Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
scHooL oIRL AND NOVEL.
a Most Thrlinag stort aud It's Eject ON
Her Jaws.

a Most Thriiiluk Sborf anu As Euosh on
Her Jaws.
She got into a Woodward avenue
car going north al the opera house
crossing. says the Detroit Free Press
and was no sooner seated than she
tore the paper of a parcel and began
to devour the contents OF a novel. At
the same time she took a stick OF gum
from her pocket and stuffed 1t into her
mouth.
First page-Some slight exhibition
OF interest and vigorous efforts to get
the gum rolled into "a quid.
Second page-Plot begins TO devel-
ope and interest Increases Move
ments of the jaw still regular.
Third page-Introduces 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 plCt to
carry the heroine OIL TO a dungeon in
case she wont be his'n. Goes away
for u few days to put said dungeon in
order. Jaws nov working as steadily
as the pendulum OF an old Connecticut
clock; school girl also crosses her
feet
Fifth page-Heroine axes up her
mind not TO marry the villain il tbs
court knows herself. She conceals a
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 70 one
chaw
Sixth page-Enter the herolne'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 II she could
make up her mind To marry the villain
Il would be sugar in his pockets,
Chaw! Chawl Chaw!
Seventh page-Heroine bursts into
tears-real large tears-and throws
herself at her fathers feet. lie calm
~ uses her for a foot stool and wants
TO know how ia Texas they are going
TO pay the grocer and butcher and run
two coal stoves on cheek. Al that
very moment the sheriff may be knock.
ing at the door. Listens intently. Very
exciting here, and the school girls
jaws skip a cog-two Of them.
Eighth page-Heroine dashes the
tears from her eyes md springs up TO
exclaim:
Father. can not do It. / do not
love fernando. even a little bit while
| have solemnly promised to marry
All Smith! II you love me-if you
wish to.cater to my uture,happiness-
20 out and strike a job and do a little
honest perspirlng. / love you father.
but fernando isn't In itn' School girl
crosses and increases her feet Ia OK.
element and breathes hard. Jaws i
little OF motion.
Ninth page-Old man retires 70 tho
woodshed TO sit aud thins. aHd tho
heroine writes o letter 20 All 10 come
and get her at once II he wants her.
Sends the note by the servant girl.
who loses il on the street ana then
runs away for fear OF results. While
waiting for All the heroine slips a 70.
volver into her pocket and brings ii
the family AZ. School girl almost
swallows her gum In her excitement.
Tenth page-Eillaiu returns Dun.
geon all prepared. Regular old home.
made dungeon with all ol~d-fashioned
ingredients. Heroine got to marry
him or away she goes. Given fifteen
seconds 70 make up her mind. She
kicks. and he makes Il seventeen.
Time expires and he demands her an.
swer. mo. villain-neyer!t' she
shouts. He seizes her with a .Har'
and she seizes the butcher-knife. He
then throws her over his shoulder 10
bear her hence. when she takes a 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 uatiI
she gets homo, puts the book up and
leans back to figure on how many feet
Of that cold, cruel steel penetrated The
bold, bad Herando's viliainous heart.