The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-18

q knowing wink, ne stole forward ana
perpetrated his joke.
The "punch'' was a hard one; the
result an explosion. If any one had
tried to fire the pistol in that manner
he would have failed. Accidentally
Mr. Joblins had done it.
Mr.. Jeffries gave a groan, started up
and foil forward on his face, blood
trickling over his stocking. The car
stopped, and policemen CARED Mr..
Jeffries into drug store. The peni-
tent Joblings was in custody, having
voluntarily delivered himself over to
Justice. The wound was not perhaps
dangerous one, but Jeffries remained
unconscious. Joblings accompanied
him to his homo in a cab, and having
told the tale in a court OF justice, was
permitted to go free on his own bail.
And just as Jefferson Jeffries opened
his eyes his Emma Jane arrived at her
door in cab, with II trunk fastened
on behind marked "E. j." and a young
lady within in a plum-colored cloth
travelling suit
my dear, dear Jeffy hurt" cried
the poor wife, as Bella told the tale.
"Oh, let me go to him!'
Away she rushed up the stairs to
the bedroom above and bent over her
husbands pillow.
'Jeffy, dear!' she sobbed; but, to
her CONSERVATION, Jefferson opened
his eyes, looked at her, and said:
'Leave me, woman"
lit isn't woman. It's your own
Emmy" sighed Mrs. Jeffries.
Take her awayr' said Jefferson.
"Is he delirious, doctorP" asked
| poor Emma Jane, trem bling.
mo, madam" replied that gentle
man, gravely.
Then what does this mean?" asked
the poor woman.
Madam" said the doctor, the most
solemn of his profession, which is say
ing much, madam, I have no desire
to pry into your domestic difficulties"
my domestic difficulties? l never
had any. Oh, dear. dear Jetfy, speak
to your Emmy sobbed Mrs. Jeffries.
But her Jefferson only replied by
saying in deep chest totes:
"Crocodile! Take her away! The
sight of her is madness. Will no one
rid me Of her presence?"
"Oh, Mr.. Joblings, tell me what he
means!''
Beg pardon madam, must request
you to retire. " ans wered Mr.. Joblings,
all his nature apparently turned to gall.
"You alone know the meaning of those
awful words.'
Poor Emma Jane. She rushed down
stairs when the door of her own room
had actually been closed upon her, and
told her incoherent story to her friend.
live seen him Jealous BEFORE" she
said, 'but not like this. What can
it mean?"
"What did you do? Whom is he
Jealous OPP asked the other woman.
"Oh, Ned, 1 don't know" sobbed
Emma Jane.
And Edwina Jones concluded very
naturally that Emma had been flirting
terribly with several individuals.
Thus, wronged by all, even her girl
hoods friend Mrs. Jeffries abandoned
, herself to despair.
t A bullet in the calf seldom kills
and, as It was extracted promptly, the
wound healed and Jefferson Jeffrie
, began to recover, but he still refused
to see his wife; and On the first day.
of his convalescence he summoned hi
empowered to effect a separation.
. This letter is my reason" he said
with a dreadful groan, thrusting tn
l crumpled note into his hand. II wa
on my way to shoot the fellow when
Joblings managed to shoot me. Sh
. shall keep the house if she likes, bu
never wish to see her again.
: With this message the lawyer sough
u the unhappy lady, and in the presenc
y of Edwina Jones interviewed her.
. Zone comfort at least shall &c
from this" said Mrs. Jeffries, witt
/ dignity. II shall know my crime"
: ''Mr. Jeffries opines that this vii
: EXPLAIN said the lawyer, presentin
J., her with the crumpled letter, whic
Il with its signature suggested yer
% dreadful things indeed.
Emma Jane took it in her han6
t.. looked at it, and then handed it to he
d friend.
T. my letter!'' cried Edwina, dumb
j. founded.
l. The puzzled lawyer elevated h
eyebrows
+. II am called Ned at home," sal
e. Miss Jones. 'Surely Mr.. Jeffrit
is. knew that. Oh, Emma Jane, how
e. have wronged you in my heart"
n. Explanations followed.
at The lawyer, choking down h
laughter, returned to Mr.. Jeffrie
1e apartment, and gave them to TIL
he gentleman with dramatic effect. New
u, had he more trouble in preserving tt