon. Young men from
New York and other places had ar
rived week ahead Of him and uttered
the same words, but as Paul Dillon
didn't know it he was not dismayed.
To fall in love properly with the
handsomest girl at summer resort
there should he formal introduction,
and a formal introduction may be hard
TO achieve under certain circumstances.
There must be u mutual acquaintance
to bring it about. Miss Haddon's
mother was widow and an invalid
and kept to herself most Of the time.
Paul Dillon looked the crowd over
twice q day for sight of faces he knew.
but looked IN vain. Four days passed.
and the hotel did not take fire, the
mountain behind it did not slide down,
and there was no strike of walters to
give him an opportunity to play the
hero and present his card. Then he
decided to take spin In the auto
which had been shipped up TO him.
When undecided what to do in u
case Of love, trust to the auto. 1t has
a hundred possibilities.
Mr.. Dillon had driven fifteen miles
and stopped at a hotel to refresh him
SELF, when he was pleased and sur
prised to see Misss Haddon and all
other young woman drive up in an.
other auto. They had followed him
from the hotel. They alighted and dis
appeared. BY indirect information he
learned that Miss Haddon had brought
back the. other young lady to her ho-
tel and was to make the return trip
In care of the chauffeur.
In the course of an hour Miss Had
don reappeared and after thirty or
forty goodbys to her girl friends took
seat in the tonneau and moved off.
Three minutes later Mr.. Dillon was
travelling the same road. All went
well for five miles. He was follow
ing so closely that be could see that
the other machine was holding any
thing but straight course. There
were wabbles to right and left to sig
Nifty that that tract on intemperance
that he had seen the chauffeur reading
hadn't quite cured him Of his thirst
for highballs.
By and by two things happened In
the same minute. The chauffeur sud
denly increased his speed. and a COW
suddenly started to cross the highway
In front of Il farmhouse.
The best mechanical engineer could
not have planned things better. There
was Il whoop. u scream and a smash.
and then an auto brought up against
rail fence and sent the splinters fly
ing.
Fate was with the young man from
Boston. He stopped his machine and
leaped out and over the dead COW and
the uncon 'cious chauffeur lying Oh his
back. and his strong arms were extend
ed to the half fainting girl In the ton
neau. She fell into them just us the
farmer came from the house with Il
milk pail in his hand and cried out:
Now. by crickety. but this is u nice
state Of affairs, amt it! What in
Jericho have you folks been DOING!
This auto struck your cow" brief
ly explained Mr.. Dillon as he placed
the girl on her feet on the ground.
"Struck my COW! Why, It's killed
her as dead rs doornail. by gum.
but you've got yourselves into u nice
scraIe. Yes. sir; gone and killed my
COW and smashed my fence. aud the
two things together will send you to
Jail for at least thirty days"
1--WE shall pay all damages. of course
Please let this young lady go to the
house. She isn't hurt. | hope. but the
accident has shaken her up"
"Oh. she can 80 to the house. Look
at that COW lying there! Only seven
years old and giving ten quarts OF
milk a day. Worth $50 Of any mans
money. It's serious job. my friend
Miss uaddon was assisted to the
house, where the farmers wife rece'v'
ed her, and then Mr.. Dillon returned
to the chauffeur He had been flung
out. but those highballs had saved him
from serious injury. He was more
intoxicated than hurt. and. after being
propped up against the fence. pro-
ceeded to indulge In a good. long cry
When finally at liberty Mr. Dillon
turned to the farmer and said:
"I am now ready to talk with you
Yes. there's got to be some tremen'
dous talking over this thing. In the
first place. I'm constable, and It's my
business to arrest somebody for speed
ing. II that machine hadn't been 60
Ing thirty miles an hour the COW could
have dodgcd It, I've been throwing
stones and clubs at her ever since she
was a calf. and she's lodged 'em all
It's speeding and killing a COW and
smashing fence all In one. to say
nothing Of the shock to my feelings"
Eve are very sorry. Of course" an
swered Mr.. Dillon. "If you will figure
up the damages | will pay"
"Waal. well call the cow $50 and
The fence about So AS for the speed.
Ing. you'll have to he taken before
Squire Johnson He lives six miles
away. but Is Off on visit to his brother
In New Jersey just now. and | can't
say when he'll be home"
"But we can't fool around"
Cant you: Waal. guess you'll
have to. When you're talking to me
you're talking to the law could
handcuff the three Of you and take you
right to Jail. Why, man, killing COW
Is next door TO killing human being
Can't you realize it?"
"But, you see. we are stopping al
the Elms hotel. and the young lady
Is anxious to get back to her mother
If | pay the damages you can take
the ball on the speeding case, cam
you?"
The constable thought the case over
and decided to take bail. When MT
Dillon pulled out his purse to pay the
$50 he received q shock. Four dol
lars was all he had with him. The
weeping and muttering chauffeur was
searched. but he had less than a dol
lar. Blushlng aud stammering and
perturbed. the young man called upor
Miss Haddon for cash loan. She hat
only 81.
II hate to take you to jail" sale
the constable when Informed of how
things were. Il guess your watch an(