The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-02


several nights s-1 prominent basi-
ueSs man living on Thirty street vas
awakened from steep and discovered that
his wife Was missing, says tas 0neAa
jorii H,r2li Hastily arising The hts
band began search of the pr-nises Ia
the baiiEay Of the first foor hcf-1ud his
wife lying unconscious on the ao0r wlfh
ugly gashes on ner face and neck In
stantly il dawned on the husband miad
.hat burglars had entered the houseana
that his Vie hal been aHacsei
There Nss no ore IN che house 81 seni
FOR hely. The husband threw open the
front door and fortunately. or anfar,u-
nately. a weii-dessed gentlemen, wbo
proved to be an equally 'Feli-knoUa
young business man, returning from q
late card party. passed by.
Arrsyed in his night-goWn, the bus
band hurried down the steps and called
Justify TO young man. The latter turned
and gazed upon the figure in white. One
glance was sufficient to terrorize a less
superstitious man. The husband hurried
toward the young man, but the latter
toSk fresh grip on the oveuoat. which
hung careiessIy over his arm and started
east on Farna street at a dead run
"Stop, there - yelled the Husband
But the injuction only served % acceI-
crate the speed Of the yolag man. Il
seemed TIE only chance in sight and tbe
husband ciung 10 IT, With his night
robe tapping in the breeze be dew over
the pavement, yelling at every bound
when he could summon breath. 01ce or
twice the young man turned b see ifhe
was still pGFsued, and then be took q
fresh grip on his coat and plunged for
ward into the damp atmosphere. Ca
and on went the Young man, and oa and
on followed the husband lt seemed a
race for LIFE But nature could not stand
everything. The husband was ulainly
gaining. and the young man was plainly
losing his breath. When the yorug man
struck the bin in front Of John A. Ne
Shane's residence 1t seemed that all hone
had gone and his legs showed signs os
weakening. The husband gained several
laps and he seemed 70 progress right well
on an uphill run At the top Of the hin
al the breath was gone from the young
man, and hatless, he halted. and turl-
ING savageIy upon the Parsuer exclaim-
ell.
-Whatn' thunder are yen chasing me
for, anyhow 2"
Tie husband gasped Tor breath, As he
replied ~Wbat in thunder are you
running for2 Ny wife has been attack
ed by burglars. and want you % 20 for
a doctor Vow VIII you % get onee
A glad Light burst upon the younr
man, and, feeling as though be vas
brand snatehed from the burning be
hastily took the number Of his punusrs
house and fastened away in search oF
doctor.
The young man repaired to his own
home, where he Summoned Or. Riley hy
telephone Then be seat % the stable Tor
his team and drove out on Thirty-frst
street 10 see if he could be Of further as
sistance. But in the excitement Of the
moment the young man bad become con-
fused on numbers. and after an hours
search for his pursuer's house he return
ed to his own home and was soon lost II.
slumber.
The next day the young man met the
husband on the street and explanations
followed. The doctor bad found the
house, and had administered 20 the wife
Il Vas not a case Of burglary az all. The
wife simply arose and walked ia her
sleep, something she had never done be-
fore. In attempting TO pass through
big pane Of window glass she had sus-
tanned her injuries.