Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-26
THEY WENT HOME.
AN EPISODE WHICH OCCURRED
AT THE ARCADE DEPOT.
The Stirring Adventures Of Big Man. a
Little Man. anc Woman With Three
Children.

1t requires considerable courage to run
away with another mans wife, and more
yet to include in the eloping party three
infantile pledges Of the love she once
bore to the husband, but an unknown
man attempted on Saturday evening to
do this at the Arcade depot, and though
he weighed two hundred pounds and
wore q cowboys sombrero and carried
the heart of a would-be Don Juan, when
the little red-headed husband and father
appeared on the scene, the lovers cour-
age, which was equal to the ordeal OF
the three babies and the prospect OF
living henceforward in a constant at
tempt to be a father to them, seemed to
wane, while his legs could hardly wiggle
fast enough to carry him away.
A short time beforeo the hour OF the
leaving of the train for San Francisco on
Saturday evening, a middie-aged woman,
whose face bore a frightened expression,
and leading three little tots, appeared
in the Arcade depot, escorted by the
bold, bad, blase. big man above mem
toned.
The woman gathered her goods and
chattels together, and the big man went
to the ticket Office and commenced nego-
tiations with the handsome urbane
young man inside.
Soon little red-headed man, with
his hat on the back of his head, and
wicked CLINT in his eye, bounced into
the waiting room with a bang which
caused every one, including the woman
and the three children, to look up.
The infantile trio gurgled and giggled,
and like one kid yelled out: Papa"
The woman looked up, turned pale,
put her hands up to her face and said: !:
"Lor's nlercyp
The man at the ticket window turned
around with start, and what he
said would not form polite reading.
What he had to say was quickly ended,
for the little man gave glare and a
jump 2: him, and the big psn proved
way he disappeared odt of the door
leading to the track aud sped for the
yard. The little man tried to follow,
but the woman screamed "Murder!1 ~
The infantile trio screamed everything
in every key, and Officer Rulo, hearing
the noise, stepT ed in the doorway just
in time to receive the little man in his
arms.
Whats all this about ?'' said the off,
Ger, as soon as he recovered his breath,
which the collision had momentarily
caused him to lose sight OF, and he gave
the little man shake.
Don't do that-that's my husband, :"
angriIy said the woman.
well, what were you yelling for?"
asked Rulo..
"See here," said the little man, ~
want to catch that ---' there he
threw out decided inuendo as to the
ance stry of the false feeting one) "and
if dosI'll break his neck See ?''
"What is it all about said Rulo.
"You don't get loose till / savvy this
row."
There isn't no row, }" said the woman,
'yOu just let loose of John. / wanted
to go to San Francisco and John
wouldn't let me, and 60 ] came here
with friend, who was buying my
ticket, when John, my husband, came
in, and / guess my friend thought he
wouldn't like it, so. he just skipped"
= The friend was out of sight and out of
reach " In fact hrs speed was go terrific
that the chances are that he is running
yet, propelled simply by the accumu-
lated momentum. The little man looked
at the woman. The tears began to roll
down her worried, pallid face. The
three little ones had got him by the
hands, and were suggesting in persistent
repetition that they wanted something
to eat. He then gazed longingly down.
the lines Of steel, where the friend who
Thought he wouldn't like it'' had dis
appeared. He changed the position of
his hat from it's aggressive tilt on the
back Of his head, to resigned droop
over his eyes, and after long breath he
said:
'Come on home"
The woman glanced at him furtively,
seemed to be reassured by what she saw
in his face, and gathering up her valises
and lunch basket, with the three
youngsters hanging to her dress. she
followed the little man-home.