The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-25
MMH Romance Ended By EaQv,
Reso,ute Rural Followed When She Him,
and Compelled Her to Say Eyes" at the Muzzle
of a RAVOVA
of a Revolver.


Adine Cook and Major Rose We're play
mates together in Callicoon, N. Y. The
girl is che niece of DR.. Frederick A. Cook,
the explorer; the boy was the son OF
farm laborer AS the girl ripened into
,womanhood her charms and attractive
manner won her the distinction of being
the most admired young lady in the dis
trict. But none of her lovers was more
ardent than Major Rose. He resolved to
win her by fair means or foul. The fact
that he was but nineteen years old and
only a blacksmith's apprentice earning
but 81 a week did not deter him from
considering a plunge into matrimony. He
pleaded with Adline, the companion of
his boyhood. to marry him. She refused.
Rose was not dauuted by the refusal.
From day to day he grew more persistent
in his attendance upon the girl, constant
Iy waiting for her outside her residence
and logging her steps like her shadow.
In early days the girl had, after a man
ner. reciprocated his attentions, but it
was only as a child's fondness for a COM
rade. But now she drew back in dismay~
ct the thought Of marriage. The feeling
she entertained for young Rose was more
regard than love. AS she found it
equally impossible to reason with or get
rid of her determined sutton, she ran
away from Calicoon and same to New
York. says the New York Journal
Hero she found refuge with her uncle,
DR.. Cook of No. 6S7 Bushwick avenue,
Brooklyn, where she was just beginning
to think she had concealed her where
abouts from the young blacksmith when
one morning a letter was handed to her
1t was from Major. He had discovered
her hiding place. The letter read:
Dear AID: This makes the third letter
I've sent you. and haven't received any
answer to any of them. 1 wish you'd
take time to answer them. VIII you,
please? You surely can find time to
write me a few lines, can't you? Please
answer as soon as you get this 1 sent
you one Sunday night and one Monday
night. l won't write again until I hear
from you. and If that is not soon per-
haps you'll hear from me in a different
way. Have l done anything to make
you angry? I can't think of anything.
VIII close now hoping to receive an an
swer soon. Yours as ever, Major.
The girl responded 10 this appeal by
saying that she did not wish to hear from
or to see him again. Rose was satisfied.
1T seems. with the fate she had meted
out to him and replied to her note thus:
Addie I received your note this morn
ing saying [ needn't come to see you
any more, for you didn't care to have
me near you. 1 will try and please you.
for ! don't want to go where I'm not
welcome. I said [ would come, but, as
I'm not wanted. I'll not trouble you with
my presence. Major
But one morning last October Miss Cook
was standing outside the door of her
uncle's house in Brooklyn when two
young men entered the iron gate leading
to the high stoop.
Adder one of them called out to her
as he bounded eagerly UP the steps
1t was Major Rose.
The girl tried to enter the house, but
he forced his way in and brought his
companion with him. Calling on his com
rade to witness what took place. he drew
a revolver, and, thrusting it in the face
Of the terrified girl, said:
"Addie. If you don't consent to marry
me tomorrow 1 shall brow out your
brains"
Miss Cook was alone in the house at
the time. She said yes
When DR.. Cook came back the girl
was too abashed and terrified to tell him
OF Roses visit. She hoped that Rose
would not carry out his threat to make
her marry him. Next day, true to his
threat, Rose appeared and forced the
Girl TO SO with him to the Rev. Stephen
Merritts undertaking establishment, No
24l West Twentythird street, New York
Mr. Merritt is a man OF wide scope
He has powers to marry, to bury or to
Cremate folk with liquid air. If one Is
inclined neither to matrimony nor burial
he can sell him an automobile
have fOYP0ttnO al ofoI,t M
Tiage," he said when asked about the