Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-19
WE WENT ACROSS FIFTY-NNTH STREET
LIKE SHOT.

WE WENT ACROSS FIFTY-NINTH STREET
LIKE SHOT.
my extraordinary patients condition
we were south of Fifty-ninth street
again.
"Whewv' whistled Emmett. did you
see him?'
"See whom 2" said l.
''The man with the revolver" he re-
piled, ian iron faced son of pirate II
ever l saw one He was coming down
the avenue, and Brown caught sight or
him. That was when our friend yelled.
The man saw him instantly and came
straight for the carriage. He was be-
side it when the policeman brought the
horse to stand. The man had re-
volver, though didn't see him draw it,
but he was holding the thing half hid
den by the cape Of his coat. Upon my
soul, think he would have shot If you
hadn't covered Brown completely at
the time. What do you think of it?''
l gave it 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, twas a dear friend Of mine
years ago. I give you my most sacred
word of honor that she was never any
thing more to me- have never spoken
| ~ TO hnr IN
There were some years when lost
sight of her, and when at last met her
by accident upon the street she told me
that she was this mans wife. She
asked me to call upon her, and I saw
no reason why shouldn't I supposed
it to be merely accidental that did not
meet her husband. In reality he is in
sanely jealous of her, and, with 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 way as to brighten her.
''Well, the inevitable happened at
last, and he found me in the house. l
was absolutely innocent of offense and
utterly unprepared for the scene that
followed. I dare not speak of it. I
have told you that l am coward. 1t is
enough to say that descended to the
pitiful level Of begging for my life. He
had 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 it seems to me, while I dared not
call for help because of the disgrace to
her, that man kept me in 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 Fiftyninth street northward.
eff you go SOUTH said he to her, or
this man cores north of that street
I'll kill you BOTH
II know not what the result has
been with her, but you have seen what
it has been with me. The shame of
my cowardice kept the memory of that
scene always before my mind Sleep
ing or waking, could never forget,
until at last 1 was the abject prey Of
this fear. I seemed always to be cross
Ing ludI Ocdu uuc, 10 u1e anu lO cause
her DEATH
Well, the doctor concluded, we had
q mighty hard time with Mr.. Brown,
and I can take no credit to myself for
the fortunate result He's all right
now. What pulled him through? Prov
idence, my friend, Providence. The
woman's husband died. No mortal
could have predicted whether this
it did. He's gone abroad now, prac-
tically cured, and Emmett and l have
sent the pretty widow after him.
guess it will be all right