The herald., 1894-08-19
DID NOT KNOW HIS OWN WIFE,
A Gay Husband Has a High Old
Time.
How His Wife Turned the Tables
on Him.
she Fellows Him and He Mistakes Hsx
for Boon Companion-Hs IL
Still in Blissfui Iynor-
ance of 1t.


There is a married man in Los Angeles
who ia blissfully ignorant of the trick
his wife played on him one night not
long ago.
From being gay deceivsr himself, he
unconsciously assisted at his own de-
ception by his spouse.
The husband ia q man who ia regarded
by his friends and acquantances as not
averse to having good time with COM
panions other than his wife, but he has
always played his cards so that he
thought he had covered up his tracks,
and would have been horror strickeH IL
he had been told that his wife had
learned of hia escapades and had con-
soled herself by few sub rosa times to
get even.
On the night in question the married
man was ostensibly out of the city on
business. He had informed his wife in
the afternoon by messenger boy that
he would be obliged to go to a neighbor-
ing town and would be back the next
day or the day after.
Up to this time the consolation Of the
wife had consisted in harmless, quiet
suppers with married friend of her
husband, to whom she had contidad the
Irregularities OF her lord and niaster.
The friend sympathzed, and while
not libertine felt tho charm of the
stolen interviews and suppers wnich as
sisted her to forget for a short time the
husbands neglect.
When she received his message the
wife sent for her friend and told him of
her suspiclons, that it was simply G. cloak
under which her husband was attempt
ing to conceal an intrigue, and proposed
that they should go out together at
night and endsavor to verify her idea.
The friend was not 10th to fall into the
plan, and during the evening the couple
found themselves comfortably seated in
private room in we'll known restau-
rant.
The wife's pique at her husbands
neglect caused her to be all tbs moro
open to the hattery of her husbands
friend, particularly as she is an attract
i've woman in personal appearance and
intellectually as we'll. Her wifely re-
serve was all the more thrust into the
background by the tempting little cup
per eerved, which was accompanied by
wines.
The attention OF the couple was finally
attracted by the hilarity of party in an
adjoining room, and Mrs. thought
she recognized her husbands voice.
The rsyelry of the party in the room
continued for quite long time, aud tho
w1fe was rendered still moro reckless bv
the confirmation of her suspicious.
AS this is true story it must DO con-
1essed that as her emotions were aug
mented by the singular situation. sha
became almost as lively as the other
party, and she and her friend INDUCED
in considerable hilarity on their own
part. She determined to follow her
husband and establish the fact of his
treachery beyond any doubt, and her
friend, who had by this time thrown
prudence to the winds, heartily coin
cded with her intention.
They went out before the other party
DID, and from safe distance waited for
their appearance, which was not long,
1t was her husband, and he was in COM
psny with very well dressed woman.
even il her attire was somewhat loud.
Mrs. - and her friend followed them.
and 1t was easily discovered that her
husband was feeling the effects of his
good time" He was even staggering.
and 1t was only by the better poise Of
his companion that he was able to walk
passsbly straight. They disappeared
up side street and the wife saw them
enter the door of house.
By this time Mrs. - was beside herr
self and insisted that her friend should
60 with her to the house and help con-
front her husband. In bis soberer
senses he would have thought MANY
times before he would have aided or
sbetted the lady in her mad scheme but
as 1t was, his objections were very faint.
and altar w waILirN ~
marched boldly up, to the place and en-.
tered.
They were shown into room and had
more to drink. The sounds
OF noisy party were heard in the par
lor, and finally it grew louder as the
door opened and her husband staggered
into the hall. He was very drunk. The
door OF the room in which the wife and
her friend had taken refuge was opan-
and the husband rolled in through "A
with loud shouts and absolute lack of
recognition OF his wife. He thought. az
far az he could think, that shs
WAS one of the inmates of the place,
and embraced her in whirlwind of in.
toxicated glee. Neither did he recognize
his friend, but insisted on both OF them
coming into the parlor and taking
drink with him. Telling his wife to
come on old GIRL" he pulled her along
and they burst into the parlor where
several men and women were engaging
IN wild abandon. Seating himself on
sofa the husband pulled his wife down
oy his side and continued his bacchan-
Allan outbursta. She said not word
but her eyes blazsd. Her husband finally
'uccumbed to his potations and fell
asleep. Then the wife and her friend
vent out and left the scene OF the ex-
.raordlnary wind up OF their search.