The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-18
A RISKY EXPERIMENT..

no great thai mounted policemen ar
'4''lea al intervals 10 keep then
III line and extrleate them rto,
blocked, One afternoon as il NJ
sFowihs dark a gentleman threade,
ms way to a stalled car ls-e am
| iaofhtea 70 tie box beside The livar.
- cc&s Eman. Aaeonlshreat ken,
We iafter saltn, for moment; Then
~heh he was about 10 sreaH Inc
gentleman stopped binA
lanes" he said in Il low voice.
''yon know me?"
Certainly, Mr.. Townsend
fon also know that | Az, . friAna
o. your mistress. Now. wish YOU to
reiinquish Ire reias 70 re oh orr
me box and disappear IN tha tArcpg
Come % my Office tomorrow ana von
VIII receive five years waaes
We're ~as little hesitanoy IA areent.
Ing such q tempting offer
Now there had been lof some ti,o
a desperate love game be.w Nj.
Townsend and Miss Annette Van ~
Veer, the occupant of the eagrtasa
The lady would encourage her laae,
ior Il brief season, when she wonld
suddenly treat him With the mast
stneled indifference This BLOWN,
hot and cold on the Heart aIternate,
sets The blood eoursing wildly ana
makes man do very reckless thinae
but Frank Townsend was as much
OF genius al the game Of love ~
Paus Murphy was at the game 81 |
chess lie made up his mind "a |
campaign which II unsuccessful would
marx him for a fool. but, If he knew
MISS Van Deveer correctly. would win
her.
The lady wondered why she was "a
ons IN reaching her home. When
ne carriage stopped it was under \
lorie cochere. The man on the hoy
'aPe call, which was answered nv .
haia, VINO came out of the house and
ecelved whispered instructions from
ne coachman. She opened the coach
oor The lady stepped out looking
bout her in surprise, but before sho
oafd collect her senses was HURRIED
no the house. She became alarmed
aa turned to go back through tba
oor ny which she had come. 1t was
cked
what does this mean?" she cried
oth indignant and terrified.
"Fhat you are prisoner"
"A prisoner
Yes, but don't distress yourself !
o'i VIII come to no harm. You win .
treated with every respect
Beyond this Miss Van Deveeer :
MD get no satisfaction. sc at last Il
nsented to go to her room, where n
G was Locked in. L
She had not been mere lone before q
q door was opened and note was =
'own in. 1t read
our treatment of me has made me 50
pe@ate. have kidnapped you ana :"
~ hold you till YOU have promised -
be my wife. If fou wish ID see me "
s. and | will send for you. 81 81
f. TOWNSEND. ~ ~
was but few minutes before \ ~
: was heard downstairs. Then a III
10 lhFeW onen the dooa ana con- dr
.ted Miss Van DeYeer to he draw -
room where Mr.. Townsend ~.
tilted her. H'
what crozr freak is thiso" she de-
AIDED haughtily.
y am crazy have been made
by love for you"
demand TO be sent home immedi- 800
they will be frightesed al nv :
shee y Is not proper that wa
lld be here In your heuse. =
IS 10 the first | care nothing. AS Mi.
ne second, you shall be treated as an
mes the lady you are" AN
20 you realize that when NV be- roc,
mere is known, as it win be If Sin
lot leave Immediately, SHAH be 90
rely crticised?" d,
ii the more reason for Won to a,
ply with the terms of ransom and ,cne
It once"
e lady was talking excltedly. the hor
eman as cool'y as If he were an saot
N bandit ready to cut off her ear ,,or
send 1t to her relatives. bad
supposed, Frank Townsend that 49,.
were reckless, but | never took - !,
or a fool"
fool will pull the house down
ms head and the woman he tfea,
vo,, Win
you mean to say that you will x.oIo
y inns act to be known among
friends and be cut by every one ,a
en- AS soon as they hear all 40 +.
na,,t ~ ellen
by the whole world"
re was no promise Of relenting ~
with g, .ss,. "S ~ 'e' prefa
oh All bnr hlau,f,. ~ e'''on, which
"a intended to marry him. m I'LL
'he was desperately in love wind tfT4
II she allowed this unheard Of ~. 2
TO proceed 1t meant ruin 10 ali III
ned There was no alternative "@9
capitalization. away
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