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Show BERT FULLER IS NABBED FOR EXCEEDING THE LIMIT This tale proves many things. To begin be-gin with, it exemplifies the old adage that it's unlucky to be arrested on Sunday Sun-day Secondly, It proves that if you are a "chauf," fired with ambitious propensities pro-pensities to emulate the Overland Limited Lim-ited trying to make up two hours' lost time in ten minutes, you don't want to stop "chaufflng" when a gentleman with a shield and warrant begs you to hesitate. In short, forget that you have a brake, and keep on going. Frank Brown, who is one of the cops of the city, is the author of this little comedy. According to the biographer, Patrolman Brown was "officering" down on East First South st.eet last Friday. Something shot by him with about the same momentum that an officer of the Equitable Life passes a policy holder. hold-er. "Gee! that must be Rellly after his $2800 salary from the Salt Lake baseball base-ball club management," he managed to ejaculate as he caught his equilibrium equilibri-um caused by the suction of the wind as the flying object went past. Thought It a Cyclone. That was at State street. Two sec-ands sec-ands later word was telephoned from Fort E-ouglas that reinforcements were needed. That the garrison was threatened threat-ened with destruction. That a cyclone had Just passed, but had turned and headed back. Patrolman Brown dashed into the station and procured a string and a warrant. Polishing up his shield, he dashed again for the street. Tying the string across 'the. thoroughfare he stationed sta-tioned himself behind" a telegraph pole and awaited results. "It's Coming," He Said. "It's coming," he whispered, as In the distance could be seen the meteorite approaching. "Hist," whispered Brown. Then "Haiti" he cried, as the apparition hove well in sight. There was a grinding grind-ing of steel and the crunch of asphalt, and the "thing" came to a halt. It proved to be Bert Fuller, accompanied accom-panied by a larg green automobile. "You're under arrest," said Patrolman Patrol-man Brown, sternly. "You violated section 83, paragraph 4, revised ordinances ordi-nances of 1905 of the State laws of 1883 relating to speed. You were exceeding the limit, which Is fixed at not more than 300 miles an hour. - Fuller Is Taken In. Fuller was arrested and taken to headquarters. There he explained that he had fed the automobile an unusual- j ly large dinner of gasoline, which ac- ' counted for the machine's activity. "Mon DIeu. Je n'etals pas passant vite," said Fuller, with a depredating depredat-ing 6hrug cf the shoulders. "What's the matter with you. Fuller," Ful-ler," said the sergeant; "can't you speak English?" "Sure I can," said Fuller; "but this Is a French machine, and I have to 'Parley voo' when I run it." Fuller was later released on his own recognizance, out will appear in court this afternoon to explain the charge of driving the big Mercedes touring carj of Samuel Newhouse "faster than a walk" I |
