The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-12-12
SERVING A SUMMONS
" CLARA iNEz DEACON.

|sSekvJN6 N SUMMONS
~ CLARA iMEz DRAGON.
Il was Just between twilight and
dark that . Jersey COW. owned By
FARMER Hollis, jumped the field fence
Into the highway and sauntered down
the road.
! As Miss Jersey stepped slowly along
enjoying the beauties Of the evening
An auto was coming up from the d.
Fection Of Glen Head. Il contained
two young men and the chauffeur, II
stole upon the COW unhe&rd and hoist
ed her into tho ditch and broke hel
back.
The house Of farmer Hollis Va,
only eighty rods away, but there VA
no going back 70 notify him Of the
accident. Tho COW was dead, and
that settled that. Il has been stated
that the animal belonged 70 farmer
Hollis. 80 Il did In . way. In several
other ways It belonged to his daugh'
ter Florence. who had pettsd and
cared tor Il since it, birth. Il made
quite difference whose COW It was.
Next morning the hired man report
cd the tragedy. Miss Florence went
down the rad and viewed the body
and wept, and then returned, to the
house 70 ask her father, Who was pa.
TALLY IN invalid:
well. what. srs you going 10 d
about it!' 8
TT was IN autn I suDpossr
/ Yea"
"And II may bslons 70 any one N
b thousand psoplsf'
'Of course"
ime!'
"Just 90"
well. there you ars. What can
do about iti' don't 80 that any.
thing can b DONE"
We'll. I dol" was the vigorous n.
ply from the daughter.
Halt IN hour later Miss Yloronoe
was on the road With her pony and
cart. Two miles up the highway was
q foad-house ct which nine out Of ten
autos. bound either way, might b
counted on to stop. The girl drove
up and called for the proprietor "a
come out.
AN auto about 2 o'elocki" he
unused at her query. Yes. there waa
one. It held two young men. II went
down tho road. and must have passed
your house."
"And the young men-were they
strangers!" was asked.
We'll, yes and no. I know that ono,
and no 10 the owner Of the machine,
is Burt Merriam. and tho other ID
Steve Dayton. They were great chums
at college. I believe. They had two
beers here and went on"
"And this Mr.. Merriam-where does
he live. please?"
"Over at Brookdale, understand"
She drove into Glen Head and to the
ONCE Of lawyer and told her story.
The lawyer said he thought there
was a case. and added:
I'VE might as we'll give the young
man a chance. I'll apply for sum.
mons, and you better drive over and
serve 1t on him"
Two days later Miss Florence drove
over I'd Brookside with the legal docu.
ment. After few inquiries she 10.
Gated the house Of the father Of her
victim, but only to be told that young
Mr.. Merriam was not at home, and
might not be for several days.
Her father said it would all end in
smoke and that the rich alone con.
trolled the laws, but on the third day
Miss Florence started out again to
serve the summons. She was half.
way to Brookside when she saw an
auto coming. The pony was q little
skittish Of them, and she gave up the
whole Of the road and waited. The
auto slowed down AZ It came up, but
nevertheless the pony chose to per
form. He was standing on his hind
legs and making ready to bolt, and in
her sudden fright the girl had lost the
lines and was screaming, when Z
young man leaped from the machine
and caught the animal by the head
He was dragged several rods before
his weight told. and as Miss Florence
ran to him she saw that he was hurt
shoulder out Of Joint, guess" he
said with q smile.
LET me see." she replied. ''Yor
must 60 to q doctor as soon a. yor
can. What . ninny was to let Fret
act up 90! I can manage him now
however"
"The plans Of mice and men. yos
know. I was on my way to SEQ Q Mr.
Hollis on . matter Of business. Wlsl
this had happened later."
Business with my father9"
'Then you are Miss Hollisf'
yes"
"And the young lady who called .
my homer
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