The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-29
WHOLE NO. 224S.
SOMERSET PA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30. 1894

let me pass this instant, siT," she
gasped, crimson with wrath.
Never. never, Till you promise 10
De miner
Al this point, / regret 10 say, my
aunt lost her temper altogether, and
raising her umbrella she brought il
down on her suitor's head with such
( force that she quite crushed in the top
Of the bowler hat he wore, and which
fortunately protected hi skull For
moment he seemed Petrified with a.
I tOnishment- Then lie sPang to his
feet, and SeiziRg Aunt Maria in hi-
arms lifted her bodily from the ground
and carried her along the path- She
struggled violently, and ! followed,
screaming for help
The Iuna;ic strobe on until he reach
ed the gate which led into field. on
one side Of which ran rather high
stone wall Upon the top Of this stone
wall he placed my unfortunate aunt
and then stood and calmly surveyed
/ her.
Take me down. let me gor' she
shrieked.
Not till / have your promise to
marry me- replied the lunatic. Il
am quite prepared 10 remain here until
tomorrow morning if need BE-, " he ad-
I ded with great eoolnesS-
''Oh, aunt, do say YES | imploT-
ell, but AT this our prosecutor turned
upon me. .'Wili you have the good
ness not 10 Interfere he said, -
fiereely that was terrified and shank
back.
For about 10 minutes Aunt Maria sat
on the wall and raved. Then zhs burst
into tears.
Al this juneture / perceived a mans
figure in the distance. Was he coming
thi, way Oh, joy, he was, A. he
drew nearer / saw % my mingled d.
light and disInay that il was Dick, and
seeing that the lunatie had his back 10
me ran To meet him
'-Oh, Dickr' / shouted a. I came up
10 him, eve have been - terribly
frightened by a nladman, He has put
Aunt Maria on the wall and says she
can't get down until she promi~s to
marry him. Do come and save herr
Dick ran quickly TO the spot, and the
lunatic turned and faced him.
..You rascalr' cried Dick ''Stand
back and let me take the lady of the
wallr'
'.You shall not touch her. said the
lunatie fiercely.
Dick took him by the coat collar and
flung him aside with such force that lac
stumbled and fell. The next instant
Dick had lifted Aunt Maria safely 10
the ground He had scarcely done -
when the Inadman leaped upon him
and a terrific struggle followed sud
denly saw the lunatie place Ms hand
in the breast Of his coat, and the next
instant there was flash Of steel He
had drawn a knife.
~Oh, Diek,-Oh, my darling
/ screamed. '.he VIII kill Kill your'
In that moment forgot our quarrel
forgot everything except that I loved
him better than anything in the world
and that ne was in peril Of his life. and
rushing forward grasped the mad
mans arm and hung on 10 il with all
my weight. Aunt Maria screamed lus-
tily for help, and a | spun rOund with
the two comhatants l caught sight Of
two men running across the field.
Aid was near, ~ / ciinched ms teeth
aad held on like grim death. In few
seconds-it seemed like an eternity u
me-;he men were on the sp1., and Al
ter a brief struggle the iunatie was -
cured and disauned by the two keep
ers who had been searching for him all
day. A. for me, the danger being
over, promptly tainted away. When
came 70 myself Dick was kneeling
beside me, supporting me in his arms
Are you all right:n he asked anx-
iously.
''Yes," / replied with a smile.
We all three walked home together,
and Dick dined with u that evening
Afterward, when I accompanied him
into the hall to Did him good night, be
asked, a. he held me in his arms.
TEL me, Daisy, would You have bsen
sorry If that fellow had killed M to-
day?''
Don't talk about il dearest" ans-
werei, with a shudder 1T would
have broken my heart"
Then YOU can't live without M AZ
ter aIls''
leaned against his breast in silence,
and he Kissed me very tenderiy.
Dick and / have never quarrelled
since and do not believe We shall
ever quarrel again a. long a. We live
y. y. Commercial -4docrfissr.