The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-13
SERVING A SUMMONS
BY CLARA lNEZ DEACON

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 csning up from the di.
rection of Glen Head II contained
! two young men and the chauffeur. It
stole upon the COW unheard and hoist
| ed her into the ditch and broke her
/ back.
The house OF farmer Hollis was
only eighty rods away, but there was
no going back to notify him OF the
accident. The COW was dead, and
that the animal belonged to farmer
Hollis. So it did in a way. In several
other ways It belonged TO his daugh-
ter Florence, who had petted and
cared for il since its birth. IL made
quite a difference whose COW 1t was
Next morning the hired man report
ed the tragedy Miss Florence went
down the road and viewed the body
and wept. and then returned TO the
house to ask her father, who was par
TALLY an invalid:
"Well, what are you going to do
about ito"
1T was an auto, | suppose?"
yes"
And it may belong to any one of
a thousand people,"
"Of courca
And be fifty miles away by this
time?'
Just so"
well there you are. What can
do about it.? I don't see that any
thing can be done"
We'll I do" was the vigorous re-
ply from the daughter.
Half an hour later Miss Florence
was on the road with her pony and
cart. Two miles up the highway was
a road-house at which nine out of ten
autos. bound either way, might be
counted on to stop. The girl drove
up and called for the proprietor to
come out
"An auto about 7 o'clock" he
mused at her query. Yes, there was
one. 1t held two young men 1t went
down the road, and must have passed
your house"
and the young men-were they
strangers" was asked
We'll. yes and no I know that one,
and he is the owner OF the machine.
is Burt Merriam, and the other is
Steve Dayton. They were great chums
at college, believe. They had two
beers here and went on"
And this Mr.. Merram-where does
he live, please"
"Over at Brookdale. I understand"
She drove into Glen Head and to the
Office of lawyer and told her story.
The lawyer said he thought there
was n case, and added
I'VE might as well give the young
mons. and you better drive over and
serve 1t on him"
Two days later Miss Florence drove
over to Brookside with the legal docu-
ment After a few inquiries she To-
Gated the house of the father of her
victim, but only to be told that young
MIR. Merriam was not at home, and
might not be for several days.
Her father said IL 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 a little
sllittish of them, and she gave up the |
whole of the road and waited The |
auto slowed down as II came up, but |
nevertheless the pony chose to per |
form. He was standing on his hind |
logs and making ready to bolt and in |
her sudden fright the girl had lost the |
lines and was screaming. when n |
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 a smile
Let me see" she replied 'You
must 60 to a doctor as soon as you
can. What q ninny I was to let Fred !
act up so, l can manage him now,
however"
The plans OF mice and men, you
know. | was on my way to see Mr.. |
Hollis on a matter of business Wish
this had happened later
business with my father"
"Then you are Miss Hollis'"
"Yes."
And the young lady who called at
my home?'
THE same"
WAS it about the cow"
1T was, sir"
81 know we killed one, but ! was
rushing my chum to the city to catch !
n steamer for Europe. | only got back |