New Britain herald., 1928-04-03
THIS HAS HAPPENED


 Sally Ford is Harmed out" to Glenn Carson. farmer. the summer she is Is and leaves the orphanage, the only home she knows from the time she is four She meets David Nash, athlete and student of scientific farming. who is working on the Car son farm for the summer. l'aNld likes the orphan, openly pr"ferlnG her to Pearl, Carson's daughter. This angers Pearl and Carson.
 When Carson makes insulting re- marks about Sally. David hits him.
 David and Sally, fearing Carson is dead. run away. At daylight they find themselves near q carnival train. Sally is overjcyed to find Ed die Cobb, former inmate of the Homo, who ran away to join the carnival. He asks Winfield Bybcc owner Of the carnival, 10 make q place for them. David is placed 1T inc cook $ car, while Mrs. Eybcc. tn, real manager uf the carnival, dresses Sally in satin trousers and tunic and Stl!uS utt oll tiit plat VI Hi .lS l liiANS I.alla, crystal gazer
 The midget. "Pirty Sing" asks Sal ly to carry her to the car for hel supper. Sally gladly responds and nestles the little woman in her arms Her eyes catch the headlines of tho paper the midget holds. She secs q name she has come to fear and loathe-thc name of Carson.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XVI
 When Sally had carefully deposit ed the dignifed little midget. "litty Sing" in the infant sized hlg chair drawn up to corner table in the dining car, she hurried to the box of kitchen which took up the other end Of the car, the newspaper trembling in her hand. She found David alone in the kitchen, slicine onions into a great pan of frying Swiss steak. Onion-induccd tears streamcd down his checks, but at tho sound Of Sallys urgent voice. he turned.
 "Oh, David, he wasn't killed" she cried. taking care to keep her voice low. It's in the papcr-look! But he says, oh, David, he says the most terrible things about us, and the po- lice are looking for us-'
 Hey. there, honey. Steady" David commanded gently, as he eroped for handkerchief to wipe his streaming eyes. "Now, let's sec the paper. Thank God didn't com- init murJer-What the devil." he in. tcrrupted himself. as his eyes travel ed hurricdly down the front page By heaven, I almost wish l had killed him. The dirty. lying skunk.
 RMEE ACCUSES HIREI MAN OF ASSAULT TO KILL" was the streamer headline across the entire page. Below, two strcamel lines Of heavy italic type informed the reader: "CLEM CARSON SUE FERS BROKEN LEG FOR AT TEMPTING TO PROTECT OR PHANED GIRL FROM ltNINER SITY STUDENT WORKING O> FARM"
 The story" in small type. fol lowed: ''Clcm Carson. prosperous farmer, living Is miles from tn, capital city, is suffering from { broken leg, q broken nose and nu, mcrous cuts and bruises, sustained late Saturday afternoon when. Car. son alleges, he broke into the gar. ret bedroom of Miss Sally Ford 16-yearold girl from the state or, phanagc, who was working on tho Carson farm for her board during the summer vacation. Accordin; to Carson's story. told to reporter. sunday night after a warrant fol the arrest Of Sally Ford and Davi, Nash had been issued by the shcr. TIT $ office, the farmer had beer suspicious for several days tha one Of his hired men, David Nasl, A. & M. student during the schoo year, was paying too marked at tcntlon 10 in" young girl for who's, safety Carson had pledged himscl to the state.
 On Saturday afternoon early th, members of Mr. Carson's family including his wife. brother, mot he and daughter, had come to town fo shopping, leaving Miss Ford alon, 1n the house. The two ot her hirot men had also gone to the city. leaA lnE Carson and young Nash at worl nn ba oil |, Sa" Nash enter the house late Sat nrday afternoon and that when th young man did not return to hi work in the barn within q rcasonab bl tune. Carson left his own work to in Nestlgat". fearing for ihe safety o the girl under his protection.
 After unsuccessfullv sesrchin, The main floor of the house. Carso, alleges, h" went to the garrct. hoart voices coming from Miss Ford room. tried the door and found i locked. He knocked, was refused ad ml'tance, according 10 the story tol, the sheriff. th"n, determined to say, the girl from the man, he climbed [ 1hc roof or the porch and made hi way 10 the small window of the erca room, from which he saw Miss For. and the Nash boy in compromisinj position. When he tried 10 enter th room through the window Carso1 alleges that he was brutally assault ed by young Nash. who. by the wa, Was boxing champion of the sopho more class at A. X M. A smashin
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