The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-23
Tue DULUTH EXCITEMENT.
Major Rrayfsxie Tells the Pathetic
story If s'el- Ieases.
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ssher evening a. the elah. The ssnrv
s~sehes h~sasisslg zs4ssras ssssl sssas
al sassssa knss ia TIE STAR lad is
tragic ssztaSe<. and Il rssiacrss Co
1sss-s frcsn Esasn y fae physssn4 10
. mere sk-lesoa auss spun threats az
silver aruan4s bis kinxsr bros
Iae cosoael vas . heading ess,xan
ard manufacturer OF Tuaath. The
hnsn ~ his srsn<ises was a song for IA.
poor. azs4s he wss slxxys at the frons
IN Al os car aoc2l enterprise ifnn-
lEEh hsd wanted the Words sssr the
Ioio<asl' ; wonderful dash ard enter.
prise would have secured il IA. he~
Morally the Colonel vas i y~-.gsa
Wives pointed 20 hitn fer s.sss.s
around ~ the nsossei husband srs.l the
emns'sEnent % al the vsr4ars that
were eser knowa to man. His farse
As an exemplary citizen had sys.~a.i
seyoad the css.sne< CT nxlush a. Il
nso~n - hast from trumpet.
tose1el Jones appeared 10 he rso<t
happily sesscea. snsi Mrs. jones
possessing al the sweet Sst-ibnssS al
lovely woman, nscre than shsrrxs
With the coseHel fhe love and esteem
OF Ire people. TIE cesozses ernflay 81
many girls in his factory. Msys
HesEs. CSrces and 80 fssxsA. witagsyt
number. The iRsigoratlrg air az the
sorthSesf - al elixir thai PUTS \
bloom en- a xomsns cheek ara an
Irresistible something IL her ssughia
eye. ] have b~en there and I knew.
but strange m4tamorpsaosis hap
penest rsgaf here. Oar iGal. oar nara
gon. the rnan 90 whosn we all locked
for preceps and example, car oxn be-
loved tcsonel jones. fell frora his r.esi-
esrzi of hight A terrible scandal
tiled the air and the colonel was
sitting IA the center Of the noisoase
thing The black ssag Of SANDER ass-
vanceo Itself 20 ssse front. and lo the
coionei vas found a. De al that was
ohsiaae ard crrokea in . moral sense
The rEFnor WAS III everytse6y.s mouth
that Cescnel Jones bad teen squs.s zssag
bis girls lies. squeezing bis girls in
the factory. Think ef il. in an eisi
clfixen. reserrd and beloved as Ne al
revered and iovesl the colonel.
The hearssaruings and bitter
asonies OF months may be sssasiGs.i
In woru. Mrs. Jones sought the lsw
for redress 90 her wrongs. There
were plenty new 10 tai her OF The be-
nanxa. 50 TO speak. that old Jones had
been en 10Y ing AZ the factory. plenty
to picture 10 her the mad scenes Of
reyelry Involving the wife eur and
~ sfp
there we're n no knew ali the time the
fearful deceit oi Jones life. Ii had
long been a matter OF common infor-
nation 10 them that the old rascal
had never been ayerse 90 red lips and
bright curis- Now that Mrs Jones
had ut last demanded q decree they
would he glad 10 come 70 the from. and
tell What they knew Of Ia kissing the
girls.
Yen NAV ne sure Col. Jones vas in
terrible pickle. His raven hair was
whiienesi e. With the frost Of a hua-
dress winters ana be lost flesh until the
museum people were after him. There
vas q haunted lock in his ewes. and
every bosay sad he xss not long Tor
this earth, s. q il xas just IS well that
he wasn't Men Ike hina could be
sparesf.
The colonel did not give np. He
fought with fearful determination
ana finally began 10 see light aheaa.
One BY ore be ran the ngay stories
down, albeit they Travelled in seven
league boots, aud. strange as il may
appear. be was az las; able ta siox
Mrs. Jones and the world that be had
never been IN the least 20 blame.
II was queer case 1t appeares!
that Colonel Jones had reduced the
wages OF his girls IA the factory.
Orders were slacx at that time and be
could Only keen the girls employed by
emitting down their wages for the time
being some IL or II Per cent. and this
he did regardless of red lillS that pro-
'est~d and bright ewes tina; blxEed in
indignation n the sqeesEe-
To he sure. this MAS squeezing the
girls. continued Mslor Brayiogie, a
be drained his glass. squeezing them
pretty hard. too. they thought, bot
heaven knows IL was not squeezing
tnesE in the sense in which the cossips
took il and spread broadcast ike 3
deadly simeon. The divorce proved
ingsS They we're stoppea, OF course.
and now the eosonei ard Mrs. Jones
are again the happlesi compile in al
pnluth. and the colonel has once more
taken has place IN the lore and aztec
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