Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1912 — SMILES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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SAVING A DESPERATE MAN.

“Why did you get engaged to Harry? You swore that you would never, never, have anything to do with such a man.” “Yes, dear, I know I did. But—welt' I wouldn’t have accepted him if he hadn’t made such a perfectly dreadful threat.” “Oh! That old stall about rushing out and committing suicide.” “No, worse than that” "But all of those threats are bluffs. I suppose he said he’d kill the next man who called on you, eh?” "No, no! I’ve heard that before. Dearie, he threatened that if I did not accept him he’d go and propose to you. And I believe he would have done it, too —he was perfectly desperate.”