| Show IDAHO CROESUS PLAYS S HIGH HIGHJINKS JINKS IN OHIO Senator Cook Coo Worth i Disappears onEve on onEve onEve I I Eve o of His Wedding an and Tradesmen Want an Him till I J A A romance that may afford material for some literary genius of ot toda today ha has terminated d disastrously In Cincinnati The dramatis personae includes a man mun who described himself pl as Senator Charles Cook of Lewiston Ida Mrs C C. B. B of CI Cincinnati Paul a barber of that of-that that elt city a Mr h Johm Johnson on of oC Dayton Ky Iy and several se well known real leal estate agents and e dealers of at the Ohio city The action netlon of oC the drama which promised to end in regulation lived happy ever after artel all extends over 0 the brief brIer period ever style Itle and then eat awry wr of or three weeks Enter the dignified lJ and Senator Into the barber shop the properly cd struggling with the secret of wealth that the general public was not nol aware of While the razor and scIssors were wielded the statesman of oC t the c West st himself He was lonely rich and on the downhill of Life Life's Lifes s pat path would the barber for a consideration consideration r kindly point the wa way to somo fair widow who was waiting waiting- for the opportunity to console just such sut-h a man manas manas manos as os the Senator said ald he was The barber barbel would The barber did The widow was Mis 1 Strong Strong- The Introduction was made malle and without appreciable dela delay the j Hon Hon Charles C Cook bok made a n. well beaten path to the widows widow's home The Tae course of love ran smooth for fOl four days and ten hours the rival Mr Johnson appeared upon the sta stage c. c Younger and nud more debonair than the Senator It t seemed as If IC the latter's high hopes were about to be shattered Gath Gathering up all the picturesque language In hr his vocabulary the state statesman llIan painted his boundless wealth In sun sunset et colors and demanded that the widow make make immediate choice between her suitors Upon the advice of oC Mr Johnson who seemed read ready to sacrifice his own desires for the material comfort of the theroman oman roman he loved she he consented to we wed the Senator who then proceeded to purchase a home and nearly worth of furniture for the mansion The he dealers no cash being Informed that t the re e Senators Lewiston bank had pot not yet et forwarded his letter of credit but they obligingly ly waited the convenience of or a millionaire The wedding was arranged ed for to for to take place to toda to- to da 1 day Then came the tragic denouement The Senator called at Mrs hf Strongs Strong's 5 asking asking asking ask ask- ing her to go SO for a walk The widow reached into the closet for her hat and dislodged a l photograph of Mr Ir Johnson which oIls Mrs Strong had only the day before prom promised sed to consign to the flames names That was for tor the Senator He lIe arose in majesty majest bitterly denounced his fiancee and all of or womankind and then hurried from the apartments to be lost In n the pa passing crowd He has not since been seen but the barber the the real estate and furniture men men and the clerk Jerk of or the Senators Senator's hotel are arc hopeful that he may yet et be located |
