The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-12

over tnS matter. he never once tbongfp
that dear Edward" couldn't by any posi-
bihty have received this letter, since it
hadn't been sent. He only realized that
his wife was going 70 run away, and that
she was going to meet her lover OF ton
O'Clock.
'Pll be there, my lady," said Mr.. Jones,
significantly, putting on his overcoat pre-
paratory to setting out in search Of the
proper officers "I'll be there, and III
give your dear Edward something he
didn't bargain for. I'll dear Edward
him!"
About nine o'clock Mr.. Jones and
couple of officers came up the road stealth
lily, and secreted themselves behid clump
Of bushes near the place where the two
main roads crossed each other.
Now you mind what say" said Mr..
Jones. ''In go for him, and you keep out
of the way till lam doue with him. III
make him wish he'd never thought of such
thing as making love to other mems
wives see if l don't! I'll pommel himl
I'll trounce him within an inch of his life,
the contemplate puppyl" and Mr.. Jones
struck out right and left at his vision
ary rival in way that made the officers
litter.
They waited aud waited, and kept wait
ing. The ten o'clock train came in, whist
ling shrilly. And still no sign of the
woman or man for whom they were wait
ing.
Presently Mr.. Jones bade them listen; he
heard steps down the road. The night was
dark and they could not see rod off. But
he was right in thinking he heard steps
Some one was coming.
"Its him, cnrse him - muttered Mr.
Jones. ''Now you lay low, and mind what
l say. Don't come till tell you to.
dare say shall half-kll him, but you keep
off and let me be- I'll take the conse-
quences, if do kill him completely. Great
Jehosophat! just yearn to get my hands
on the wretch"
"He'S close by now" whispered one of
the men.
II see him." answered Mr., Jonas, in an
awful whisper "Here, hold my hat; Tn
going for him. and may the Lord have
mercy on his soul!"
Accordingly Mr.. Jones 'went for him."
EIe made rush for the tall black figure
coming leisurely up the road. He gave it
n punch in the stomach with one fist and
another in the ribs with his other fist,
snorting like wild bull. He was too ex-
cited to talk intslligibly ut first. The un-
suspecting recipient of such an extraordi-
pary greeting seemed half-inclined to run
Mt first, on second thought seemed to
think better of it and turned upon his as
sailant.
Take that, and that, and that!" cried
Mr.. Jones, who had got so he could utter
words triAe more coherently by this time,
dealing blows right and left. run away
with my wife, will you? You old villain,
I'll teach you to swoop round the Jones
family; trying to break it up. Take
hat-and thatl and-O great Jehoso-
phat!"
Mr. Jones' tune suddenly changed; the
victim of husbands righteous wrath
had brought his cane to bear upon his
foe and was doing good work with the
same.
"Smith -Dobson! help, help" shrielred
Jones, as the cane fell upon his bead and
shoulders in unmerciful blows. Murder
help" ..o
The officers came to his assistance, and
succeeded in securing the stranger.
''Td like to know what this means ?" he
demanded 'Isupposed this neighborhood
was respectable, but should think you'd
all gone crazy, or else turned highway
robbers"
Gwen let you know what it means"
cried Jones. II don t believe you'll want
to run away with Samuel Jones wife
again"
rs that you, Samuel Jones ?" asked the
prisoner. 81 thought your voice sounded
kind of familiar before, but you beloved
so l couldn't make it out. Are you insane
or idiotic--or what?"
Lord bless me, if you amt Uncle
Joshua !" said Mr.. Jones, family. He felt
small enough just then to crawl through o
knot-hole. 'Tm awful sorry that this has
happened but couldn't help it, I did
not know it was you. You see, Amelia's
fell in love with somo fellow, and l came
across q letter this afternoon that she had
written to him, saying that she'd meet him
here at ten o'clock, and got these men to
help me, and we waited for him, and /
thought you were the mani"
"Fell in love with another man, and
promised 10 meet him here at ten o'clock
Stuff and nonsense !" exclaimed Uncle
Joshua, indignantly. ''You were always
the biggest fool You're crazy!"