Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Out among the iriS-bordered lanes
of Alta Vista there is a love triangle
which has all the neighbors talking.
1t seems that about a month ago a
newly-wed couple inspected the neigh
borhood, picked out a choice location
and erected a home. The cozy little
love nest was entirely the product of
their own labor, since they were thrifty
folks, both being from families of ex-
pert builders. They not only attended
to the construction, but transported
the materials.
When the home was finished the
couple moved in with the intention, an
nounced unashamedly, of rearing a
large family. Both had been members
for hundreds of generations had had
numerous progeny. The neighbors
smiled and waited for the first faint
cries to denote the presence of little
ones in the new home.
But about this time a strange. dark
gentleman moved into the neighbor-
hood A handsome bachelor with a
mysterious past, he aroused consider
able interest among the ladies of the
community. He let fall melancholy
hints of blighted love and broken
heart. Among those who looked upon
him with gracious kindness was the
new bride.
Tactless Declarations of Love.
In short time he had fallen head over
heels in love with her. He was, with
utter tactlessnesS, declaring everywhere
that nothing should stand in the way
of their love, not even the matrimonial
bonds that held her to another. In
reckless moments he even declared that
he would kill the husband if he con-
10 CT in hn Narrower
it began to be apparent in the social
circles frequented by the young couple
that the wife herself was not diSap-
proving very strongly of the handsome
strangers devotion. There was great
deal of scandalmongering over the Sit
uation, which was entirely new in the
annals of Alta Vista.
The husband seems to have been a
simple, honest fellow who would wrong
nobody and suspected nobody Of
wronging him. He did not wake up
to the situation which was threatening
his domestic happiness until the in
truder actually came to his home and
asked him to divorce the wife so that
she might marry her admirer.
Then he got mad. He ordered the
stranger off his premises and threat
ened to stab him If his shadow ever
fell on the doorstep again. The lover
was no coward. He thought no more
of murder, he said. than of eating a
worm. The devious pathways of his
past were strewn with murders. II the
husband did not care to step aside
peacefully he would be obliged to kill
him. although he wished the unfortu-
nate spouse would be reasonable about
it. because murders were messy affairs
for one who had been born and bred
a gentleman.
Both spoke in such loud tones that
the alteration aroused the entire
neighborhood. They stuck their heads
out of their homes to listen. The
profanity was terrible" says Mrs. Jen-
ME B. Wren. who lives next door. Il
thought they we're drunk" declares
Rufus A. Cardinal. whose home Is in
hearing distance.
Ar0uses NeighborhOod
"It was loud enough to arouse the
neighborhood." is the more conservative
description of Mrs. James I. HANDLE
ton. landlady of the disrupted love nest
who wants to see peace restored.
The row ended temporarily when the
irate husband threw the intruder out on
his head. But he was not to be baff1ed
so easily. The next day he was back
again with the same insistent demands.
They fought again for long time,
striving in grim earnest t, kill each
other. Both were armed with sharp,
pointed weapons. something like minia-
ture bayonets, with which they strove
to pierce vital spots. Finally the per-
sistent lover fed. But the next day
he was back and once more they
fought. For two or three weeks. every
day. he has followed the same pro-
cedure.
The husband is always successful in
defending his home. but the lover is
persistent cuss who has vowed a sacred
VOW that he will win the object of his
affections or perish. They fight in
deadly earnest At first they swear
at each other as they thrust and