The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-06-23

WE WENT ACROSS FIFTY-SISTH STREET
LIKE A SHOT.
my extraordinary patients condition
we were south Of Fifty-ninth street
again.
"Whew! whistled Emmett. did you
see bimT
"See whomT said /.
"The man with the revolver" he re-
piled, ian iron faced son of a pirate IL
ever saw one. He was coming down
the avenue. and Brown caught sight OF
him. That was when our friend yelled.
The man saw him instantly and came
straight for the carriage. He was be-
side ii when the policeman brought the
horse to a stand. The man had a re-
volver. though l didn't see him draw 1t,
but he was holding the thing half hid
den by the cape Of his coat. Upon my
soul. / think he would have shot II you
hadn't covered Brown completely at
the time What do you think of it?"
1 gave il up. 1 doubt whether any
thing that had ever happened to me be-
fore had so bewildered me. However,
we had full explanation in few min
utes, for Brown revived and told his
story.
THAT mans wife," said he in sub
stance. was a dear friend of mine
years ago. / give you my most sacred
word of honor that she was never any
thing more to me. / have never spoken
a word of love to her in my life.
There We're some years when / lost
sight of her. and when at last met her
lby accident upon the street she told me
that she was this mans wife. She
asked me to call upon her. and / saw
no reason why l shouldn't l supposed
IT to be merely accidental that did not
meet her husband. In reality he is in
sanely jealous of her. and. with a wo-
mans typical folly. she concealed my
visits from him. 1t seems that he knew
all about me and had spoken Of me In
such a way as to frighten her.
"well. the inevitable happened at
last, and he found me in the house. i
was absolutely innocent of offense and
utterly unprepared for the scene that
followed. I dare not speak of II.
have told you that am a coward. 1t Is
enough to say that descended to the
pitiful level of begging for my life. BE
had a revolver In his hand-I believe
that he always goes armed-and he
took pleasure in playing upon my alb
normal sensibility to fear. For hours
as II seems to me. while I dared no,
call for help because of the disgrace tc
her. that man kept me I'm the immedi
ate terror of death. Then he released
me and set this singular command
upon me-that was never TO pass the
line of Fifty-nint street northward.
"1f you go SOUTH said he to her, %;
this man comes north of that stree
I'll kill you both
81 know not what the result ha:
been with her. but you have seen wha
IL has been with me. The shame OF
my cowardice kept the memory of tina
scene always before my mind. Sleep
ing or waking, I could never forget
until at last l was the abject prey o.
this fear. I seemed always to be cross
ing that dead line, TO die and to caus
her death"
Well. the doctor concluded. we ha(
a mighty hard time with Mr.. Brown
and l can take no credit TO myself 70
the fortunate result. He's all righ
now. What pulled him through? Prov
idence. my friend. Providence. Th
woman's husband died. No morta
could have predicted whether thi
would have any effect upon Brown, bu
', 1t did. He's gone abroad now, prac
tically cured, and Emmett and hav'
sent the pretty widow after him.
guess 1t viii be all right.