The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-14
HIS WIFE HAD ELOPEO
She Went With the Husbands
Best Friend.
PERRIN HAD HARD LUCK
He Married Woman of the Demi- Monde
With the Usual Result-The Guilty
Couple Have Fled From
the City.

When Victor Perrin went home one
night last week and found himself
minus a wife. he advertised to the
world that he would no longer stand
for any debts contracted by Mrs Per-
rim, and by so doing revealed a rather
interesting story of a love that soon
cooled and a confidence basely be-
trayed.
Perrin is French cook who has pre-
sided over the culinary department of
numerous of the eating houses of the
city, and as a compounder Of tasty
dishes is quite well known. Not many
weeks ago Perrin met a woman of the
half world and straightway fell In love
with her. Her name then, or at all
events the name by which she was
known to her associates, was Marguer-
tia Bureaux. Perrin loved her as many
another man has loved his inamorita,
mot wisely but too WELL" as he learned
within a month after he offered her his
hand and heart. Victor could not place
the young lady in mansion, but ne
was in a position to provide her with
plenty of dough and after thinking
the matter over very seriously, Mar
guerite concluded cottage built for
two and man to pay for the fuel and
food was better than facing. at best
very precarious livelihood for the Win
ter; so she listened with an attentive
ear to Victor's pleadings, told him she
too loved and allowed him 10 lead her
blushing to the altar which in this in
stance happened to be the desk of
Justice Of the peace, for Victor felt they
could not afford the luxury of parson
The nuptial knot was duly tied and
Victor took his bride away from the
gaudy little den with red blinds which
she had occupied in Pleasant alley, and
took her to a small but comfortably
furnished cottage in the lower part of
the city There the couple dwelt in
perfect bliss for full a fortnight before
the slightest dissension marfed their
happiness.
Then the husband took his bosom
friend to visit his wife. He was Emil
Sage, gay old lothario. who has had
troubles Of his own, and soon Perrin
had cause to suspect his wife's fidelity
There was less happiness in the cottage
after that and finally one night last
week when Perrin had been married
just three weeks, he went home to find
the cottage deserted and note inform
ing him his Wife's love had changed,
or had been transferred and she had
concluded to test the proffered affection
of her husbands friend.
That night Perrin inserted an adver-
tisement in the Standard declaring he
would not be responsible for any debts
contracted by his wife and notified the
police of the elopement. They learned
the couple had gone to Anaconda, and
informed Perrin that if he wished 10
take any further steps he would have
to swear out a warrant. The disillu-
stoned husband came to the conclusion
that such woman wasn't worth hay-
ing for a Wife. said he hoped the
change would do her good" and con-
Guided he was fortunate in being rid of
her.
youngster of about 40. Not long ago he
too had troubles beneath his family
tree and spent some time in the tanks
for attempting to carve up two friends
whom he found drinking wine and hav
ing a merry time with Mrs. Sage, one
day when he entered the house at
time when he was least expected. Like
Perrin, Sage Is a French cook, so Mar
guerite will still be able to handle
plenty of dough"