The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-08

( rant, and [ am to serve dinner as soon
as an expected guest arrives"
Hum. L must be keeping them wait
ing" thought Tamponet, and, seeing
the door of the drawing room open, he
entered the room, his excuse on the
tip of his tongue.
He was surprised to see no one
there. But doubtless Boussieux had
taken the men into his study to give
them an absinthe, while the ladies
must be in the wife's room; and he
went down the long hall, at the end of
which was Boussieuxs study. Here
a new surprise awaited hin-the door
was closed and he heard no voices
from within.
While Tamponet was thus searching
for the guests a. little conjugal drama
the apartment. BousSieuX, having met
the Havre merchant, who had himself
started for Paris, at the Rouen station,
returned with him; they had arranged
their business affairs on the train, and
BouSsieuy, as soon as he reached Paris,
had hurried home, where he expected
to find his wife at dinner. AS he had
his key, he had come in without ring
ing the bell, and, seeing the before
mentioned parsonage in the ante-room,
had stopped in surprise.
The waiter made himself known, and
added the expected gentleman had just
arrived; as for himself, he was just
about to serve dinner.
Not compromising what all this
meant, and fearing to comprehend 1t,
BoussieuX turned pale.
Expected gentleman? Who expects
| him?' he demanded.
Boussieux was a very Othello.
Madame" replied the waiter; ina
do crdora5 dinner for two %
Bossieux bounded forward, burst
into the dining room like a whirlWind
and saw the covers laid for two.
At that moment the bell rang. Nine.
Boussieux ran to the anteroom to ad-
NIT the impatiently awaiting friend.
A quick shade of vexation came into
her face as she foresaw some obstacle.
Feverishly she tore up the note; a sud-
den illness made the projected dinner
impossible.
BY this time the husband was in his
wife's room, where he had thought to
surprise her with her lover. Seeing no
one there, he returned and burst in
upon his wife.
"At last 1 find you" he said in a
voice Of thunder. For whom was all
this splendor ordered from the res
taurant?"
The guilty woman had an inspira-
ton What a ridiculous scene your
jealousy is makingE' she replied calm
~. THE second place was laid for a
lady have been expecting"
Enough of your brazenness!' roared
Boussieux. 1.-THE gentleman you ex-
pected is here
"a gentleman?" she replied, with an
ironical smile Every we'll, if he is
here find him.
The noise of the discussion had
reached Tamponet. '.Ah, there they
are" he said to himself, and he en-
tered the room just as the jealous hus-
band was about to begin his search
for the man who had shattered his
domestic paradise.
Nine Boussieux was thunderstruck.
you" cried the husband, Selling
him by the throat. "a friend, too" he
roared, shaking the unhappy Tampa
net, who was gasping as if he were
about to die. It's always ones
friends who do these things"
With that he drew a revolver from
his pocket. The sight of the weapon
gave poor Tamponet the energy of de-
spair; with a violent wrench he broke
from the Infatuated husband and fed
for his life, FASTENED by the sounds OF
the pistol shots.
The reports of the pistol had drawn
the other tenants from their rooms.
and the concierge. who was busy on
the upper floor, hurried down with ali
haste, while, his six shots expended.
the terrible husband re-entered his
own apartment to have an explanation
with his wife. The tenants saw only
the man who was tumbling, rather
than running down stairs. They all
Immediately set after him, crying:
stop him! Stop him! Murderr And
when the fleeing man, now frightened
out of his senses, arrived at the street
door. where his cab awaited him, he
beheEd a great crowd collected by the
pistol shots and uproar. At sight Of
this man-bareheaded, pale, haggard.
his hair rumpled and his clothing in
disorder-the crowd had no doubt that
he was some terrible criminal, and
when they saw him llurl himself into
the cab, calling to the driver: "Quick
as you, can-10 francs tipi'' and heard
him reply to the drivers question as
to their destination, wherever YOU
hkeT'-then they were convinced.
whats the row here?" demanded
the policemen, running up, and when
the matter was explained to them they
dragged the supposed assassin from
the cab, where he was hiding, more
dead than alive.
Hold on That's Tamponetr' ex-
claimed a passer-by, who had stopped
through curiosity.
'tAh my good friendr' sobbed the I'M
happy man. Speak for me, tell them
I am not an assassin. In fact, it is I
they wanted to kill.''
tsHe an assassin exclaimed the
friend 'sWhy, he's a respectable
tradesman. I've known him thirty
years.
THAT'S an accomplice" yelled the
crowd. He wants to save him. Ar
rest him, too"
The officers put Tamponet back into
the cab, made his friend get in be-
side him, and ordered the driver to
take them both to the police station.
There they had an explanation. The
supposed accomplices proved their idep~