The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-15
AN AWFUL HONEYMOON EPISODE.
Bride Imprisoned in Elevator and
Groom Struggling With the Green
eyed Monster.

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 out
together, the bride wishing to do some
shopping. They were not too happy,
for an old lover of the girl had, by
merely coincident, gone up on the
same train. and by another coinci-
dence, had stopped at the same hotel.
The bride, perhaps feeling a little sorry
for him, had foolishly exerted herself
to be pleasant, and the result was that
the husband, who is naturally very
jealous, 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
salutation his wife gave. However,
he endeavored to cheer up, and when
they reached large dry goods store,
where his wife of two days intended to
purchase some stuff to adorn herself
with, he pulled out his pocketbook and
handed it to her, and told her to go
ahead and purchase whatever she
wished.
.'1'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 a squeeze as
she took the purse, and walked into the
store.
He smoked for a short time, and
then sought his wife in the store. She
was not to be found. He started to go
up to the upper floor on the elevator,
but was met by boy stationed there,
who explained that something had just
broken about the machinery, and the
car was stuck fast up against the roof,
so he walked upstairs and hunted
thoroughly but fruitlessly. As he
came down he thought he saw his
former rival ahead of him, but the
crowd was so great he could not be
sure. 1t made him feel uneasy, and
he began inquiring of the clerks. AT
last he found one who remembered
selling a lot of goods to lady who an
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 to the hotel. He jumped into d
cab and drove there post haste, to find
| that she had not returned. By this time
he began to get wild with worry and
suspicion. The presence of that hated
ex-lover at the store, his wife's sudden
disappearance, all suggested horrible
| ideas to him. Two hours had passed
| and no trace of her. He hurried to
| the Police Headquarters and told his
1 stUry.- AZ lJig detective, TO whom he
talked, smiled pityingly at him and al
once accepted the elopement theory
| Officers were sent out to find the de
| testable wretch suspected of having
wrecked the budding happiness of two
| souls.
| The husband wandered frantically
| about the streets until he found that
unwittingly, he had walked back to his
hotel. He was weary, and mechanic.
ally took the elevator up to his room
He opened the door and there on the
sofa lay his wife, who, as he entered
exclaimed: ''Oh, my dear, I've beer
shut up in an elevator for hours il
| that horrid store. Something broke
and the car went to the roof anC
bumped so hard l fell down, and
couldn't get out, and they could no
get the car down, and oh! it was dread
full. tainted at first, and it was {
long time before anyone knew l was
in it. Then | came to, and had to si
there hour after hour while the mel
were working. Oh, I'm so glad to gel
back to my own loveym and two roune
| arms were around his neck in a minute
and kissing match was in progress
when it was interrupted by bell boy
who ushered in a big policeman, ac.
companied by the hated ex-rival.
This detestable man was smiling il
a most exasperating manner.
This officer wanted to arrest me,
he said to the husband, ''fQr clipping
with your wife" There was nc
necessity to finish the sentence. Tht
husband swore little to himself, gavt
the officer SO gold piece, and mad
a mumbling apology to the youne
man, who was the only one of the trit
who seemed to enjoy the situation
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