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up your mind not to play any hdrum-
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 TIE city to pass the sum
mer On previous visit she had Gre
ated considerable gossip by driving
around the country at furious pace,
smiling and bowling to the young farm
erS.
my ways, and shall be very good this
year" was the reply.
For two or three days she kept her
career In Sreck, and then II broke out.
The sister had runabeut, and Miss
Katherine could operate one. They
had intended TO GO out together on
this day, but the sister had 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 poi
son." warned the sister, sand IL any OF
their chickens or pigs are run over,
they rush right off and get a warrant
and have q lawsuit. There is JUS
tiee of the peace about three miles
away. and he dearly loves TO impose
big fine on an autoist who gives him
an opportunity"
ooh, you needn't be bit afraid
lhughed Miss Katherine.
The machine, of course, started out
at gait of Is miles an hour and 1t
had not gone mile before the pace
was increased TO 90
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 and laid down in
the middle of the road. Miss Kath-
crimes runabout ran all over that hog.
Every wheel seemed to catch him.
The ownor of the hog was drawing
water at the well ut the first squeal.
He dropped the bucket aud FASTENED
down the road and ran out to the girl
cxclaiming:
"Ssay, you! Do you know what you've
lone?"
81 think I've run over one of your
hogs" was the reply. at is funny that
you allow your live stock to run in
the highway"
"Be careful miss. You have in
iured that hog for life, and he will be
a dead animal before shutdown. Have
you any idea what that hog is worth?"
81 have not bought any pork lately"
was the saucy reply.
"Well, there's a judge up here who
viii tell you all about the pork mar
ket. I am going to get right into that
machine with you and wen so up
and see him"
Miss Katherine put on defiant air,
but she was partly cowed. She made
no objection, and they We're soon in
the presence of the dreaded Judge.
There was also young man there.
"Sam, what's she been doing?" said
the judge to the hog owner.
IRAN her machine over my best hog
and crippled him for life!" was the
reply.
THAT will mean fine of fifty dol
lars" solemnly continued the judge.
Miss Katherine began to cry, and the
young man rose up and said to the old
Dogberry;
"Your honor can you impose a fine
without a trial?"
"Mr. Graham, you are only young
lawyer, and you don't want to be heard
OF to much and too often"
''But shall be heard of In this case.
do not know this young lady, but
II she takes me for her attorney. 1
shall appear for her. l win now talk
with her a bit, and be ready for
our case"
Miss Katherine told the young man
how 1t was, and the fermer told las
story, and old Dogberry, after four or
five minutes consideration, made the
fine So and assessed the costs at 81.
Miss Katherine had no money with
her. Her lawyer paid the charges and
rode home with her, and on the way
solemnly pledged his sacred word not
10 tell the sister or her husband any
thing about 1t. and he hasn't told them
10 this day. Miss Katherine Just over
took him on the road and gave him a
lift, they said, and as he knew all
about botany as well as law, he was
invited to call and talk about SUD-
flowers and catnip and such things. He
called and he talked, and after that
he was frequent caller. There were
no more hogs run over and no more
calls for law, until he called him
self, which was year later, when he
said to her:
Katherine. this has all been accord
ing to Inv, and must be to the end. IL
you do not say yes to me youH be
fined at least one thousand dollars
for the time | have wasted" And
Katherine didn't have to pay any fine.
Copyright. 1917 by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
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