Американская трагедия

Chapter 3

           Forthere,underatwo-columnhead,andwithfullyacolumnandahalfofreadingmatterbelow,wasthefullstoryofallthathadhappened:alittlegirl,theeleven-year-olddaughterofawell-to-doKansasCityfamily,knockeddownandalmostinstantlykilledshehaddiedanhourlater;SparserandMissSipeinahospitalandunderarrestatthesametime,guardedbyapolicemansittinginthehospitalawaitingtheirrecovery;asplendidcarveryseriouslydamaged;Sparser’sfather,intheabsenceoftheownerofthecarforwhomheworked,atonceincensedandmadeterriblyunhappybythefollyandseemingcriminalityandrecklessnessofhisson.

           Butwhatwasworse,theunfortunateSparserhadalreadybeenchargedwithlarcenyandhomicide,andwishing,nodoubt,tominimizehisownshareinthisgravecatastrophe,hadnotonlyrevealedthenamesofallwhowerewithhiminthecartheyouthsinparticularandtheirhoteladdressbuthadchargedthattheyalongwithhimwereequallyguilty,sincetheyhadurgedhimtomakespeedatthetimeandagainsthiswillaclaimwhichwastrueenough,asClydeknew.AndMr.Squires,onbeinginterviewedatthehotel,hadfurnishedthepoliceandthenewspaperswiththenamesoftheirparentsandtheirhomeaddresses.

           Thislastwasthesharpestblowofall.Fortherefolloweddisturbingpicturesofhowtheirrespectiveparentsorrelativeshadtakenitonbeinginformedoftheirsins.Mrs.

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