Putnam patriot., 1909-12-03

And fhe girl berself did she seem frightenedy
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 The zirl nho dared lieed 10 feacb tAe bridge It Was m Icf Uf frori deuce Prom The moment fhe auto got fs speed. ~Hieh #as tbiHy miles an hour she eas dumb. frozen aud heip. less 10 do aayfblng bui hold he sheel.
 She eaW natlI;ng but the white road neead ef her Stp passed vehicles and OyeflIa 1i sd 0i Leis. but she was scarce- ly conscious Of fl Az she approached tae bridge the strain was too much. aud her Gngers unclutched from fhe SLesl. and The auto dashed its way through the roadside fence sDd came to q standxtill in field. Tben Miss Fiipt faInted away.
 When she came to her senses the constable was sprinkling water in her face and saying:
 Come now. none of your tricks with me. You are just playing possnm be- cause I have caught you. It's ease for Squire Johnson. and l shouldn't wonder if you got jail for il"
 "what-what are you going to dof" asked the girl as she staggered to her feet
 Put you in the village lookup and nofify the squire. of course. Take my arm and come along The machine is pretty well busted and we can't use II. Wonder II didn't blow up and send you sky high Were yon eioping er something of that kindy'
 s.I-I WIS just taking ride" was the humble apswer
 "Just making the dirt fly thirty feet high and soaring folks and horses half .o dfalh &sH. the squire will be tckled tO see you He's been aching for the lAt week 10 get hold of T speeder and give him good dose of county jail How dare you take the chances- how dare your
 Would yau take q dare from two girls f'' askrd the prisoner as she re leased Der arm and faced him.
 ..No-o-o. l guess not"
 Wei i wouldn't. and so there! If they want lo send ne to jail let 'en do ift.
 She was taken to the office of the HilIage jhsfiee of the peace and nr raiened On the way there the con. stable's heart melted He saw that she had had bad scare. and he liked her detaHi spirit Therefore. while he had to make complaint against her. hs did mol put the speed at thirty niles an hour To this he added the statemeDt that If the auto hadn't struck Il stone in the road II would not have struck the feuce.
 Then he turned and wInked at the wondering shiVering girl to put heart In her.
 II may have been one of his honor's soft days He delivered Il lecture on the rise and fall of the Roman empire pr some other equally Interesting sub feet and concluded by suspending sen. teaee Then the constable Invited the ex.prisoner home with hun to dinner aud set about arranging to send hei bnck to- her friends
 Evening had come and she was about Ftad5 to start when Gordon came galioplHg up. When he had in troduced himself as the owner of the smashed auto he asked gflmly:
 "And whe l. to pay the 5000 dam ages? And who is 10 pay for my trou blef Why 1T the justice had known you to iaii for yearf'
 Hut the other girls dared me to do II g. protested the cuiprit. with trem bling tip
 Say. young man" said the constn ble as he drew Gordon aside. you lust get even bs daring the gal to marry you She aint the kind that takes q dare Sec You can drive her back in the buggy. and you lust keep daring her all the way. Lord. but l wish I Nas ia yont shocs,' II was tiue moonlight ride II WAS not too last The situation was little strained at first hut after awhile the farmers heard laughter as the buggy passed
 Perhaps there was one dare. perhaps duzen The society paper which an- nouneed the arrangement few months later dhla't specify Society napers don't always 70 into minute particu lars