Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-02
A RUNAWAY ELEVATOR.
1T NEARLY WRECKS A YOUNG
COUPLES HAPPINESS.
The Strange Adventure of Jealous Young
Husband in San Franclsco-A Rejected
Rival Has the Laugh on Him.


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
together, the bride wishing to do some
shopping. They were not too happy,
for an old lover Of the girl had by merely
a coincidence gone up on the same train,
and by another coincidence had stopped
at the same hotel. The bride, perhaps
feeling little sorry for him, had fool
ishly exerted herself to be pleasant, and
the result was that the husband. who is
naturally very jealous, allowed un-
worthy 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 large dry goods store, where
his wife of two days intended to pur-
chase some stuffs to adorn her sweet self
with, he pulled out his pocket-book and
handed it to her, and told her to go
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 good
ness, gave his hand squeeze as she
took the purse and walked into the
store.
He smoked for a short time, ex-
changed how d'yedoes with a friend
who CHANGED along, and then went in
the store to hunt his wife. 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 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
thought he saw his former rival ahead
of him, but the crowd was so great that
he could not be sure. 1t made him feel
uneasy, and he began inquiring of the
clerks. At last he found one who re-
membered selling lot of goods to a
lady who answered his wife's descrip-
tion, and she had ordered them deliv-
cred 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 re-
suited in nothing. Perhaps she had
missed him in the crowd and gone back
to the hotel. He jumped into cab,
and drove there post haste, to find that
she had not returned. By this time he
began to get wild with worry and sus-
picion. 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. Aibig
detective, to whom he talked, smiled
pityingly at him, and at once accepted
the elopement theory. Officers were
sent out to find the detestable wretch
who was suspected of having wrecked
the budding happiness of two souls.
The husband wandered frantically about
the streets, until he found that, unwit-
tingly, he had walked back to his hotel.
He was weary, and mechanically 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 sweety petsy, I've been shut
up in an elevator for four hours in that
horrid store. Something broke, and
the car went to the roof and bumped so
huIu L lCll uOWli puu L COuioh Y SOU Out,
and they could not get the car down,
and o, it was dreadful. tainted at
first, and it was long time before any
one knew 1 was in it. Then came to,
and had to sit there hour after hour
while the men were working. Oh, Pm
so glad to get back to my ownty own
lovey," and two round arms were around
his neck in minute, and kissing
match was in full progress, when it was
interrupted bya bell boy, who ushered
in big policeman, 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 WIFE" there was no neces-
sity to finish the sentence. The hus-
band swore little to himself. gave the
officer a ten dollar gold piece, made a
mumbling apology to the young man
who was the only one of the trio who
seemed to enjoy the situation.
The young wife was astounded. She
made her husband explain, which he
did with many pleas for forgiveness, but
it is probable that she made the lesson
so severe that he will not soon suspect
his wife again.
LEAURELLE OIL.