The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-20

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that II kicked up far more dust but
he was not dismayeh !, lie was a
goat, and he had never vet met any
thing that could stand a head-on col
lision with him He would daily for
awhile and then to business. Some
OF those who believed they could read
his thoughts said he was picturing TO
himself mile of highway filled with
smashed autos and groaning men.
Others warned Miss Cherrie that the
fatal day would dawn for him. but
she refused to fence him in
One Sunday morning the goat made
ready for business by eating an I'M
usually hearty meal and jumping a
fence half dozen times to get the
kinks out of his legs. Then he trot-
ted off to the public square and wait
ed. After quarter OF an hour. dur.
ing which interval sc paid not the
least attention 70 the insulting re-
marks of the half dozen idiers on the
tavern steps, be espied an auto. There
were three men in it, and they had no
cause for haste
Plutarch walked to the middle Of
Z the street and posed himself His
heart did not beat one faster. The
auto horn walled at him, bat he did
not bat an eye The coming vehicle
might have swerved fro.l its course,
but it did not The goat might have
sidestepped and saved his bacon, but
he was no such goat. Head down and
his tail jerking. and the collision
came.
The auto did not rise thirty feet
into the air and come down with a
kerchunk 1t was the goat But tor
a young man In the lonneau Of The
machine the auto would have passed
on with dignified indifference !!e or
dered stop and got down before
him lay the huddIed remains OF what
had once been a goat In his ha!cg0n
DAYS lie was now smashed, trazzled.
broken pulped Never again for him
Some men would have dropped a
silent tear and passed on 10 kilt dog
in another village. but rot Fred Glea-
son His inquiries as TO the owner Of
the victim We're answered and ne
straightway proceeded 10 the resi-
dence OF Broker Vale and sent Ms
card in to Miss Cherrie She came
into the paror prepared TO find book
agent and make short work OF him.
and was therefcre somewhat sur.
urised 10 behold gentleman VINO
bowed and stammered ard hnaily
said.
4 was told on the public square
that you were the owner OF a goat.
Yes, sir"
Would you he willing to put a
price on him and let him CO."
Sir. am not selling goats"
No, but you see--you know"
u have goat. but he is not for
sale
81 know, but you see III have killed
him and wish to pay damages,
What killed Plutarch." han
shouted Miss Cherrie.
Yes He was in the street and
made dive for my auto. We were
going too fast 10 stop and"
/, q will never forgive you STR
never, tie had as much right to the
street as your auto Yol are prob
ably proud OF the feat you accom-
pliahed You probably chuckled over
| it. The wonder Is that you did not
sneak away after your crime!"
Miss Vale, II" stammered Mr.
! Gleason, but before he could get fur.
! Their she haughtily said:
1T was All insult to come here and
| tell me you had slain my goat
shall lay the facts before my father,
With that she turned away, and the
young man found his way TO the front
door He had been embarrassed ant
confused. but he had noted that Miss
! Cherrie Vale had big brown eyes
chestnut hair. handsome face and
figure to be admired Had it beer
some old woman or spinster her words