Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-16

Fhree Clins bay, with the silver shim-
ner Of the water shining through the
areh Of the first tall clif. while on the
ether hand was Oxwich point, slopine
down in a grand, richly wooded curve
70 the waters edge, with the quaint
little square-towered church nesting
ut its foot, and looking as though 1t rose
directly out Of the sea. The waves
tparkled and rippled in the bright sun
chine. rs they gently kissed the long
stretch of golden sand lying between
Oxwich and Penard. For a few min
utes gave myself mp to the luxury Of
enjoying the beauty Of this fair scene
and to the dreamy influences Of ths
surroundings, nor thought Of dange.
and peril so close at hand. Then ]
opened my book and was soon absorb
| d in its contents.
For a little while I read on undis
turbed. Then a sudden shadow across
my book made me look up. and there.
with q wild glare in his eyes and look
Of savage frenzy on his face, stood Mr.
Jasper.
l started to my feet with . cry OF
horror. There was no installing the
deadly light Of insanity In his eyes.
was on the edge Of q dangerous cli6
with a madman.
my gem, my princess. my star" hA
cried. II have found you at last. They
have been trying to keep US apart all
day, but now we have found each other
and will never part any more"
His "gem, princess and star'-though
] imagined l must have resembled i
frightened thunder cloud more than
any Of the above similes-turned on
him Indignantly and did the most fool.
ish thing under the circumstances that
/ could do. forgot that was dealing
with a lunatic, and spoke to him as he
were sane.
"Please so away at once, Mr.. Jasper.
I came here to be alone, and do not
wish for company"
"Oh, now you are going to be cross.
just like my wife; she is always scold-
iEg and nagging, never gives me a min
ute's peace. But love my wife. do. -
he added, refiectively, rs If by way Of
afterthought, ~ love my wife. do yoI
believe me?'
This, under the circumstances, wps
n satisfactory assertion on Mr.. Jasper'A
part, and l hastened to assure him of
my perfect confidence in his conjugal
| fidelity, adding, But che would not like
10 see you behaving in this way; loose
Iry hands, please, Mr.. Jasper, and go
away"
For answer re drew me closer to him
| could feel his hor breath on my face,
and my terror was increasing every mo-
ment. Il love my wife," reiterated Mr..
Jasper, but l love the morning star.
and you, you are the morning star.
Come and let us jump over this preci-
pice into the glorious space. and We
will circle around the moon together.
and be happy evermore."
| Then to my horror, Mr.. Jasper plac
ed his arms around me and forcibly
lifted me to my feet. In another in
slant we should have started on tlIat
aerial journey Mr.. Jasper wished to
take. To struggle in that viselike grasp
was unavailing; there was not human
being within reach to come to my as
sistance: one more step and we should
h. over the cliff and must inevitably be
dashed TO pieces on the rocks below.
could no longer control my terror. l
uttered one long, piercing scream. Then
1 loud. clear voice rang in my ear:
Jasper. Jasper. what are you about:
For heavens sake loose this young
lady; do you want to kill both yourself
and her?'
Then felt myself wrepched from thu
grasp of the inadman and almost flung
To a safe distance on the grass.
| Frank. Frank" l cried. 'oh, how
thankful l am you have come"
For Frank Dudley indeed 1t was.
though how he whom l supposed to he
far away in Ireland should suddenly
appear in Cover in time to rescue me
from terrible fate l did not trouble
myself to inquire. 1t was enough for
me that he was there and that ! was
safe.
| Good heavens" calculated Frank, q
was only just in time; another second
and you both would have been over
I me CHI Ills ue llult lOuf
! NO. / am not hurt, only terribly
frightened" And indeed l was trem-
bling in every limb and struggling hard
to repress an inclination to go off into
IL violent fit of hysterical crying. Frank
lad barely time to place me on a low
niece of rock and then turn his atten-
ton to Jasper, who now came forward
with very threatening gestures, evi-
IDENTITY bent on battling 1t out with the
man who had come between himself
and his morning star" Fortunately
| Simpson also appeared at this juno
t,re, otherwise, strong as Frank was,
he would have been no match for the
madman. Simpson had but left his
charge for n short time, and on missin,
him, after 4 fruitless search elsewhere.
had traced him TO the warren. Between
them they Overpowered Jasper and
took him back to the house. l follow
ed. feeling still very shaky. but re-
solved to hold up to the end. When
we reached the house of course l col
my own room. Here, under the care OF
one Of the maids and with the aid of 4
glass of Sir Villains good port, grad
ually recovered.
Later in the evening l was sitting in
the small drawing room, pale. but quite
recovered when Frank Dudley came
N.
"Oh, Mr.. Dudley" l said. Il car
never thank you enOush-you have saw
Lac \ IL. 4.
lying crushed and lifeiess at the foot ol
the Great Tor"
MIR Dudley" he said, seating him
self on the couch beside me. Il wa:
Frank this afternoon: please may
not stay sO?''
..Oh. | forgot then, | was SO frightened