The Jennings daily record., 1902-06-25
had heard OF the power that calm.

steady look has over the insane. She |
looked at him calmly and steadily |
though her face. she felt, was growing
white with terror. The trouble was
that he would not look at her. but con
tinued to wrestle with his boot.
At last au energetic wrench brought
the boot off and the madman thrust
hts arm in it up 70 the elbow. Then
he said: BY .;inksr' and smiled in an
imheciie -reproachful sort of way.
How Your married son in New
York?'' inquired Mrs. Parker. in
flash OF aspiration. moisteniuS her
parched lips with her tongue.
.sHim?" replied the maniac. "Oh
| he's all right-leastways he was when
| last heard from him
He bent down and tackled the other
| boot. and Mrs. Parker once more rose
| and tried 10 edge her way round the
| table to pass him. He stopped ana
! looked up and she retreated to the
| window and seated herself. with an
assumption of careleSsnesS. on the sill.
| If the worst came to the worst she
might throw herself out and risk the
! in inrv that she might sustain from
| the broken glass and the fall. 1t was
| not more than eight or ten feet TO the
| ground. and anything would he pref
| erable to the horror of being in the
| clutches Of madman
Then another thought came to her
| Perhaps she could attract the atten'
tion of some passer-by and dumhly
summon assistance. She looked quick
ly out.
| \ man was paSSing-a young mar
,, with quite noticeable. dark mus
IA che. faShonably attired and holding
his arms gracefully bowed ont from
| his body. Mrs. Parker, who is a good
looking young woman. threw hel
, whole ancuished soul into an inplor
: ing look and be"kOnad Stealthily bu
, irnperatfveiy to him He smirkcd en-
| ga gingiv at her in return and raised
his hat, hesjtated. then smirked again
| c0reSSed his little muStache and passed
. on
I .Therer' exclaimed III" lunatic.
, Mrs Parker started. I'e had got th
= other boot off. and, Standing in hi
stocking feet. was cropping inside OF
: as he had in the other.
. Good jok. Oh me. he said
+ clean forgot which one l put ii in
I and | couldn't tell nothing by h"feei.
, Withdraw wing his hand he drew on
. a thin, HAT package. and then. molsfeE
, | ing his finger. separated from it 81
n bill. which he extended to Mrs. Pal
/ ker who looked at it wondering!y 10
1 an instant and then dropped into
+ chair and began to sob hy>tericaity.
K It aDpears that this is not the enc
: The man from Waullegan who ha
Il ! made . safety deposit vault OF his boo
It tried for some minutes 10 SooJhe an
calm the a-trated woman, but his gel
tie miniSIratious only seemed 10 mas
. ! her worse. He stood and tuGge
/ helple~Sly ~ his beard and the
: rushed from the room III search
is help. Going down stairs ne sudden
le came upon the servant. who. i'll cons
K lueDce Of his boOlleSS condition. III
IL not heard his approach. Before
v could explain his mission she Screa me
* and fell over against the gas stove
m a dead faint. and. rs Parker say
is , there was Il dickens of a time gene
ar ally.
III Another thing there is a young m:
4 | with z slight dark muStache W
IN | passes the houSe quite frequently n
p annoyS Mrs. Parker by raising his
W TO her and sometimes kissing his han
re Parker has not caught him us yet. b
in he is biding his time. and has {
III pressed his intention of breaking III
Young mans darned neck.
ad As for the Waukegan man, he call
k. at Parker's office for his receipt. a
81 | hesita tinEly inquired after Mrs II
nd ker "You'll excuse me. Henry,
said. but amt she a--weu, just
.a tie. you know
he Hey" said Parker.
.at The WauEeCau man tapped his 70
M head significantly with his forcing
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