Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-09-11
A TRAGEDY OF ERRORS.

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and sitting at the window with her EN-
broidery, that she saw a messenger boy
crawl up the street, stop TO throw a stone
nj another boy. and finally rung her door
bell
A moment after this, Bella, the up
stairs girl" brought her a moro. Il was
from her friend, Edwina Jones, Familiarity
Ned. who had come from affair TO pay her
visit, and being timorous, had decided to
wait at the depot until she came to meet |
her. There was no time to lose. Mrs JEFF /
fries gave "A few directions to her cook, and
hurried away.
Half an hour after she had gone Mr..
Jeffrics returned home and let himself in
with his latch key, wondering that his
wife did not come to meet him.
Mr.. Jeffries had been a very jealous man
before he married. lie confessed il. lie
would not permit any one to pay the least
attention to his Emma Jane. Even cous-
ms OF the first degree made him suffer
pangs Of grief unknown when they called
OF Sunday afternoons, and an uncle, VINO
was unusually young for that relati,n-
ship, while as yet unknown, had driven
him to the most serious thoughts of sui
eide, for Emma Jane had kissed him In
the front hail.
"Do you really think, Jefferson Jeffries,
that can endure such conductw his En-.
ma Jane had remarked. * II possible
that any one can put up with being fol
lowed around like that, and stared at like
THAR DO you think Wilt" and thcn abe
had given him back his ring. and lie had
ground IL under foot.
However, he bought her another In
month or so. and Tiny made It up and
married; and Mr. JcfIrics, warned by the
past, had behaved himself very well, in
deed. and he had never yet been jealous OF
his wife. when one afternoon in August he
came home early to dinner and found her
'gone out"
''Bella, did she say where she was go
mgr asked Mr., Jefrriea
'No, sir" said Bella. she gave out the
things for dessert aud went out In hurry
loike, in her hest things, just after she got
note loikc. brought by boy dressed like
tallygraph."
"Ahr' said Mr.. JcfTries II trust her
mother Is not ILL., IL really seems as though
something must have happened"
lie went upstairs when he had said this.
and looked about him for the message,
which, doubtless, she had left lying some
where. He could see none. lie opened Abe
drawer in which Emma Jane kept her
triaes Of lace and ribbon and quilted mus.
lin, auG still saw nothing But, CHANGING
into the waste paper basket, he discovered
twisted paper, and. "a 1t WIS the last Of
the little heap, picked 1t out and un
folded IT,
Spreading out the wrinkles, he put his
glasses on his nose and read And A. he
read his cheek grew pale, for these were
the words:
York side Of Twenty third street ferry. long
20 see you after our long parting. Yours very
very fUndiy, NED
'Nedv' calculated Mr.. JefTries; "Nedr'
He ground his teeth and clenched his fists
He could have howled with rage, but for
the proprieties which we generally observe
in our greatest ngonies- This was the end
OF It all then; Emma Jane had gone to
meet her old beau Old or new, who could
telli a lover. anyhow. Ee tried to be
calm; but he could not believe himself
mistaken. lie knew her brethers and
cousins we'll They were Peter, Paul. vii
liam, Elias, Samuel and James. Even her
father who would not have sicued his first
name, was Adoniram. There was no way
out Of IL.
"No end but one" thought Mr.. Jeffriar
as he sought for the pistol generally kept
on hand for possible burglars. az must
follow them, find them. shoot him first.
her next and myself last. No one shall
know why; but the traitress will know a.
she diesg'
He put the pistol In his pocket. crowded
his hat over his eyes and rushed out of the
door A Twenty third street car was pass
ing: he jumped into it and retired into =
corner. folding his arms.
Fare cried the driver Mr.. Jeffries
mechanically deposited something In the
box, and sank into his seat and a black
study again. A volley OF shocking 70
proaches from the driver aroused him He
found the passengers glaring at him.
''I've had this trick played on me before"
cried the driver through the door. You're
nice one, amt you. at your age. to put a
coat button into the boxf"
Mr.. Jeffries received the remark without
an answer and repaired his error by put
ting quarter into the same aperture int
which he had dropped the hutton.
"My belief Is yau are crazy remarked
the driver.
Zach, yes!" responded al old Hebrew
lady. shaking her head.
Mr.. Jeffries only groaned What was
silver to him' lie rode on. the object Of
much comment.
Shortly after friend entered the car
He WIS q man of jovial disposition, and,
as be said. fond of his joke. After nodding
and smiling in vain. he bethought himself
20 poke Mr.. Jeffries in the ribs with the
immense knob Of the handle Of his nm.
brella. Taking the passengers into his
confidence by knowing wink, he stole
forward and perpstrgted his joke.
Ihe punch" was . hard one; tue result
an explosion. II any one had tried TO fire
the pistol in that manner he would have
failed. Accidentally Mr.. Joblings had
done It.
Mr.. Jehries gave groan, started up and
feil forward ON his face, blood trickling
over his stocking. The car was stopped
and policemen carried Mr. Jeffties into a
drug store. The penitent Joblings was In
custody, having voluntarily delivered him.
self over TO justice. Tho wound was not
perhaps dangerous one. but Jeffries rs-
manned unconscious. Joblings aecetnpa-
MED him 10 his home In = cab, and having
told the tale in court OF justice, was per.
mitted TO 20 free on his own bail And
Just rs Jefferson Jeffrie< opened bis eyes
bis Emma Jaae arrived ct her door IN J