The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-08

ANN W NV WV $500
steady look has over the insane. She
looked ut him calmly and steadily,
though her face. che felt. was growing
white with terror. The trouble was
that be would not look nj her. but con.
tlnued 20 wrestle with his boot.
At last an energetic wrench brought
the boot OF aud the madman thrust
his arm In II up 10 tho elbow. Then
he said: by jinksr' and smiled In an
iabecile. self-reproachful sort OF way.
How o your married son In New
York;" inquired Mrs. Parker. In o
lash Of aspiration. msisfening her
parched lips with her tongue.
HIM" replied the maniac. "oh.
he's ell risht-lesstwsys he was when
Z last heard FROM him"
He bent down aud tackled the other
boot. and Mrs. Parker ence more rose
and tried 10 edge her way round the
tatie to pass him. He stopped and
looked M and she retreated to the
window and seated herself. with an
assumption Of carelessness, on the SIN
II the worst came to the worst che
might throw herself cut aud risk the
injury that she might sustain from
the broken glass and the fall. IL was
not more than eight or ten feet TO the
ground. and anything would be pref
cradle 10 the horror Of being in the
clutches Of a mailman.
Then another thought came 10 her.
Perhaps che could attract the atten-
ton OF some ~passer-by and dumhly
summon assistance. She looked quick
ly out.
A man was p~assine-a Young man
with n quite noticeable dark mus
tache. ~fashionably attired and holding
his arms gracefully bowed out from
his body. Mrs. Parker. who Is a good
looking young woman. threw her
whole anguished soul into nm implor.
ing look and beckoned steaithily but
imperatively TO him. He smirked en-
gagingiy at her in return and raised
his hat. hesitated. then smirked again.
caressed his little mustache and passed
on.
There exclaimed the lunatic.
Mrs. Parker started. He had got the
other boot OF. and. standing in his
stocking feet, was cropping inside Of il
as he had In the other.
Good joke on me-" he said. 81
clean forgot which one I put IL In,
and I couldn't tell nothing by the feel"
Withdraw ring his hand he drew out
q thin. dat package, and then. moisten.
ing his finger. separated from 1t a $40
bill. which he extended TO Mrs Par
ker. who looked at II wopderingiy for
an instant and then dropped into q
chair and began 10 sob hysterically.
II appears that this is not the end.
The man from WaukeSsn who had
made q safety deposit vault Of his boot
tried for some minutes 20 sootbe and
calm the aeitAted woman. but his gen
tie n~inistrations only seemed TO make
her worse. He stood and tugeed
helplessly Mt his beNrd and then
rushed from the room In search Q!
help. Going down stairs he suddeuly
came upon the servant. who. in conse
quence Of his boo,iess condition. bad
not heard his approach. Before b,
could explain his mission she screa mex
and fell over against the gas stove In
n dead faint and. as Parker says
there was q dickens OF q time geper
ally.
Another thing. there h a young maj
with a slight. dark mustacbe VIII
passes the house quite frequently ant
anpoys Mrs Parker by raising his ha
to her and sometimes kissing his hand
Parker has not caught him as vet. bu
he Is hiding his time. and has ex
pressed his intention OF breaking tina
young mans daTped neck
As for the waukegan man. he calieI
at Parker's Office for his receipt, an,
hesitatingly inquired after Mrs Par
ker. You'll excuse me. Henry" b
said. but amt she a-well. just q III
tie. You know"
Hey said Parker.
The Waukegan man tapped his fort
head significantly wilh his forenngel
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