Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-09-19

and. having seen that everything was in
order, leaned my arms upon the guard
rail, and INDUCED in a pleasant dream Of
future happiness with the dear girl who
had consented to be my bride.
| heard somebody coming down the
iron stairway that communicated with
the deck. but thinking it was the oiler
did not even turn my head, until found
myself grasped in pair of sinewy arms
that held me with vice like tenacity.
''You make love to my wife. you
hound You write her letters Curse
you. I'll kill you !" cried Mr.. Allison,
for it was he who had seized me.
1t instantly flashed across my mind
that had only addressed the letter that
| had slipped through the jalousies 10
his sta,e-room door to Fanny" and his
disordered braia had at once led him to
conclude that an improper intimacy be-
tween his wife and myself existed.
struggled to free myself, but was
like a child In the frenzied maniac's
grasp | cried aloud-I shrisked--as
he endeavored to throw me over the
guard rail down among the whirling ma
cbinery that would crush and mangle
my body and grind out my life
gave utterance to wild, despairing
cry; | seemed already to feel the pom
derous pistons crushing out my life.
Then dark shadow fitted past, blow
was struck, and | sank, thoroughly ex-
hausted, upon the PROSTATE writhing
body of my antagonist.
"My darling, has that horrible man
hurt you :"
1t was Fanny Everett who spoke.
She was bending over me, holding in
one hand u "spanner" the weapon with
which she had relieved me from the
grasp of tho inscnsiblc Allison.
mot much, my pet, thanks to your
timely intervention" !" replied.
Then halloocd for the oiler and
some fremen. They came up, wonder
ing what was the matter, and surprise
was vividly depicted upon their faces
when they saw beautiful girl and my
self painting, trembling and exhausted.
standing over the inanimate body of my
late foe.
BY my direction, however, they got
couple of stout earring" with them
bound the legs and arms Of Mr.. Allison,
and then carried him into the saloon
heard his wife calling to be released
from her state-room With the stewards
pass key let her out.
"Im so thankful he did not kill you.
Mr.. Selinder," she cried, when she saw
the state of affairs. Frank has got
what he calls the jim jams, and when
he read that letter for Miss Everett
which you passed through the jalousies.
aud which he thought was intended for
me, he became furious, vowed he would
slay you, and went out. locking me in
as be did So"
But how did you manage to come so
opportunely to my rescue, Fanny y
asked, addressing betroshed
Having slept nearly all day, I was
wakeful, so dressed myself and was
reading in my berth when heard that
terrible man threaten you, dear Harry.
and fearing he might do you harm, [
followed him down into the engine room.
When | saw you struggling with him |
grasped the first thing saw. and my
love for you gave me strength and cour-
age to strike him with it,
One of the passengers was medical
man. H. attended to Mr.. Allison, Civ
ing him proper medicines, and finally
brought him TO his senses.
! accepted the apology Fanny's hus-
band rendered me before we arrived at
our destination, aud few months after
ward he was an invited guest at the
house of my fathor-in-law, on the occa.
sion of my marriage with Miss Everett
lie is always very kind and attentive
to my Wits now--ior he says she ellec-
tually cured him of getting snakes in
his boots on the night that she saved
her sweetheart from terrible death