The Forrest City times., 1910-07-15

Wheu splinter from the pung" hit him in the forehead aud left great bruse There was a bad mix-up for five minutes.
 It's wonderful how a girl can gee whiz down hill and knock men and horses Into the middle of next week and yet do very little damage. When things were strengthened out. 1t was found that the girl had a cut on the wrist and a twisted ankle; old Adams knock kneed steed had his knees parked: old Adam himself had a shoul- der wrenched, the old 'pung" could be patched up. As for the young man. he had bruise, but he was smiling as he helped to extricate the cause of the smash-up and deposit her in his cutter, where she indulged in few mysteries to prove that she still lived. It was old Adam who did most of the talking, and he didn't talk in whis- per. He talked to the seven winds of earth. and he tried to gesuculate with his injured arm as he orated:
 Now by jiminy-cracky. but some body shall pay for this,' he piped. Who's this gal? I'll bet cent she's been riding down my hill. If she has, then it's trespass and a lawsuit! Then she banged into my hoss! That's another lawsuit Then shes banged into mel That's q third. Then the pung has been smashed, and the law has got to assess the damages. Then I've got to have pay for being skeered half to death All them lawsuits, and then this young feler is to be settled with Young woman. wouldn't want to be in your shoes"
 Miss Hyde began to cry. It was the first time in her life she had been threatened with ten or fifteen lawsuits Her father was a prosperous merchant in the city, but so many verdicts must drive him into bankruptcy. The young man called old Adam for his threats and said he would see him later about damages.
 Miss Bessie was driven up the hill and turned over to the care of her aunt She was still nervous. but she could see that bruise, and she insisted that it be attended to at once It was attended to. The young man intro duced himself as MT Howard Kyle, and 1t was long hour before he con. tinued his drive. Of course he returned next day. That was only good form. He was visiting brother only two to come over.
 The bruise was still there, but bet ter. Miss Bessie's wrist was also still there. and also much better. What she was worrying about was those law suits. Would the damage altogether amount to a hundred thousand dollars Would she have to go out as q servant girl for the rest of her life to help make up the sum? Mr. Kyle had been very kind, but did that mean he would not seek to collect damages? It was only after the adventure had been talked over at length that she heayed a sigh of relief. He informed her that he had settled all damages with old Adam for ready cash. The sigh of re- horrible thought came to the sigher and she cried out:
 But I've got to pay you, and maybe papa hasn't money enough, Please tell me how much 1t Is. and will write him at once"
 But he didn't tell her-not then He waited a whole year. and then. one evening as they were sitting together. he suddenly said
 q paid old Adam five dollars to set. tie damages. It's been a year now, and l want a settlement with you"
 She reached out her hand, and he took it and seemed to think he had got the best of the bargain