The Forrest City times., 1892-02-26
SCHOOL GIRL AND NovEl.
A Mess Thrilling stors and Its E9scs .
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A Most Thrilling Story and Its E6sct en Her Jsws.
 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 on a parcel and began Co devour the contents of novel. At the same time she took a stick of gum from her pocket and stuffed it into her mouth.
 First page-Some slight exhibition of interest and vigorous efforts to get the gum rolled into quid. Second page-Plot begins to devel- ope and interest increases. Move- ments of the jaw still regular. Third page-Introduce the villain and the 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 tho heroine of 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 as the pendulum of an old Connecticut clock; school girl also crosses her feet
 Fifth psge-Heroine akes 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 ono 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 i 1t would be sugar in his pockets Chaw! Chaw! Chaw!
 Seventh page--Heroine bursts into tears--real large tears --and throws herself at her fathers feet He calm ly uses her for a foot stool. and wants to know how in Texns they are going | 10 pay the grocer and butcher and run two coal stoves on cheek. At that very moment the sheriff may ba knock 1 ing at the door. Listens intently. Very exciting here, and the school girl 3 | jaws skip a cog---two of them. Eighth page--H Heroine dashes the tears from her eyes and springs up to exclaim:
 Father I can not do it. do not love Hernando. even little bit while have solemnly promised to marry | Ali Smith! If you love me--if you wish tocater to my future'happiness go out and strike a job and do a little honest perspiring. lovc you father, but Hernando isn't in itl' School girl crosses and uncrosses her feet in ex- citement and breathes hard. Jaws a little off motion.
 | Ninth page-Old man retires to the woodshed to sit and think. and the heroine writes letter to Ali to come 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. While waiting for Ali the heroine slips re. volver into her pocket and brings in the family ax. School girl almost swallows her gum in her excitement Tenth page-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 he makes It seventeen. Time expires and he demands her an, swer No. villain--never!" she shoutA He seizes her with .Har 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 uati 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 Herandos villainous heart