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Show x iii.sri.li u i: MiiiMuur tu imiu WHAT CAH OV A.N OMAHA UUMAM'A MALI.I.SU It IIAUHLII.I'. -. , lla.l llaeU ntrl Reveral ulghie ago a prumlnent bualutt, man living on Tieenly-llr.t tlreet waa awakened from tleep and iliacnveiKt that hi wife wa miaalng, llt.tily rltlng ho btau a imicIi of Ilia premie.. In the hallway of tbe flrat floor ha found Ida wife lying uncoil aciottt uii the floor with teveral ugly f atlue on lief rare and neck. Inataui y It dawned on the hutband'a mlud that lairgbira had eutvrcd Iho houae au I that hi wlfu had been attacked. riitre waa no end lu tho houeo to ten I for litlp. The luuband threw open tbe front door And fortunately or unfortunately, n wcll-dreeaul gentle luait, wbu iruv.el ba bet uii tejually tat It-known young taitVieaa ituu. re. turning fiuui it lata tunl tarty. ea,ed by. Arrayr.1 In Ida night gown, the but-hauJ but-hauJ hurried down ttieitep aud called luttlly tu (he youug into. Ibe latter turned and ganrd un the rlgura In white. One glance waa aufll lent lo terrorize a let aupcritlllou, man. Did hutband hurtled toviarl Ibe youug man, but lha latlrr look a fmli grip oiithnuvenmat which had hung rare-l-alyner lilt nna and atarlrd rati on raruain tlrvet at a dead run. "rltop, lberv,"yclleal thu hue! And, II it the Injunction only Ktved to AC. rtlvratntlieA,,xduf lha young man. It teeiueel Ihu ontyclianou lu aighl, and Ilia buahMid ilung to It. Willi Ida nlgbl rubo flailing In lha brecxa hu flaw over the pavement, yelling at urvrf bound wlieuliecould auiumnn breath. Onie or twice Hut young man turned to a.-e If ha wat stilt air. turd, and Ihotilielioka freed grip on hit coat an I plunged f rward Into Iho damp atmn hero. On and on wvnl Ihn yutuig man, and nn aud on followed tno hutlAud. It tretnetl a rare fur life. Hut bitura could not LUiid everything. The liuttevnd wa, plainly gaining and Iho loungmaii wit plainly loelug Ida breath. When the oti tig iiimi itruck lha hilt lu front nf John A. Mc-hane' rialdviicu It teemed that all lio bad gone and Id Irre abuwed algn, of weakening. The liutletnd gained tavrral le,t ami be teemed to progrrt, rl (lit wellou au up. hill run. At Ihu lop of the bill all Ibe breath waa gono from Iba young man, and liatlea, he halted, aud, turning tavauelv u..u Ida punuer, racbilmrdt MWlitl'iitbutideraruouibatlngmo foivauihowj" Tbo hualiand gai ed for Ireatli a lie relleili "Wlial'n Ibuuder are you running fnrt My wlfo ha beau attacked at-tacked by burglar-, and I want you lo guforadxtor. Now, wlll)ougoj,et one!" A glal light lairtt iijii tliojoung raau, and, feeling at though he wat a bratid tnelched from the burning, he baallly took Ilia numlr of hi lurvuer' hoUMt and battened away In eeanh uf a doctor. The young mau repaired to Ida own borne, wbeio liotiimmoncd Dr.Illley by tele hoii. Than be tent lo tbe Hi. I for hie tram, and drove out on Thlrty-flrtlitreeltutealf ho could bo of further aaalttance-. Hut lu Ilia ex. cllemeut of the niomeul the young man bad loome toufued on uuuibert, aud After an bour'a aearih for bla laireuer'e houae he rt tlra.1 to Ida own home, and wtt toon )ol In i!iimter, Tho next day the young man met the liuiluindon the tlreet, and explanation! explan-ation! followed. The doctor had found tbe liout,aud had adralnlttored to the wife, 1 1 wat not a caao of Inirglaiy ut All. Tho wife lira 1 limply arUuionl walked In bar tleep, aomethlng tho bad never done before. III altnl ting toie through a big tame of window glaea aha bad auttalued her liijurle. |
