St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
AWFUL HONEYMOON.

bfiue HDfISO0Cu III al Elevator,
and Groom Struggling With the
Green-Eyed Monster.
Los Angeles Herald
A bridal couple. well-known young
people of this city, returned day or
two ago from their honeymoon trip to
San Francisco, where their new-found
happiness was nearly wrecked. The
day after their arrival they started cut
together. the bride wishing to do some
shopping. They were not too happy,
for an old lover of the girl had, by
merely Il coincidence. gone up on the
same train, and, by another coinci
dence, had stopped at the same hotel.
The bride, perhaps feeling a little sorry
to be pleasant, and the result was that
the husband, who is naturally very jeal-
Gus, allowed unworthy suspicious to
enter his mind.
AS they walked along Market street
the eX-rival passed them, and the hus
band was irritated by the gracious salu-
tation his wife gave. However, he en-
deavOred to cheer up. and when they
reached a large dry goods store. where
his wife of two days intended TO pur-
chase some stuff to adorn herself with.
lie pulled out his pocketbo0k and handed
IL to her. and told her TO 90 ahead and
purchase whatever she wished.
I'll finish my cigar and come right
in and see what you buy" he added,
and she flushed with pleasure at his
goodness, gave his hand squeeze as
she took the purse, and walked into the
store.
He smoked for short time. and then
III ifD inf ba ba
not to be found. He started to 90 up to
the upper floor on the elevator, but was
met by boy stationed there, who eX-
planned that something had just broken
about the machinery and the car was
stuck fast up against the roof, SO he
walked up stairs and hunted thoroughly
but fruitleSSly. AS he came down he
thodght he saw his former rival ahead
of him, but the crowd was so great he
could not be sure. 1t made him uneasy.
and he began inquiring of the clerks.
At last he found one who remembered
selling a lot of goods to lady who all
swered his Wife's description, and she
had ordered them delivered at the hotel
he was staying at, so there was no doubt
about her identity. The clerk knew
nothing else about her.
Another search of the establishment
resulted in nothing. Perhaps she had
missed him in the crowd and gone back
tothe hotel. He Jumped into il cab and
drove there post haste, to fluid that she
had not returned. By this time he be-
gan to get wild with worry and SuSpi-
ci0n. The presence of that hated eX-
lover at the store, his Wife'S sudden dis
appearance, all suggested horrible ideas
TO him. Two hours had passed and no
trace OF her. He hurried to the police
headquarters and told his story. A big
detective. ID whom he talked, smiled
pityingly at him and at once accepted
the elopement theory. Officers were
sent out to find tie deteStable wretch
suspected of having wrecked the bud
ding happiness Of two souls.
The husband wandered frantically
about the streets until he found that
uGwittinglY he had walked back to his
hotel. He was weary, and mechanically
took the elevator mp to his room. He
opened the door. and there on the sofa
lay his wife, who, as he entered, eX-
claimed, Ion, my dear, Eve been shut
I'D in an elevator for hours in that hor-
rid store. Something broke and the ear
went to the roof and bumped so hard
fell down, and l couldn't get out, and
they could not get the ear down, and
oh. it was dreadful. tainted at first.
and it was long time before any one
knew | was in it. Then | came to. and
had to sit there bour after hour while
the men were working. Oh! I'm SO
glad to get back to my own loveyn' and
! two round arms were around his neck
in a minute, and a kissing match was
in progress, when it was interrupted by
bell boy who ufhered i'll big police
| man, accompanied by the hated eX-
rival.
This detestable man was smiling in a
most eXasperating manner.
This officer wanted to arrest me" he
! said to the husband, ''for clipping with
YOUR W ife-" There was no necessity
TO finish the sentence. The husband
swore little to himself, gave the officer
| so gold piece and made a mumbling
apology to the young man, who was the
only one of the trio who seemed to en-
joy the situation.