Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-28
A HERO WORSHIPER.



tAs sofa and begsa pairing up and down
the room with the morning paper IA
her hsast
Who is that man. Adder asked
Lar brother
This poor fellow who rescued four
women from burning building AZ the
rizk Of his life. The name Of such .
man slsould. hive foreverl II I were one
OF those women / sho4la go down on
nay knees ~ him and beg 81 De allowed
20 be near him ard serve him while
lived"
But II ali four of the women did
THAI, Adelaide, there would surely Do
trouble
Il would ike 20 marry such man as
that" said Adelaide
But DC has a wife already, IL seems,
And five small children" said her broth
or, with his eyes on the papsr.
How ANAL it makes the men seem
whom one knows. said Adelaide, I'M
needing dancing men. the lily
fiagered. clgs<ette-smoking, languid.
tailor made specimens ono meets IN So
oiesyl Think of the contrast between
them and this brave fellow. who was
only poor plumber"
"A poor plum Der, did you say. Adder
'-Clilnting down the ladder through
a SEA of FIRE bearing his burden Of
of
-Four women" put 10 Bonnie.
'-Ol clingins female helplessuess
OH / wish l could meet that man and
thank him in the name Of woman kind!''
Bonnie contemplated his sister for a
fall minute.
That might be arranged" he said
Adelaide De Forrest paused In her
walk and looked al her brother with a
curious expression. She was mag
niaoentiooking gtrl. over Ave feet nine
inches In height. and she held her
head high and gloried IN her stature
Her brother was full two inches short
O.. snd slight and boyfsh in appearance
81 wonder IL you have any idea what
IL Is that "a woman worshtps IN q man?
il you have any conception of what g
hero tsp
Bonnie redeemed little. but made
no reply.
ut is strength, bravery and daring.
that a woman pre-cminently desires in
the man she loves Without these quail
tiles he is on level with herself, and
without these qualities il will be hard
for him To maintain even that level"
Strength. bravery and daring were
net strongly marked traits Of Bennie De
s'orrest's character. He was cookbook
ing fellow. with a passion for horse
racing, and luxurious tastes which did
no. tend To- increase his bank account
But whether he was hero or not he had
won the heart OF charming girl; and
though he did not mind much what
Adelaide said OF thought, his mind in
stantly reverted TO Lucy Daniel. and
he wondered il she had ideas like TO his
sisters.
Adelaide seemed TO divine his
thoughts, for she began TO laugh.
"And all women think alike on this
subject" she said as she left the room.
That was the whole conversation;
but the subject fingered In Bcnnie's
mind all day. His sister had become
very intimate with Lucy Daniel since
lhe engagement, and he knew that
Lucy admired and looked up to Ade-
laide- What n the latter should instill
her pocu6ar ideas of hero-worship into
tho mind of his affisnced? He did not
like Adelaide's laugh as she left the
room, and sudden feeling of resent
ment against his sister famed up with
IN him
That night, at the Union club. he
took Jack Lemon into his confidence.
Jsck was Bcnnie's particular friend,
and as unlike Bonnie in personal APP
peArance and character as can be i'm
o0ined. He stood six feet one inch in
his stockings, and was darkly handsome
as Amadis of Gaul. He had heart
brave as lions, and an eye soft as q
woman's, and he would do anything for
his friend. particularly tonight, as
Bonnie had just given him pointer or
che Suburban Jack heard Bennie's
scheme through In silence. Then he
looked out of the window couple Of
minutes before he spoke.
"Humphi / wouldn't mind going into
the thing for lark. The only point I
dislike is frightening a slip Of girl out
OF her wits"
ga slip of girlr calculated Bonnie
"Wzit till you see my sister Adelaide
She's nearly "a tall a. y on are, and can
row and nence and ride "a well a. you
can She isn't afraid OF anything
Can she shoot?" sslxed Jack. q little
anxiousiy.
Indeed she cam replied Beunie;
''but she hasn't got . revolver. Tho
only firearms about the house are those
IN my room"
Indeed Well. you see naturally
Ahougilt your sister was like you. Ben
ME. But have you thought of the po-
2iosyp''
"Yes. I've thought of everything. 1t
d very simple Tho safe where her
Jewel box is stands in the back parlor.
This viii open. and you will have the
box when discover you Then you
rush upstairs. through the hall and into
any room at the end. 70 the left I dash
afser you. you Jump into the closet. and
] run 10 the window and Are two shots
Into the air The robber has gone down
the ffr,e escape. and I hold In my hands
the j-welbox which have wrested
from him. See7''
"Yes. see, and Il sounds. rs ycu ssy.
very simple; but don't lose sight Of the
fact thst les risky business. and be
sure there are no guns lying about.
Otherwise II might be awkward. ron
know. Where does your uncle sleep7"
ION the the third foor: and ron
eruidnt wake him Il ron were 70 bonn
bari the house"
Iaca .xhaeLal sn,.slSnlY arnnrld IN his