The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-05-26
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Darlington cast a glance, half COM
passionate, half envious at the little
sufferer lying on the sidewalk. No
doubt he was badly shaken up; peo-
pie who try TO beat a speeding auto
mobile across a street usually are, but
il was worth n few bruises or even a
broken limb to have such a girl
mourning tenaerly over ones hurts.
Then a policeman came around the
corner and Darlington hurried on.
Only he and the girl had witnessed
the accident; the others had come
upon the scene drawn by that instinc-
tive knowledge OF evil that will cause
a crowd TO spring up, even on a de-
serted street.
once before Darlington had wit
messed an accident, and he was not
minded to repeat that previous eY-
perience. lie had then volunteered
his name and address, and the reward
of his good citizenship had been in
tcrminablo hours spent in stuify court
rooms. He was rather sorry for the
girl whose sympathy would lead her
to similar experience.
And yet even as he congratulated
himself upon his sensibility in avoid
ing repetition OF his annoyance
harrington was not satisfied. He was
haunted by the memory of a pair of
brown eyes shining with the tender
light of compassion as they bent over
the white and suffering face Of the
child. 1t seemed absurd to Barring.
ton TO grow sentimental over a face,
the face Of woman he did not know.
and probably never would see again.
There was the trouble. He wanted
to see her again, and as the after
noon grew into night the feeling
strengthened.
In his comfortable apartment, Bar
rington, clad in the luxury of slippers
and dressing gown, tried to forget
the girl in the absorption of reading.
but the evening newspaper and the
late novel We're alike fiat and unin-
teresting, and finally Darlington gave
It up. After an hour he dressed and
made his way to the police station.
The desk sergeant mado him well
come. Beside the girl there was only
hearsay evidence. Barrington's story
of the event would carry great weight
as corroborating the testimony of
Miss Tolbert.
Darlington departed with the |
promise that he would be at the no. |
lice court the next morning, where |
the motorist would be arraigncd and |
probably held to await the action Of
the grand jury.
Already the reward of virtue was
in sight, He knew her name. She
was no longer the girl with the
brown eyes" but Mabel Tolbert.
Better yet was his experience in
court the next morning, after night
In which his dreams Of the future
were rosy-hued, for Miss Tolbert was
gracious in acknowledging the intro
duction of the policeman in charge
or the case, She and Barringt,n
chatted while they waited for the case
TO be called, and Vance Darlington
went away feeling that it paid to do
ones duty as citizen, after all.
But there followed a long, lonely
while the case waited the ac-
ton Of the grand jury, and Barring
ton was ELUSIVE in his thanks to the
court officer who served on him the
PINK snip commanding his presence
before the grand jury the following
afternoon. To him It was an invita-
ton Ito meet Miss Tolbert."
He was half an hour too soon in
his eagerness to see Miss ToIbert
again, and to his great joy she came
in few minutes later,
Il am early" she said, as she rec
ognized and greeted him, but 7 was
so afraid that you would not be here
and unless I came promptly the
charge would be dismissed for want
Of witnesses"
There was no danger Of my not
declared harrington, virtu-
ously. Il believe it is the duty Of
every good citizen to aid in the en-
Porcement of the law"
Her smile rewarded this noble sem
.iment, and after she had delivered to
he clerk her subpoena they sought a
'ench in the rear of the room to awaS
he coming of the officer who had
made the arrest.