Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-04-21

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Around the corner came the auto
! mobile, driven at q reckless rate Of
/ speed. There was 70 cry, sharp and
terrified, then 4 ringing CHATTER. There
was q loud crash, and the village
marshal 4 square away came sprint t.
ing to reach the man who had pre-
cipitated double disaster.
The whirling machine had only
grazed N fair young girl because q
chance pedestrian hastily pulled her
back from death. The corner Of q
parcel she carried, however, was
struck BY projection Of the auto and
dashed to the sidewalk.
The driver Of, the auto leaped to
the ground quickly. He ran over to
the young girl. s.:. .5.s
''She is not injured. Thank heaven !"
he cried fervently. Then he saw the
Official approaching. His face grew
grave Twill he stop me-" he asked
& Of the young man who stood half sup
porting the girl. "
.'He certainly WILL" was the definite
reply. "You were exceeding the speed
limit recklessly and they are very
severe here. You will have to 20 to
court - + n
.'Impossible! MY friend" cried the
man. II am on vital urgent mission.
The seconds count and delay may sac
rifice a human life. ~.
Quick then" spoke the other, and
he touched the long auto buster his
companion wore. g.. =" 80
@"What do you mean?' ~
"Tu take your place. or with 1t.
Coz .%-'" = ~. Y
The next moment Willis Reeves
wondered what stirring impulse had
. actuated him to assume q penalty for
a person he had never seen before.
The machine sped away.
The young girl recovered from her
half dazed condition. She tottered
over to where the marcel had been
dashed to the ground. It clinked and
clattered. She opened it. gazed at
break and ruin and sat down on the
curb; CRYING as if her heart would
break. The breatllless official came
dashing m to the sDOt
"Was that your, automobileY' he
demanded.
"I'la responsible" replied Reeves
eyasivelv.
s'Then YOU are under arrest This
dangerous running has cot to be stop
ned Wen make an examnle of Won y
willis said nothing Ha was ,ed to
the little courthouse or the town
Fate had heen hard with him for
some time mast skilled craftsman.
he had lost his position in the CITY
through the failure of his firm. Now.
homeless and friendless, he was with
out money. Then had come the pres
ent episode. :" - a..
Enc man who had apprehended
reeves knew sumclent OF the case TO
testify as to excessive speed. The
stern-1aced Judge listened and de-
.hVered MS d1ctum:
me one nolloieo ooaars anu
COSTS.
nase no lloney whatever col''
Aeu neeves .l"nA1S'
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woe oil +bo+ Roo,os wo,,1d coz
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nr;sonor hos M nonev. +o rov bis
finer, nrononndod tho maraha1
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camo +o tho n,aco wb;,o tho nor woro
ea+ino +ho;r COARSE dinner foro shs
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learned tho two storv ~ tho o,,+onoo,
bile episode. .~:
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warm moo1 tic If raro fr;ondsh;n
hogan tn grow I'm hatween them -
N, $500.
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rood 10 nointod r. Raoyos ond tho
1adu onnroe chod
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restod instead ~ nv hro+hor" che
said.
Reovos smiled wh,ms,ca,,v with o
glance at his dust laden garments and
his bruised roughened hands. ,...n
ooh NV fr;and, NV fr,and," c,.,od
tho ,adv and soizod ono noor uo,,ndod
bond ond r;ssod II aT on, +ho s;s,+or
OF the man you so nODiy served. He
was ON his way to my dying father