The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-26
SCHOOL GIRL AND NOVEL.
A Most Thrilling story and It's Enset sn
Her Jaws.

49, SCHOOL GlHI AMI NOVSAs ~
A Most Thrilling Story and Its Ehsot -
Her Jaws.
She got into Woodward avenue
car going north at the opera house
crossing says the Detroit Free Press.
and was no sooner seated than she
tore the paper off parcel and began
TO devour the contents of novel. At
the same time she took stick of gum
from her pocket and stuffed it into her
mouth.
FIRST page-Somo slight exhibition
of interest and vigorous efforts to get
the gum rolled into quid.
Second page-Plot begins to devol-
ope and interest increases. Move
ments of the jaw still regular.
Third page-Introduces the villain
and tho heroine Heroine transcen.
dentally beautiful. villain an AL chap.
Jaws now settling down to regular
business.
Fourth page The villain gives away
to the reader his cold blooded plot to
carry the heroine Off to dungeon in
case she won't be his'n. Goes away
for few days to put said dungeon in
ORDER Jaws now working as steadily
rs the pendulum of an old Connecticut
clock; school girl also crosses her
feet
Fifth page-Hcroine axes up her
mind not to marry the villain if the
court knows herself. She conceals
butcher-knife in the sleeve of her dress
and tries to calm her nerves by thrum-
ming the wild guitar. Jaws now keep
ing time with the revolutions of the
car wheels three revolutions to one
chaw.
Sixth page-Enter the heroine's
father. Loves his daughter and all
that but has traded mules so often
that he is now dead broke and the
house rent is due. Doesn't want to
sacrifice her happiness but if she could
make up her mind to marry the villain
t would be sugar in his pockets
Chaw! Chaw! Chaw!
Seventh page-Heroine bursts into
tcars-real large tears-and throws
herself at her fathers feet He calm
ly uses her for foot stool. and wants
to know how in Texas they are going
to pay the grocer and butcher and run
two coal stoves on cheek. At that,
very moment the sheriff may be knock
ing at the door, Listens intently. Very
exciting here and the school girls
jaws skip cog-two of them.
Eighth page-Heroine dashes the
tears from her eyes and springs up to
exclaim:
Father. I can not do it. do not
love fernando. even little Bit while
have solemnly promised to marry
ALT Smith! If you love me-if you
wish to'cater to my future,happiness-
60 out and strike a job and do little
honest perspiring. love you. father.
but fernando isn't in it!' School girl
crosses and increases her feet in ex-
element and breathes hard. Jaws
little of motion.
Ninth page-Old man retires to the
woodshed to sit and think. and the
heroine writes letter to ALI to como
and get her at once if he wants her.
Sends the note by the servant girl.
who loses it on the street and then
runs away for fear of results. Whilo
waiting for ALT the heroine slips re-
volver into her pocket and brings in
the family AK. School girl almost
swallows her gum in her excitement.
Tenth pa9e-Villain returns. Dun
geon all prepared. Regular old home
made dungeon with all old-fashioned
ingredients. Heroine got to marry
him or away she goes. Given fifteen
seconds to make up her mind. She
kicks and h. makes it seventeen.
Time expires and he demands her an
swer mo villain-never!" she
shouts. He seizes her with '.Han
and she seizes the butcher-knife. He
then throws her over his shoulder to
bear her hence. when she takes firm
hold of the knife, raises her arm and
with one blow!
Too much for the school girl. She
has swallowed her gum and can hardly
get her breath. Decides to wait uatil
she gets home, puts the book up and
leans back to figure on how many feet
of that cold. cruel steel penetrated the
bold bad Herando's villainous heart.