Telegram-herald., 1890-09-12

''YoU CAS'T FOOL NE
.rnysslf had. Soon after / came % New
York. and while was learning some
thing ot the cisy previous % taking a
place on one q the great metropolitan
daiiies. 1 was one afternoon Ia the Office
Of the paper which hal eneaged my serv-
ices and the city editor was looking
Cor man 20 80 % Elizabeth and get
some particulars Of q threatened divorce
ease, brief mention Of which was IN an
evening paper. he was short OF men,
and with the zeal Of youth volunteered
u 20 have forgotten what il was all
about. But there was al injured wife.
an actress. | believe, and her husband
hyed IN Elizabeth. To him l went for
information. I arrived at his home IN
the outskirts Of that town about 5 O'Clock
IA the evening. He was out. bat might
be Ia. was told. at any time
Receiving permission 70 wait for him
WIS shown into a sitting room near the
front door Another door lei into what
appeared 70 De dining room. dirnly
lighted could hear during the hour
waited a soft step constantly moving
from the dining room % the hall. and
was painfully conscious thar a very alert
pair Of feminine eyes were keeping watch
on me. This was not pleasant, but
could DO nothing else then bear it. At
0 o'clock the gentleman | had gone TO
see returned. He was given my card.
which stated that | was reporter He
came In after brief parley with the
woman who hal been watching me. The
gentleman was excited. not only by his
matrimonial perplexities, but BY some
thing else which has the capacity 20 stir
one up even when the domestic horizon
l. fair Ny youth and embarrassment
must have appealed 10 him. for soon he
was in most confidential mood and be-
gan pouring out % me the whole of his
side Of the case. rs be got along with
the story his voice became louder, so
that any one in the house could hear
what be was saying. At \ most critical
point in the narrative an acrid voice from
the dimly lighted dining room called:
William"
He stopped at once and sobered down.
To encourage him 1 said:
"You were sayiny"
The voice in sharp command inter
rupted again:
William, come here
William went There was n long col
ioquy In the dining room. l endesvOred
not 20 hear what was being said. and IL |
did hsar have long since forgotten it.
William re-eutered the sitting room.
''You say" he said. you arc re-
porter
yes, OF course. =" l responded
Ny sister says that you are not a re-
porter at al. but lawyers clerk como
here % worm my story out Of me. Now
want you 20 get ont of here"
This was said in a most threatening
way, and I arose from the -ofa on which
4 hal been seated.
''Your sister is mistaken. 4" expostu-
lated. Why does shs think | am a
lawyers clerk"
The Lady had entered ths room now.
an stood By her brothers side and an
swsred for herself
You cant fool me know who you
are. You don't look Ike a reporter. You
are lawyers clerk. knew it the mo
rasnt saw you Turning - her brother
she added. William. don't SAY another
word 20 him.
William resolved not only not 20 say
smother word 20 me. but evidently ds-
sirsd - make me- forget Al be had said.
for he took me roughly by tho arm snd
showed me t0wari the door As I lett
the door be tried 70 kick me. bus losing
ia balsncs Re fsil down the steps AMI
grunted loudly 81 hs peinfuIlv bumpea
along. The shr'i voice of the sister
veiled with 81 its might for help. and
s.police. police resouu3si eroani ~
though q frst class murder bah heen
committed Unluckily for me police
man hsrrenei - be On che Block. and
quicker thsn e fakes 20 say Jack Rob
irsonr ( vss in the custo3vCf this Gusr
dian ~ Jersey law on = charge of 90
sanIt sui battery and vas hein- raare bed
of to the station house. There [ staia
80 nizhf and was only released when Bg
rua APPEARED sgainss u1s m the ceuIt the
q xf morning
mala s,od seorY ~ the whole sf
fair. ard sorte mouths hstsr wes graz
tel t1 iaarn that the besuti ~ actress
had been released bv Iav fr1fi her klEs.
bssh spouse. who. 7 sincerely trus,. was
THRUST back On the tsuisr uercies cf his
sharr wftted SISTER fcr eurselatinn
That was mr initiation e. the frster
airy ~ the fsurth sstate I iia mt cone
eF with ueerir -ich fvinx ceiors ~ d
Young xentleman I snew a 7ear CT q.
lsfer wi-h be inst sssignmenE Ehere =
in New Yerk ca~tsfn hsnser who al
enc tlne wss ss pr'rlln lnent III pol1tlca.
80 ir nicnafarr sfeairs Re wss nored
fer his BAD manners. and there wss nc'
-.s.,~.e~ ~ Nsx Newk whe wuuld r.