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Chapter 19

           

           Butthere,asattheothercornersinthisvicinity,apolicemanwasstationed,andhavingalreadyseensomecommotionatthecornerwestofhim,hadalreadystartedtoleavehispostinordertoascertainwhatitwas.Ashedidso,criesof"Stopthatcar"—"Stopthatcar"—reachedhisears.Andaman,runningtowardthesedanfromthesceneoftheaccident,pointedtoit,andcalled:"Stopthatcar,stopthatcar.They’vekilledachild."

           Thengatheringwhatwasmeant,heturnedtowardthecar,puttinghispolicewhistletohismouthashedidso.ButSparser,havingbythistimeheardthecriesandseenthepolicemanleaving,dashedswiftlypasthimintoSeventeenthStreet,alongwhichhespedatalmostfortymilesanhour,grazingthehubofatruckinoneinstance,scrapingthefenderofanautomobileinanother,andmissingbyinchesandquarterinchesvehiclesorpedestrians,whilethosebehindhiminthecarwereforthemostpartsittingboltuprightandtense,theireyeswide,theirhandsclenched,theirfacesandlipssetor,asinthecaseofHortenseandLucilleNickolasandTinaKogel,givingvoicetorepeated,"Oh,Gods!""Oh,what’sgoingtohappennow?"

           Butthepoliceandthosewhohadstartedtopursuewerenottobeoutdonesoquickly.Unabletomakeoutthelicenseplatenumberandseeingfromthefirstmotionsofthecarthatithadnointentionofstopping,theofficerblewaloudandlongblastonhispolicewhistle.

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