Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22
A GAME THAT FAILED

How Z SHARP BlacksaIllal Sch.
was Frustrated.
A Cleveland Lawyer Whe Did Not Wall l..
Amp Set for Him Bye xssas M
sz~ss vsy Woman VIE Ned On
[l,alAsGa Aee'De''es.
One pleasant morning In June IN :,
tornsy Of this city,- ays . ClevsI...
PAPER, who arrived ct bis offioe abo.t.
O'Clock, was surprised ct finding J.. ,s'
waiting for; him. She said shs h.
been married but little over Yea, !.
. young gentleman about her own A.,
and had lived happily with him in b,
town where her parents lived, but thu
about the first Of June her young In.
band desired to remove to Clevel,nd
As soon ss they became settled in tb.i,
new home his actions convinced h.
that he bad become tired Of her. II,
remained out late In the evening, and
when with her treated her In MAINE,
that indicated his dislike for her Com.
pany. As he had brought her here, fv
from her home and friends, she wasun
able to confide In any one or ask ~.
vice. Resolving to lind out at all hs,.
ards whether
HeP LsrA Had Transferred His As..-
items
TO another, she followed him one evan.
ing to learn where his hours were Spent
Alter Q vast amount OF trouble she suc.
ceeded In discovering that this evenin,
ut least, was spent In the company Of,
Cyprian from their native town, whs
had temporarily taken up her quarten
in Cleveland, at . house, the reputation
of which was at least questionable.
Continuing her investigations sh.
found that every evening was spent in
the same manner, aud the fact that the
Cyprian had arrived In Cleveland about
the same time with herself AMI her
husband convinced her that her com.
ing was the result ofan agreement with
the disloyal Benedick. Upon making
this discovery she said she determined
upon seeking legal advice to learn some
way of preventing her husband from
meeting the woman, for she still loved
him, and did not wish to obtain di.
vorce il IL were possible To avoid IL. TIE
lawyer informed the young lady that
he did not see how he could help her.
She asked him TO think over the maj.
ter, and she said that she would cal
again on the following day to see II h.
cou Id not then suggest some plan for
getting her faithless husband out Of
The Tells Of the CyPriaa.
She called again on the following day.
but with no satisfactory result. SLe
continued to call at intervals OF two or
three days for two or three weeks. As
she was young and pretty, the lawyer
did not object to her coming, althoug
her visits were not attended with any
satisfactory result. Finally she came
one day this week and requested an in.
terview with the attorney In his Pn.
vate Office. On entering this she burs
into tears, and, between her sobs, man.
aged TO explain that her husband had
on the preceding day left the city, tell.
ing her he would be In Cincinnati for
several days, but she had learned that
he returned OH the evening train and,
instead Of going to Cincinnati, was
spending his time In Cleveland. After
giving full vent to her grief, she told
the lawyer that II was her intention
that very evening to visit the house In
which the woman dwelt and
Confronting Her Husband
In the very presence Of his enchanter,
appeal to him TO renouner his evil ways
and accompany her home. She said
that the lawyer WAS the only gentle.
man friend she had In the city and re-.
quested him to accompany her on tins
visit, as she would not dare 60 10 such
place alone. The lawyer consented In
u matter.of.fact way that convinced the
young woman that he would go with
her without asking any flIrther ques.
tioHs. During the weeks that they had
been acquainted the young lady had
never informed the lawyer on what
street she lived, and she now requested
him to meet her In the parlor Ofone Of
tho principal hotels nj : o'clock In the
evening.
Cleveland lawyers are not as credu.
one sent q young friend Of his, a young.
man abOut-towH With no family and no
bank account. to whom he gave note
OF introduction to the young woman, IN
which he expressed his regret nj being
called suddenly out OF the city, and rec.
commended that she accept the young
gentleman's escort for the evening.
When the young woman learned that
the lawyer was not coming her chagrin
was great. She accepted the company
OF the young man, and the pair began
their investigation.
They Proceeded TO House
on one of the quiet downtown streets,
which she said was the place where heI
husband would probably be found. They
rang the bell and q young woman open.
ed the dOoi. The young lady asked u
the gentleman was In who had called
to see Miss-the evening before.
"Wby, no." answered the girl, appsr'
emily much surprised, Chow do you
know anything about him? Who are
you, anyway"
The young lady handed the girl five
dollar gold piece, and said: "NeVa
mind, my dear, just show US to room
where we can wait until he comes, and
don't tell anyone We are here"
The pair were then shown to . room
on the upper floor. They had been
there but Q few moments when the door
opened and q citizen. apparently ina
state OF high indignation, jumped into
the room.
"By Mr.. -" using the name
OF the lawyer, who was not there, "tbn
is where you bring my wife, Is IT,
Yos shall Pay Dear
for this. /"