Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-01-03
SERVING A SUMMONS
BY CLARA INEz DEACON.


the road
AS Miss Jersey stepped slowly along
enjoying the beauties OF the evening
an auto was coming up from the d.
rection of Glen Head. 1t contained
two young men and the chauffeur 1t
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 settled that 1t has been stated
that the animal belonged to farmer
Hollis. so 1t did in a way. In several
other ways 1t belonged to his daugh-
ter Florence. who had petted and
cared for 1t since It's birth. 1t made
quite difference whose COW it 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 it,"
TT was an auto, suppose?"
Eyes"
"And it may belong to any one of
a thousand people?"
"Of course"
And be fifty miles away by this
time?"
"Just So"
well, there you are. What can
do about ft?' I don't see that any
thing can be done"
well, l dol" 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
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
unused at her query Eyes, 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.
well, yes and no. l know that one.
and he is the owner of the machine,
is Burt Merriam, and the other is
Steve Dayton. They were great chrms
at college, l believe. They had two
"And this Mr. Merriam-where does
he live, please?"
"Over at Brookdale, l understand"
She drove into Glen Head and to the
office 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 a sum-
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
Mr.. Merriam was not at home, and
might not be for several days.
Her father said 1t 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 little |
skittish of them, and she gave up the |
whole of the road and waited. The |
auto slowed down as 1t 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
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
-an to him she saw that he was hurt.
shoulder out of joint, I guess" he
laid with smile.
Let me see," she replied You
must go to a doctor as soon as you
IAN. What a ninny I was to lot Fred
Ict up sol can manage him now.
however"
"The plans OF mice and men. you
NOW. 1 WAS on nay way to see Mr..
aollis on a matter Of business Wish
his had happened later"
Business with my father?"
Then you are Miss Hollisf"
Yes"
"And the yo1ns lady who called at
ny homer"
THE same"
WAS 1t about tao cowf"
1T was, SIR"
IT know We killed one, but I was
ushing my chum to the city to catch
steamer for Barope. only got back
hree hours ago. Don't go on and sue
ne. Don't have me arrested. Don't
all me hard names. I'll come back In
day or two and settle"
The young man was as good as his
yord, though no better than one
rmed man. He was only too happy