Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-31

library aud came back shortly aud
pointed q pistol at him ami threatened
20 XIII him. ily strategy he had buen
enabled 70 take is away nom her before
81 could do any harm. He Kept the
pistol, aud it was tn Same weapon she
had taken from her valto, with which
SHE attempted his lie Ia New YORK.
That scene, be said, was followed ~ an
almost Immediate tovulsi0u on the
part Of the plniuu1. She broke into a
Hood Of hystefIcal tears and declared
tnat she had not really meant 70 NIL
him.
Returning % Washington March
% 10, 1893. hs had received call ffom
Miss pol'ari before breakfast. llrsald.
"i agree then that " she would 60
away | would put myself 10 the power
Of the uIaiuun anu NfH. Black burn
and pretend there was au engagement.
saig: you have uut mo where there
IA no alternative, but / put myself IN
your power aud trust you, 0r 90 submit
TO % scene IN the hotel office or the
street. perhaps an attempt Oh my lie
en- the ttiett'
~ said there must be- no misundrr.
standing between w." continued
Colonel BfocsinIlIgu. 90 reminded
her that Hhe had not come 10 me HH a
maiden; tnat huI uotsrduccd hof."
Colonel Bfuukinridge went ON 10 tell
OF bis meeting Mics Pollard at tic
Holman house on May let. lie wRs
surprised ON entering hts room 10
HUI The door o. the adjoining
room open, aud, walking 10,
found Mas Pollard mere aud
NHHHH D. M I'd.
mnudud 90 know where h ed been tie
pact two luys. She said shu mad teen
looking all over New York iut mU.n
fcafondcd, probably with a little more
fuIUnCss than I should, that it was
nothing 10 her
"rhrn 1 went back @ my room
Co., ough the short entry between the
Two. heard noise, nud when
turned around, she stool iu thr door.
way with a pistol pointed at the.
SHUT the door quickly, turned down
the catch AMI touched the electric
button. said I hal sent Tor the police.
aui was g0ingitU put her Ia tho TomtH.
She said she WIS going % shoot through
the door l said 'ShOot away, aud you
viii only give me more justification for
having you put IN the Iomut.'
"Shu was rlttllug The door and beg.
giug me not 10 have her put In tho
rOmbs. saiu: "You PAT tho pistol
down, 10 10 and iastou your door, and
| will SEQ what ought 10 d. When
the bell boy knocked ! opened tho door
Whether he saw that 1 was excited,
don't know, bus told him 10 bring a
pitcher VI leo water dln't know
whether was as cool M might nave
Lccu.n
THIS watsaid NJ curiously that cvcry.
body laughed.
ihuu tao witness told Of Mlta Pol.
lefl'f last attempt 10 shoot him, lie
bad been ~ see her ut the house OF
Mite. Ihomns la Lafayette square, after
the scene In the office OF tue chief Of
police. lie hai busi ocicd her intcn.
iions, anu a. he stepped into tie room,
hu Threw bOih arms around her, clasp
iug bet lightly around tue shoulders,
slipped hls arms down until ne c5uld
ggafp her hands aLd caught the
wuaIou.
THIS exercise the colonel narrated
graphically, stopping ~ tomufN lUcu.
iafly, "Auu 1 nave the pistol IN my
possession as one of the mrmontors
u my engagement 10 marry the plain.
til."
When lao loosenol her arms, he con.
usurd, che tainted, or pretended 60
faint, 10 he laiu her On iiyau, put the
pistol Ia his pocket, closed the door and
walked cut.
lhistrtmtd 10 be a good climax, anu
10 court JOuruod uuui Monday.
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