West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-12

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gone.
Then and not t.ll then. ala .E. r..f.
he DO all Her anger aud uriI. gave
way to "a SENSE of lunrlne.s auI r,.r,t
as She recalled ,Ncn word uf th.
stormy Interview, nrd re- urr,ou. q TO-
almost paralyEcd h,r a- -hr ro-e
trcmbhngly to lock ths door behind
him
The ticking of the clock sounded I,kr
tho stroke, uu "a blacksmith anvil A
thrill Of terror chilled her bIund a. "A
mouse ,campercd acro-, tbc floor U.r
little, cold hand had barely reaph,dthr
bolt whcn-oh. horror ~ horrors
dcatcniug report sounded s,mrvbrr,
at the back of the house. and. no long
cr paralyzcd loo tongue or limb. with
Wild ,hricks of terror. she bounded up
the stairs
"Oh, Sadie, Sodic'" as another and
another report sounded ".omc uue j.
shooting through the back window
Vigorous strokes on the bedroom
door aroused the sleeping mother and
child
"What is it7 Oh. what tp" c>-
claimed the former. "a. Jennie f.l AL
most fainting into the room
Its firing! listen thcrt" as ,uIl
another report sounded through thc
house
"Oh. screamed Sadie. "Gt i--it g..
Where is Mr.. Maxwell? Call him.
He is gone walled poor Jennie.
wringing her hands.
Gone? The scoundrcll and lcft %.
here to bc murdcrcd-'
1T wasn't his fault. | sent him
away. Oh. what shall we doP The
hall-door is untastcucd There. /
believe ! hear some one coming up the
stairs No, it is only Imagination.
Thank Heaven, this door has double
lockI'
BY this time Sadie had "a window
open and was screaming murder at thc
top of her voice
No one will hear You but our as-a--
sinS. walled Jennie, her voice almost
drowned by the shricks of the baby,
whose piping treble was piercing in the
| extreme.
Let us set fire TO the house, sug-
gested the frantic young mother.
'Some body may see the light and
come TO our rescue.
"Oh, Sadie, that would never do
The dinner-bcll in the yard can be-
heard over mile. l will 20 out and
ring it,
Jennie had suddenly grown calm and
brave. She felt she was To blame for
their unprotected situation, and the
hope that her discarded lover might
hear the bell and come TO their rescue
strengthened her limbs as she hurried
down the stairs, across the yard and
seized the bell-rOpe.
The alarm rang out on the midnight
! air, and the vibrant tones seemed to
promise protection.
She felt calmer as she retraced her
steps; and Sadie, knowing her light
football, re-admittcd her to their retreat.
Tom Maxwell was walking moodily
mp the road that led to his fathers
house, when the distant music of
farm-bell sounded on the air
Strange thought he. as it some
ghostly banquet celebrated at mid
nightP' But with thrill of anxiety:
"Surely the sound comes from the Kerr
farmhouse. Something is wrong
! there"
And turning instantly, he retrs..ed
his steps in one-fourth the time lac had
| taken them, in moody sorrow, a few
minutes before
The house was not on fire, as he had
feared, but the hall-door stood wide
open. Shouting loudly, he was au-
swered in faint, grateful tones then,
almost without knowing II, he had the
frightened, penitent girl in his arms.
and Sadie was explaining the cause Of
their alarm. .. pt5',
Reassuring them, he took a lamp and
started upon tour of investigation.
The parlOr, hall and kitchen revealed
nothing, but in the pantry four inno-
cent-looking ComatO-cans stood upon
shelf their contents scattered over the
floor and adjacent furniture.
The mystery was explained. The
tomatoes which Jennie had thought so
snugly put up had taken a notion 90
see the outer world, bursting their
bonds with a loud report that sounded,
in the silence of midnight. 20 the over
strung nerves Of poor Jennie, like tho
firing Of gun.
Tom tried hard 70 suppress the laugh
that escaped his lips when he an
nounccd the result Of his search
BY this time the house was half filled
with the neighboring farmers and their
families, in every stage Of dishabiNs,
the first one appearing being Harry
I Cooper. who now had Sadie and the
baby both in his arms
a general shout Of laughter arose.
and in the confusion that followed Tom
drew Jennie interestingly to the par
Tor, which was unOccupied He closed
the door and then pointed silently t1
the clock, the hands Of which were ai-
most meeting at twelve.
I'm three months, she said, simply.
That will do, was the pravcly.
spoken answer.
And Jcnnie's dOwncast eyes did not
see the rascally triumphant smile quiv-
criug ON the lips that pressed % kiss of
reconciliation upon her blushing face.
ut served you just right said Mrs
Kerr. the next morning. upon hearing
JCnnic's confession And now for
your wedding-drcss. - Tid- BITS.
The term tJb0ggan is said to bc
an Anglicized form of the Indian word
"adoboggan. the name by which the
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