The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-22

once. I would be nOVel nero, anu
wouldn't be long about it.
II had "a cousin living in Kansas
City, and thither I went on a two
months visit.
while there l contrived, on paper.
to become a hero of the first water. l
went to job printer with piece OF
newspaper, blank on one side.
Il next day mailed clipping to the
local paper of my home county.
didn't forget to inclose crisp ten
dollar bill and request that the edl-
tor should publish the clipping ana
say nothing about how he had come
by it. Heroes must be modest. you
know. He was personal friend OF
mine and l knew | could trust him.
Well. the next issue of the East Ken
lucky Deadshot had the following ar
ticle, topped with fireworks headlines:
DARING DEED
OF That Gallant Knight of Modern chiv-
airy,
THOS MARSHALL BLACKENEiAM.
LEXIS ceu1sy C. hs nsur x0uth in the
tFrom the Kansas s ei City Journal
alry ehfnesy hss another & n0 gem u to Wear in her
bristlinE crown Of pride and glory in the 1
Last evening. while Mrs. Ella Edwards;
soTtnWofth waanS aaa Street. was going home from
call she was set upon by three IN masRea asis1
M tne neoh fss sr shsre is
distance between the street lamps. ana
netraon is moat Of vianous DEEDS .' MIS-
wards was within block or her nome
sRs Rs Rsy sssG a fas paz
the street in the early evening. All a.
when th%ss dway sprang uu ahd
seized her. One threw cloak over her
head but not before she had 3 Iftered f i had
| risen from the earth, rhe bold Kentuck.
ian like S 5dad lion wfb smong bis thf
| fists. There was terrible struggle as
the three footpads We're powerful tSa men. men.
| tuckian fought them single-h handed. never
sH an sedRe iaSe Tm2 fs T The fSfd
turned in an endeavor to, escape; but
came TO sudden halt with bullet IN IN
| brought policemen to the spot. All three
Of the assaiants %eTe yeteran ote 1
| footpad who has served several terms.
and is regarded as DANGEROUS man ian 10 10
| "Cross-eyed" Bronson, wanted badly IN IN
New York and Philadelphia for safe SAT
| cracking. He has murdered several ON ON
| GERS who have attempted to arrest MN
| The third is bully Adams, VINO last
trying to capture him.
The lady lost nothing except her con
| sciousnesss Her pocketbook, containing
| three hundred dollars. her gold watch
and diamond necklace Eek r. %ere Sbsn 39btted fE% con
| Blackenham's mighty fists landed; Col.
| Blackenham, like all heroes, is an eX-
were not aware he had done anything
pnt of the % Srdp6ay Of IN tive praee
| Col Blackenham refused to accept the
gold watch the grateful lady h hesouga,' itnoHss
The old. old story. possibly.
well. sub, 1 staid away long enough
to let that story sink into the heart ot
the beautiful Flossie, and prepare fol-
mo a haven Of welcome and favor.
when 1 returned l demeaned my
self as becomes a modest hero, unas'
suming, but with a quiet dignity thai
besneaks the Importance OF the mar
on whom it sits.
"When L met Flossie at church ther'
was no ice on her. no sub. She bow
ed to me, smiled, trembled a littl'
while her eyes emitted sparks tina
flew upward from a very warm heart
She took a proffered arm and leane,
| on it with that air of delicious depend
ence so grateful to the heart of tn
true hero.
"After we had been married abou
two weeks I told her about my ruse
She gazed at me long time, her ex
preston a compound of mtrth, aston
ishment and mock contempt
Finally, she made motion as
, throwing something away.
".There, now!' she exclaimed, knit
ting her brow. No more romano
, reading for me- AS for you, Nj
, Biackepham, want you to study La