Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-01-27

Tut only for a moment The next in.
slant he had left her and dashed into
the auditorium. went after him but
II was all dark there and still. Only up
above. near the ceiling, heard
strange, scrambling noise, and a clatter
OF glass where the big chandelier hung.
| was out In jiffy and cropping about
for the gas-metcr closet. l found il
open, and as l felt about me was
suddenly pushed aside and voice
cried out:
"a rope here. Give me a rope.
There Is one there.
81 had seen coil on the floor, and
knew whoever had asked for il had
found 1t, when, n moment after, heard
footsteps hurrying away and heard
something dragging behind him. But
l didn't stop. turned on the gas, ran
inside and had the gas jets flaming up
as entered the auditorium again.
What sight was therei Up near
the ceiling. holding by hand 60 a
shattered gas fixture and likely to drop
at any moment, with open mouth and
staring eyes. Snowy was hanging
And just above, climbing along beam
"a sort OF beam-that ran up TO an
apex in the primitive little hall, was
man with q rope dangling from him.
How he got up can not tell. have
seen feats in my day. but holding to that
rafter and getting along IT beat any
thing have ever Witnessed. Well, he
reached the top, got hold of the gas fix
lures, slipped down. and quicker than I
can tell you he had the rope about the
trapeze performer, and there were the
two hanging up there by brass rod
that might give way at any moment.
l could hardly breathe as saw the rope
swinging down and the man trying TO
fasten itabout something in the lantern
in the roof. He seemed to hold on by
a single hand and climb with his feet
about the brass rod as though it was a
stout pillar. In another moment
Snowy sank down and fell; but only q
few yards. After that 1 saw the other
end of the rope slip up, and slowly, too,
and down came the body gently to the
ground. In minutes time the other
man was coming down the rope hand
/ over hand, and soon he was standing
beside me, putting with cxertion and
pale rs death. It was only then
looked at Snowy At first 1 thought
him some one else. I didn't know the
man. His black hair was fairly white,
and there was that look of terror on
his face that has never left it since.
That is his story"
"And who was his rescuerP" asked
the reporter.
1.-The young naval fellow. The lover
of his sister. She had recognized In
the trapeze performer her vagrant
brother whom her father drove away
from home, and the young fellow had
seen her faint at the sight of him, and
witnessed the meeting had seen my
self that moonlight night As l said.
he was very spitfire, and became
downright mad with jealousy. She had
never told him who the strange per-
former was until the lights had gone
out. and let Snowy in mid-air taking
that awful leap"
"And how came the lights to 60
outp" asked the reporter.
''Can you askp I do not know my
self who put them out, as for that But
have always thought that a man who
proved a hero that night, narrowly es-
capped being murderer. have never
asked Snowy what became of his sis
ter and the young man. do not even
know If they were married. l do
know that Snowy was never recon
ciled at home. and ! know that the re-
suit Of that nights work gave him the
name he bears. IN Y. TELEGRAM.