The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-09
A LATONA LOTHARIO
Discovered In . Perilous and
Unrighteous Position.
Ne MAKES 4 RAPID EXIT.
4 - Farmer who Left His Hives 81
broke ehs Commandments 'sThoa
Shalt Scs.'s

LA.ona has is gay Loshar.o: sAas n. u
"a have . character % thar description.
hat now ae has Ssszppea-@s and II Is TN
eerktood Will not reappser u1t4l tie rail-
storms and other kinds OF storms have
blown ever.
Isz;saa's Loshsrto .ossif scarcely look
well " hose and eos5ses. ard II dressed
up In Shak@xpeartan costume would scarc~-
" be taken for q laey-killsr. BE y c
Hsiis. dried up specimen. weighing aoout
i31 pounds. Of uncertain age. and oss,itsd-
IL rot Of prepoxsssSirg APPEARANCE. By
occupation be 10 q cuitivatcr OF bees. and
a representative A. p. A.
But facss facts I'D not prevent him
from slraysng into forbs34en fields anc
trsspsssing upon the domain OK one OF
his marrset acqaasbtances- by whom ne
was regarded as a sincere friend. Tais
friend IN honest. sober ard infustFtoss. an
GHigloye of q strees car company. ard =
mar whc works hard to Dsoyics COM
Portable home for his wife and four cfAl-
dren. Ills Iabors begin at ssIS IN rne morn
ing. and eli Gay long he is kept busy a.
bis employment.
Bat his wife has no: been 40 steady. for
sn her there are traces OF disposition 10
dall.ar1e. and these soon drew In her d.
r<cisou the knight OF the bee hive The
woman Il neither fair nor fat but that ala
rot make any difference. and the gay
feaiherwcight and the faithiess spouse
rut their heads together 70 hoocgink me
uasuspectlsg husband. How well they
have succeeded is clear when Il Is kuo~n
that for more faan two years Their lllicis
relations have prevailed
II Is hard enough TO keep clear OF scan
cagopz report. even wnen the object OF
the gossip's tongue ear hold up his aand
and swear. .'Sot guilty" but how differ
snt II must be wssn Guilty" il the prop
err word For some time past there has
beer az unaercnrFsnt Of scandal about he
way the bee farmer has carried on WITH
mis- x.slxAt,ur's wife. and OF course Well
meaning fFasas carried the ranior 70 the
husband Honestly and Tishteou$sy
snoagh. he pronounced the story a false
hocd, and stood ready 10 bFasa the man
WHO brought the news. Nevertheless. TINS
HUSBAND started q quiet investigation. the
only result OF which vas a sislt 10 the
chief OF police who In turn IS sad 70 nave
Informed some Of the gosssps OK the Hslle
suburb that they m4ght be arrested II
they were not more discreet IN serving
", cho!ee morsels about their neighoor-
In consequence of this advice he
tougass VI I-atong ceased Tor time 10
Was. and the husband vent about his work
as tsaAi LAST Tasa sdsy. not entirely sat
tzfied with the investigation. ne acted on a
plan that revealed 10 him the true stale OF
allAals. lis cozy home stands In seclGa-
ed spot almost completely surrounded by
the woods That morning early he LEFT
home as usual. taking ear for town. but
when he met the first outgoing car he
boarded II and reached his home within
the hour. Cropping In doubt and unccr-
tasnty, half ashamed OF his fears, but de-
teffnined to be satisfied. he turned the
knob OF the door and entered the house.
In a shorter time than II takes to tel II.
he discovered the bes caltlsator In the
bed chamber of his wife. and from the
spectacle presented to him learned that
the worst was true
As for the gay Lothario. he did not wait
TO explain matters. HE had no explana-
tons to make. and attifed very much as
Adam was In the garden Of Eden he beat
\ hasty retreat. 1t is said. through the win
dow without the formaAty Of raising the
sash. He then hid himself away In the
depths of tho forest primevai. and waited
for q chance to return to civilization. and
as one result Of his escapade he now
mourns the loss of fine gold hunting case
watch.
only yesterday an effort was made to
find the little fellow who had long been
free with another mans wife He was no.
where TO be found. an inquiry at the bee
ranch disclosed the fact that he had drop
ped out OF sight. had gone bag and bag
gage. The only report available was a
singie remark as to how he appeared just
before he disappeared. lie had been seen
with his hat pulled dem close over his
been tho trouble.
Nothing" was the reply "A humble
bee stung me. that Il all