Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-01-31
A PANTHER'S
REQUEST
How Clyde Brown Found q
Fortune and Won q Girl


and arbitrary as men are apt to be
when they acquire sudden riches. In
addition to his gold, he possessed a
rare treasure In the person of his
daughter Bessie, as sweet a seventeen
year-old maiden as ever lived.
Pretty Bessie did not lack for lovers,
and quite as naturally the favored one
was the very one that her father OBJ
jected to.
Clyde Brown was frank spoken, with
an honest, manly face, a true, loving
heart and little else.
"Why, Elizabeth" her father al
ways called her that when displeased-
"how can you forget that we are do
seconded from the Randolfs of Vir-
ginia? Just little longer, daughter
a year or two at the most-and we will
go east and live as other people do.
Then my jewel may find worthy set
ting"
81 want no one but Clyde, papa"
protested Bessie tearfully.
But tears made no impression on the
hard heart of George Randolf.
However. he condescended to give a
conditional consent to their union
such an absurd condition that people
laughed and shook their heads, and
Bessie's merry face grew grave.
"When you can show the possession
of n hundred thousand dollars Won can
have her" he snld primIy I'm answer to
Clyde Browns manly petition. "Un-
I'll then I'll hear no more about IT."
"You can never do IT," sobbed Bessie
when they stood alone in the moon
light by the road few moments later.
while her father watched anRrily from
the window. fortunes are wonder
fully made in these mines sometimes.
but none will fall to u.s."
"Don't be discouraged. nv precious
Queen Bess." CLYDE returned. with all
n liyer's unreasoning fondness "Only
trust in me through all and wait for
me. no matter what NAV happen. VIII
You promise me that"
"Tndeed will dearesti You knew
TINT I would before yor asked." she
murmured "Rut do not trv me too
much for father ia M hard as n rock "
T must On awov for awhile nv
darling Somewhere I'm wonder end.
less chain of mountains n fortune ia
waiting for mo feel fl know II
as well M ~ n were already I'm nv
0rasn." he answered I'm solemn earnest-
ness
"God grant tbnt II NAV be 80" she
added
And then she walked slowly TO the
bouse IN her fathers oreot relief
Tho next mornInV Clvde left fine
TOWN fully eouipned for n prospectinp
tour nnd onite alone exceptinp the
tbree largo dogs which followed go
doteIv nj His heels
For some fine tho nrize which be
sought eIuded him lint II came To him
AZ loot In a arrange manner
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row valley bemmad IN NV lofty moun-
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gaze upon tall tree near the base Of
the mountain and encountered the
glare OF two fierce yellow eyes.
A panther was crouchIng there upon
IA long limb, every nerve Of his body in
motion ms he prepared for the fatal
spring.
To aim and fire ut him was the Inn
pulse Of a second, and the tawny brute
sprang outward, with n snnrl Of rage
and pain. and fell squarely into the
fire.
There was an unearthly shriek' a
smell OF burning hair shower or
Goals ana lighted wood, then the brute