The Mankato free press., 1916-06-30

but there were two or tnem, anu they
didn't look rough, but were Well
dressed.
"'Hello girls!'" they said.
1--WE kinda stopped and then one OF
them said,
"'Girls, don't you want ride?'
"The other girl laughed, and l said,
DO you know them?' and she only
laughed again. l asked her again II
she knew them, because l never go
cut with anyone l don't know. and
the boys said: Come on, girls so /
we'll we went along with them. She
sat in the seat with the driver and
sat in the back seat with the other
fellow.
"They drove down Front street to
the north end of town just as fast as
they could go, and pretty soon the
fellow that sat with me began to act
foolish, and leaning over the seat
ahead attempted to put his arms
around the girl She didn't like that
and tried to pull away, but he kept on
fooling and all at once she jumped up
in the seat and across, the driver and
opening the side door jumped from
the automobile, falling fiat on her
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going at full speed at the time.
don't know whatever possessed her to
do il, going as fast as we were.
Was AwfulIy Scared.
81 was awfully scared, and the boys
stopped and went back, and the fell
, low who sat with met was all his
fault-jumped out and picked her up
. and we took her up en- the porch Of
house and tried to get her to talk.
Her face was all black with blood and
she was about unconscious. l was
afraid she was dead The boys said
! they would go for doctor, and told
me to knock on the door of the house
and get the people to take us in.
told them to be sure to come back.
They drove away and left me alone
with her, as of course | would not
leave her. | think it was her glasses
that broke when she fell on her face
and cut her so. / knocked and tried
to wake the people in the house but
could not, so | just sat and waited,
but the boys never came back. They
never intended to come back l be-
lieve, and l was too excited to look
for the number of the machine or
anything, so we don't know who they
were. They just drove away and left
me there. Finally I saw an auto
coming and l ran out and stopped it.
1t was Coy's car and the driver was
very sympathetic and said he would
do what he could. He had two men
with him and they went up to I'M
manuel hospital to see if they could
get her in there and then came back
and we put her in the auto and the
! four of us took her to the hospital
She didn't seem to know anything,
but would only answer my question by
| yes or mo- Well, when | got home
it was about 1890. l hope she is not
seriously hurt. l am going up to the
hospital soon to see her"
Would Know One Fellow.
| Would you know the fellows again
if you saw them?" she was asked.
| 81 would know the fellow who sat
with me. 1t was all his fault The
driver didn't do anything Both of
them were excited and scared when
they saw what had happened. The
girl told Ele that her folks never let
her stay out after nine O'Clock, and
she was afraid to go home and
thought she might be locked out.
told her she could come and stay all
night with me, as what was the use
OF her going home at all if her par
ents locked her out-and she said she
might if the people where | worked
didn't care. l don't know if she would
have done SO or not, but she might
have done SO If that accident hadn't
happened"
| 1T is nothing unusual for young men
with automobiles, and other men to
accost girls on the streets of Man
kato it seems, and several such in
cidents have come to light They will
, invite the girls to go automobile rid
ing with them and if they are foolish
enough to go will take them out on
| country roads, and the girls are prac-
ticaily at the mercy of these strang-
ers. Only a short time ago a young
man accCsted a young lady while she
was walking down Front street one
evening, and attempted to embrace
her, but she was rescued from the
'masher." The fellow beat it down
an alley and friends hustled him to
hotel for safe keeping. 3a
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