Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-05-22
CLEvERLY CAUGHT.
Surprised While About TO Elope
With Another Woman.
An Indignant wife and = Faithiess Hus-
band-Int.rc.pted Ia Hia flight Go the
Western Mecca by the Appearance
OF the Mother OF HIs chlid-

tPhiiadelphia spooial1
A coupe containing a man aud a woman
dashed rapidly up 10 tile Msrrick street en-
trance Of the Broad street railway station
this morning, AMI the man jumped hastily
out
"whon does the Chicago limited express
20 ?" he breathlessly inquired of a police
man who stood at the foot Of the stairway,
near the ticket sellers window.
eleven twenty Ave-" laconically re-
piled the policeman.
The man gave asigh OF relief. The hands
Of the clock marked f0ur. minutes OF
eleven. Hs obeained tickets and apart
ments In a sleeper for two. and ascended
The stairs 10 the ladies waiting-rOom with
his companion
The man, who appeared 10 be about thir-
ty-nvs years Of ago, was tau. dark and
broad-shouldered, and had a ferce-looking
mustache. lie walked with q rapid step
that made Il hard for tho little woman AZ
HIS side 10 keep up with him. She was be-
low the medium height, rather rirlish In
appearance, with shy brown eyes, fair
complexion and wavy brown hair. She
wore = close Hitting, Jersey -cloth ulster,
which entirely concealed her travelling
HNaaNANNAA
dies room turned their heads 10 glance ai
the couple as they walked tho length OF the
broad apartment looking for seats. They
evidently preferred not % occupy any
place facing the entrance, for the mar
dragged two eastiako rocking chairs TO
the tiled spacs before the open fireplace
and went out for moment. He returned
Nith two newspapers, and they sat with
their backs b the room and talked In
whispers, looking at each other over the
tops OF tho pap0rs.
The big clock with tho blue and gold face
recorded twenty minutes after elcven when
tho train announcer, on his way 90 the
ladies' waiting room, almost came in col.
hsion with large woman, who carried q
bundle In her arms concealed under her
striped shawl. lie stepped aside 10 allow
her 10 enter, and then shouted.
"Chi-ca-go, limited; all passengers for
the West.n
The couple by the open gate laid down
their newspapers, and, rs thoy prepared
% move, a bundle was dropped over the
young woman's shoulder into her lap, and
woman's voice, In a very high key, ex.
claimed:
eff you arc going of with him you mi zhi
az we'll take his child along"
The astonished young woman started M,
grabbing at the now bawiing infant with
one hand, and. reached out with the other
30 catch hold Of tho sleeve Of her escort,
but the big woman stepped between them.
"Come, now, you'll lose your train unless
you hurry" she said, dorisively.
The younger woman glanced for a mo-
ment at th, gathering crowd that regarded
them with curiosity, laid the screaming
infant In the chair vacated by her escort,
and, sitting down, hid her face In her
hands aud scbbcd.
"what have you got to say for yourself,
you miserable .--"
The older woman did not nnlsh the sem
tcnoe, for ths man was gone. Hs hal
taken advantays of the confusion aud
slipped cut uu1hsorvci
-Nevcr rtind, I'll get even with you vet,
you hussy," screamed the woman, snatch
ing the infant, "but have got a word or
two 70 say 90 him. He "a my husband, !"
sho explained 10 a woman In the crowd
that pressed around her, "and tho father
of the chilli. That's "a chit OF n thinx he
was going 10 run OF with; but let ms get
my hands on him"
She forced her way out In search Of the
faithless husband. but no was not I'm sight.
"Did a toll man go OF ou the traiaf" she
anxi0usly asked.
There were half a dozen tall men on
that trRln," was the answer.
To the policeman tho enraged wife said
that the man who had disappeared was
her husband, who was employed in a large
Market street clothing house. The young
woman, who is a neighbor. IL a buttonhols
maker Ia the samo establishments She
positively refused to divulxe her name or
that Of the young woman. Tho girl bur-
riedly LETT the station, and was seen 10
take Thirteenth street car up town.