The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-03

meet him Just once ana ten him what
she thought OF him and then lay
horsswhip over his shoulders. She
didn't want to do II in a sensational
manner, however. She simply wanted
settlement as between the two Of
them.
Her small brother bought her the
whip OF a harness maker, informed her
that George was calling at the house
where the Boston girl boarded; and one
dark evening all was ready. Miss
Jennie attended the prayer meeting at
the Methodist church first The same
course Is recommended to every girl
who contemplates horsewhIpplng a re
calcitrant lover. II win soothe and
calm and prepare her for the business
in hand.
When the prayer meeting was out,
the girl with the whip made her way
alone for half mile and practced all
sorts OF cuts on the way. She meant to
take George at the gate, red bonded,
as II were. She was surprised to find
the house dark and the family appar-
emily gone to bed, but she entered the
yard and crouched down behind bush
to make further observations.
Time does not count when a young
woman is on young mans trail. II
may be that an hour had passed before
Miss Jennie was satisfied that no trick
was being played on her She had Just
left her bush TO make start for home,
rather sorry and rather glad at the
same time that she hadn't been afford
ed an opportunity to WELD the horse
whip, when a stalwart figure suddenly
stood before her-George Watson. and
sneaking around as II ashamed! He
had come up as softly as a cat, and.
though taken entirely by surprise, she
laid on the whip.
At the first blow be leaped back.
with sort Of snarl. At the second he
sDrang forward, with cry, seized her
and threw her over the bush and then
disappeared in the darkness.
She screamed, OF course. A dozen
neighbors and half the police force
were routed out, to hnd the girl in
Mysteries. and II was half an hour be-
fore she could tell her story. About
the same time it was found that a
nearby house had been burglarIzed.
There were black and blue marks on
Miss Jennie's arms where he had
seized her. and there was no doubt
that she must have been thrown ten
feet high to clear the bush.
There was much excitement for the
next hour or two and lots more fat
copy for the Daily Herald. Then one
| of the police force named Woodenhead
proved that he had been wrongly
named for long years. He had been
thinking over the catllke approach,
the bruises and the strength of the
assallant so he nodded his head and
went down to the tent holding the
grand aggregation and arrested Pro
lessor Gordon and his big chImpanzee.
The feet of the latter were found to
be covered with the dust of the high.
way, and buried in the earth under
his masters tent was found most OF
the plumber. The big monkey had not
only been used to do tricks to amuse
an audience, but to earn dishonest
profits for his master. The Daily Her.
aid had three column account OF the
affair, but there was one exciting Incl.
dent that ',our reporter did not Sc.
cure. 1t occurred about 8 o'clock in
the morning. just rs Jennie Wren WINS
recovering her fright. George Wat.
son called at the Widows house, and
the door was opened to him BY the
widows daughter.
'WeH, sir. what is itr' she asked
with her heart N her mouth.
He did very cool thing in reply.
He bent forward and kissed her, and
when she tried to draw away he Kissed
her again, and presently both were ex
planning and telling how sorry they
were and they would never do It agar
and
Wen, you know how those things go
II you don't, then you have missed q
good thing and don't deserve to he
told that the happy couple were mar
ried IN the fall and life went well will
them forever after.