The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-06-01

Columbus Circle and got into han
som. He did not tell me where we
were going. but had no idea it was to
the pier where his boat was to SAIL
I'VE took downtown direction,
and in little while he told the cab
man to stop at hat store. We talked
mostly about my going abroad, about
my setting the things, and the same
old strain he had been talking Of l
did not say whether l would go or not
i let him believe l was going, for
awhile. We also joked about the hat
he had on. He said it was the funni-
est thing in the world that I and Mrs.
Young should both be making fun of
the same hat-she had told him he
must get new one before lie sailed.
The Cab Ride.
"The cabman stopped at Knoxs hat
store. under the Fifth Avenue hotel.
and Mr.. Young went in and bought a
hat. Then he called the driver to take
US somewhere where We could get a
drink IShavc no idea of the route the
Cab followed, tat swe went to a saloon
under the elevated road somewhere,
and got out
I'VE went into the side door, and in
to a room where chairs were piled on
the tables-it was SO early in the
morning. Mr.. Young took two chairs
on the first table we came to, and sat
down. He started out to give the Or
der and the man came in and met him.
Then he sat down opposite to me, but
before that he stopped over and kissed
me.
"IIe said he wished was going
away then, and said wished so,
too -,
I'VE had some drinks served, and
then Mr.. Young took out a postal card
and wrote something on it, handing 1t
to me, saying: Take this-it is some
thing you might need 1t was a fancy
postal card. and on the front was writ
ten, Miss Patterson, care of Mrs.
Smith,, st. Paul, Sixty-drst street and
Columbus avenue
eve left the saloon and got into
cab and started down town again. l
sat on the left side and he on the right.
AS the cab started he said:
Mans Refusal.
Nan. would not have made you
get up SO early this morning, but did
not feel positive that you were coming.
over l did not make him any an
swer far little while and he laughed.
And / asked him why he should say
that He says, Because I do not feel
that you are coming over there, but I
believe you are deceiving me- And he
says Are you going?' says Well.
Caesar, there is no use to say that
will SO, because really do not want
to. l have made up my mind not to.
but you go over there and get things
quieted down until the folks have for
gotten about things by that time and
l will see you at the Saratoga meet
ing
"He looked at me for little while
and die not say anything. And he
said DO you mean that, Nan" And he
grabbed me by my hand nearest to him
and pulled me toward him.
The Struggle.
"Hc hurt me so that tried to pull
away, and could not get away from
him; and put my other hand up and
grabbed away; from him in that way,
and IN some way or other got away
from him. He said-I told him that he
hurt mel said: If you don't come
over there, and I have to wait until
the Saratoga meeting, may see you
in three months, or may never see
you; my horses have gone back on me:
I have lost all my money. now am
losing my girl; do you mean that?
"And he grabbed me with a great
deal Of force, hurt me terribly-so
badly that it made the tears come to
my eyes. I tried to struggle away from
him again., and in SO doing had to
pull away over, and then there was
flash and that was the end.