Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-14

"Wretchp' he Missed, rather than spoke,
do you suppose / am going to let miser-
able scoundrel like you battle me in a love
AFFAIR." You've been following me long
enough, but Pll stop your amusement
now"
NO" I gasped; "you are really mis-
taken. 1t was nothing but chance that
threw me in your road and don't even
know who You are, while do not seek to
harm you"
said this with the object Of modifying
and at the same time humoring him, II, as
1t appeared, he thought that l had been
following him, while / watched for any
chance that might offer to free myself from
his grasp
"Liarp' he exclaimed "Do you think l
haven't seen your Why, you've been
veritable shadow to me, logging my steps
everywhere, for I've been following her,
and you've been watching me all the timel
Presumptuous wretch, do you suppose she
cares a fig for your Look at her"-and to
my surprise he pointed to the third occu-
pant of our compartment-"and say II a
dog like you is worthy Of such beauty as
thatl You, a mere commoner and uglier
than sin, while | am IA perfect Adonis and
a peer of the realml But-bah | am not
going to argue with such as you'll See-l
will give you "A through ticket for the next
worldr"
In an instant he raised the dagger and
prepared to strike. But an unexpected
movement on the part of the fair passen
ger caused my assailant to turn his head
Stay" she said, 81 will help youl II
will be such fun, you know. Listenl ri
count twenty, and while l am doing 81
you hold the dagger suspended over him
and when | come TO nineteen strike. Blu
you must keep your eye fixed upon him, o.
he may struggle and balk you yetp
Good Heaven, / thought, was she goinl
to assist him, or was it only ruse to gail
time for mel
"Waitp' he cried, in turn interruptinI
her. "You are good little woman AM
I'll do as you say, but | must first get
firmer hold of him."
He frightened his grasp around my throat
thrust his knee deep into my chest AM
babe her commence to count.
"Ready' he cried, and once more raise
the dagger.
Then commenced what | thought wa
my deathknell. Slowly she began I
count, "One-two-three;" Mt the sam
time l cast an imploring glance at tn
woman who was thus assisting at my a,
sassination, and who was standing benin
the assailant, when to my surprise | M
ticed that sh : was stealthily removing he
shawl and twisting il up rope fashion.
"Nine-ten-eleven''- BY this time sh
had crept step nearer, and before IF
teen" was reached the neck Of the woul
be assassin was encircled by the twiste
shawl, and he himself dragged backwar
striking at the air.
The moment / was free sprang to m
feet. and 70 zing the madman's wrists
was enabled, while my fair assstaI
frightened the shawl, to put on the ham
cuffs, but not till after desperate struI
gle, accompanied by some nasty woun'
from the dagger. Then bound his ankl
together with my neckerchief. which WI
: long one Of the old fashioned kind, b.
as had nothing with which to secure h
elbows to his side deemed it imprude
l TO allow him TO rise until such time as
had gotten further aid; so, sitting astri'
OF him, took charge Of the shawl end
;; just holding them sufficiently tight, as q
casion required, to enable me to keep hi
: down till the train rolled slowly into &
terminus at London.
When the guard, by our cries for hel
: discovered our predicament, strong arr
soon secured the mailman and convey
. him to the waiting room, where, upon
: ing searched, we discovered by means
his cardcase his name and address, and
inquiry it turned out that he had been
. some time the inmate Of "a private asylul
but had recently made his escape.
o OF course no time was lost in reconvt
ing him thither but the strangest part
= the affair was his meeting and falling