Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-09
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"Now, Katherine Collier, you have
got here and you have got to make
up your mind not to play any harum-
scarum. There are staid folk around
here that won't put up with It,"
The above brief but vigorous lee
ture was delivered to Miss Katherine
Collier by her sister, who had coun-
try house and who had invited her
down from the city to pass the sum-
mer. On a previous visit she had Gre
ated considerable gossip by driving
around the country at furious pace,
smiling and bowling to the young farm
erS.
"Yes, sister, dear, / have reformed
my ways, and shall be very good this
year." was the reply.
For two or three days she kept her
career in check, and then 1t broke out.
The sister had runabout, and Miss
Katherine could operate one. They
had intended to go out together on
this day, but the sister had a caller
who kept her at home. Miss Kath-
crime, therefore, went alone, but she
had to make about 40 promises before
she took the machine out.
"There are farmers up the road who
Just hate a machine as they do pol
! son." warned the sister, "and If any OF
their chickens or pigs are run over,
they rush right off and get warrant
| and have a lawsuit. There is JUS
tice of the peace about three miles
| away, and he dearly loves to impose a
big fine on an autoist who gives him
an opportunity"
"Oh, you needn't be bit afraid, "
laughed Miss Katherine.
| The machine, of course, started out
at gait of 10 miles an hour, and II
had not gone a mile before the pace
was increased to 20.
! Katherine got to thinking of some
| thing else beside her machine, and,
when she approached one of the ugly
| farmers estates black hog emerged
| from the barnyard anu laid down in
| the middle of the road. Miss Kath-
| crimes runabout ran all over that hog
Every wheel seemed to catch him.
The owner of the hog was drawing
water at the well at the first squeal
He dropped the bucket aud FASTENED
down the road and ran out to the gir
| exclaiming:
"Say, you. Do you know what you've
| done?'
II think I've run over one of youl
{ :. Al ic funny thHi
you allow your live stock to run IN
the highway"
"Be careful. miss. You have in
iured that hog for life, and he will b
! dead animal before shutdown. HaV'
you any idea what that hog is worth:'
81 have not bought any pork lately,
was the saucy reply.
"Well, there's judge up here wh'
will tell you all about the pork mar
ket. am going TO get right into tina
machine with you and Wen go VI
and see him."
Miss Katherine put on a defiant air
but she was partly cowed. She mad'
no objection. and they We're soon il
the pnesence of the dreaded judge
There was also young man there.
"Sam, what's she been doingT sai'
the judge 10 the hog owner.
| IRAN her machine over my best no:
and crippled him for lifel" was tn
reply.
sSThat will mean a fine ot fifty dol
lars" solemnly continued the judge.
Miss Katherine began TO cry. and tn
young man rose up and said TO the oil,
Dogberry:
"Your honor. can you impose fin
without q trial?"
sMr. Graham. you are only youn
lawyer. and you don't want 10 be hear
OF TO much and too often"
"But shall be heard Of in this case
Ii do not know this young lady, bu
| II she takes me- for he- attc-1aey- :